Financial Economics

Module overview

This module will provide students with a solid understanding of key concepts, tools and insights of financial economics. Upon completion, students should be confident in using standard techniques to address issues like the functions and functioning of financial markets, and their efficiency properties, as well as be able to deal with standard application of financial theory to equity and bond pricing.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

the key concepts and methods in financial economics
intemporal choice and choice under risk

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

communicate analytical reasoning in written form
relate analytical reasoning to quantitative data analysis

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

apply theoretical methods to derive predictions on market outcomes, such as asset prices.
critically assess current questions and debates in finance through the lense of financial economics and its methods.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and masterclasses.

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	25
Independent Study	125
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

J. Berk, P. Demarzo (2023). Corporate Finance. Pearsons.

Bodie, Z., Merton, R. C., & Thakor, R. T. (2025). (2025). Principles of Finance.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press..

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Assessment is through one coursework assignment during the semester (worth 20% of the final mark) and an end of module written examination (80%). This is supported by continuous formative assessment in form of problem sets and quizzes. This is the same for internal repeat. Assessment for external repeat and referral is through 100% end of module written examination.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	20%
Final Exam	80%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Final Exam	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Final Exam	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External

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