MN50324: Corporate finance
[Page last updated: 23 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | In taking this module you cannot take MN50557 |
| Learning Outcomes: | At the end of the unit students will be expected to be able to:
Understand the importance of information asymmetry and agency costs as determinants of corporate management actions regarding the capital structure of a firm and its dividend policy. Appreciate the problems that arise in asset evaluation in cases of mergers and acquisition. |
| Aims: | This unit aims to provide the students with the theoretical foundations necessary for understanding and analysing corporate policy. |
| Skills: | Numeracy (T/A)
Analytical ability (F/A) Writing skills (A) Time management (F/A) |
| Content: | Information asymmetry and agency theory; Capital structure and the cost of capital; Dividend policy; Mergers and Acquisition; Corporate Re-structuring. |
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MN50324 is Compulsory on the following programmes:School of Management
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