BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Why Study Accounting and Financial Management?
The programme provides students with a specialised education in accounting and financial management. It is a preparation for employment and a career in accounting and financial management in a range of organisations. It serves as a basis for further academic and professional education and aims to produce capable, adaptable, resilient, and self-confident graduates with a capacity for independent thought and judgement.

Programme Modules
Programme modules may include the following:

Statistics, Marketing; Communications, PC Applications, Accounting, Business Mathematics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Law, Management, Business Information Systems, Social & Organisational Psychology, Personnel Management, Business Research, Financial Reporting Environment, Operations Management, Small Business Management, Management Information Systems, Decision Making & Quantitative Analysis, and Organisational Behaviour.

Career Opportunities
The degree will serve as a preparation for a wide range of career choices in the field of accounting and finance: private practice, industry, commerce, banking, financial services, the commercial services sector, the voluntary and the government sectors.

Follow-on Studies
Students may progress to Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree programmes at this or other institutes and universities in Ireland and elsewhere.

Other Essential Information
Exemptions are available from professional bodies including:

• The Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA)

• Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA)

• Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA)

• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)

• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)

• Institute of Accounting Technicians in Ireland (IATI)

• Institute of Bankers in Ireland