The CMA Study Program

This programme can only be taken by a Student member who has met the pre-requisite entry requirements of the program or a Graduate or Associate member of the Institute. The aim of this programme is to further develop skills of analysis, evaluation and synthesis in the areas of cost and management accounting for associate members and, in the process, create an awareness of some current developments in the profession.

The programme is not designed as one in which highly structured methods and rules are applied to various topics in order to find one "correct" solution or answer for problems or issues. Rather, it is more a possibilities quest, in which various controversial conceptual and practical issues will be reviewed and analysed, with due recognition to the reality of alternative value judgements. Given the history of recent developments in the profession and business practices, this approach to the study of the subject of management accounting is considered feasible and warranted.

The stated aim of the Institute is to obtain university recognition of its education programmes in terms of quality of content and of delivery. The CMA programme is therefore designed to be equivalent to 4 subjects at the graduate level of most Universities in Australia.

All Recognised Provider Institutions of the ICMA must ensure that the coursework requirements of the CMA programme subjects must each be equivalent to 39 hours of full-time classroom contact in order to be equated to a university subject. This equivalency may be obtained via classroom, seminar, distance education or multi-media educational modes, or a combination of such.

Entry Qualifications

Fully qualified Accountants and Finance professionals with the relevant five year work experience will be exempted from all four stages and can apply for direct CMA membership after participating in the CMA Seminar.

Graduate Management Accountant – CMA Australia, with the relevant work experience will proceed to this level.

The exemptions offered will be based on the Certificates issued by the relevant Academic / Professional bodies.

CMA status will be considered based on the Service Letter/s issued by the relevant employer/s covering the required three
year period

Entry Qualifications


1. Graduate Management Accountant – CMA Australia
   
   
2. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - CIMA
   
   
3. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA
   
   
4. Institute of Chartered Accountants (Sri Lanka) – ICASL
   
   
5. University Degree in Finance / Accounting acceptable to the Institute
   
   
6. Masters Degree in Finance / Accounting acceptable to the Institute
   
   
7. Other fully completed professional accountancy or finance qualification subject to the approval of CMA academic Board

Curriculum Details

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