Blended Postgraduate Course in Controlling
Train yourself to develop the role of Controller in a financial department and learn to identify how to make the company's strategy operational in business operations.
Next edition
Classes start: 24 March, 2023 (To be confirmed)
Program ends: 30 June, 2023 (To be confirmed)
Modality
Blended
Language
Spanish
ECTS credits
15
Schedule
One Friday a month from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Price
2150 €
Train yourself as a Financial Controller with the Blended Postgraduate Course in Controlling from the UPF Barcelona School of Management and learn to competently perform all the functions of financial controller, specializing in analytical accounting and advanced financial planning.
Throughout the course you will learn to develop the internal control function of a company, to master and know how to choose and implement the most advanced administrative control processes and techniques based on the needs of the company and its objectives, as well as use the computer tools necessary to carry out this task.
The Blended Postgraduate Course in Controlling is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In addition, UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.
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Why choose this program
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Study at an accredited school
Study at a school accredited by EQUIS, an international distinction that guarantees the quality of our institution and makes us the 1st school
of management linked to a public university with this accreditation in our country.
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Prestigious teaching team with a double didactic approach
You will train with professors from the UPF Economics and Business area and with recognized active professionals who will contribute their knowledge and experience to apply theory to practice.
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Adapted to you
The same program, contents and academic qualification, offered in three different modalities (face-to-face, blended, and online) so that you can adapt it to your personal and professional situation.
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Expand your training
If at the end of the postgraduate course you want to continue expanding your training, you can take the Master in Accounting and Financial Management at UPF-BSM with the credits obtained being recognized.
Who is it for?
The program is aimed at university graduates preferably from the environment of business administration and management, economics, and accounting and finance, who want to specialize in the accounting field, as well as professionals with financial experience and knowledge who want or need to update it, expand on it, or look at it in depth.
The program is advanced training, so it is important to have previous training and/or experience in the sector.
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Curriculum
The Postgraduate course consists of 4 subjects and is complemented by a Final Project in which the student applies the knowledge of the content acquired during the course.
Postgraduate Final Project
Qualification obtained
Once you have passed the program, you will obtain an electronic degree (e-Título) for the Curso de Postgrado en Controlling, issued by the Pompeu Fabra University.
The e-Título is an authentic digital degree, issued in pdf format and electronically signed, with the same legal validity as if it were in paper format.
Faculty
The teaching team is made up of professors from the UPF Economics and Business area and professionals from the sector, with the guarantee of the UPF-BSM's teaching rigour.
Academic directors
Ramon Bastida Vialcanet
Associate Professor UPF-BSM
Vice Dean for Knowledge Transfer
Methodology
The approach is very practical and professional. The blended methodology is highly participatory and combines face-to-face sessions with the distance modality.
In face-to-face sessions:
- There will be a theoretical-practical session for the subject.
- The material to be prepared for the next session will be delivered.
- Generally a test will be carried out, with the aim of reviewing the concepts worked at home.
- Practical cases that have been prepared in advance will be discussed.
- Concepts will be clarified.
Between one face-to-face session and the next, the academic team will be available to support and facilitate the student's learning process.
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Adapted to you
Compatible with your professional and personal life, face-to-face classes are one Friday a month, combined with remote work.
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Connected with the professional world
Throughout the course, real and current practical cases will be discussed and presented, which will allow you to apply the concepts learned and thus face the situations that you will encounter in your professional activity.
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Team building
Group work will allow you to share visions, knowledge and opinions with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, enriching your academic experience and strengthening your networking.
Evaluation
The evaluation of the program is continuous and will be carried out based on:
- Practical cases, exercises and work oriented to business reality
- Tests of the different subjects
- Participation and presentations in class
- Attendance in class (minimum of 80%)
- Postgraduate Final Project
The evaluation activities will be carried out individually and in groups, to encourage teamwork.
Tools
The combination of online learning and face-to-face sessions favours the balance between theory and practice in a flexible learning process. The various multimedia resources that are made available to the student allow them to acquire knowledge in a self-regulated manner and the face-to-face sessions seek to put them into practice with active methodologies.
You will have:
- Digital resources and audiovisual blocks for online learning
- Face-to-face sessions with active methodologies for transferable learning
- Master's or postgraduate work to learn by doing
- A personal mentor to monitor your Master's Final Project (TFM) or Postgraduate Final Project (TFP)
Professional Future
The program is aimed at all those professionals with experience in the field of Accounting and Finance who want to specialize in the role of Controller.
Student profile
You will share the classroom with professionals who come from the fields of Accounting and Finance, Economics, or Business Administration who want to increase their knowledge to apply it in their jobs.
There will be students on the Master in Accounting and Financial Management and postgraduate students in the classroom.
Career opportunities
The postgraduate course is advanced training that delves into all the techniques that a Controller requires to professionally face a workplace such as this.
- Controller
- Director of accounting/finance department
- Business advisor on accounting, financial, and management issues
- Business consultant
- Risk analyst in financial department
- Internal Auditor
Admission and enrolment
Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.
Who can apply?
You need to be a university graduate.
Other candidates without the required university degree may take part in the selection process by virtue of their academic or professional merits, and the place of work they occupy.
How to apply?
To apply for admission to this program, students must read and accept the Terms and Conditions of Contract once they start the application for admission through the following form.
Application for admission
Complete your application within the next admission rounds:
| Round | Application deadline | Admission resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12/01/2023 | 01/02/2023 |
| 5 | 01/02/2023 | 16/02/2023 |
Applications for admission will be evaluated when you complete the following steps:
- Complete the online admission form.
- Pay the €120 admission fee. This amount will be returned if you are not admitted.
- Send the following documents through the online platform e-registrar:
- Presentation letter or video
- CV
- Scanned copy of university degree (if you are in the last year of your degree, you can provide your academic records)
- Scanned copy of Transcript of Records. Make sure that it includes your GPA (Grade Point Average)
- Scanned copy of ID Card or Passport
- Passport-size photo (jpg format)
Additional documents may be requested in certain cases.
Application rounds are subject to the number of places available on the program.
Admission
- The Admissions Committee will select the candidates on the basis of a personal or CV-based interview.
- You will be notified of the admission decision in writing.
Enrolment
- Registration must be paid within a 15 days after the admission.
- Once the letter of acceptance to the program has been received, you will need to submit the following original documents before the course begins:
- Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your university degree.
- If you have a foreign degree you may need to submit additional documents.
- Paying the reservation fee (25% of the program's tuition fees) is essential in order to reserve your place
- If you pay the tuition fees by bank transfer you will be required to introduce the program code. The program code for this course is 3170.
- The remaining tuition fees must be paid 2 weeks before the start of the course.
Grants, scholarships and financing
Scholarships
The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.
