International Banking

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• gain an understanding of the logic and workings of financial institutions, markets and the economy.
• assess the role and impact of banks and the central bank, and the need for appropriate regulation and supervision.
• interpret critically official publications by banks, central banks and authorities.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• important aspects of central banking in an international context.
• financial and banking crises in an international context.
• the role of banks and the central bank and how they influence the economy, including consumer prices and asset prices.
• banking supervision and regulation in an international context.
• the link between banks and economic development in an international context.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• make up your own mind about events, by utilising an empirical research methodology.
• develop skills in critically assessing and using official statements.
• become aware of latent biases in official publications and versions of events.

Formative

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

Questions and answers

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

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

Referral

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

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.