Birmingham City University

BA (Hons) Accountancy

Graduates who have at least one year’s sufficient relevant experience in the accountancy sector or a related field can apply to become an Intermediate Financial Accountant IFA AIPA.

Graduates who have at least three years' sufficient relevant experience in the accountancy sector or a related field can apply to become an Associate Financial Accountant AFA MIPA after successfully completing the optional modules of:

Ethics, corporate governance and law
Taxation
Financial management
Audit and assurance

And successfully completing and passing the following units from the IFA Direct education programme:

Level 7 Corporate reporting for strategic business – advanced
Level 7 UK taxation for business and individuals.

Graduates who have not completed all the optional units will need to have at least three years' sufficient relevant experience in the accountancy sector or a related field and study the following units from the IFA Direct education programme or provide evidence of having completed equivalent units before being eligible for Associate Financial Associate AFA MIPA membership:

Level 4 Law for accounting
Level 5 Financial management
Level 5 Assurance
Level 7 Corporate reporting for strategic business – advanced
Level 7 UK taxation for business and individuals

BA Hons Accounting and Finance

Graduates who have at least one year’s sufficient relevant experience in the accountancy sector or a related field can apply to become an Intermediate Financial Accountant IFA AIPA.

Advanced financial reporting
Strategic management accounting
Taxation
Financial management
Audit and assurance

And successfully completing and passing following units from the IFA Direct education programme:

Level 7 Corporate reporting for strategic business – advanced
Level 7 UK taxation for business and individuals.

Graduates who have not completed all the optional units will need to study the following units from the IFA Direct education programme or provide evidence of having completed equivalent units before being eligible for Associate Financial Associate AFA MIPA membership:

Level 5 Financial and management control
Level 5 Assurance
Level 5 Financial management
Level 7 Corporate reporting for strategic business - advanced
Level 7 UK taxation for business and individuals