MSc Accounting and Finance with CIMA

at Queen Margaret University

Modules
 

• Financial Reporting (20 credits) - This module is designed to build your understanding of mid-level financial reporting knowledge, improve your financial analysis skills and help you learn to prepare basic financial statements. The field of financial accounting is vast and with many speciality areas. This module does not require advanced specialised knowledge of any given area of financial accounting (such as taxation, auditing, etc.). Instead, this module attempts to build your general knowledge of financial reporting, to further your understanding of the most fundamental building blocks of the accounting and finance world. 
• Accounting for Managers (20 credits) - This module develops critical understanding of essential management accounting and finance topics within a business environment, to develop critical understanding of the importance of managing customer value parameters (cost, quality, and time) through management accounting practices for value creation. 
• Advanced Management Accounting (20 credits) - This module is designed to improve your expertise in management accounting, somewhat based on your learning in Accounting for Managers. CIMA is the world's largest management accountant professional body. To become CIMA qualified, you need to have a high level of understanding in the specialty area of management and cost accounting. This module is also crucial to your success in passing the global Management Level Case Study set by CIMA after your study is finished with QMU.
• Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (20 credits) - This module aims to introduce students to relevant concepts in finance. Students will learn about the function of capital markets, the trade-off between risk and return, how to price financial assets and the importance of the way a firm finances its operations. The module is designed to develop numeracy and analytical skills.
• Research Methods (20 credits) 
• Strategy and Leadership (20 credits)
• Accounting or Finance Dissertation (60 credits)

• Applicants should have a UK honours degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a related accounting/finance/business management area.
• We also welcome applicants with an ordinary degree who can show a period of relevant post-graduation work experience or additional capabilities.
• International: You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.0 with no individual component score less than 5.5.
• Accreditation of prior learning: You may be granted exemption from studying a module or modules up to a maximum of 60 credit points, provided you can demonstrate successful achievement of all the learning outcomes.

Scotland/UK/ROI Fees
£7,700    

International
£15,725

We expect our graduates to find employment in businesses, financial services, public sector organisations, consultancy practices and accountancy firms. Example job titles include: Accountant, Finance Manager, Finance Director, Investment Analyst, Risk Manager, Finance Planning Analyst, Wealth Manager. Additionally, students can start up their own businesses during the course with support from the University.