Postgraduate Course: Financial Development and Inclusion (CMSE11643)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course offers an in-depth exploration of the role of financial institutions, financial markets and Fintech as well as their crucial role in economic growth and the significance of financial inclusion in both developed and developing countries. It focuses on possible ways for overcoming financial barriers and understanding finance's impact on global challenges on sustainable development. The course is research-oriented and multidisciplinary, emphasising the finance-development nexus with a unique focus on financial barriers from a holistic financial, legal, political, and cultural standpoint. |
| Course description |
The "Financial Development and Inclusion" course is designed to examine finance's role in economic progress and inclusion, emphasising solutions to overcome financing barriers. It aims to broaden student perspectives on finance's societal impacts. The curriculum integrates financial economics with historical and socio-cultural insights and promises a multidisciplinary, research-oriented approach.
Outline Content
The course covers topics such as the role of financial institutions and markets in economic development, the relationship between finance and innovation, the importance of financial inclusion and access to financial services, and the impact of financial regulation and policy on financial and economic outcomes.
The outline of the key topics include:
1. Finance and economic growth;
2. Culture and finance;
3. Legal institutions and finance;
4. Political institutions and finance;
5. Research methods in financial development;
Student Learning Experience
This course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of the various theories and perspectives on how financial systems develop and their role in promoting economic growth and development. This course also introduces various research methods commonly used in financial development research.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Coursework (Individual) - 2,000 words, Assesses all course Learning Outcomes |
| Feedback |
Formative: Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Summative: Feedback will be provided on assessment within agreed deadlines. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically analyse the impact of the financial institutions' roles in inclusive growth.
- Critically analyse the cultural determinants of financial inclusion.
- Critically analyse the impact of legal institutions on financial development.
- Critically analyse the effects of political institutions on financial development.
- Understand and critically discuss the importance of inclusive finance for sustainable growth.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Knowledge and Understanding
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of contemporary organisational disciplines; comprehend the role of business within the contemporary world; and critically evaluate and synthesise primary and secondary research and sources of evidence in order to make, and present, well informed and transparent organisation-related decisions, which have a positive global impact.
Practice: Applied Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
After completing this course, students should be able to:
Work with a variety of organisations, their stakeholders, and the communities they serve - learning from them, and aiding them to achieve responsible, sustainable and enterprising solutions to complex problems. |
| Keywords | External financing,Financial development,Financial inclusion,Economic growth |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wenxuan Hou
Tel: (0131 6)51 5319
Email: Wenxuan.Hou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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