Course syllabus

Overview: Finance, Bachelor Course

The bachelor course in finance is lectured in English. It is a full-time course of 7.5 credits. The course is offered in the first cycle and is included in the sixth semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics for students majoring in financial economics. It is also offered as a freestanding course.

This course is based on students’ previous knowledge of macroeconomics and financial markets. The course begins with the conventional models of exchange rate determination and how to manage currency investments. It then introduces the knowledge of national income accounting in an open economy framework and the history of the international monetary system. The course also discusses possible outcomes of conventional policy tools on the economy and the financial market.

Course Coordinator: Ming Zeng

Student Course Representatives: Axel Olausson and Jonathan Taimory

Course Administrator: Måns Ramberg (ep@handels.gu.se)

Study Counsellor (programme students): Karin Cederholm (studera.ep@handels.gu.se)

Study Counsellor (students on freestanding course): Anna Karin Hasselblad (fek-studievagledning@handels.gu.se)

Course details

Course dates: 17 February to 22 March 2023

Programme students and students on freestanding course must register for the course in Ladok between 10 and 24 February 2023 (does not apply to exchange students). 

Course syllabus

Reading list

Schedule

Assessment

The course is assessed through a written exam, seminars and individual assignments. 

Exam dates 

Please note: Digital sign-up in Ladok is required for all exams. The sign-up deadline is 10 days prior to each exam date. You can find information regarding start time and location of the exam under the tab Examinations (Examinationstillfällen) on Ladok.   

The Student Portal has comprehensive information about e-exams in the university's examination halls. Please note that you, as a student, are responsible for complying with the rules for written examinations at the University of Gothenburg. It is therefore important that you read through this information well before your exam.