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IB551U: INTERNATIONAL BANKING (2023-2024)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:39


Course Overview

Expand your knowledge and understanding of the banking industry.

This course provides key insights essential to an understanding of the modern banking industry. Key topics include, financial statements, bank activities, the different types of banks, management of banks, bank assets and liabilities management, bank specific issues and evolution of the banking sector.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Angela Black

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course provides you with knowledge and understanding of the banking industry. Bank's face specific issues and have unique needs, requiring a dedicated approach which can articulate their functioning. Using both a theoretical and practical approach, this course provides key insights essential to an understanding of the modern banking industry. The course also provides essential knowledge of the actors and practices of the industry. Key topics are bank financial statements, bank activities, the different types of banks, banks’ managements, banks’ assets and liabilities management, banks’ specific issues and evolution in the banking sector. Among other topics the course includes: 

By the end of this course, you will: 

  • Be able to understand theory and practice of international banking.
  • Understand the theory of banking and be able to discuss the main activities of commercial banks.
  • Be able to critically evaluate the role of the central bank in terms of the conduct of monetary policy and the regulation of commercial banks.
  • Be able to explain how we measure bank performance and the nature of risks faced by banks, including how the structure of the banking market affects such performance and risks.
  • Be able to explain how risks can be managed and the role of governance in minimising risk.

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 1000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements.
ConceptualAnalyseTo develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures.
ConceptualEvaluateTo evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking.
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship.

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 1000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures.
ConceptualAnalyseTo understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements.
ConceptualEvaluateTo evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking.
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour.

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
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Research Report.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures.
FactualEvaluateTo be able to appraise the role of central banks.

Formative Assessment

12 Online Activities

Assessment Type Formative Weighting 0
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Individual feedback provided through personal interaction with tutor.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements.
ConceptualAnalyseTo develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures.
ConceptualEvaluateTo evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks.
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking.
FactualEvaluateTo be able to appraise the role of central banks.

Resit Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures.
FactualEvaluateTo be able to appraise the role of central banks.
ConceptualEvaluateTo evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks.
ConceptualUnderstandTo understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour.
ConceptualAnalyseTo understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking.
ConceptualUnderstandTo develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship.

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