54 Online Finance Preparatory Programs

Explore the benefits of sustainable finance systems and develop a plan for creating a sustainable economy with long-term value returns. In today’s business landscape, it’s no longer sufficient for organizations to simply acknowledge global sustainability challenges like climate change, resource depletion, and inequality – they’re expected to lead the way through them. The Sustainable Finance online short course from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) offers the tools and insights needed to develop financial strategies that create value for society and invest in a sustainable future. Over eight weeks, you’ll learn about the pressures, trends, and opportunities in the current financial system. You’ll also investigate the strategic business implications of social and environmental challenges, and discover how best to plan for the future through sustainable initiatives like impact investing, the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing, and positive screening.

Navigate the venture finance process as an entrepreneur or investor.

Start your business the right way. Make informed legal and financial decisions at each step of the entrepreneurial journey.

A pathway to our 12-month online Diploma in Ship Finance and Vessel Ownership. The 12-week distance learning Certificate in Ship Finance provides an introduction to Ship Finance in today's changing marketplace.

The 100% online Finance graduate specialization from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota gives students a well-rounded education in finance knowledge and skills. Coursework can be completed in 12 months. Students study topics like financial markets, portfolio management, and security analysis to become experts in financial management. Graduates are prepared for careers in banking, corporate finance, financial analysis, foreign investments, and more.

Develop your expertise in corporate finance, financial markets and investments while preparing for leadership roles in your organization with Ohio University's 100% online Finance Certificate. Apply all 12 credits toward an OHIO MBA. In just four seven-week courses, you will build the specific skill sets you need to pursue careers like budget analyst, financial manager, financial advisor and CFO.

Learn to make smarter financial decisions in the workplace with the online finance certificate from Brenau University. Whether you're just getting started in finance or want to obtain professional development for your current career, this program can help you achieve your goals. With practical coursework, this certificate will give you the valuable competitive advantage you need to be successful. Learn more and apply today!

Diploma in Banking & Finance is designed for aspiring financial professionals who want to make an impact on the global economy. The Diploma in Banking & Finance aims to provide students with a core of academic knowledge and skills related to the industry which they can apply in their career.

Reflecting sustainability criteria, especially climate change, in financial markets is increasingly gaining attention as opportunities and risks arising in this context are changing business practices. The course will prepare participants to understand major drivers and constraints of transforming the financial system into a more sustainable one. Furthermore, it will familiarize participants with the business, regulatory, and technical perspective of sustainable finance and will acquaint them to take an active part in the discussion around the topic. The course aims to enable financial professionals to integrate Sustainable Finance related aspects into their work through new knowledge and tools for advising their clients and business partners.

The ATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma is 100 credits at Level 7 and has been designed to enhance the advanced knowledge and skills required by senior finance professionals. Learners completing this qualification will be able to work strategically in finance at a corporate level. Areas of study include financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, management accounting, audit and compliance.

Face à ces enjeux, notre programme de formation en ligne "Certificat d’Expert en Finance Agricole Durable" (CESAF-FR) répond à la question centrale de la contribution des institutions financières à la transition vers une agriculture durable. Le cours, conçu pour un apprentissage flexible et autonome, vise à doter les participants des compétences nécessaires pour aider les agriculteurs, notamment les petits exploitants, à adopter des pratiques agricoles durables.

This e-learning course is developed and implemented jointly with the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Cente. The Paris Agreement marks the beginning of a new era with the focus shifting from finding a consensus on the common goals to realizing jointly agreed goals. “Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development” (Article 2 c of the Paris Agreement) will require a significant increase in funding – with new instruments and approaches required to mobilize a broad range of investors and to achieve scalability in financing climate action. Financing the global energy transition will be one key building block. Decreasing prices for renewables combined with increasing regulatory risk for traditional fossil fuels make Renewable Energy (RE) more competitive and attractive for commercial investors.

Our Fundamentals of Graduate Economics and Finance Summer School will equip you with the fundamental tools you need to succeed. In just one week, our expert Oxford faculty will guide you through key concepts and techniques that form the backbone of many graduate-level courses in Economics.

Climate change presents a risk to the global economy and consequently the finance sector. However, it also presents an opportunity for innovative financing to increase the economic and social resilience to climate impacts. As facilitators of the economy, financial institutions have a central role in the transformation to low carbon and climate-resilient development. Their responsibility is twofold: greening their portfolios towards Paris compatible financing and investments, and reflecting and integrating climate-related risks into their risk management processes. This gradual process involves harmonizing short-term business cycles and investment horizons with systemic and long-term thinking by all actors from the financial sector (e.g. banks, asset managers, insurers, pension funds, investment consultants, regulators, rating agencies). This process is supported by public actors who moderate the structural change required for a transition to climate-resilient economies. This course provides the basics of finance and investment for assessing the financial viability of investments in adaptation projects. It clusters business models to provide an understanding of the parameters according to the project scale and, for example, revenue models, ownership structure, and value proposition, and will link to the financing perspective. Different investors and intermediaries have very different investment strategies, levels of risk appetite, return expectations, and investment horizons. Crowding in the right investor for a project is essential to ensure their long-term involvement and the required scale-up of investment volumes.

Biodiversity underpins the global economy, yet its rapid decline is creating serious risks for the financial sector. This programme equips you with the expertise to understand these risks and transform them into opportunities. You’ll learn how to measure and integrate biodiversity into financial strategies, navigate international policies and frameworks, and leverage innovative financing solutions that deliver value for both business and nature.

The LAT Summer Trading School Programme has been designed for school and university students looking for a more vocational approach to finance and trading. Based online, on the LAT trading floor or via a blended combination, students will learn about different financial markets and how they are traded, as well as the practicalities of trading from a fundamental or technical perspective.