LSBF Postgraduate Certificate

What is Postgraduate Certificate?

Our Postgraduate Certificates are designed to suit the specific needs and objectives of students and are ideal for professionals and graduates who wish to acquire new skills and gain valuable knowledge in Finance and Management. LSBF Postgraduate Certificates continue to be developed in line with the most current market demands.

To study a Postgraduate Certificate, you will need to select a combination of four subjects from our growing portfolio of short courses which makes up a Postgraduate Certificate in Finance and/or Management. The combined qualification, a Postgraduate Certificate in Finance & Management requires students to select a mix of five finance and management short courses.

LSBF takes a personal approach to tailoring a programme that suits your specific needs. Our programme consultants will advise you and help to identify the most pertinent study subjects to engage and fulfil your career progression objectives, together with our careers service department who guide you towards your professional goals.

We also deliver a Certificate in Digital Marketing and a Certificate in Trading and Analysis.

Who should attend and entry criteria

Our programmes are best suited for professionals who wish to acquire a new area of knowledge in order to change or progress in their existing career. For example, a marketing professional who wishes to move to a career in finance would be eligible for a Postgraduate Certificate in Finance. Students must have little or no relevant academic knowledge of the subject they intend to study. All our courses are developed and taught by high profile tutors and faculty staff from top ranking UK institutions, and consultants from global companies.

Programmes are delivered in small, comfortable classes and use the latest presentation equipment and techniques. Personal computers with relevant software are provided where applicable. Students wishing to apply from abroad are entitled to apply to a “UK Student Visitors Visa”. The “UK International Student Visa (ISV)” will not be applicable for this programme (ISV is only applicable for 1 year full time programmes).

Finance or Management?

LSBF offers two different professional business certificates covering the most elementary areas of finance and management.

LSBF Postgraduate Certificate in Finance

The professional will be introduced and enhance their understanding of the different areas of finance, and how they operate by understanding different financial products, markets and applicable risks involved in different accounting and credit situation.
The successful completion of 4 of the following subjects in Finance will lead to LSBF Certificate in Finance.

• Financial modelling
• Sage 50
• Financial Markets, Trading and Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity
• Understanding Financial Statements
• Accounting for Performance and Control

LSBF Postgraduate Certificate in Management
Practical and interactive the subjects taught will lead students to understand and appreciate the new managerial techniques, illustrated by cases studies of successful scenarios and the importance of time and cost effectiveness in project management and business strategy.
The students should choose at least two core subjects and maximum of 2 electives. Please see chart below.

Core subjects

• Strategic Business Management
• Project Management
• Management and Leadership
• Marketing Strategies and Operations
• International Business and Negotiation

Elective subjects

• Accounting for Performance and Control
• Understanding Financial Statement
• Financial Modelling (intermediate or advanced)

Timetable, intakes and course structure

The classes are of 3 hours duration delivered in the evenings and weekends. Students have the option to take 2 subjects per intake (Feb, May and Sep). Please see attached timetable and Key Facts at the right hand side of the page to download the brochure, and timetable.

Assessment

Finance subjects – completion of an open book exam to be handed in 2 weeks after the end of the classes.
Management subjects – a dissertation (1500 words) and/or group project to be handed in two weeks after end of the classes.
Financial Modelling – Intermediate (classroom exam 3 hours), Advanced (course work.

Short programmes

All the subjects offered in the LSBF Postgraduate Certificate can be taken as stand alone subjects. Upon completion of each one of them the student will receive a Certificate.