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Griffith College welcomes applications from students who hold a full FETAC Level 5 Award which normally contains eight modules. A full award may be accumulated over more than one academic...

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Griffith College welcomes applications from students who hold a full FETAC Level 5 Award which normally contains eight modules. A full award may be accumulated over more than one academic year. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the student to apply to FETAC for a full award where the modules are taken over more than one year. Please note that a record of achievement does not meet the minimum entry requirements.

• To be eligible for consideration for an Honours Degree programme, the applicant must hold a FETAC Level 5 certificate with a distinction grade in at least three modules.

• To be eligible for consideration for an Ordinary Degree or Higher Certificate programme, students are required to hold a FETAC Level 5 Award.

FETAC Application Process

Applications must be made through the CAO for those courses offered through the CAO. For direct entry programmes, applicants must send a completed direct entry application form to the College. For more information on this access route please contact the Admissions Office on +353 1 415 0400 or email admissions@gcd.ie

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2017 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2017 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2017 CAO Handbook: Fee €50 Closing Date: 22nd July 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2017, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2017 CAO Handbook.

Late Applications (Exception to Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these three HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2017 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2017 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2017 at 5:15pm.

Expand+About the course
The BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance degree is ideal for students interested either in a career in the accounting profession or who wish to develop the expertise to analyse business activities from a financial perspective. If you...

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The BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance degree is ideal for students interested either in a career in the accounting profession or who wish to develop the expertise to analyse business activities from a financial perspective. If you are interested in the application of numerical techniques and the interpretation and communication of financial information, this course is ideal. It explores the theory and practical application of accounting and finance, and will give you a thorough grounding in the key business disciplines. Once completed you will have all the necessary skills to pursue a dynamic and rewarding career in accounting and/or finance.

This Accounting and Finance course provides the learner with the computational, analytical and management skills required for a dynamic career in business. Whether you want to be an accountant, financial analyst or indeed, start your own business then this is the programme for you. As with the BA (Hons) in Business Studies, the College designed this degree programme with the help and considerable expertise of its fulltime 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.

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Year 1
Semester I:
Business Management, Effective Learning and Development, Micro Economics, Quantitative Analysis for Business, Financial Accounting

Semester II:
Information Technology Skills, Legal Aspects of Business, Ma...

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Year 1
Semester I:
Business Management, Effective Learning and Development, Micro Economics, Quantitative Analysis for Business, Financial Accounting

Semester II:
Information Technology Skills, Legal Aspects of Business, Macro Economics

Year 2
Semester I:
Accounting Information for Managers, Company Law, Finance and Wealth Management, Professional Development

Semester II:
International Financial Reporting, Management Accounting Systems and Analysis, Management Practice, Technology in Accounting and Finance

Year 3
Semester I:
International Corporate Reporting, Performance Management, Professional Development Portfolio, Taxation 1 + 1 Elective

Semester II:
Audit and Assurance, Corporate Finance, Strategic Management, Taxation 2

Year 3 Electives* (One to be chosen)
Corporate Governance and Accountability, Derivatives, Project Management, Valuation and Securities Analysis

*Elective are offered subject to demand

Programme modules and content are subject to ongoing quality assurance reviews and evolve to reflect educational, legal and professional developments.

Expand+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 professional accountancy bodies. Such programmes are available on a part...

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Graduates of this programme may wish to pursue postgraduate studies in our Graduate Business School. They can also gain substantial examination exemptions from the professional accountancy bodies. Such programmes are available on a part-time and full-time basis, allowing graduates the flexibility to work while continuing their studies.

Careers
The programme gives you an understanding of the business, legal, and social environments in which accountancy operates and enables you to be conversant in the technical languages and practices of the accounting sector in a market economy. These include measurement and disclosure in financial statements, managerial accounting, auditing, taxation and business law. 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.

Professional Body Exemptions

Professional Body:
ACCA

Exemptions:
Fundamental Level (nine papers).

To Be Completed:
All of Professional Level (five papers).

Expected timeframe:
1 year.

Professional Body:
CPA

Exemptions:
Formation 1, Formation 2 and Professional 1 (subject to electives taken).

To Be Completed:
Professional 2

Expected timeframe:
1 year.

Professional Body:
ACA

Exemptions:
Cap 1.

To Be Completed:
Cap 2 and FAE

Expected timeframe:
2 years.