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LC410 Accounting & Finance - BA (Honours) |
Accounting & Finance - BA (Honours) (Level 8)
Programme Code: | | LC410
| Course Level: | | Level 8
| Department: | | Business
| CAO Points: | | | Duration: | | | Campus: | | Thurles
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What is the programme about? The BA (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Finance is an excellent springboard from which to launch a professional career in accountancy or finance. This Level 8 programme of three years’ duration has been carefully planned to equip students with extensive accounting and finance knowledge and a sound understanding of the modern business world. Over the course of this degree, students will develop a good mix of subject-specific, technical and more general transferable skills. Who is the programme suited to? This programme is for those wishing to pursue careers as accountancy or finance professionals across a wide range of business sectors. Students who want to develop strong analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills will find this programme is well suited to them. Top 3 Reasons 1 Developed to gain exemptions from the main accountancy bodies, the BA (Honours) in Accounting and Finance is particularly suited to students planning to qualify as professional accountants, one of the best established professions in the business world.
2 The programme offers students a competitive employability advantage through the provision of a significant finance and fund accounting element.
3 Graduates can obtain a Level 8 honours degree in three years. Class Contact Hours Year 1: 20 hours per week
Year 2: 20 hours per week
Year 3: 18 hours per week
Year 1 Business Maths, Business Statistics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Management Principles, Introduction to Accounting I, Introduction to Accounting II, Accounting for Costs, Accounting for Management Control, Banking and Insurance, Communication Methods, Business Applications. Year 2 Business Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, Interpersonal Communication (E), Organisational Theory, Financial Accounting I, Financial Accounting II, Cost Accounting and Decision Making, Corporate and Personal Responsibility, Personal Taxation, Transaction Taxation, Managerial Economics, Computerised Accounting Applications (E), Management Information Systems. Year 3 Career Planning, Research Project, Strategic Management Concepts, Strategic Management Practice, Financial Reporting I, Financial Reporting II, Advanced Accounting for Management Control, Business Taxation, Audit Planning (E), Audit Implementation (E), Principles of Financial Management, Corporate Financial Management, Management, Fund Accounting (E), Fund Management (E) (E) Denotes elective module Entry Requirement Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 Honours and 4 Passes in six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and English/Irish.
FETAC Applicants and Mature Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry Requirements’ for further information.
Entry Procedure Click Application Form button below for Direct Entry Application Form 2016/2017
Admissions Please visit our Admissions page for further information on how to apply to this course. Jobs Include Career opportunities for graduates include: Trainee Accountant in practice and industry where a period of further study will allow the graduate to qualify as a professional accountant, Finance functions in financial services, funds administration, banking, insurance and industry, Consultancy in the areas of Accountancy, Taxation, Audit, Corporate Finance and Insolvency, Secondary Teaching specialising in Accounting and Business (subject to completion of Post Graduate Diploma in Education). Graduates’ options for further study include programmes at Postgraduate and Master’s level degrees. Graduates are granted generous exemptions from the examinations of the professional accountancy bodies. Graduate Profile ‘I have just completed my 3rd and final year of a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance in T.I. and am now on my way to begin a three and a half year internship with PricewaterhouseCoopers. This will enable me to become a qualified chartered accountant specialising in the area of auditing. The excellent delivery of course material coupled with a fantastic lecturer/student relationship gave me the confidence to apply for graduate positions in the top accounting firms, opening up an amazing opportunity to develop further, both
personally and professionally. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in the college and would definitely recommend the accounting and finance course for anyone who has high expectations, enjoys a challenge and welcomes an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere.’
Vicki Shealy, Graduate 2011, First class honours degree. Further Studies Graduates’ options for further study include programmes at Postgraduate Diploma (including a Postgraduate Diploma in Education), Master’s or, with appropriate grades, a Master’s Degree by research. Graduates who wish to pursue a professional accountancy qualification may qualify for significant exemptions from the following accountancy bodies: ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA and also the Irish Taxation Institute.
The BA (Honours) in Accounting and Finance was designed following close consultation with industry, students and the professional accountancy bodies to provide graduates with the skill set necessary to become effective problem solvers and decision makers. Across
the industry spectrum – from accounting practice, management, taxation and consultancy to banking, insurance and financial services – our graduates will offer employers a range of skills and expertise that is fundamental to the success of businesses operating in an
increasingly challenging global economy.
Graduates who wish to pursue a professional accountancy qualification may qualify for significant exemptions from the following accountancy bodies: ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA and also the Irish Taxation Institute.
Additionally, the BA (Honours) in Accounting and Finance is recognised as fulfilling the degree requirements for registration as a secondary school teacher of Accounting and Business and is supported by the Business Studies Teachers’ Association of Ireland(BSTAI). Graduates are therefore eligible to apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education.
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