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Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The PGDip in Development Finance is a 120-credit NQF level 8 programme for professionals working in or aiming to enter financial institutions, government or NGOs who want to use finance as a lever for sustainable development in Africa. Graduates understand financial systems in emerging economies, ESG integration, development finance risk and capital mobilisation, trade finance, and public-private partnership design.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce  |  Duration: 1 year (modular)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Five compulsory 24-credit courses: Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets; Risk Management and Sustainability of Development Finance Institutions; Environmental Finance and Sustainability Investments; Public Private Partnerships for Development Financing; and Trade Finance. Assessment combines individual and group assignments, with a 75% weighted average needed for distinction.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance: an NQF level 7 qualification and at least one year of work or internship experience; applicants without a finance background complete a short asynchronous finance course at the start. Applicants submit a CV, two referee reports, a 500-word essay on the role, opportunities and challenges of development finance over the next 25 years, and a two-minute personal motivation video used for selection.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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