Overview
NFQ Level 8, Major Award
First Year - Accounting
To be admitted to the First University Examination in Accounting, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.
Second Year - Accounting
No student may register for the Second Year programme of study until the First University Examination in Accounting has been passed. Second Year consists of core modules to the value of 45 credits and elective modules to the value of 15 credits. To be admitted to the Second University Examination in Accounting, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits.
Third Year - Accounting
No student may register for the Third Year programme of study until the Second University Examination in Accounting has been passed. To be admitted to the Third University Examination in Accounting, a student must have satisfactorily attended the following modules to the value of 60 credits.
Fourth Year - Accounting
No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until the Third University Examination in Accounting has been passed. Fourth Year consists of core modules to the value of 25 credits and elective modules to the value of 35 credits. To be admitted to the Fourth University Examination in Accounting a student must have satisfactorily attended the following modules to the value of 60 credits.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List | Code | Title | Credits |
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| AC1103 | Financial Accounting Fundamentals | 5 |
| AC1104 | Accounting for Partnerships and Companies | 5 |
| AC1107 | Investment in Capital Assets | 5 |
| AC1108 | Introduction to Valuation and Risk | 5 |
| AC1109 | Management Accounting: Principles and Concepts | 5 |
| AC1115 | Management Accounting: Cost & Control Systems | 5 |
| EC1202 | Economic Reasoning for Business | 5 |
| EC1203 | Macroeconomic Context and Business | 5 |
| IS1106 | Introduction to Information Systems | 5 |
| IS1107 | Information Systems for the Networked Enterprise | 5 |
| ST1023 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 5 |
| ST2200 | Methods of Business Statistics | 5 |
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| AC2100 | International Financial Reporting 1 | 5 |
| AC2101 | Consolidated Financial Statements and Ethics | 5 |
| AC2110 | Placement Plan | 5 |
| AC2115 | Introduction to Taxation | 5 |
| AC2118 | Data Analysis, Business Reporting & Process Automation | 5 |
| AC2120 | Corporate Financial Management | 5 |
| IS2218 | Data Management Fundamentals | 5 |
| LW1108 | Introduction to the Legal System | 5 |
| LW1109 | Introduction to Business Law | 5 |
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| Business Microeconomics 1 (5) | |
| Business Microeconomics 2 (5) | |
| Systems Analysis and Systems Design (5) | |
| Systems Analysis and Systems Change (5) | |
| Introduction to Marketing (5) | |
| Principles of Management and Organization (5) | |
| People and Organisation (5) | |
| Data Analysis II (5) | |
| Introduction to Operations Research (5) | |
| Modelling and Systems for Decision Making (5) | |
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| AC3008 | Auditing | 5 |
| AC3010 | Multinational Finance | 5 |
| AC3011 | Research and Placement Report 1 | 30 |
| or AC3012 | Research Project |
| AC3013 | International Financial Reporting 2: Theory and Practice | 5 |
| AC3014 | Management Accounting: Performance Management | 5 |
| AC3022 | Governance, Regulation and Control of Financial Organisations | 5 |
| IS3002 | Emergent Digital Technologies and their application in Accounting and Finance | 5 |
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| AC4001 | Advanced Financial Accounting | 5 |
| AC4002 | Management Accounting: Planning and Control | 5 |
| AC4007 | Taxation: Income Tax and VAT | 5 |
| AC4009 | Financial Information Analysis | 5 |
| AC4010 | International Corporate Valuation | 5 |
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| Securities Analysis (5) | |
| Entrepreneurial Finance (5) | |
| Derivatives Valuation (5) | |
| Reasoning and Critical Thinking in Economics (5) 2 | |
| Business Econometrics and Forecasting (10) 2 | |
| Resourcing Organisation and Competitive Capability 1 (5) 2 | |
| The Macroeconomic Environment in a Global Context (5) 2 | |
| Macroeconomic Growth and Competitiveness (5) 2 | |
| Systems Analysis and Systems Design (5) 3 | |
| Systems Analysis and Systems Change (5) 3 | |
| User Experience Design 1 (5) | |
| User Experience Design 2 (5) | |
| Commercial Law: The Law of Sale and Agency (5) | |
| Commercial Law: Intellectual Property Law and Finance (5) | |
| Company Law (10) | |
| Principles of Revenue Law (5) | |
| Income Tax Law (5) | |
| Entrepreneurial Business Start-Ups (5) | |
| Business Networks (5) | |
| The Management of Organisational Change (5) | |
| Total Credits | 240 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for BSc (Hons) (Accounting) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
- Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
- Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organisational settings;
- Appraise the regulatory frameworks applicable to accounting and assess their impact impacts on organisations' financial reporting;
- Demonstrate an ability to perform appropriate tax calculations relevant to business;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of auditing principles, for example audit planning, audit testing, ethics, etc.
