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Corporate Finance 2

When you'll study it: Semester 2
CATS points: 15
ECTS points: 7.5
Level: Level 7
Module lead: Panayiotis Papakyriakou
Academic year: 2025-26

Module overview

This module covers topics such as investment appraisal, evaluation of corporate investment, M&A, corporate governance issues in both theoretical and empirical aspects, and thus provides the knowledge which may be required for managers. The materials may be extended by including new findings in the research literature and students can get more up-to-date knowledge in the corporate finance area.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

This module will involve 24 contact hours, taught in blocks (lectures) of 2 hours each. Each lecture will start by stating the learning outcomes (LOs). The LOs will be ranked from the essential to advanced understanding of the lecture materials.

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	24
Independent Study	126
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Watson, D., and Head, A (2016). Corporate Finance: Principles and Practice. Pearson Education.

Brealey, R.A., Myers, S.C., Allen, F (2019). Principles of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill.

Lumby, S., and Jones, C. (2019). Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice. Cengage Learning EMEA.

Brigham, E., Ehrhardt, M., and Fox (2019). Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Cengage Learning EMEA.

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Feedback

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: Oral feedback will be given to students during the delivery of the module.
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

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

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Closed book Examination	100%

Referral

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

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Closed book Examination	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
Closed book Examination	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External

Corporate Finance 2

Module overview

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Transferable and Generic Skills

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Syllabus