Critical Issues in Finance (FINM6403)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Business School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Seminar 3 Hours/ Week
Prerequisite
(FINM2416 or 3402 or 3412) + permission from Head of School
Restricted
BAdvBus(Hons), BCom(Hons), BAdvFinEcon(Hons), GCBusRMeth, GDipBRM, MCom, PhD, MPhil. BAdvBus(Hons) students must email bel@uq.edu.au for permission to enrol. Quota: Min 10 enrolments.
Course enquiries
Mr Wenbin Hu ()
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
The course provides a critical overview of literature relevant to contemporary issues in finance with the primary goal of preparing students to do this type of research. The course is organised around selected published articles and working papers with an emphasis on economic reasoning and quantitative tools. A thorough examination of the associated research design choices underlying theoretical and empirical work prepares students to address research design issues in Honours thesis topics beyond the illustrated areas.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
