MSc Accounting and Finance (CIMA Gateway)
Abertay University
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Designed in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), this programme will prepare you for a successful career in finance by enhancing the skills you need to succeed at management and strategic level within any organization. Financial experts with the knowledge and critical decision-making skills to add value to organizations are in high demand. Top-level financial skills combined with leadership ability, business, technical and people skills are often a ...Read more

Designed in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), this programme will prepare you for a successful career in finance by enhancing the skills you need to succeed at management and strategic level within any organization. Financial experts with the knowledge and critical decision-making skills to add value to organizations are in high demand. Top-level financial skills combined with leadership ability, business, technical and people skills are often a prerequisite for boardroom positions.On joining this programme, you will: Develop a thorough and contemporary knowledge of the accounting and financial processes of an organisation and the ability to forward plan and effectively manage risk.Gain knowledge of environmental challenges and trends, the opportunities and constraints these create, and how they impact on organisational decision-making and resource allocation.Build on key skills associated with employment in high-performance organisations.Work towards a Management Accountant qualification while completing your master’s degree.Receive significant study support from CIMA. Your programme fees will include CIMA registration, your first year’s CIMA subscription fees, an attempt at the CIMA Management Case Study Exam, and access to CIMAstudy.com and CIMAconnect online.

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77/279
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Ghina
30 Jan 25

I have entered my second year directly from high school, and I guess it was a great experience and much better than I thought and what others told me about..Read more

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alec
27 Jan 25

The best is that university life at Abertay has been amazing, and I love every bit of it. The Student Support and Student Association have been of immense quality. They've helped..Read more

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Entry requirements

Applicants should have: An undergraduate accounting degree (2:2 or better). Students who have an ordinary degree and are CIMA accredited to ‘Operational Level or above are also eligible for entry. A desire to focus on management accounting and progress towards a professional qualification with CIMA.

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£10,400 per year

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£10,400 per year

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Students from Other UK

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£10,400 per year

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Students from England

£10,400 per year

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Students from Scotland

£10,400 per year

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Students from Wales

£10,400 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

£17,000 per year

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Students from EU

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£17,000 per year

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Ghina
30 Jan 25
Accounting and Finance - BA (Hons)
I have entered my second year directly from high school, and I guess it was a great experience and much better than I thought and what others told me about...
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alec
27 Jan 25
Accounting and Finance - BA (Hons)
The best is that university life at Abertay has been amazing, and I love every bit of it. The Student Support and Student Association have been of immense quality. They've helped...
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Abertay University
Bell Street Dundee scotland DD1 1HG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Dundee  0.3 miles away

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