Programme description
For those looking to update their professional skills, specialise in a particular area, or see if distance learning is right for them without the commitment of a full programme, an Individual Professional Award (IPA) is the perfect option.
IPA graduates will be awarded a University of London certificate, and will then have the option of extending their IPA into a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or Master's programme, providing they have achieved a pass mark of 50% or more on modules already taken that are relevant to the subsequent Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or Master's.
Available modules
You can choose a module from any of the distance learning programmes that we offer.
Modules
- Public Policy and Management: Perspectives and IssuesM400
- Public Financial Management: Planning and PerformanceM401
- Human Resource Management and DevelopmentM402
- Decentralisation and Local GovernanceM404
- Public Financial Management: RevenueM405
- Managing Organisational ChangeM406
- Privatisation and Public Private PartnershipsM411
- Public Policy and StrategyM412
- The IMF and Economic PolicyM413
- Corporate FinanceM421
- Bank Financial ManagementM422
- Risk Management: Principles and ApplicationsM423
- Macroeconomic Policy and Financial MarketsM425
- Banking and Capital MarketsM426
- International FinanceM429
- Econometric Principles and Data AnalysisM430
- Econometric Analysis and ApplicationsM432
- Introduction to Law and to FinanceM438
- Legal Aspects of Corporate FinanceM439
- Financial LawM440
- Legal Aspects of International FinanceM441
- Finance in the Global MarketM442
- Regulation of International Capital MarketsM443
- Corporate GovernanceM444
- Law and Regulation of Electronic Finance and Internet BankingM445
- Research MethodsM453
- Bank Regulation and Resolution of Banking CrisesM456
- Microeconomic Principles and PolicyM457
- Modelling Firms and MarketsM458
- Financial EconometricsM459
- Public Policy and Management: Development AssistanceM460
- Introduction to ValuationM464
- Banking StrategyM466
- Managing the Transnational CorporationM467
- Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentM469
- International Business StrategyM471
- Public Financial Management: Audit and ComplianceM472
- Project AppraisalM475
- Management Information in BusinessM476
- Project, Programme and Policy EvaluationM479
- Financial EngineeringM482
- Corporate and Investment BankingM486
- Portfolio and Fund ManagementM487
- Retail Banking and Household FinanceM488
- The Business and Economy of MENAM489
- Financial ReportingM492
- Doing Business in AfricaM493
- The Business and Economy of ChinaM494
Study schedule
Each module lasts 10 weeks and examinations are held in late September/October. Students are registered for a maximum of two years.
To find out when modules are available to study, please refer to the IPA study calendar:
Study calendar 2021/22
Entry requirements
Education and experience
You should have a recognised UK Bachelor's degree, or international equivalent, in an appropriate discipline depending on the modules you are interested in undertaking. Your application may be considered if you have previous education and experience, equivalent to a degree-level qualification, which includes suitable preliminary training.
Language requirements
All international applicants must be able to show that their English is of a high enough standard to successfully engage with and complete their course at SOAS. If you have not yet taken an English language test, you can still apply for your degree, but we will include evidence of language requirements as part of your offer conditions. You can demonstrate English language ability in several ways.
More information on the English requirements can be found here
What next?
To make an application, or to find out more about fees and our admissions procedure, please visit the Apply section of this website.