LS503P: Corporate Governance for Corporate Finance

LS503P: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR CORPORATE FINANCE (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

This is a compulsory law course for the LLM/MSc in Corporate Finance. It will explore issues within the field of corporate governance, with reference to different legal systems. It will provide students with a wider and deeper understanding of various corporate governance issues that are crucial to the law of corporate finance.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Professor John B. Paterson

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

Either Master Of Science In Corporate Finance And Law or Master Of Laws In Corporate Finance And Law
Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course will cover a number of topics of particular relevance to corporate governance in the context of corporate finance. The content of the course will include the following:

What is corporate governance and why does it matter in the context of corporate finance?
The centrality of agency theory in explaining arrangements focused on the role of directors, institutional investors and creditors, as well as concepts such as the market for corporate control.
The critique offered by transaction cost economics and the implications for corporate governance.
Debt and equity as alternative governance structures.
Recent developments associated with the rise of environmental, social and governance reporting.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

2x 2000 word essays (50% each)

Resit: 48 hours online exam

Alternative Resit Arrangements

48 hour written exam (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	To obtain knowledge and understanding of various aspects of corporate governance, especially as it relates to corporate finance, with reference to the UK and beyond.
Procedural	Evaluate	To determine the impact of different corporate governance arrangements on corporate finance.
Procedural	Create	To develop and enhance key legal and transferable skills, including argumentation, communication, critical analysis and problem solving.

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