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ECO-20045 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 22 April 2024

ECO-20045 - Banking
Coordinator: Gabriella Legrenzi Room: 1.68 Tel: +44 1782 7 34362
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

ECO-10027 Quantitative Methods 2


Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module provides students with an understanding of the role played by international financial markets, banks and non-bank financial intermediaries in the financial system; of financial structure throughout the world; of how banks manage their assets and liabilities; of the regulatory environment in which banks operate; of central banking and the impact of monetary policy on international financial markets.

Aims
The module provides an introduction to the theory and practice of modern banking. It will provide students with an understanding of the specific role played by banks in a financial system, of the methods to manage the risks bank are exposed to, and of the regulatory environment in which banks operate.


Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain and assess the role of banks and non-bank financial intermediaries for modern economies: 1
Analyse and explain the nature of financial fragility and banking crises: 1
Explain and analyse the importance of bank regulation: 1
Analyse the money supply process and the role of central banks: 1

Study hours

20 hours of lectures
4 hours of tutorials
126 hours of independent study and assessment preparation


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 100%
Take-home assignment
Take-home assignment including numerical and conceptual questions, to be released in week 11. Deadline for submission in one week and 2,000 word limit.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 22 April 2024