Business School: Accreditations

At Hull University Business School, our Authentic Business Learning approach means that you'll tackle real problems hands-on from day one. But you'll graduate with more than just experience. Our degrees are accredited by professional bodies, giving you a real head start in your chosen career.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW)

Graduates will be granted the following subject-by-subject exemptions on the basis of the following modules being passed as part of their degree (up to 8 out of 15 exemptions):

ICAEW exemption	Business School module
Accounting	26309 Financial Accounting 26326 Financial Reporting
Assurance	26328 Auditing 26327 Information Systems in Accounting and Finance
Business and Finance	26302 Management and Organisational Behaviour 26303 Marketing 26300 Accounting and Finance 26309 Financial Accounting 26326 Financial Reporting 26328 Auditing 26205 Principles of Economics 1
Law	26344 Company Law
Management Information	26300 Accounting and Finance 26357 Management Accounting 26324 Advanced Management Accounting
Principles of Taxation	26335 Taxation
Business Strategy	26177 Business Strategy for Accountants (Graduates up to 2015 only)
Financial Management	26355 Financial Management 26354 Current Issues in Financial Management 26356 International Finance

For exemption to be granted, a mark of 50% is required in all of the modules listed above - with at least 40% in all assessed elements. A blanket exemption for Business and Finance will be awarded as long as a 2:1 or 1st class degree is obtained.

You can find further details on the ICAEW website.

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Graduates will be granted the following subject-by-subject exemptions on the basis of the following modules being passed as part of their degree (up to 8 exemptions out of 14):

CIMA module	Business School module
C01 Fundamentals of Management Accounting	26300 Accounting and Finance 26357 Management Accounting
C02 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting	26300 Accounting and Finance 26309 Financial Accounting
C03 Fundamentals of Business Mathematics	26304 Academic and Professional Skills 26357 Management Accounting 26355 Financial Management
C04 Fundamentals of Business Economics	26205 Principles of Economics 1
F1 Financial Operations	26326 Financial Reporting 26335 Taxation 26357 Management Accounting
F2 Financial Management	26326 Financial Reporting 26325 Advanced Financial Reporting and Theory
P1 Financial Analysis	26357 Management Accounting 26355 Financial Management
P2 Performance Management	26357 Management Accounting 26324 Advanced Management Accounting

You can find further details on the CIMA website.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
The association has agreed that graduates on the following undergraduate programmes will be granted the following exemptions (up to the maximum 9 exemptions out of 14, or 8 out of 14 for BSc Financial Management). Exemptions marked with an asterisk (*) also apply to other Business School Bachelors degrees.

BSc (Hons) Accounting, BSc (Hons) Accounting and Financial Management and BSc (Hons) Financial Management degrees

Knowledge Level papers:
- F1 Accountant in Business *
- F2 Management Accounting and F3 Financial Accounting, exemption granted on graduation.
In addition, at the Skills Level on a paper-for-paper basis:
- Paper F4 Corporate and Business Law on graduation (NOTE: not available to BSc Financial Management graduates)
- Paper F5 Performance Measurement on the basis of Management Accounting (26357) and Advanced Management Accounting (26324 or 26144)
- Paper F6 Taxation on the basis of Taxation (26335)
- Paper F7 Financial Reporting on the basis of Financial Reporting (26326 or 26140) and Advanced Financial Reporting and Theory (26325 or 26142)
- Paper F8 Audit and Assurance on the basis of Auditing (26328 or 26141)
- Paper F9 Financial Management on the basis of Financial Management (26355) or Current Issues in Financial Management (26143)
Further details can be found on the ACCA website.
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
BSc Accounting is accredited by CIPFA and provides exemptions from the following:

Certificate:
- Audit and Assurance
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Management Accounting
Diploma:
- Strategy and Policy Development
- Financial Management
- Taxation
Further details can be found on the CIPFA website.

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

BSc Supply Chain Management (including professional experience and international year variants) and MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management are accredited by CIPS.

Further information can be found on the CIPS website.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)

BSc Supply Chain Management and MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management are accredited by CILT (UK).

Further information can be found on the CILT website.
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

Students studying on our marketing programmes have the opportunity to study CIM Accredited Degrees, providing exemptions from CIM assessments if certain academic requirements are met*. This will fast-track the process of gaining invaluable professional qualifications from CIM, which can open up the door to increased earnings potential and a wealth of networking opportunities and resources - and will give you a considerable boost up the career ladder.* A cost will be associated with this for Joint Honours students.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

MSc Human Resource Management (full time or part time) or PG Diploma Human Resource Management provide accreditation and memebership from CIPD. Students are granted exemptions after passing all modules.

Further details can be found on the CIPD website.

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