Corporate Finance
This course instance is exclusively for incoming exchange students
Entry Requirements
180 credits
60 credits Business Administration or 60 credits Economics
15 credits Microeconomics
15 credits Statistics or 5 credits Mathematics and 5 credits Statistics
English 6
Course facts
FÖ0509, Corporate Finance, 15.0 Hp
Print syllabus
Syllabus
Finalized by: PN-NJ, 2024-11-15
Valid from : Autumn semester 2025 (2025-09-01)
Level
Second cycle (A1N)
Main field of study
Business Administration, Economics
Grading Scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Course language
English
Entry Requirements
180 credits
60 credits Business Administration or 60 credits Economics
15 credits Microeconomics
15 credits Statistics or 5 credits Mathematics and 5 credits Statistics
English 6
Objectives
*The course provides a dynamic perspective on the firm’s capital expenditures, investment process, and risk management. *
After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- account for the investment process and the economic objectives of the firm in the context of capital markets,
- analyse investment related cash flows considering the effects of taxes, inflation and uncertainty,
- analyse the determinants of optimal lifetime and replacement of real assets,
- account for uncertainty and risk in the analysis of investment decisions,
- analyse an investment decision from a portfolio perspective,
- analyse investments using real option theory in the investment decision-making process.
Content
Subject-related content
The course covers investment theory, continuous as well asand discrete measures for evaluating investment under certainty, as well as under uncertainty over future conditions. Additional topics include portfolio theory and applications of portfolio management, as well as risk and risk management.
The specific contents of the course are:
- Introduction, classification of investments, the value of time
- Financial mathematics; series and interest
- Capital markets, and bonds, and stock pricing
- Measures for evaluating investments including fiscal and inflationary concerns
- Economic life-time and replacement decision analysis
- Evaluating investment decisions under risk and uncertainty
- Portfolio theory and expected utility
- Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Risk and risk management
- Options, option pricing, and real options
Teaching formats
The course uses different teaching methods to promote students' learning and discussions through lectures, problem sets, and seminars.
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
Passed written examination.<br> Passed assignments.
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Economics
Supplementary information
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 5.0 | 0001 |
| Exam | 10.0 | 0002 |
The Course Replaces
FÖ0459 Quantitative Finance
Other Information
The specific entry requirements can also be fulfilled through four years of completed studies at the Forest Science programme with specialization in business administration.