Course - International Financial Management - AE512116
International Financial Management
Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.
About
About the course
Course content
Course overview:
In this course, you’ll learn how to tackle real-world financial challenges faced by international companies. You’ll use quantitative tools and financial models to analyze exchange rates, assess risks, and value global investment projects. We’ll explore practical strategies for managing currency risk, including hedging with financial derivatives. You’ll also examine capital budgeting decisions, ethical issues like ESG and Islamic finance, and how government policies impact global markets. With hands-on practice in Python and AI/ML, you’ll be able to analyze international financial data and present your findings clearly—helping you build skills that are valuable for any career in international business.
Topics covered:
- International trade theories and investment
- International financial markets
- Multinational corporation (MNC) goals and challenges
- Exchange rates, inflation, interest rates, and parity conditions
- International arbitrage
- Financial modeling and currency risk management
- Foreign direct investment valuation
- Hedging strategies and derivatives
- Ethics in global finance (ESG, Islamic Finance)
- Government intervention in currency markets
- AI/ML techniques for financial analysis
Learning outcome
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Explain key theories of international trade, functions of global financial markets, and relationships between inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates.
- Apply quantitative techniques to forecast exchange rates, value investments, and analyze risks in international finance.
- Evaluate hedging strategies and capital budgeting decisions of MNCs, considering ethical and regulatory impacts in global finance.
- Apply Python and basic AI/ML tools to analyze international financial data, and clearly communicate financial insights and recommendations.
- Effectively communicate complex financial analyses and strategic recommendations in a clear, concise, and professional manner.
Learning methods and activities
Teaching methods: Faculty lectures and guest lectures. Compulsory Activities: Compulsory assignments with oral presentations throughout the semester which also give access to a final exam.
Compulsory assignments
- Mandatory attendance
Further on evaluation
(the information may be changed until June 15th)
Examination: Portfolio assessments counts for 40% of final grade and a written school exam 60%. Number of group based assignments to be included in the portfolio and other details will be given at the beginning of the semester. Students will have to pass both the portfolio and the written school exam in order to complete the course. Portfolio to be handed in via Inspera at a specified date which will be announced later in the semester.
Resit examination: A resit exam on the written part will be held the following semester. If a student fail the portfolio but pass the written exam, the student must retake both examination parts in the next ordinary examination period. In case a student wants to improve the grade in the course, one must retake the whole course.
Note that attending lectures are mandatory and 80% attendance is needed in order to get access to the final written school exam.
Examination aids:
Dictionary and calculator.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Economics (MSØK)
Economics and Business Administration (ØAMSC)
Entrepreneurship (MENTRE)
Financial Economics (MFINØK)
Industrial Economics and Technology Management (MTIØT)
International Business and Marketing (860MIB)
Recommended previous knowledge
As for the study programme / Bachelor in Business Administration or equivalent from an international degree.
Required previous knowledge
As for the study programme / Bachelor i Business Administration or equivalent international degree.
Course materials
Will be announced in the course Syllabus.
Subject areas
- Economics and Administration