BA Honours in Accounting and Finance

at National College of Ireland

This undergraduate course is a three-year honours degree (four years with the option of a placement*). The course is run over six semesters with continuous assessment held throughout the course and examinations at the end of each semester.
 

In each year of the degree, any student with an overall average of 70+ will win a Dean's Award.
 

On completion, you will receive a QQI BA (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Finance at level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications.
 

*Students who complete the Career Management Skills module and meet set grade criteria are eligible (subject to availability) to complete a work placement on year three of the programme and graduate after four years with 240 ECTS credits.
 

• Stage 1 / Semester 1

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H6BLAF    Business Law for Accounting and Finance

• H6ECIW    Economics in the World

• H6FACC1    Financial Accounting 1

• H6FOM    Fundamentals of Management

• H6MYL    Managing Your Learning

• H6MBF    Mathematics for Business and Finance
   

• Stage 1 / Semester 2

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H6ICTA    ICT in Accounting and Finance

• H6IFM    Introduction to Financial Markets

• H6MAF    Marketing for Accounting & Finance

• H6QTM    Quantitative Methods
   

• Stage 2 / Semester 1

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H7CLAF    Company Law for Accounting and Finance

• H7CF    Corporate Finance

• H7FA2    Financial Accounting 2

• H7MA1    Management Accounting 1

• H7QMF3    Quantitative Methods in Finance

• H7TX1    Taxation 1
   

• Stage 2 / Semester 2

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H7BECON    Business Economics

• H7CI    Collective Investments

• H7CGE    Corporate Governance and Ethics
   

• Stage 3 / Semester 1

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H8DRM    Derivatives and Risk Management

• H8DRM    Derivatives and Risk Management

• H8FR    Financial Reporting
   

• Additional

• Module Code    Title

• H8LR    Law and Regulation

• H8LR    Law and Regulation
   

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H8MA2    Management Accounting 2

• H8PA    Portfolio Analysis
   

• Optional

• Module Code    Title

• H8IFM    International Financial Management

• H8IST    Introduction to Strategy

• H8LA    Life Assurance

• H8LNS    Loans

• H8RETF    Retirement Financing

• H8TX2    Taxation 2
   

• Stage 3 / Semester 2

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H8CIFA    Contemporary Issues in Finance and Accounting

• H8EP    Entrepreneurship

• H8FSA1    Financial Statement Analysis

• H8LR    Law and Regulation

• H8LR    Law and Regulation
   

• Optional

• Module Code    Title

• H8ADAS    Auditing and Assurance

• H8BAR1    Business Analytics & Research

• H8RBEN    Retirement Benefits

• H8TX3    Taxation 3

Minimum entry requirements are a grade H5 and above in two higher level subjects together with a minimum of O6/H7 in four other subjects. A minimum of grade O6/H7 must be obtained in English. A grade O5/H6 must be obtained in Mathematics.
 

The certificate of your English language standard must have been issued within 2 years of the expected start date of your course.  As a guide, the IELTS English language requirements are as follows:
 

The fees for this course for international students is €10,000 per year.
 

For domestic students applying through the CAO, this course applies under the free fees initiative.

Recent graduates from current accounting and finance degrees at NCI are employed as trainee accountants and tax advisors within the Big 4 and Top 10 accountancy firms together with industry and financial services. Many are undertaking the professional accountancy exams, and specific employers include: EY, Deloitte, BDO, Grant Thornton, JPA Brenson Lawlor, JP Morgan, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Citi, BNY Mellon, Moore Stephens, Cornmarket, PwC and Daiwa.