Syllabus and structure

Certificate Level

The Certidicate level is made up of five papers:

• CO1 - Fundamentals of Management Accounting
• CO2 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• CO3 - Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
• CO4 - Fundamentals of Business Economics
• CO5 - Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance & Business Law

Operational/Management Level

The Operational Level is made up of three papers:

E1 - Enterprise Operations

P1 -Performance Operations

F1 - Financial Operations

The Management Level is made up of 3 papers:

E2 - Enterprise Management

P2 - Performance Management

F2 - Financial Management

• On passing Operational level students are awarded a Diploma in Management Accountancy.   
• On passing the next three papers of the Management Level, students will be awarded an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting. 
• You may choose any combination of papers to suit your own study requirements. However, students are advised to sit and pass the Operational Level before sitting the Management Level and are recommended not to sit more than three exams at any single examination sitting for the most possibility of success.

Strategic Level

The Strategic Level is made up of three papers:

• E3 - Enterprise Strategy
• P3- Performance Strategy
• F3 - Financial Strategy
• Paper names are changing but still have similar content
• Students must sit all three papers together at the first sitting. However, subjects can be taken in any order, and in any combination afterwards.

Note: If you are interested in studying the Strategic Level please contact our consultants for more information.

Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting (TOPCIMA)

• The TOPCIMA comprises of two element parts that must both be achieved in order to complete the test (Part A- Initial Professional Development – Work Based Practical Experience and Part B- Case Study Examination).
• To pass, student must obtain a minimum credit of 75 comprising the minimum credit of 50 for Part A and the minimum credit of 25 for Part B.

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