Distance learning programmes available through CeFiMS are in three categories :

1. Qualifications in Finance & Economics MSc Financial Management MSc Financial Economics MSc Finance and Financial Law Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Principles	The Finance programmes enable students to obtain an international standard of expertise in subjects related to corporate finance, financial markets, banking and investment, and their interaction with economic fundamentals. They provide the analytical tools for understanding modern finance as the financial world becomes ever more international and complex.
2.  Qualifications in Policy Management MSc Public Policy & Management	The Policy management programmes provide students with a high international standard of enterprise and public policy.
3. Individual Professional Courses (IPC)	It is recognised that many professionals need to increase and update their specialist knowledge by focusing on a particular subject instead of undertaking a whole MSc or Postgraduate Diploma programme. CeFiMS provide such professional training through distance learning Individual Professional Courses.

CeFiMS - The Centre for Financial & Management Studies, is an established Postgraduate research and teaching department for finance, management and related subjects at SOAS, The School of Oriental and African Studies, in the University of London. 

CeFiMS teaches students both on campus at SOAS, and currently has over 1,400 students living outside the United Kingdom, studying through their flexible distance learning study method. 

CeFiMS enjoys a high level of recognition internationally in the field of financial management through its University of London Masters Degrees. The MSc degrees are recognised by employers across the world as an indicator of intellectual achievement and professional quality. To reflect this standard of excellence, all successful graduates are invited to the graduation ceremony in London. 

The key to the high quality of CeFiMS postgraduate programmes, particularly by distance learning through the University of London External Programme, is the individual support given to students, including direct links to tutors and the University’s library resources through the Online Study Centre. 

Distance Learning is not bound by space or by time zones. International students need never go to London – instead, London reaches out to them.