Program Overview

Introduction to International Finance

Overview

The unit Introduction to International Finance provides an in-depth examination of multinational financial management, foreign exchange issues, and international financial markets.

Offerings

The following offerings are available for this unit:

• KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-MIXEDMODE-
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2027
  • End year: 2027
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-MIXEDMODE-
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: 2026
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-MIXEDMODE-
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2028
  • End year: 2028
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-MIXEDMODE-
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2027
  • End year: 2027
  • Self enrol: No
• MURDOCH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Semester 1-S1
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Face to Face
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: Yes
• MURDOCH-S1-ONLINEFLEX-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Semester 1-S1
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Online Flexible
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: Yes

Requisites

Prerequisite

• BUS170: Foundations of Accounting (3 cp)
• OR
• BUS163: Introduction to Accounting (3 cp)
• AND
• BUS171: Foundations of Economics (3 cp)

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of multinational financial management.
2. Integrate knowledge of foreign exchange issues into professional practice.
3. Apply the main theories of international finance in practical contexts.
4. Evaluate problems of international finance for long-term financing decisions.
5. Exhibit lifelong learning and effective interpersonal skills and display the capability to think across cultures and contexts.

Unit Details

• Unit version: 25
• Version start date: 01/09/2025
• Owning college: College of Business
• Owning school: Accounting and Finance
• Credit points: 3

Unit Content

The unit content includes:

• Goals of Multinational corporation (MNC) along with the motives and risks of international business.
• International financial markets and how these markets facilitate ongoing operations.
• Exchange rate determination.
• Impact of both inflation and interest rate movements on exchange rates.
• MNC's long-term financing decisions employing currency and interest rate swaps.