Overview

NFQ Level 8, Major Award

First Year - Finance

To be admitted to the First University Examination in Finance, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits.

Second Year - Finance

No student may register for the Second Year programme of study until the First University Examination in Finance has been passed. To be admitted to the Second University Examination in Finance, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits.

Work Placement

At the end of the second year, following consultation with the Placement Officer and staff of the Departments of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems, and Economics, the class will be divided into 2 groups for the placement component of the programme (FI3002). Any student not placed will be given an equivalent assignment by a UCC Accounting and Finance or Economics staff member and will submit a research report thereon. The period of work placement for Group One will run from July-December inclusive, i.e. immediately following the Second University Examination in Finance. The work placement will be jointly monitored by a UCC academic mentor and a business mentor in the external organisation. Students will be expected to keep and submit a weekly log book for examination by the academic mentor. Upon completion of the placement, students will then spend the following January-March inclusive taking their third year taught modules and completing coursework as appropriate. Group Two will take their third year taught modules and complete coursework between October and December inclusive of their third year, and will then go on placement from January-June inclusive.

There is no provision for repeating the Work Placement module in the Autumn or in a Repeat Year. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School only for very serious reasons. Any student who commences placement in Group One and subsequently fails at the Year Two Autumn Supplemental Examination must withdraw from the placement and re-register and complete Year Two. If Year Two is subsequently passed, either in a first or second repeat year, the student will not then enter a second period of placement but will undertake a substantial assignment in the second Semester of Year Three, as directed by the Head of Department/Module Co-ordinator. Students who fail the Work Placement will not be eligible for the award of an honours degree.

Third Year - Finance

No student may register for the Third Year programme of study until the Second University Examination in Finance has been passed. To be admitted to the Third University Examination in Finance, a student must have satisfactorily attended the following modules to the value of 60 credits.

Fourth Year - Finance

No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until the Third University Examination in Finance has been passed. To be admitted to the Fourth University Examination in Finance 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
Year 1
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AC1103	Financial Accounting Fundamentals	5
AC1104	Accounting for Partnerships and Companies	5
AC1105	Investment Analysis	5
AC1106	Introduction to Asset Valuation	5
AC1109	Management Accounting: Principles and Concepts	5
AC1115	Management Accounting: Cost & Control Systems	5
EC1200	Quantitative Techniques for Economics 1	5
EC1209	Understanding and Interpreting Data	5
EC1210	Skills for Analysing Economic Data	5
EC1211	Quantitative Techniques for Economics 2	5
EC1213	Microeconomic Reasoning and Practice	5
EC1214	Macroeconomic Tools of Analysis	5
Year 2
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AC2100	International Financial Reporting 1	5
AC2101	Consolidated Financial Statements and Ethics	5
AC2115	Introduction to Taxation	5
AC2118	Data Analysis, Business Reporting & Process Automation	5
AC2119	Placement Plan	5
AC2121	Corporate Financial Policies	5
EC2206	Business Econometrics and Forecasting	10
EC2214	The Macroeconomic Environment in a Global Context	5
EC2215	Macroeconomic Growth and Competitiveness	5
EC2219	Microeconomics and the Individual	5
EC2220	Microeconomics and Macroeconomic Outcomes	5
Year 3
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AC3020	Multinational Finance	5
AC3022	Governance, Regulation and Control of Financial Organisations	5
EC3208	Economics and Markets after the Crisis	5
EC3209	Time Series Analysis	5
EC3211	Advanced Data Analysis for Finance	5
FI3002	Placement and Research Report	30
IS3002	Emergent Digital Technologies and their application in Accounting and Finance	5
Year 4
Students take 60 credits as follows - all listed core modules (45 credits) and 15 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
AC4009	Financial Information Analysis	5
AC4010	International Corporate Valuation	5
AC4119	Securities Analysis	5
EC3213	Money, Credit and Banking	5
EC3214	International Finance	5
EC3215	Corporate Strategy and International Business	5
EC3216	Economics of Strategic Behaviour	5
EC3217	Finance and Capital Markets	5
EC3218	Portfolio Analysis	5
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 15 credits from the following:		15
AC4007	Taxation: Income Tax and VAT (5)
AC4100	Management Accounting: Planning and Control (5)
AC4101	Management Accounting: Performance and Decision Making (5)
AC4404	Entrepreneurial Finance (5)
AC4405	Derivatives Valuation (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) (Finance) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Communicate and work effectively to a professional and ethical standard;
  
• Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
  
• Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organisational settings;
  
• Demonstrate a wide range of capabilities in Corporate Finance, Financial Economics and Accounting;
  
• Identify financial problems, analyse their impact and formulate responsible solutions using knowledge of Finance, Economics, Accounting and Information Technology;
  
• Explore contemporary themes in Finance.