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If you wish to apply to join any of the CeFiMS programmes by distance learning, please first complete this online form and submit. [New window]

Centre for Financial & Management Studies (CeFiMS) - University of London

Individual Professional Courses – IPC    

Entry Requirements 

Candidates should have a recognised Bachelors Degree with good grades in any subject or a recognised professional qualification. A high proficiency in English will also be required to study by distance learning. 

Please note that students are not permitted to be registered for an IPC and MSc programme simultaneously.

All applicants

To study on any of the distance learning CeFiMS postgraduate programme, you must be a graduate with a high level of proficiency in English - equivalent to IELTS level 7.0 (the British Council's International English Language Testing Service) or an approximate TOEFL score of 640. 

Credit exemptions

Credit exemptions are not granted on any of the CeFiMS distance learning programmes. The only exception is made for those who have obtained high grades on one or more of the Individual Professional Courses (IPCs) within the last five years and who then wish to count the academic credit gained towards an MSc or Diploma programme.

Minimum computer specification
Notice is hereby given that students registering for this programme on or after 1 January 2005 will be required to have access to the Internet in order to participate fully in the learning process.
Minimum / recommended PC specification
Processor: Pentium 266 (Pentium 500 recommended)
Memory (RAM): 64Mb (128Mb recommended)
Operating system: Windows 98 (Windows XP recommended)
Free space on hard disk: 100Mb (200Mb recommended)
Screen resolution: 800 x 600 colour (1024 x 786 colour recommended)
CD/DVD-ROM drive: CD-ROM (24 x CD-ROM recommended)
Modem speed: 56kbps (Broadband recommended)
Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 (Internet Explorer 6 recommended)
Minimum / recommended Mac specification
Processor: G3 (G4 recommended)
Memory (RAM): 64Mb (128Mb recommended)
Operating system: OS 9 (OS X recommended)
Free space on hard disk: 100Mb (200Mb)
Screen resolution: 800 x 600 colour (1024 x 786 colour recommended)
CD/DVD-ROM drive: CD-ROM (24 x CD-ROM recommended)
Modem speed: 56kbps (Broadband recommended)
Browser: Internet Explorer 5
Note: The VLE may work with other browsers such as Netscape 7 but the preferred browser is Internet Explorer.