6 ECTS credits
170 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 4017072FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
1. Introduction to banking;
2. Central banking and bank regulation;
3. Bank Management.
Teaching Methods
- Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
- Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
- Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study
This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.
REGULAR STUDENTS AND WORKING STUDENTS
Lecture: 26 hours (13 x 2 hours)
Practical: 26 hours (13 x 2 hours)
Self: 118 hours
The banking sector is going through a fundamental transition process. Technology, liberalisation of capital markets and globalisation of the world economy change fundamentally the environment in which financial intermediaries operate. This process of change is even more fundamental within the European Union, where the single currency and the political goal of financial integration push banks even stronger towards cross border strategies. The course will give an overview of the new environment for banks, and its consequences on bank organisations, products and strategies.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Not applicable.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Business Economics: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of International Business: Standaard traject
Master of Business Engineering: Business and Technology: Standaard traject
Master of Teaching in Economics: standaard traject (90 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)