6 ECTS credits
157 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1006310BER for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
For students Business Economics: Students who want to enroll for this course, must have passed ‘introduction to macroeconomics' and must have obtained at least 30 ECTS-credits on bachelor level. Studenten die dit opleidingsonderdeel opnemen, moeten geslaagd zijn voor ‘Inleiding tot de macro-economie’ en geslaagd zijn voor minstens 30 ECTS-credits op bachelorniveau. Studenten die ingeschreven zijn in de verkorte bachelor Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen, kunnen inschrijven voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Department
Business
Educational team
Rudy Vandorpe
Geert Gielens (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

39 contact hours Lecture
118 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content
  • Part I: The functions of money and the role of central banks. 
    Afterwards the organisation of financial intermediation in an economy, based on  financial institutions and financial markets, is analysed.
  • Part II: Activities of financial institutions.
  • Part III: Financial instruments and the organisation of financial markets.
Additional info
  • Power point presentation.
    F.J. Fabozzi and F. Modigliani, "Capital Markets", Prentice hall , 2003
  • Complementary study material:
    Financial news reporting to be followed intensively
Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The course gives an overview of the national, European and global financial achitecture and its elements, financial institutions, financial markets and financial instruments.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Not applicable.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Business Engineering: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Engineering: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Professionele bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement met Afstudeerrichting Accountancy-fiscaliteit of Financie- en verzekeringswezen (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Engineering: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Professionele bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement met Afstudeerrichting Logistiek Management of Professionele bachelor toegepaste informatica (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Engineering: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Professionele bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement met Afstudeerrichting Marketing (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Engineering: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Industriële wetenschappen of Ingenieurswetenschappen (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Minor Political Science (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Minor Law (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Minor Sociology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Minor Philosophy and Moral Sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Minor Management and Policy in Health Care (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Professionele bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement met Afstudeerrichting Accountancy-fiscaliteit of Financie- en verzekeringswezen (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Professionele bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement met Afstudeerrichting Logistiek Management of Professionele bachelor toegepaste informatica (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Professionele bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement met Afstudeerrichting Marketing (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Minor Minor Education (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Business Economics: Business and Technology
Bachelor of Business Economics: International Business
Master of Teaching in Social Sciences: communicatiewetenschappen (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Teaching in Economics: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Business Economics: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)