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The course covers topics relating to climate change, green banking and sustainability. More specifically, it explains how central banks and financial authorities worldwide promote the transition towards a sustainable global economy.

Course is delivered over 5 two-hour lectures plus 2 hours of seminars. Asynchronous videos with short summaries will be uploaded in advance of the synchronous sessions to prepare students for in class discussions.

Please refer to the current postgraduate prospectus at: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/.

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Assessment

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The aims of the course are:

■ to introduce green banking, the respective technology and inform the students about its contemporary issues in the modern financial world.

■ The course will explore the evolution of green banking over time, will focus on information governance in sustainable finance, it will touch upon models of credit score evaluation and will discuss how commercial and central banks are affected by the climate change.

■ Through this course, students will develop critical skills in assessing the relevance and future of green banking and technology in real world cases and applications.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Critically assess how the environmental consciousness of firms is reflected in the pricing of bank credit

2. Critically evaluate climate change implications for commercial and central banks in the wake of technological advances

3. Analyse how sustainable finance is important for investors as well as governments and central banks

4. Develop teamworking skills relevant for effectively working in professional environments

5. Develop effective communication skills through presentation of collaboratively analysed case studies

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.