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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

Postgraduate

MSc Financial Economics

Study Support

When you study a CeFiMS distance learning programme, you will be sent everything you need to complete your studies: carefully structured course guides written by expert academics, recently published textbooks, collections of up-to-date and important scholarly articles on the subject, assignments with notes on how to tackle them, guidance on examination technique and, for some courses, video lectures, exercises on audio cassette and software programmes. 

A key strength of the CeFiMS method is your relationship with the CeFiMS tutor. For each course you are required to complete assignments of around 2,500 words each in length. If you take courses in econometrics or quantitative methods, the assignments will include numerical and interpretative exercises. When you submit an assignment, your course tutor will mark and comment on your work, and provide feedback on your performance.  

Our experienced tutors mark assignments with great care and give detailed helpful comments on them. Because there is no direct contact, tutors must be especially diligent to ensure that their comments are positive and helpful, and that students will not misunderstand them. The feedback is intended to explain the grade given, suggest how your work may be improved, congratulate you on your success and give encouragement for your studies in general.

Comments on assignments are the main form of personal teaching provided at a distance, and special care is taken to ensure that it is effective. CeFiMS monitors all tutors' grading and comments on a continual basis to ensure the highest standards are maintained.

How you study

Without leaving your job or home you can study, write and submit assignments, receive expert guidance from your CeFiMS tutor and advice from the student support team. In addition to printed study materials, the Online Study Centre allows students to work with course materials, send queries to tutors and submit assignments via the Internet.

When you take a CeFiMS distance learning course you will be sent everything you need to complete your studies. A typical set of course learning materials would include:

  • Core text. All courses centre on a specially written core text analogous to a series of lectures.
  • Textbooks and collections of readings. Most courses also include one or more textbooks and a collection of recent or classic articles of importance to the subject.
  • Study calendar. Students are provided with a study calendar for each course which sets out the schedule for your coursework and assignment deadlines.
  • Student handbook. Contains advice on how to tackle assignments and written examinations. There is also a 'Study Skills' textbook and an audio CD offering suggestions on distance learning.

Online Study Centre (OSC)

Online Study Centre(external link)allows students to:

  • access study materials that complement printed texts
  • submit assignments
  • communicate with tutors
  • contact support staff regarding administrative queries
  • access online resources provided by the University of London  Library including full-text journal databases of JSTOR and EBSCO.

Note: Students who are eligible to use the OSC are automatically contacted by CeFiMS staff and given information about how to access the system for their course.