Postgraduate Course: Commercial Banking and Financial Markets (LAWS11232)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course looks at banking in a commercial, rather than retail, context, and looks at the markets in which these commercial banking activities operate.
Topics which may be covered in the course include:
(i) the banking market;
(ii) loan agreements;
(iii) security and guarantee structures;
(iv) acquisition finance;
(v)project and asset finance;
(vi) insolvency and reconstruction;
(vii) derivatives;
(viii) bond markets and securitisations;
(ix) capital adequacy and the assessment of risk; and
(x) the future of banking. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 25 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The aims and objectives of the course are to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of banking, in a commercial context, together with a knowledge of the financial markets within which they operate. |
Assessment Information
| The course is to be assessed by an essay worth 100% of the final mark for the course. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Please see Course Description |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Finance |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Parker Hood
Tel: (0131 6)50 2048
Email: Parker.Hood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
Email: amanda.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk |
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