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Postgraduate Diploma in Public Financial Management

(Endorsed by ACCA)

Minimum Entry Requirements: You should either have a good degree in a social sciences discipline (qualifications in other subjects will be assessed on their merits), or an equivalent qualification and suitable relevant work experience. You are required to have internet access in order to participate in this programme.

Start of programme: November / January / June

Duration:
This programme takes a minimum of one year to complete. Each courses lasts eight weeks. You are registered for a maximum of five years.

Mode of Attendance: Distance Learning

Fees: £4,920

Description

Organisations need managers with a thorough understanding of public finance so that they can make financial decisions and design and operate financial systems for collecting, spending and accounting for public expenditure. Depending on which options you choose, this programme will enable you to make decisions about investment projects, when and how to use privatisation and public-private partnerships, and how to manage the financial relationships between national and sub-national governments.

Structure

You will study four modules selected from the list below.

Teaching & Learning

The Postgraduate Diploma is made up of four courses. Each course is studied in eight-week sessions. You can only take one course at a time, but each course is typically available in at least two of the year's study sessions. This gives you the flexibility to plan how you study during the year, enabling you to fit your study in with your professional, family and personal commitments.

You will be individually assigned an online academic tutor for the duration of each course with whom you can discuss academic queries at regular intervals during the study session. You will also have a named administrator providing you with help and advice throughout your studies.

Before the start of each course you have enrolled in, you will be sent a package containing all of the course materials that you need to complete the course - the core text, textbooks, a collection of key articles, and any course related software. 

To make your experience as a distance learning student more complete and rewarding, we provide access to the Online Study Centre, which is a web-accessed learning environment. Via the OSC, you can communicate with your assigned academic tutor, administrators and other students on the course using discussion forums. The OSC also provides access to the course Study Guide and assignments, as well as a selection of electronic journals available on the University of London Online Library.

For each course, you will sit a three-hour examination, held on a specified date in October, and complete two assignments during the course study session. Assignments are submitted and feedback given online. Examinations and assignments are weighted 70:30.

Graduate Destinations

Students of this programme will receive an invaluable preparation for high-level appointments in government, public services, international organisations and NGOs. The programme is endorsed by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). If you are already an ACCA member, the qualification will be a useful way to improve your expertise to enable you to practise in government finance.

Email: enquiries@cefims.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)20 7898 4050

English language requirements: You are required to have a high level of English language ability in reading, writing and study skills. Where English is a second language, applicants will be asked to provide evidence of language ability as tested by the British Council or another registered body.