MSc Accounting and Finance (CIMA Gateway)

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 organisation.

Financial experts with the knowledge and critical decision-making skills to add value to organisations 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.

This Accounting and Finance MSc is one of the few programmes in the UK to provide an accelerated route to becoming a chartered accountant, whilst delivering insight into how to master all of the qualities and skills mentioned above.

If you have any questions about Accounting and Finance, or applying to Abertay, please give us a call on +44(0)1382 308080 or send an email to international@abertay.ac.uk.

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3 reasons to choose MSc Accounting and Finance (CIMA Gateway) at Abertay

1. Fast-track your career: Designed in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), our course offers an accelerated route to becoming a chartered accountant whilst delivering insight into how to master all of the qualities and skills required to thrive in this profession.

2. Receive significant support from academics and industry: In addition to tailored support from your lecturers, you'll 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.

3. Gain insight from industry experts: Guest lectures are a significant feature of the programme.

3. We're a UK top 10 university for student satisfaction: That's according to the Guardian Good University Guide 2021.

5. You'll be sought-after by employers all over the world: Our course is the gold-standard of financial expertise and is recognised globally. Should you wish to work overseas, within the UK or locally, you will be highly sought after by employers in the public, private and third sectors.