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

Postgraduate

MSc Finance (major: Financial Sector Management)

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)
Created by CeFiMS to provide additional resources and support, the Online Study Centre 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.