You will cultivate a skill set that will enable you to influence financial and strategic decisions from inside a company. Management accounting and financial analysis each play a leading role in the development of these skills.

You will gain a strong foundation of financial knowledge and analytical skills. You will develop an appreciation of managerial decision making and investment.

On completion of the course, you will be able to show practical skills and the ability to:

• implement appropriate business strategies that optimise the financial interests of key stakeholders in various organisational environments
• systematically collect, analyse and interpret data
• provide advice about how to apply financial models, tools and techniques to improve organisational performance
• understand and apply as appropriate product costing, budgeting, capital budgeting, and other management accounting techniques to make strategic decisions

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Associate of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and provides you exemptions from professional examinations.

You have two options to choose from to join CIMA:

• A gateway route which is an accelerated route which allows you to take the CIMA’s Master’s gateway assessment. Once successfully passed, you will be granted 11 exemptions from CIMA’s certificate, operational and management level exams.
• A non-gateway route which provides you with the following exemptions:
  • BA1 Fundamentals of Business Economics
  • BA2 Fundamentals of Management Accounting
  • BA3 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
  • E1 Organisational Management
  • P1 Management Accounting
  • P2 Advanced Management Accounting

You will also be eligible for the following exemptions from Associate of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA):

• F1 Accountants in Business
• F2 Management Accounting
• F3 Financial Accounting
• F5 Performance Management (upon passing Performance and Decision Management (NBS8224) and Managerial Decision Making and Planning (NBS8233))

Read about our CIMA and ACCA exemptions on the Newcastle University Business School site.

The course is modular, comprising 180 credits.

You must also complete a dissertation, which takes the form of a consultant’s report. You will choose a company and use available information to produce your report along with recommendations on performance and strategy. 

Practitioner and research led teaching

Profiles of academic staff who teach on the course:

• Dr Lana Liu (Degree Programme Director)
• Dr Bo Che
• Prof. Dimitrios Gounopoulos 
• Dr. Donald Halliday
• Prof. David Higgins
• Mr. Andy Holden
• Ms Gillian Holmes
• Professor Simon Hussain
• Dr Chen Su
• Dr Zhijuan Wu
• Dr. Doris Xin
• Dr. Yan Zeng

Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 3,500 students representing over 93 nationalities. Our location and modern design creates a dynamic centre point for a valuable network of:

• regional, national and international thought leaders
• alumni
• leading professions

Our facilities provide:

• a flexible and dedicated conference suite with panoramic views across the city
• Wi-Fi enabled connectivity throughout the building, including three computer clusters housing approximately 120 PCs
• four large lecture theatres and 21 seminar rooms, providing comfortable teaching and group study space
• a dedicated Hub and Base providing a balanced mix of study space and relaxation areas
• a contemporary café

View some of the Business School facilities.

• NBS8001 International Finance and Capital Markets
• NBS8135 Introduction to Financial Reporting
• NBS8223 Dissertation (Consultant Report)
• NBS8224 Performance and Decision Management
• NBS8233 Managerial Decision Making and Control
• NBS8235 Financial Planning and Investment
• NBS8301 Managerial Economics and Organisational Architecture
• NBS8401 Business Context and Operations

• 6 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in all other sub-skills)    
• 10 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with 1 sub-skill at a minimum of 5.0 and 3 sub-skills at a minimum of 5.5, including writing)

You can study our Pre-sessional English course at the INTO Newcastle Centre.