Accredited Courses
Our accreditation demonstrates our commitment to providing you with an exceptional education. It confirms our programmes meet the standards of professional bodies. It assures you the education you receive here is ready for your future.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Associated programmes:
Global Human Resource Management MSc (accredited and exemptions)
Society for Human Resource Management
Associated programmes:
Global Human Resource Management MSc (curriculum aligned with SHRM guidelines)
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
Associated programmes:
Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (accredited)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Associated programmes:
Banking and Finance MSc and Finance MSc (exemptions)
Certificate in Business Accounting:
- BA3 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Accounting and Finance BSc and Accounting, Finance and Strategic Investment MSc (exemptions)
This course is accredited by the:
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Associate of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
It provides you exemptions from professional examinations.
You have two options to choose from to join CIMA:
- A gateway accelerated route, which allows you to take the CIMA’s Master’s gateway assessment. Once passed, you're 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
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Associated programmes:
International Financial Analysis MSc (exemptions)
Paper F1 Accountant in Business
Paper F2 Management Accounting
Paper F3 Financial Accounting
Paper F7 A higher level Financial Accounting paper (linked to Accounting for Analysts)
Paper F9 Financial Management (linked to International Finance and Capital Markets and Corporate Strategy and Valuation)
Accounting, Finance and Strategic Investment (exemptions)
Paper F1 Accountants in Business
Paper F2 Management Accounting
Paper F3 Financial Accounting
Paper F5 Performance Management (upon passing Performance and Decision Management (NBS8224) and Managerial Decision Making and Planning (NBS8233))
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Associated programmes:
Business Accounting and Finance with work placement BSc Honours
Chartered Banker Institute (CBI)
Associated Programmes:
Quantitative Finance and Risk Management MSc
We have been awarded Centre of Excellence status from the Chartered Banker Institute. We're only one of eight centres globally.
Students on the above associated programmes can now follow a Chartered Banker pathway. They can achieve the Associated or full Member status of the Chartered Banker Institute.
Membership forms a solid base for a successful career in banking and financial services.
Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI)
Students studying our Banking and Finance MSc and Finance MSc benefit from our CISI Partner University status. The CISI is a leading international professional body for securities, investment, wealth and financial planning.
Our students will have an opportunity to become a CISI member free of charge. Our partner status ensures our students will be well prepared to sit the CISI Level 6 Financial Markets exam. It supports their future career in investment and wealth management.
Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner
Students on our Accounting, Finance, and Economics degrees benefit from our Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner stautus.
The Bloomberg ELP program recognises and celebrates academic institutions that are leaders in experiential learning. We integrate Bloomberg Terminal exercises into our curricula.
Our partner status enables students to complete the Bloomberg Market Concepts certificate. This is an e-learning course that provides an interactive introduction to the financial markets.