MProf Finance Practice

Overview & facilities

The MProf Finance Practice has been designed to enhance the capabilities of managers working in the finance profession. It does this by developing your skills of reflective practice and culminates in a major workplace based research project. 

It has been designed specifically for members of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is an excellent option for those wishing to develop themselves through a critical exploration of their role and evolving managerial responsibilities. One of the benefits of the MProf is that it provides the opportunity to make a claim for academic recognition against your existing relevant formal and informal learning.

What is distinctive about the MProf?

• It focuses on developing participants' individual capabilities as reflective practitioners, and through this enhancing their capability for undertaking practice-based research within their own workplace.
• Because professionals have achieved a significant amount of both formal and informal learning, the MProf provides an opportunity to make a claim for academic credits against relevant prior learning.
• It is designed specifically to support participants in undertaking practice-based research into their workplace activities.
• While the knowledge gained from this research is equally rigorous to a research Masters, it is distinctive in that the participant is placed at the centre of their research investigation, and their findings tend to be applicable within their organisation.
• Participants' study paths and projects are tailored to meet their individual needs and interests, and those of their organisations

Content & modules

The MProf provides a structured framework for critically understanding your work-based activity. The course is divided into three phases.

Phase 1
Review of personal and professional learning, research competence and professional capability. The course recognises that the portfolio of material which is required as a pre-condition to admission to CIMA membership fully meets the requirements of this phase. Accordingly qualified members of CIMA move directly to Phase 2. 

Part-qualified CIMA members would be expected to participate in Phase 1, which would typically take 6 months and to make a cogent and persuasive case for the relevant credits which demonstrates how they have evolved as a reflective practitioner.

Phase 2
Planning a Practitioner Research Programme.  This involves the study of research methodology and exploring research methods which are appropriate to workplace research, and the preparation of a research proposal for implementation.  Phase 2 typically lasts for 6 months.

 Phase 3
The Professional Practice Project.  This is a major piece of work related to organisational change and/or professional development. It enables candidates to demonstrate  research capability in a professional context. It provides an opportunity to interrogate the learning you are achieving in the workplace, and to express this in writing in a systematic way that is both informed by and informs relevant theory. Phase 3 continues for a minimum of 12 months.

Entry & applying

Applicants should normally have been admitted to CIMA membership and have a minimum of three years managerial or professional experience in a full-time senior position. Applications from part-qualified CIMA members will also be considered, particularly where supported by relevant managerial responsibility and/or technical expertise.

If you would like to apply for the MProf please download an application form.

For more information please contact:

Email: Professionals@mdx.ac.uk

General enquiries telephone: +44 (0) 20 8411 5555

Address:
The School Office
Middlesex University Business School
The Burroughs
London   NW4 4BT
United Kingdom

Fees & funding

UK/EU
£6,000 per year

International
£6,400 per year

CIMA
A reduction of £3,000 is avaialble in the first year to fully qualified CIMA members.

Find out about our flexible payment plans for UK/EU students, and how they can help you spread the cost of your course.

Fees include:

• all tuition and supervisory support
• all study materials
• full access to our virtual learning environment (VLE)
• full access to library and electronic databases.

When are fees due?
Fees are payable for each academic year, and may be made either in one or two instalments.

How do I pay?
Online payment by credit or debit card is preferable. You may also send a cheque, or pay in cash at the Campus Finance Office. Further information about payment of fees will be included in your induction materials.

To apply for the MProf please download an application form, application guide and information for referees guide.

For more information, please contact: Professionals@mdx.ac.uk

Careers & placements

The MProf provides an excellent opportunity for managers to use their existing expertise, professional qualifications or work experience, to gain a CIMA recognised qualification.  It is particularly suitable for managers who want to develop their leadership potential whilst continuing to develop their professional practice.