Please note this syllabus is a draft. The final syllabus will be distributed the first of class and could be adjusted during the course.

Part 1. Overview to the International Finance

1. Foundations of Financial Management

2. The Foreign Exchange Market, Exchange Rate Determination and Currency Derivatives 

3. Foreign Exchange Exposure and Management

4. World Financial Markets and Institutions

5. Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 

Part 2. Overview on the International Financial Systems

6. Regulation and Supervision in the Financial Systems

7. The Islamic Financial System

8. The Chinese Financial System

9. The US Financial System

10. Technological innovation in Finance

This course aims to provide students both a theoretical and practial approach in finance focusing on the foundamentals of international finance and international financial systems. By the end of the course students will have gained a solid understanding of the global economy and the functioning of the international financial systems. They will be able to analyze key macroeconomic dynamics shaping the interaction between countries, including the determinants of exchange rates, the role of monetary and fiscal policies, and the impact of international financial crises. Additionally, students will develop the skills to assess the structure and functioning of various financial systems—such as the Islamic, Chinese, and U.S. systems—and understand the importance of regulation, supervision, and financial innovation in shaping global finance.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION POLICY 
Students are required to attend classes following the University’s policies. Students who miss more than 6 classes normally do not do well in the course. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed.

Attendance at lectures and participation in class discussion is strongly encouraged. Students who miss more than 6 classes normally do not do well in the course.  The final exam is comprehensive so students who miss 6 classes or less will have the option of dropping TWO of the lowest grades of Exams 1 and/or 2 and shifting the weights to the comprehensive final exam.  The instructor will automatically do this when assigning the final grade. Students who miss an exam (with a formal excuse from the Dean's Office) will shift the weight to the final exam. No make-up exams will be given.  See the University's policies for missed exams and refer to the Associate Dean. Students must bring (and use) a basic calculator to class that includes the exponential function. During class no electronic devices are allowed unless there is a specific project we are working on which will be indicated by the instructor or if using a tablet to take notes.   Cell phones and other electronic devices may not be used during an exam.  No eating or drinking in class.