Our ranking and reputation
Our globally-connected Management School has a reputation for delivering some of the best management education in the UK.
A number of our courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level have also been accredited by professional bodies, such as The Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Our accreditations and awards
Principles of Responsible Management Education
We’re proud to be recognised as a School that follows the Principles for Responsible Management (PRME). Launched in 2007 at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva, these principles aim to transform management education in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
The Chartered Banker Institute
Our internationally recognised MSc Digital Banking and Finance course is accredited by The Chartered Banker Institute. When you graduate you’ll be awarded with credits towards their professional qualifications, and you can take an accelerated route to Chartered status.
The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute
We're recognised as a member of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program (UAP) with our MSc Investment Analysis course. This is a designation awarded to academic institutions that embed a significant portion of the CFA® Program Candidate Body of Knowledge™ (CBOK) into their curriculum. We're one of very few affiliated partner institutions in the UK, and one of a select group globally.
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a world recognised professional accountancy body. If you graduate with our MSc International Accounting and Finance, you’ll also graduate with professional ACCA qualification status. The ACCA also give accreditation to all of our Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) degrees, giving you exemptions from their exams after you graduate.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
We’re recognised as an Approved Centre by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), with our Human Resource courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level accredited by the CIPD. Accreditation applies to 2019 course entrants onwards.
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Our MSc Finance and Risk Management is a Financial Risk Manager partner of the Global Association of Risk
In addition to the ACCA, all of our BAcc degrees (single and joint) are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS), granting you significant exemptions from their exams when you have your degree.
Our memberships
AACSB Business Education Alliance
AACSB International is a global association of leaders in education and business dedicated to supporting and advancing quality business education worldwide. Through membership, accreditation, research, thought leadership, professional development and advocacy, AACSB partners with over 1,500 organisation, from more than 90 countries globally. Membership or participation in the Global Education Alliance does not imply accreditation, but we are on the journey to secure it.
This network is a global, non-profit membership organisation of educational institutions, businesses, and other entities devoted to the advancement of management education. Established in 1916, AACSB provides its members with a variety of products and services to assist them with the continuous improvement of their business programs and schools.
AACSB provides internationally recognised, specialised accreditation for business and accounting programmes at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. The AACSB Accreditation Standards challenge business school educators to pursue excellence and continuous improvement throughout their business programmes. AACSB Accreditation is known, worldwide, as the longest standing, most recognised form of specialised/professional accreditation an institution and its business programmes can earn.
For more information about the AACSB please visit www.aacsb.edu