FM471 Half Unit
Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing
This information is for the 2024/25 session.
Teacher responsible
Professor Christopher Polk and Dr Greg Fischer
Availability
This course is available on the Double Master of Public Administration (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳-Columbia), Double Master of Public Administration (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳-Sciences Po), Double Master of Public Administration (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳-University of Toronto), Global MSc in Management, Global MSc in Management (CEMS MIM), Global MSc in Management (MBA Exchange), MPA Dual Degree (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Columbia), MPA Dual Degree (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Hertie), MPA Dual Degree (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and NUS), MPA Dual Degree (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po), MPA Dual Degree (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Tokyo), MSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Finance (full-time), MSc in Finance (full-time) (Work Placement Pathway), MSc in Finance (part-time), MSc in Finance and Economics, MSc in Finance and Economics (Work Placement Pathway), MSc in Finance and Private Equity, MSc in Finance and Private Equity (Work Placement Pathway), MSc in Finance and Risk, MSc in Management (1 Year Programme), MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy. This course is not available as an outside option.
No exceptions to the availability policy will be made, and audits of FM471 are not allowed.
This course is not capped for Department of Finance students; any students that request a place in Autumn Term will be given one. For students from other departments who meet the necessary criteria (if applicable), you are likely to be given a place, but this is not guaranteed. Chances of gaining a place on this course are increased if it is selected during initial course selection in the Autumn Term.
This course does not permit auditing students.
Pre-requisites
Students must take one of the following: FM423/FM423E Asset Markets, or FM436 Financial Economics, or FM429 Asset Markets A, or FM439 Asset Markets for MSc Finance & Risk or FM431A Corporate Finance A, or FM473A/FM473W Financial Markets, or FM474A/FM474W Managerial Finance. The pre-requisite may be taken concurrently.
Students who can demonstrate comparable background in a graduate-level course (which must be confirmed with a transcript and syllabus detailing course content, translated into English if necessary) may be granted an exemption from this requirement at the discretion of the course leader. Undergraduate coursework or professional experience / qualifications are not sufficient and will not be considered.
Course content
This course provides a conceptual foundation in sustainable finance and impact inv