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Overview
What you will learn
After completion of the Behavioural Finance course offered by North-West University (NWU) course, participants will have:
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of what behavioural finance is.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of the types of behavioural finance.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of what developments brought us from traditional economic and finance theory to behavioural finance.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of the most prominent behavioural finance researchers.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of how humans behave financially.
- Understand the utility curve and loss aversion in investors.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of the role of portfolio theory.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of the role agency theory plays in decision-making.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of efficient market hypothesis and the anomalies we notice.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of the principles behind prospect theory.
- Insight into how humans think.
- Insight into what a bias is.
- Clear understanding of the different kinds of biases.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of belief perseverance and cognitive dissonance as a group of cognitive biases.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of emotional biases.
- The ability to describe the biases identify the biases, and (3) advise on how to address these biases.
- The ability to effectively apply knowledge of behavioural finance in the life of individuals.
- The ability to effectively apply knowledge of behavioural finance in the corporate environment.
- Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of the historical impact of behavioural finance on markets.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:- Understand the role of behavioural finance in traditional economic and finance theory.
- Identify, describe and mitigate cognitive and emotional biases.
- Understand the potential impact of behavioural biases for individuals, corporations and markets as a whole.
- Improve financial decision-making.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Blended
Disciplines
Finance View 22 other Short Courses in Finance in South AfricaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The participant must be able to communicate in the language of instruction and have completed some form of post-National Senior Certificate at NQF level 4 qualification, preferably a BCom degree.
- Communication at NQF level 4.
- Computer literate at NQF level 4.
- Mathematical literacy the NQF level 4.
- Finance professionals (such as accountants, financial managers, financial advisors).
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Mankoeng
7630 - 10640 ZAR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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