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Graduate Development Programme

The Graduate Development Programme offers you the chance to maximise your career potential at one of LSBF's city centre campuses. Studying with students from over 150 different countries, the programme takes in a comprehensive curriculum that combines the soft and hard skills necessary to begin an exciting career.

The soft skills that you will acquire will range from the ability to communicate your ideas clearly and confidently, through to effective time-management and presentation skills. You will also receive invaluable graduate assessment centre training, along with guidance in mastering interview techniques; strengthening your resumè and ability to network effectively.

The programme also includes a series of practical skill modules that will help you to progress up the career ladder. These additional classes will focus heavily on the techniques necessary to enhance what you have learnt as part of your undergraduate degree or professional qualification; including specialist software skills and management techniques. Through receiving training in these areas, you'll develop a specialised knowledge of topics that are directly related to your goals, and as a result will be fully prepared to start the career you always wanted.

How will the Graduate Development Programme be structured?

Delivered full-time, at our London campus, the programme will run for a minimum of three years*; running from day one of your Undergraduate Trium Programme. Following advice from our dedicated careers advisors, the programme will be tailored to you, dependant on the career path you wish to follow.

Please find the career path options below:

International Business

Soft Skills*	Hard Skills*
Career Planning Introduction to Career Services: How to make the most of your time at LSBF Careers self-assessment testing Creating and developing your personal brand Identifying and creating your personal development plan Introduction to CV & CL and job search strategies Personality testing for graduate roles Mastering the assessment centre process Networking for business success 3 x personal career coaching sessions with career services staff Interviewing skills workshop	International Business Negotiations Introduction to global management Understanding the role of culture Fons Trompenaar and Geert Hofstede Linking assumptions: space, language, time The ‘international’ manager Linear active and multi active cultures, and the use of time ‘Multicultural’ teams and the communication process Culture and management practice Student presentations China and Hong Kong – core beliefs and their consequences in business Japanese – as seen by others and the reality Arab countries
Self-Management in the Business Environment Presentation training Effective communication skills training Assertiveness and building confidence Introduction to negotiating and influencing Introduction to effective time management Introduction to business networking	Project Management Solutions Understanding the terminology of ‘project speak’ Influences and constraints of a project Project lifecycle phases Breakdown of the key elements of a project Project tools & techniques Risk analysis and management Project documentation
Cross Cultural Management Intercultural awareness Entrepreneurship skills & creating business plans Key account management training Introduction to global diversity in the workplace Introduction to cross cultural team building Introduction to leading across cultures	Risk Management Introduction to financial markets Basic economics Risk management Market risk Credit risk Operational risk Economic & regulatory capital The international financial crisis

*All the soft and hard skills modules are mandatory. LSBF reserves the right to replace some modules with similar ones; students would be notified of any changes in advance.

Financial Services

Soft Skills*	Hard Skills*
Career Planning Introduction to Career Services for masters students: How to make the most of your time at LSBF Careers self-assessment testing for masters students Creating and developing your professional personal brand Identifying and creating your personal development plan Introduction to executive level CV & CL and job search strategies Personality testing for graduate roles Mastering the executive assessment centre process Networking for business success 3 x personal career coaching sessions with career services staff Interviewing skills workshop	Advanced financial modelling Best practice modelling Income statement Cash Balance sheet Non-current assets Non-current liabilities Taxation Deferred tax Sensitivity analysis Data tables & graphics
Self-Management in the Business Environment Presentation training Effective communication skills training Assertiveness and building confidence Introduction to negotiating and influencing Introduction to effective time management Introduction to business networking	Financial markets trading and analysis: trading terminals Introduction to financial markets Basic economics Foreign exchange markets Fixed income Equity Derivatives
Cross Cultural Management Intercultural awareness Entrepreneurship skills & creating business plans Key account management training Introduction to global diversity in the workplace Introduction to cross cultural team, building Introduction to leading across cultures	Strategic Business Management Definitions and forms of strategy Corporate objectives and mission statements The strategic management process Internal analysis External analysis Tools and techniques Strategic change Implementation issues Strategic alliance

*All the soft and hard skills modules are mandatory. LSBF reserves the right to replace some modules with similar ones; students would be notified of any changes in advance.

