FMT-2200 International Finance

Credits: 3
This course introduces students to international finance. Students learn about international financial systems, markets, and regulations. Students examine how international financial transactions and investments are conducted and governed. Students also learn about international finance theories and how international financial markets as well as foreign exchange markets operate. Additionally, they discuss which systemic risks and regulatory failures have led to global financial crises and how these can be mitigated in the future. Lastly, students examine how the global financial landscape is influenced by ethical, cultural, environmental, and political dynamics.

Prerequisite(s): ECN-1030.

Course Outcomes

Examine the theories, policies, and practices that govern international financial transactions and investments.
Analyze the role, structure and the dynamics of foreign exchange markets, international financial markets and international financial institutions.
Examine ethical, cultural, environmental, and political issues that impact the global financial landscape.
Examine systemic risks and regulatory failures that contributed to global financial crises and the strategies mitigating exposure to global financial risks.