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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3194C: The Law of Corporate Finance
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Equity and Loan Capital
- Share Types and Shareholdings
- Raising Equity and Issuing Debentures
- Capital Maintenance & Reduction
- Share Buy-Backs
- Rules Against Financial Assistance
- Loan Security (Registration and Priority of Charges)
- Insolvency and Mechanisms of Corporate Rescue
- Swelling Assets for Distribution on a Winding Up
- Priority of Distribution on a Winding Up
- Director Liability on Insolvency
- Liability, Procedural Safeguards and Remedies
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 120 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 10 | 10 x 1-hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 20 | 10 x 2-hour seminars |
| Guided Independent study | 33 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided Independent study | 44 | Seminar preparation |
| Guided Independent study | 13 | Formative written work preparation |
| Guided Independent study | 30 | Summative written assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).