UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

BFF5910 Special topics in finance

Faculty of Business and Economics

BFF5910 Special topics in finance is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Not offered
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before BFF5910

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After BFF5910

No unit lists BFF5910 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Students must be enrolled in course B6003.

Overview

Special subjects may be offered from time to time which are tailored to the interests of permanent and/ or visiting members of staff. This unit introduces advanced finance theory and/or methodology in various areas of applied and theoretical finance. Topics will be tailored to special research needs of students, and may include, but not be limited to, advanced corporate finance theory, asset pricing, funds management, applied financial modelling, experimental or behavioural finance.

Offerings in 2020

The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for BFF5910.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    develop an understanding in a specific subject area of advanced finance of the main theories or methods used in the current academic literature

  2. 2

    learn how to apply the specific area of finance theory or methodology to a research problem.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Mr John Watson

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BFF5910?

BFF5910 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is BFF5910 offered?

BFF5910 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is BFF5910?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Banking and Finance
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 3
Study abroad
Not available