Graduate Diploma in Finance with English for Academic Purposes

Overview

This course provides you with the opportunity to combine English language and study skills with key areas of finance. Completion of the Graduate Diploma at the required level will normally qualify you for entry to one of the following Masters level courses in the Essex Business School:

The course aims to:

  • develop and acquire the productive and receptive language and study skills needed for successful participation at graduate level in a British university. These include both linguistic and communicative competence skills; academic writing; reading efficiency; summarising, paraphrasing, quoting and referencing skills; avoiding plagiarism; the ability to work independently
  • develop an understanding of critical thinking, including how to construct coherent arguments and enhance reflexivity skills
  • provide students with a broad foundation in finance relating to financial decision making of companies, institutional investors, and individuals while devoting specific attention to the nature and role of financial markets and with an opportunity to develop expertise in a chosen specialism
  • equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue careers in financial markets or corporate careers that involve financial decision making
  • encourage and facilitate critical, analytical thinking by students as a vital foundation for subsequent academic study, employment, professional and personal development, and participation in society
  • enable students to acquire the personal and key skills they need to develop as autonomous and reflective individuals with the capacity to continue learning
  • develop in students the research skills appropriate to the study of finance, and to provide the basis for them to develop the necessary levels of skill and knowledge required to progress to Master’s degree level

Course structure

English for Academic Purposes

These modules facilitate core English language and study skills development that is required for successful postgraduate study in the context of the UK generally, and at the University of Essex in particular. It aims to enhance your confidence, fluency and competence in the subject. To find out more, please follow these links:

English for Academic Purposes 1
English for Academic Purposes 2
English for Academic Purposes 3

Critical Thinking

This module is intended to teach you essential intellectual skills, in particular how to think critically and how to construct arguments. The process is aimed at enhancing general reflective skills. To find out more, please follow this link.

Essex Business School Modules

You have the opportunity to study the following modules:

Empirical Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Corporate Finance
Financial Markets and Monetary Policy

Entry criteria

A relevant degree (minimum of lower second classification or equivalent), or three-year higher education qualification from a recognised institution. For applicants whose native language is not English, a minimum of IELTS 5.5 with 5.5 in every component, or recognised equivalent, is required. Decisions on an applicant’s academic qualifications will be made in close consultation with the Essex Business School.

Application form

A PDF application form is available online. Please print this off, fill it in and send it to:

International Academy
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3SQ UK

Please contact us for further information.

In addition, the International Academy offers Graduate Diplomas in Accounting, Art History, Applied Linguistics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, History, Management, Politics, Psychoanalytic Studies and Psychological Studies with English for Academic Purposes. These are run in conjunction with departments of Art History and Theory, Biological Sciences, History, Economics, Government, Language and Linguistics, Psychology, the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, the Essex Business School and the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering.  Further details can be seen by clicking on the links.

Last modified on 23 February 2012