Middlesex University

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Graduates who have at least 1 year’s experience can apply for the IFA’s intermediate grade of membership. Please click on link below for further information.

Graduates completing the above degree as well as the optional unit of Audit and Assurance will be eligible to apply for membership at Associate (AFA) level once they have completed the IFA Direct units of 

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

If they can provide evidence of having completed a minimum of three years' work experience in accountancy or a closely related field.  

Those graduates who have not completed Audit and Assurance need to undertake the following IFA Direct units to be eligible for membership at Associate (AFA) level: 

  • Level 5 Assurance 
  • Level 7 Corporate reporting for strategic business – advanced 
  • Level 7 UK taxation for business and individuals  

BSc (Hons) Business Accounting

Graduates who have at least 1 year’s experience can apply for the IFA’s intermediate grade of membership. Please click on link below for further information.

Graduates seeking Associate Financial Accountant (AFA) membership of the IFA who have at least 3 years work experience in the accountancy sector will be eligible for the following exemptions into the IFA Direct education programme.

IFA Direct Module (ATHE)  

 

Status for AFA

Based upon 

Level 4 

Financial Accounting 1 

Exempt 

AC1110 Financial accounting 

 

Financial Accounting 2 

Exempt 

AC1110 Financial Accounting 

 

Budgetary Control 

Exempt 

AC1115 Management accounting 

 

Cost and management accounting 

Exempt 

AC1115 Management accounting 

 

Personal taxation 

Exempt (if completed optional unit) 

ACC3140 Taxation 

 

Law for accounting 

Exempt (if completed optional unit) 

Law2130 Business law 

 

Business environment 

Exempt 

Fin1220 Financial business environment 

Level 5 units 

Financial reporting 

Exempt 

ACC2180 Applied Financial Accounting 

 

Financial management 

Exempt 

Fin3125 Corporate finance 

 

Financial and management control 

Exempt 

ACC2820 Applied management accounting 

 

Business taxation 

Exempt (if completed optional unit) 

ACC3140 Taxation 

 

Assurance 

To be attempted 

 

Level 7 units 

Corporate reporting for strategic business – advanced 

To be attempted 

 

 

UK taxation for business and individuals 

To be attempted