Graduate Certificate in Corporate Treasury

Course details

DCU Business School in conjunction with the Irish Association of Corporate Treasury has been running the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Treasury since 1997. The course is run over one year with two semesters with lectures being held on a weekday evening and Saturday morning at the DCU campus in Glasnevin.

The course has been designed in response to a need for an academically rigorous, professionally oriented treasury programme and offers the opportunity for those working in treasury to gain the specialist knowledge required to function in or serve the needs of the modern corporate.

Aims and Objectives:

To provide graduates with:

• A broad-based, up-to-date understanding of the wider issues involved in corporate financial management.
• The theoretical and analytical skills and abilities required to anticipate and manage the funding requirements of an organisation.
• An appreciation of the nature and importance of financial risk and in-depth knowledge of risk management tools.
• An awareness of international financial markets and their impact on the corporate treasury environment.
• Knowledge of contemporary developments in both domestic and international corporate treasury management.
• The intellectual framework within which existing treasury experience can be developed.

When you graduate, you will have the expertise to thrive in an environment characterised by continuous change and the increasing sophistication of methods of analysis, technology, financial instruments and decision-making tools.

Programme Structure:

This course will not run in the 2014/2015 academic year. No applications are being accepted for the same.

The structure you see below is for the 13/14 academic year. All DCUBS programmes are subject to annual review. Please note that the running of the programme is subject to a minimum enrollment number.

This one year, part-time programme comprises lectures and seminars at DCU. Attendance is one evening per week and Saturday mornings during both semesters. Examinations are scheduled after each semester.

Indicative content for the programme is as follows:

• Corporate Financial Management
• International Financial Markets
• Cash and Working Capital Management
• Corporate Treasury Case Study*
• Funding
• Risk Management

*This module is based around a series by practitioners in the corporate treasury sector. Assessment is based on a written project and an oral presentation by the students.

Why DCU:

• Only graduate programme of its kind in Ireland, to meet the specific needs for Irish business.
• Classes involve participation and teamwork.
• Internationally recognised by The International Group of Treasury Associations.
• Programme is offered in conjunction with The Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers
• Graduates are eligible for membership of the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Career Prospects:

By being eligible for membership of IACT, and through the knowledge you have acquired, you will be ideally prepared for roles with small and large organisations operating in the financial markets.

Entry Requirements:

This course will not run in the 2014/2015 academic year. No applications are being accepted for the same.

The following are eligible to apply for the programme:

• Those who hold a degree in business;
• Those who hold a degree in a discipline with a substantial business content;
• Those who hold a degree in a discipline other than business and have substantial relevant experience; and
• Those who hold other qualifications (including professional qualifications) combined with substantial corporate treasury experience.

The selection process may include an interview. Course participants are expected to become Associate Student Members of the IACT. A membership fee of €76 will be payable to the IACT upon admission to the programme.