Course Specific Skills:

1. Understand the economic reasons behind the birth of multinational corporations

2. Understand how the value of world currencies are determined with respect to each other

3. Understand the evolution of the international monetary system

4. Understand the international monetary system mechanics, international economic linkages and the resulting parity conditions in international markets

5. Understand the structure of the currency derivatives markets and the motivation behind creating such contracts

6. Develop skills in using currency derivatives for managing currency risk

7. Understand the accounting and economic implications of foreign operations

8. Understand the difference between domestic and international portfolios and develop skills in managing international portfolios

9. Understand the difference between domestic and international capital budgeting and develop skills in evaluating international projects

Discipline Specific Skills:

10. Understand the difference between domestic and international financial management

11. Understand the implications of managing international operations

12. Understand how firms approach the practice of currency risk management

Personal and Key Skills:

13. Develop problem solving skills

14. Develop writing and discussion skills

15. Learn to apply the abstract concepts learned in the classroom to everyday financial decisions made by corporations