CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS
Glasgow Caledonian University has had a strong relationship with the Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants for a number of years, including having had a teaching commitment since the 1970s. The University
has sought to provide high quality, intensive courses geared to providing quality education to those seeking a
professional career in management accountancy. The Glasgow School for Business and Society (GSBS) is a
recognised CIMA Learning Quality Partner of CIMA.
Entry Requirements and Exemptions
Admission to the examinations is limited to registered students of the Institute. CIMA now operates a flexible
entry policy meaning that there are no minimum entry requirements, but a good standard of maths and
competence in the English language will be required before the course is started.
Students intending to take their exam in November must register with CIMA by 31 July. If you plan to
take your exam in May, you must register by 31 January.
Specific application for exemptions should be made directly to CIMA via email to
CIMA.contact@cimaglobal.com, telephone 020 8849 2251 or post to: 26 Chapter Street, London SW1P 4NP
Please note that, due to the work involved, we would recommend that students study for a maximum of two
papers per semester, rather than three, at operational/managerial/management level, although this is dependent on
each student’s individual workload and circumstances. Please note that we do not offer certificate level courses.
Programme Dates 2013/14 (see over for programme timetable)
Operational and Management levels
Trimester A 2013/14
Week comm. Monday 26 August 2013 to Week comm. Monday 4 November 2013
Trimester B 2013/14
Week comm. Monday 10 February 2014 to Week comm. Monday 28 April 2014
Strategic Level
Trimester A & B 2013/14
Thursday 29 August 2013 to Thursday 1 May 2014
Please note there are no evening classes during Easter week: Monday 14 April 2014 to Monday 21 April 2014
Fees 2013-14
Level
Operational/Management:
Strategic:
(no VAT required)
£550 per paper
£600 per paper
Fees include
 Revision Day (either Sat or Sun)
 Mock exam and coursework
The fees do not include required textbooks(s) which cost approximately £35 each. The official textbook publication for all
CIMA courses is Elsevier. You may order/purchase your textbook at the university campus bookshop prior to the start of the
course, i.e. John Smith tel: 0141 332 8778. Alternatively, you will be given the opportunity to purchase your textbook(s) on
the first evening of classes when you will be guided to the bookshop during enrolment.
Programme Information
The Institute’s syllabus comprises papers divided into 3 levels. We offer two of these levels on an evening only
basis. Trimester A and Trimester B run independently of each other such that there is a separate student intake
for each Trimester and students can attend one or both as required. There is no intake in Trimester C.
Students who attended course(s) in one Trimester and who wish to attend for course(s) in the next Trimester
should contact the Programme Administrator - they will be emailed a one page ‘Continuing Student’ application
form to complete and email back to the Programme Administrator.
Programme Timetable
The University offers tuition for the Operational/Managerial and Strategic level of the CIMA syllabus. All
courses are CIMA Learning Approved. Although the timetable may be subject to change, it is the intention that
the courses will run as follows:
Operational and Management Level
The operational and management level tuition is offered on an evening basis. These courses are of 11
weeks duration and are intended to prepare students for the November and May examination diets respectively.
Trimester A
(Aug 2013 – Nov 2013)
Enterprise Management (E2) (Management level)
Tuesday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Performance Operations (P1) (Operational level)
Wednesday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Performance Management (P2) (Management level)
Thursday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Trimester B
(Feb 2014 – May 2014)
Financial Operations (F1)
(Operational level)
Tuesday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Financial Management (F2) (Management level)
Wednesday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Enterprise Operations (E1) (Operational level)
Thursday (17.45 – 20.45pm)
Strategic Level
The strategic level tuition is offered on an evening basis. Students commence these courses in Trimester A, i.e.
Thursday 29 August 2013 and they are completed by the end of Trimester B, i.e. Thursday 1 May 2014. The
courses are intended to prepare students for the May examination diet.
Strategic level classes take place every Thursday with each subject taught every 3rd Thursday from
17.30 – 20.30pm. This allows the option for students to complete all three courses during this time.
Financial Strategy (F3)
Thursday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Enterprise Strategy (E3)
Thursday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Performance Strategy (P3)
Thursday (17.30 – 20.30pm)
Revision Courses
There are Revision Courses for each of the papers listed above, the cost of which is incorporated into the course
fee for current students. The fee for non-students to attend is £100 per Revision Course. These courses take place
near the end of the taught course, either on a Saturday or Sunday, 9.00am–4pm.
‘Don’t Pass – Don’t Pay’ policy
As an incentive, CIMA students are offered a one-time free repeat should they attend a GCU CIMA course and
then fail the CIMA exam at the end of the course. To qualify for a free repeat of a course, students must:
 normally have attended 90% of the course
 have submitted valid attempts for coursework set and have made a valid attempt at the mock exam
 have sat and failed the relevant CIMA exam
Further Information
Irene McCall, Programme Administrator
Tel: 0141 331 8745
Email: Irene.McCall@gcu.ac.uk
Stuart McChlery, Programme Director
Tel: 0141 331 3358
Email: S.McChlery@gcu.ac.uk
Website: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/gsbs//study/howtoapply/howtoapply-cima/