Accounting is a stimulating and challenging business function concerned with the collection, analysis and reporting of information to the owners and managers of a business and other interested parties such as lending institutions and Government.
What is the BA (Hons) in Accounting?
The BA (Hons) in Accounting is a three year degree course that prepares students mainly for careers in accountancy.
Special Features of the BA (Hons) in Accounting
The course attracts extensive exemptions from the Chartered Accountants Ireland (ACA), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA).
Students will be in a position to apply for a number of Internship Programmes run by the major Accountancy Practices. These Internship Programmes run in the Summer months between Year 2 and Year 3 of the Programme.
The course offers students the choice to avail of an additional flexible year in Year 3 which allows our students to work in the financial services industry or to study overseas in a partner college. Students who elect to take the flexible year will graduate after four years with the BA (Hons) in Accounting (Practice).
Year 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
Costing
Human Resource Management in a Business Environment
Introduction to Financial Accounting 1
IT Skills for Accountants
Introduction to Management
Introduction to Financial Accounting 2
Microeconomics 1
Management Accounting Techniques
Professional Written Communication
Microeconomics 2
Statistics & Mathematics
Organisational Behaviour
Year 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Accounting Information System Skills
Company Law 1 for Accountants
Intermediate Financial Reporting 1
Financial Services Marketing
Intermediate Management Accounting 1
Global Economy
Law for Accountants
Governance and Control
Macroeconomy
Intermediate Financial Reporting 2
Professional Oral Communication
Intermediate Management Accounting 2
Year 3
Semester 5
Semester 6
Mandatory modules:
Mandatory modules:
Advanced Management Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
Business Finance
Applied Finance
Business Strategy
ERP System Skills
Income Tax
International Corporate Strategy
Professional Ethics for Accountants
Taxation
Choose one of the following electives:
Choose one of the following electives:
*Auditing 1
*Auditing 2
*Fund Accounting
*Business Project Management
*Islamic Finance
*Company Law 2 for Accountants
*Marketing Environment Analysis
*Economics/Finance Research Project
*Supply Chain Management
*Managing the Marketing Mix
* = elective module
Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for BA (Hons) in Accounting
2 subjects: H5 4 subjects: O6/H7 English or Irish: O6/H7 Mathematics: O6/H7
Advanced and Equivalent Entry for BA (Hons) in Accounting:
Career Opportunities for the BA (Hons) in Accounting
Graduates of the BA (Hons) in Accounting may work in business or as trainee accountants or teachers following further study.
To qualify as a professional accountant the graduate may opt to study for the accountancy examinations of one of the main accounting bodies while working in the accounting area. To qualify as a business teacher graduates must complete a Professional Masters of Education.
Career Opportunities for the BA (Hons) in Accounting
Graduates of the BA (Hons) in Accounting may work in business or as trainee accountants or teachers following further study.
To qualify as a professional accountant the graduate may opt to study for the accountancy examinations of one of the main accounting bodies while working in the accounting area. To qualify as a business teacher graduates must complete a Professional Masters of Education.
Graduates of this honours degree can go on to study a Masters of Business in Accountingor other equivalent masters courses in Ireland or abroad.
The school also has postgraduate research options including Master by Research and PhD opportunities.
