About the Course
This honours degree programme prepares students for a career in accounting and finance. The course subjects are taught by highly qualified lecturing staff who are also experienced accountants. Their continued experience of accounting and finance, in the real commercial world, ensures the delivery of a relevant and up to date syllabus that will include interesting and pertinent case studies. In particular, students will study the impact of EU Law on accountancy.

In first year students take subjects that are common to the BA (Hons) in Business Studies. This model gives students the flexibility to adjust their career choices if necessary.

Once completed you will have all the necessary skills to pursue a dynamic and rewarding career in accounting and finance. As someone who is interested in the relationship between numbers and success this may only be the first stage of your journey as other opportunities will present themselves.

As with the BA (Hons) in Business Studies, the college designed this degree programme with the help and considerable expertise of its full-time and external lecturing staff, as well as a wide range of people in industry. As a result, the programme reflects the multiple requirements of today’s business and finance world.

Careers
While typical careers focus on the world of finance and accounting in particular, any aspect of the business arena is open to graduates. A significant advantage is the many exemptions from the professional exams for which graduates of the course are eligible. Students who do not wish to focus on a career as an accountant will find numerous opportunities in banking, stockbroking, currency trading, management, insurance or positions in the financial sector.

Graduate Profile
Cormac Reid - BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance
Cormac Reid has held many successful roles since graduating with a BA in Accounting and Finance from Griffith College Dublin. In 2002, Cormac set up Comms-Online Ltd, Ireland’s leading communications consulting, integration and brokerage house. In 2002 he established a voice and broadband service provider called RocTel International which has grown 400% year on year to date.

Griffith College was a great stepping-stone for me in the business world which I enjoy so much. The accounting fundamentals and law principles, which I learned have stood me in good stead. Griffith College had a great sense of business achievement about it as it was driven by business people from the top and lecturers had field experience which added an extra dimension to my learning experience.

Progression
Graduates of this programme may wish to pursue postgraduate studies in our Graduate Business School. They can also gain substantial examination exemptions from the following professional accountancy bodies:


 

BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance Course Content

Year 1

• Business Communications
   
• Information Technology
   
• Business Economics
   
• Financial Accounting 1
   
• Organisational Management
   
• Business Mathematics and Statistics
   
• Applied Business Law
   
• Principles of Marketing
   
• Financial Accounting 2
   
• Integrated Business Project

Year 2

• Management Accounting
   
• Financial Reporting - Concepts and Practice
   
• Business Management
   
• Managing Human Resources
   
• Financial Management
   
• Business Information Systems
   
• Company Law/Partnership Law
   
• Enterprise Development/Project

Year 3

• Strategic Management
   
• Taxation
   
• Advanced Financial Reporting
   
• Auditing and Internal Review
   
• Advanced Management Accounting
   
• Strategic Financial Management
   
• Information Systems Management
   
• Business Plan/Dissertation

Learner protection for this programme is provided in accordance with section 43 of the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.