Centre for Financial & Management Studies (CeFiMS) - University of London
Postgraduate
Finance and Financial Law (MSc and Postgraduate Diploma)
How to Apply
The application process can be approached in either of the
following ways :
The two stage approach where feedback is provided. The first stage here is
the completion and submission of the application form to the University.
This can either be done
online or by
downloading a hard copy.
To request access to the online application facility, click
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and complete the request form.
To download a hard copy of the application form, click
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[PDF; 91 KB; New Window].
You may request a prospectus
to be posted to you
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application form stapled in the middle of the prospectus.
A provisional assessment of your application will be
provided after which, if you are successful, you may proceed to the second
stage - the submission of the required supporting documentation.
The University will advise you of their final decision only after completion of stage two.
Alternatively, you can follow the one stage approach
by sending your complete application with the supporting documentation
so that the University is able to consider a full formal offer. If
you wish to obtain a full offer, you will need to submit the following
documents to the University office. These must reach the University
17 November 2008 (for a January 2009 start date).
1.
A completed
application form
2.
Either the
original or a certified copy (see notes below) of your University
transcript(s)
3.
A copy of an identity document
such as a passport or birth certificate - this does not need to be a
certified copy.
4. A
supporting statement of around 500 words explaining why you wish to
undertake this programme, and how you see it in relation to your future
career direction.
The address these documents should be
sent to is as follows:
Centre for Financial and Management
Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
London WC1X 0XG
United Kingdom
Certified
copies
You can submit original
documents in support of your application if you wish to do so. However,
these may easily be damaged in transit, or during filing, and the
University cannot
guarantee that they will be returned in pristine condition. A better
option is often to send photocopies which are made, stamped and certified
by a legal authority - such as a lawyer, solicitor, or embassy - as being
true copies of the originals. There is usually a charge for this service,
but it is less than the cost of replacing the original documents and it
allows you to keep your original documents while the University retain the
certified copies. If you are having copies of academic transcripts made,
please make sure that you include any explanation of grades printed on the
reverse.
Translation of Certificates and
Transcripts
If your certificates and transcripts are
printed in a language other than English you will need to have them
officially translated into English. Official translators are usually
listed in local telephone directories. When you have located one near to
you, take your original certificates and transcripts to their office.
The Translator should take a copy of the originals and stamp / emboss
them with an official seal and sign them. The originals should be
returned to you.
After the translation into English is
complete, the Translator should stamp / emboss these with the same
official seal and sign them. Each of the stamped / embossed / signed
documents both in English and the original language should be sent to
the University in London in support of your application.
If it is a Master level programme which you are applying to join, your official translations will not be sent back to you. If it is a Bachelor level programme which you are applying to join and you would like the official translations returned to you, add the sum indicated on the Application Handling Fee slip and the University will return them to you by Recorded Delivery.
