22 Part time Postgraduate Certificate Programs in Economic Studies 2024

Part time Postgraduate Certificate Programs in Economic Studies 2024Filter
    • Barcelona, Spain

    Part time

    7 months

    On-Campus

    Spanish

    The Postgraduate in Finance specialization in Financial Markets and Business Controller will provide and develop both the key competencies and those of any position within the finance department and related to daily operations in the Financial Markets. As the necessary tools to successfully address the new challenges facing the Controller of the Future, "from the Financial Controller to the Business Controller"

    • Online United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    1 year

    Distance Learning

    English

    This qualification is designed to support professional development and practice in a wide range of roles in finance – whether you are developing in your career or aspiring to enter the sector. It is applicable to roles in areas such as investment banking, portfolio management, corporate finance, treasury, law and consultancy. It provides a thorough grounding in corporate finance, financial decision-making, financial reporting and governance. You will learn to undertake company and project valuations and to estimate the cost of capital, and you will be introduced to Islamic finance and behavioural finance.

  • Full time, Part time

    16 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You'll learn the essential difference between price and value, the crucial importance of cash flow volatility, the central role of Free Cash Flow (FCF), the limitations of accounting in value metrics, the correct calculation of IRRs, the errors that are frequently encountered in valuation analyses, the role of liquidity in formulating a capital structuring strategy.

  • Full time, Part time

    16 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You’ll learn to analyse the risk profile of different Islamic finance products offered in the market, explain the rationale and Shariah contentions (if any) for different Islamic tools in the global market, compare and contrast various Islamic Finance instruments, develop a deeper knowledge base for better product structuring and creation, examine Shariah issues in conventional finance products and suggest Shariah-compliant alternatives.

  • Full time, Part time

    16 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You’ll learn acquisitions can take a number of different forms and will commonly involve considerable complexity. This broad course covers the analysis, documentation, regulatory context, financial modelling, financing issues, tactics and the implementation of the transaction. It addresses these areas in a range of contexts and jurisdictions. This course goes beyond just the theory providing participants with a practical toolkit to take away with them along with a comprehensive understanding of the entire process and a rich portfolio of learning materials.

  • Full time, Part time

    16 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You’ll learn new tools and techniques to improve your negotiation skills, how to identify areas of controversy that may need to be resolved in commercial negotiations, amendments that may be considered to reconcile borrower and lender positions with regards to differing objectives, how to structure and administer the loan documents – including corporate loans, bilateral loans and syndicated loans, how loan agreements are typically set out and clarify the legal effect of things such as Representations & Warranties, what happens when companies get into financial difficulties - the process and considerations involved in loan workouts.

  • Full time, Part time

    16 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You'll learn the principles of venture capital, how they have developed among a diverse range of participants, with both for-profit and not-for-profit primary objectives, the importance of the finance lifecycle in influencing the nature and substance of venture capital activity, the analytical frameworks used by leading venture capitalists to assess new venture opportunities.

  • Full time, Part time

    16 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You'll learn an online guide to the world of modern investment management. The course tackles the major issues currently impacting the investment management sector, get a practitioner-focused perspective on issues such as Asset allocation strategies; Valuation methodologies; Performance management; Portfolio management approaches; Equity & fixed income investing; The role of derivative instruments; Risk management issues; The world of alternative investments.

  • Full time, Part time

    20 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You'll learn new opportunities to diversify away from traditional lending and credit products, how to counter the increased competition by new market entrants, particularly in the area of money transmission. To cope with new challenges related to increased local and global regulation relating to the traditional balance sheets and credit products, tools to devise solutions for ever more complex customer challenges, which technological innovations to adopt.

  • Full time, Part time

    16 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You’ll learn the foundations of trade finance, the products and why and when they should be used, the needs of the importer and exporter, the risks that all parties are exposed to, the trade documentation, the difference between trade services, trade finance and structured trade finance, how structured trade finance and commodity finance enable banks to offer greater levels of financial support, how to handle trade transactions, how to support and offer the best solutions to your clients.

  • Full time, Part time

    14 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You'll learn to gain a clear understanding of the best practice process from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective, understand the environment and industry a potential client operates in, from a macro level and appreciate the specific risks associated, review a company from a strategic perspective as well as management competencies, determine how to interpret financial statements for credit with a focus on the quantitative risks, project and forecast cash flows and financial statements.

  • Full time, Part time

    14 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You'll learn the main areas of financial risk that global regulators have focused on - making banking safer, the design principles for developing internal controls and best practices within the risk management function, the key compliance requirements, including the most up to date requirements from the Basel framework, regarding mandatory reporting arising from the global oversight and regulation of the banking industry.

  • Full time, Part time

    18 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You’ll learn to identify the right cases for digital technologies in the financial services, apply basic artificial intelligence concepts in a banking context, use Open Banking to create new business models, apply FinTech concepts in the area of Green Finance and ESG risk management, employ cryptocurrencies just as any other currency, analyse and understand the implications from a regulatory perspective, act ethically and be compliant with data privacy rules.

  • Full time, Part time

    14 weeks

    Distance Learning

    English

    You’ll learn how power markets deregulate with consequential consolidation, a detailed explanation of how markets work, what the revenue challenges of wind generation are through forecasting and trading, the optionality of different forms of generation coupled with storage and then integrated into the retail customer book, commercial customer examples of behind the meter application, how to identify the risks to the cash flow of current business models proposing winners and losers in the future investment of decarbonising market opportunities.

  • Part time

    6 months

    Distance Learning

    The Postgraduate Certificate of Financial Management aims to increase your knowledge in the area of finance and help you develop concepts and financial management skills.