International Finance

About

UAM Summer School of Economics and Business is a perfect opportunity to earn ECTS credits during the Summer Term. It is an exclusive 4-week program that comprises some of the University regular high-quality courses, all taught in English by Faculty’s top professors. The Summer School brings together students from all over the world in a truly international environment. The academic content is combined with social and cultural events, as well as academic field trips, which are not offered during the regular semesters.

The Program of SSEB is divided into an Economics Track and a Business Track, each composed of 2 courses. Students can register for one or two courses, and earn 6 or 12 ECTS credits respectively.

1. Economics Track:
- Environmental Economics & Policy Analysis
- International Finance

2. Business Track:
- Global Marketing
- Doing Business in Spain

3. Mixed Track: one course from the Economics Track and one course from the Business Track.

International Finance contents:

01. Context and scope of international businesses and finances of a firm
02. Institutional framework for international firms
03. Determining exchange rates and exchange rate policies
04. The foreign exchange cash market
05. The foreign exchange forward market
06. Futures markets
07. Options markets
08. SWAPS
09. International financial markets
10. International country risk management

Course leader

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Correia

Target group

The SSEB is especially designed for students from the fields of Economics and Business. However, some of the courses may also be of interest for students coming from other fields.

Bachelor’s degree graduates may also apply.

A good command of English language (minimum B2 level) is a general requirement for all applicants. For other requirements, please consult the Academic Guide and Syllabus of each course.

Course aim

International Finance aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge that will allow them to develop tasks linked to financial management in internationalized firms, and, more specifically, in multinational firms. In particular, the course will analyze the operative segments of the international financial markets, as well as its products, to get financial resources and financial instruments to hedge risks to which the internationalized firm is exposed. Furthermore, the course will deal with specific issues that are relevant for the financial management of the multinational firm. Likewise, the course will analyze how the international environment affects the internationalized firm and how to cope with it. The course is primarily based on a combination of lectures (theory) and case studies (concepts in action). Several related readings are proposed alongside the topics. Some group assignments will allow students to put learnings into practice.

Fee info

The Program cost includes: 1. Tuition fees for the courses selected; 2. Cost of social and cultural events, as well as field trips included in the Program. IMPORTANT NOTE: Travel, room, and board costs are NOT included. The Office of Study Abroad at UAM will provide help in finding accommodation for interested students. There are some on- and off-campus housing options available on a first-come first-served basis.