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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Subject code: 16254202 Print
Identification data
Year: 2026-27
Subject
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Code
16254202
Course
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management (2024)
Level
Undergraduate
Subject matter
Scope
Credits
Type
Academic year
6.0
OPTIONAL
Period
Second semester
General description
International Finance is designed to provide knowledge and skills needed in financial management. Upon course completion, the participants will understand and appreciate the international financial issues that companies face when they operate in the international context. The course will develop both the theoretical foundation and practical skills of those who will operate in an increasingly globalised business environment. It focuses on a practical understanding of foreign exchange markets, international monetary markets and international capital markets and also covers various international financial management issues, which are essential for those who are engaged and active in international business management.
Modality of instruction
Face-to-face
Required subjects
Recommended subjects
Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Schedules, classrooms and language of instruction for group
Schedules, classrooms and language of instruction for group

Specific learning outcomes of the degree

  • SE8 - Analyse the relations between institutions, markets and financial assets, and their economic environments.
    • SE8.9 - Analyse how the financial system operates in an international context.

Transversal learning outcomes of the degree

Topic

Sub-topic

UNIT 1. The International Financial Environment

1.1 An Introduction to International Finance
1.2 International Monetary Market
1.3 Foreign Exchange Markets (FOREX)

UNIT 2. International Money Markets, Arbitrage and Parity Conditions

2.1 Eurocurrency Markets
2.2 International Parity Conditions

2.3 International Arbitrage

UNIT 3. Foreign Exchange Risk Management

3.1 Managing Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure
3.2 Transaction Exposure
3.3 Operating Exposure
3.4 Translation Exposure
3.5 Hedging currency risk

UNIT 4. International Investment and Financing in FOREX

4.1 Basics of FOREX trading platform
4.2 Fundamental analysis
4.3 Technical analysis
The data displayed in the table is orientative, taking into consideration the heterogeneity of students

Other observations:

In the first sitting, students will be evaluated with the continuous assessment items described:

20% Oral presentation exam

20% FOREX simulation practice

60% Final exam (mixed exam) with minimum grade required as 3 out of 10.


Second call:

Students who do not pass the first sitting will have the option to take an exam in the second sitting, which the 2nd sitting exam grade will be accounted as 100% of the overall course grade.

Basic bibliography

  • ( Book ) Butler, Kirt Charles, Multinational finance , 2008 Access to the CRAI
  • ( Book ) Butler, Kirt Charles, Multinational finance : evaluating the opportunities, costs, and risks of multinational operations , 2016 Access to the CRAI
  • ( Book ) Butler, Kirt Charles, Multinational finance evaluating opportunities, costs, and risks of operations, 2012 Access to the CRAI

Complementary bibliography

  • ( Book ) Levi, Maurice D., International finance , 2009 Access to the CRAI
  • ( Book ) Levi, Maurice D., International finance : financial management and the international economy , 1983 Access to the CRAI
  • ( Book ) Levi, Maurice D., International finance : the markets and financial management of multinational business , 2005 Access to the CRAI