Program Overview

Accounting and Finance with CIMA - MSc

Do you currently work in accounting and finance and want to gain a master’s qualification and an accelerated route to chartered status? Do you have a business-related degree and want to move into a career in accounting and finance? This MSc in Accounting and Finance with CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) could be for you.

The course will provide students with both the necessary technical skills expected of a part-qualified management accountant and the critical analysis skills expected of a master’s degree graduate. 

This course has been developed in collaboration with CIMA, the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants. We are one of the few UK universities to fully collaborate with CIMA, enabling students to graduate with both a postgraduate qualification, the CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting, and maximum exemptions from CIMA professional examinations.

The course is delivered either full or part-time.

Why QMU?

• Designed in collaboration with a professional body which qualifies you both academically and professionally: This collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) offers the opportunity for students to obtain 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.
• Teaching expertise and care: The course is taught by professionally qualified chartered accountants and academics with industry and research expertise. With the small class size, you will be able to learn from a caring team of finance professionals who have your career development as a priority.
• Diverse career opportunities: By collaborating with CIMA, we are opening up our students to a host of roles in a professional capacity and you are not obligated to becoming an chartered accountant. This management accounting qualification is broad enough to lead to key roles in the areas of information management, consultancy, operations, commercial, executive and, of course, finance.
• Flexible study options: We offer full-time, part-time and single module study options.
• An accessible route to a new career: This course has been designed in a way that allows students without a finance degree to apply but relevant accounting and finance working experience is preferred.
• Great location: QMU is located in the UK’s second largest financial centre. Not only does this pave the way for career opportunities on graduation, but also enables us to offer field trips and enlist guest speakers to enhance your learning experience.
• 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, for example, Enterprise Campus, Scottish Institute for Enterprise, Sporting Chance and Converge Challenge.

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