Accounting and Finance with CIMA (Taught)

This master’s degree has been developed in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and offers the opportunity for students to obtain in one year a master’s degree, a prestigious professional qualification (CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting) and the maximum 11 exemptions from CIMA’s certificate, operational and management level examinations. The aim of the course is to provide students with both the necessary technical skills expected of a part-qualified accountant and the critical analysis skills expected of a master’s degree graduate.

This course will appeal to those who already have a background in Accounting and Finance and want to gain a master’s qualification and an accelerated route to chartered status.

Students graduating with the MSc will have expertise in the key areas of financial reporting, management accounting and corporate finance and will also have critical awareness of how these areas contribute to a company’s strategic management. Additionally, you will develop your employability skills such as teamwork, leadership and oral communication skills.

As a student on this course, you have access to our on-campus Business Gateway and Business Innovation Zone (BIZ). This provides business incubation space for student/graduate-led start-up companies with access to: desk space; a QMU business address; meeting facilities; Business Gateway support and advice; a profile for your company on the QMU website; support with marketing materials; and access to entrepreneurial networks within QMU and other universities, eg Enterprise Campus, Scottish Institute for Enterprise, Sporting Chance and Converge Challenge

https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/postgraduate-study/2023/msc-accounting-and-finance-with-cima/

Financial Reporting (20 credits)
Accounting for Managers (20 credits)
Research Methods (20 credits)
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (20 credits)
Advanced Management Accounting (20 credits)
Strategy and Leadership (20 credits)
Accounting or Finance Dissertation (60 credits)

The modules listed are correct at time of posting (September 2019) but are subject to change. In the event that modules are changed, QMU will seek to use reasonable endeavours to ensure that there is no detrimental impact on students.

Teaching comprises a combination of lectures, seminars, guest speakers, tutorials, case studies, software demonstrations, field trips and projects. Independent learning is also important, allowing you to prepare for classes and develop your research skills. Additionally, you will be doing a dissertation – an in-depth, independent piece of research on an accounting or finance topic of your choosing. Your performance on the course will be assessed by essays, reports, reflective logs, exams, presentations and a dissertation.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS