CIMA Course Syllabus

The CIMA Syllabus comprises of three fundamental levels, and a final test of professional competence in management accounting.

For each module, students will receive 3 hour tuition sessions for 10 weeks followed by 3 hour revision sessions for 2 weeks and a mock exam in the end.

Certificate level

C01 Fundamentals of Management Accounting
C02 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
C03 Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
C04 Fundamentals of Business Economics
C05 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law

Managerial level

The number, sequence and grouping of papers studied at the Managerial level is completely flexible. You may choose any combination of papers to suit your own study requirements. However, we recommend taking between two and four papers at any single examination sitting.

P1 Management Accounting Performance Evaluation
P2 Management Accounting Decision Management
P4 Organisational Management and Information Systems
P5 Integrated Management
P7 Financial Accounting and Tax Principles
P8 Financial Analysis

Student must pass all of the Managerial Stage papers before attempting the Strategic Level.
Subjects can be taken in any order, and in any combination. The pass mark is 50% – permanent credits are awarded for a mark of 50% or higher.

Strategic level

P3 Management Accounting Risk & Control Strategy
P6 Management Accounting Business Strategy
P9 Management Accounting Financial Strategy

Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting (TOPCIMA)

The three Strategic level papers must be sat together at the first attempt. All marks of 50% or higher are awarded a permanent pass. Students must pass all Strategic level examinations before attempting TOPCIMA.

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