Accountancy

Soft Skills*	Hard Skills*
Career Planning Introduction to Career Services for masters students: How to make the most of your time at LSBF Careers self-assessment testing for masters students Creating and developing your professional personal bran Identifying and creating your personal development plan Introduction to executive level CV & CL and job search strategies Personality testing for graduate roles Mastering the executive assessment centre process Networking for business success 3 x personal career coaching sessions with career services staff Interviewing skills workshop	Sage Line 50 Introduction to course. Information and data. Business objectives and strategy Delivering information systems; Organisational elements, Accounting issues, Structural issues Projects. Definition, initiation, planning, monitoring and control, feasibility studies Project management software Developing information systems Investigating and recording user requirements Documenting and modelling user requirements. Process, static and event models External design; development of solutions; software packages and selection Technical and legal requirements. Legal compliance Quality assurance. Testing, implementation, post implementation reviews Change control. Management issue Revision and mock examination Revision and mock examination feedback
Self-Management in the Business Environment Presentation training Effective communication skills training Assertiveness and building confidence Introduction to negotiating and influencing Introduction to effective Time Management Introduction to business networking	Intermediate Financial Modelling The Excel user interface and how it can be customised Writing a model Editing in excel Conditional logic How Excel deals with dates and time Text formula Excel graphics and pivot tables Data analysis and database functions Excel macros Revision session
Cross Cultural Management Intercultural awareness Entrepreneurship skills & creating business plans Key account management training Introduction to global diversity in the workplace Introduction to cross cultural team, building Introduction to leading across cultures	Risk Management Introduction to financial markets Basic economics Risk management Market risk Credit risk Operational risk Economic & regulatory capital The international financial crisis

*All the soft and hard skills modules are mandatory. LSBF reserves the right to replace some modules with similar ones; students would be notified of any changes in advance.

Marketing

Soft Skills*	Hard Skills*
Career Planning Introduction to Career Services for masters students: How to make the most of your time at LSBF Careers self-assessment testing for masters students Creating and developing your professional personal brand Identifying and creating your personal development plan Introduction to executive level CV & CL and job search strategies Personality testing for graduate roles Mastering the executive assessment centre process Networking for business success 3 x personal career coaching sessions with career services staff Interviewing skills workshop	Media Planning and Campaign Management Media and selecting media vehicles Media strategy and planning Media and consumer Media metrics Inter-media comparisons Media buying Analysis and evaluation
Self-Management in the Business Environment Presentation training Effective communication skills training Assertiveness and building confidence Introduction to negotiating and influencing Introduction to effective time management Introduction to business networking	Digital Marketing and Social Media Introduction to digital marketing Integrating digital techniques into marketing strategy Selection of digital marketing tactical approaches Integrated marketing communications Implementation of digital marketing technologies Interaction with creative and IT professionals: creative briefs & business requirements documents Planning digital campaigns Online advertising techniques Affiliate marketing Web advertising approaches, providers and provider networks E-mail and mobile marketing: advantages and limitations. Opt-in/opt-out. Integration with offline/analogue tactics Database marketing. Data warehousing & data mining CRM. Sales integration. Reporting, analysis & statistics Social media and online PR
Cross Cultural Management Intercultural awareness Entrepreneurship skills & creating business plans Key account management training Introduction to global diversity in the workplace Introduction to cross cultural team, building Introduction to leading across cultures	Search Marketing Introduction to search marketing and online brand development Natural search and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Key attributes of SEO Planning and implementation of SEO campaigns SEO strategy and quick-wins Paid search and Pay Per Click marketing Bidding strategy and ROI Analysing data and performance Optimisation of the search terms PPC and offline campaigns

*All the soft and hard skills modules are mandatory. LSBF reserves the right to replace some modules with similar ones; students would be notified of any changes in advance.

Why will the programme benefit me?

Truly international: : Having opened our courses to students from 150 countries, you will have the opportunity to work alongside talented students from every corner of the globe.

An education is more than just knowledge: You will gain a globally recognised qualification, while also benefiting from a series of training sessions, designed to offer you the soft skills and business etiquette needed to develop strong networks, and to secure a job in your chosen field.

Relevant career training: You will benefit from a variety of career focused modules, including psychometric and personality testing, CV writing, personal coaching and many others; all designed to help you attract recognition from recruiters and HR managers. You will also have access to LSBF's network of over 400 corporate clients and partners, opening the door to a wealth of career opportunities.

Leaders aren't born, they are made: The Graduate Development Programme will challenge your thinking, and enable you to develop the strong communication and leadership skills needed for today's global economy.

* The minimum duration of this comprehensive programme is three years.

Why will the programme benefit me?

Truly international: : Having opened our courses to students from 150 countries, you will have the opportunity to work alongside talented students from every corner of the globe.

* The minimum duration of this comprehensive programme is three years.

"I looked at four universities but I chose LSBF because of the support. When I went to the Holborn campus, they helped me a lot and made me really comfortable. I like the processes and the teaching is excellent."

David Espinel,
Colombia.
BIB student.

"London is one of the world's leading financial centres and therefore a fantastic place to study business. The teachers are very approachable, which is important to me as an international student. The cultural diversity of the school is something that really appealed to me."

Riley Heberto Nunez Gough,
Honduras.
Bachelor in International Business

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