UWA Handbooks 2010 - Units

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FINA8432 Introduction to Finance [PG]

Credit 6 points
Availability Semester 2
Old unit code 460.432
Content This unit introduces students to the basic concepts of investment and corporate finance. It provides students with an appreciation of introductory finance theory and equips them with the fundamental tools of financial decision making. The unit also provides some introductory coverage of money and capital markets, since these are central to investment and corporate finance decisions.
Assessment Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.
Location UWA (Crawley)
Mode on-campus
Unit Rules
Prerequisites: ACCT8431 Introduction to Accounting or MGMT8502 Accounting
Contact hourslectures: 2 hrs per week; workshops/tutorials: 1–2 hrs per week
Unit web page http://www.business.uwa.edu.au/studentnet
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]


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