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Financial Economics and Law - LAWS3019

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: Crime & Criminal Process (LAWS1021/JURD7121) & Criminal Laws (LAWS1022/JURD7122) OR Crim. Law 1 (LAWS1001/JURD7101) & Crim. Law 2 (LAWS1011/JURD7111). Co-requisite: Litigation 1 [LAWS2311/ JURD7211] OR Res. Civil Disp. (LAWS2371/JURD7271)

Excluded: JURD7319

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The aim of this course is to provide law students with an introduction to the theory of finance and its application to corporate law. Corporate finance topics include interest rates and the time value of money, risk and return in financial markets, long-term financing, derivative securities, market efficiency, and mergers and acquisitions. Legal applications include prejudgment interest, securities fraud, insider trading and market manipulation.

Target Audience

The target audience for this course is students with no prior exposure to finance, or those who had it so long ago that they need a refresher.

Assessment

In-class mid-session exam: 40%
Final exam: 60%