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

Postgraduate Diploma in Policy Studies

Study Calendars - 2008

The University recommend that you give careful thought to planning your study. You will need to be able to allocate between fifteen and twenty hours a week to complete each course unit. It's a good idea to plan your study periods to coincide with times of the year when you may be less busy. You also have to make sure that you have adequate time to prepare for the exams held in October.

The sessions in which the courses are available are highlighted in red.

Postgraduate Diploma in Policy Studies	Session 1 04/02/08- 30/03/08	Session 2 07/04/08- 01/06/08	Session 3 09/06/08- 03/08/08	Session 4 04/08/08- 28/09/08	Session 5 03/11/08- 11/01/09
Elective courses
Public Policy and Management: Perspectives & Issues (C200)
Public Financial Management: Planning & Performance (C201)
Human Resource Management & Development (C202)
Management Information & Information Systems (C203)
Decentralisation & Local Governance (C204)
Public Financial Management: Revenue (C205)
Managing Organisational Change (C206)
Project Appraisal & Impact Analysis (C207)
Privatisation & Public-Private Partnerships (C211)
The International Monetary Fund & Economic Policy (C213)
Public Policy and Management: Strategy (C212)
Public Financial Management: Financial Reporting & Audit (C210)
Public Policy and Management Research: Principles & Practice (C208)

 

Postgraduate Diploma Public Financial Management	Session 1 04/02/08- 30/03/08	Session 2 07/04/08- 01/06/08	Session 3 09/06/08- 03/08/08	Session 4 04/08/08- 28/09/08	Session 5 03/11/08- 11/01/09
Elective courses
Public Financial Management: Planning & Performance (C201)
Public Financial Management: Revenue (C205)
Public Financial Management: Financial Reporting & Audit (C210)
Privatisation & Public-Private Partnerships (C211)
Project Appraisal & Impact Analysis (C207)
Decentralisation & Local Governance (C204)

 

Postgraduate Diploma Public Management	Session 1 04/02/08- 30/03/08	Session 2 07/04/08- 01/06/08	Session 3 09/06/08- 03/08/08	Session 4 04/08/08- 28/09/08	Session 5 03/11/08- 11/01/09
Compulsory courses
Public Policy and Management: Perspectives & Issues (C200)
Human Resource Management & Development (C202)
Management Information & Information Systems (C203)
Managing Organisational Change (C206)

 

Postgraduate Diploma Policy Studies	Session 1 04/02/08- 30/03/08	Session 2 07/04/08- 01/06/08	Session 3 09/06/08- 03/08/08	Session 4 04/08/08- 28/09/08	Session 5 03/11/08- 11/01/09
Elective courses
Public Policy and Management: Perspectives & Issues (C200)
Decentralisation & Local Governance (C204)
Privatisation & Public-Private Partnerships (C211)
The International Monetary Fund & Economic Policy (C213)
Public Policy and Management: Strategy (C212)