PGCert International Taxation - What you will Study
International Taxation encompasses a wide range of tax issues influenced by a single, or multiple countries’ income tax laws. The qualification provides an understanding of how international tax impacts companies with multinational operations and highlights issues raised by present-day international tax practices.
Course layout
This Postgraduate Certificate award is the stage 1 of this programme and consists of 60 credits in total.
Stage 1
- This stage will contain two modules, with 30 credits awarded per module.
- The learning will address important issues within the sector, drawing on key points, to ensure you gain a thorough understanding of the topics.
- Students must complete and successfully pass the assigned coursework assessments and the final exam at the end of each stage to claim their award.
- Pre-recorded academic lectures will be released each week, accompanied with the prescribed reading, any additional reading and/or research, as required. Directed reading will relate to provided case law, and will also include reading from legislation, books, articles, academic and professional journals.
- The learning from the lectures will be emphasised with an array of case studies, practice examples and resources, to challenge thinking in a practical context. Engaging activities on the discussion forum, the use of quizzes, polls and other forum built-in activity will further validate the learning objectives.
- Each main topic will end with a live-online tutorial, conducted by the lecturers. The tutorials are designed to be interactive, providing students with the opportunity to ask questions and to consider issues from different perspectives.
Assesment
Stage 1
The assessment scheme for each module shall consist of the following:
- Coursework Assessment 1 (20 Marks)
- Coursework Assessment 2 (20 marks)
- Final Assignment (60 Marks)