Expand+Minimum Number of:
Subjects 6
Honours 3H5's

Minimum Grade in:
Maths 04/H7
English or Irish O4/H7

Bonus Points Maths
25 bonus points will continue to be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics for H6 grades and above. The bonus points will o...

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Subjects 6
Honours 3H5's

Minimum Grade in:
Maths 04/H7
English or Irish O4/H7

Bonus Points Maths
25 bonus points will continue to be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics for H6 grades and above. The bonus points will only be relevant where that subject is scored as one of the applicant’s best six subjects for points purposes.

Foundation Level Mathematics
The Institute will accept Foundation Level Mathematics for the purposes of entry requirements in the case of any programme where Higher or Ordinary Level Mathematics is not a requirement. Points will not be awarded.

Foundation Level Irish
The Institute will not consider Foundation Level Irish for the purposes of entry requirements or for points. Leaving Certificate Applied Programme The Leaving Certificate Applied Programme will not meet entry requirements and will not be awarded points.

Information on Eligibility & Selection
To be eligible for consideration for a programme an applicant must possess the minimum entry requirements for that programme.

Where a programme requirement is 2 or 3 honours, grade H5 or better on Higher Level Leaving Certificate papers is needed to meet such a requirement. Where a specific grade is required in a subject (H4, O3 etc.) an applicant must achieve that grade or better in order to be eligible for consideration (H = Higher Level; O = Ordinary Level).

For the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements, results from any number of sittings of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination may be combined.

An applicant’s examination score will be calculated by adding together the points scored in the best six subjects in a single sitting of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination.

Matriculation Examinations will not be accepted either for the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements or for calculating examination scores.

Selection for entry to DIT programmes will be determined on the basis of examination score except in the case of programmes which involve suitability tests, interviews and other assessment procedures. All suitability tests/interviews/auditions will be carried out during the period March - May each year.

Demand usually exceeds the number of places available and therefore examination results better than the minimum requirement are likely to be required.

When a number of applicants have the same points score, a random number is attached to the score for each course preference. This will then determine the position of each applicant on the waiting lists for offers.

Expand+Dublin Institute of Technology welcomes applications from students who are presenting QQI/FET/FETAC Level 5 awards and there are approximately 500 first year places available on Higher Certificate, Ordinary Degree and Honours Degree Programmes for su...

Hide-Dublin Institute of Technology welcomes applications from students who are presenting QQI/FET/FETAC Level 5 awards and there are approximately 500 first year places available on Higher Certificate, Ordinary Degree and Honours Degree Programmes for such applicants in DIT.

These places are reserved specifically for applicants presenting QQI/FET/FETAC Level 5 awards.

Allocation of these places will be based on the following criteria:

Applicants must apply through the CAO. Application can be made online at www.cao.ie

Applicants must have obtained a full award. A Component Certificate is NOT sufficient

The best 8 modules are scored and used for ranking purposes for a reserved quota of places on a number of programmes

A major award may be accumulated over more than one academic year. In such cases it is the responsibility of the applicant to apply to QQI for a major award where courses are taken over more than one year

Applicants presenting full QQI/FET/FETAC Level 5 awards will not be required to meet minimum entry requirements based on Leaving Certificate results. The QQI/FET/FETAC Level 5 award is accepted in its own right

Additional Information
Offers of places to successful applicants will be issued in CAO Round Zero offers early in August each year

Unfilled places will be offered to successful applicants in subsequent rounds of CAO offers.

In the case of Honours Degree programme applicants, they must normally achieve a minimum of five distinctions in a full award to be eligible. In addition, applicants will be required in most cases to have specific QQI/FET/FETAC Level 5 Awards and some designated Components/Modules.

In the case of Higher Certificate and Ordinary Degree applicants, they are simply required in most cases to present a specific QQI/ FET/FETAC Level 5 Award.

Further details can be found on the following pages of this prospectus and also online at - www.dit.ie/studyatdit/ undergraduate/howtoapply

Students who obtain a place on an Ordinary Degree programme and who achieve the appropriate result in their final DIT examinations may compete for progression to the advanced years of a related Honours Degree programme.

Students who obtain a place on a Higher Certificate programme and who achieve the appropriate result in their final DIT examinations may compete for progression to the advanced years of a related Ordinary Degree or Honours Degree programme.

Expand+Mature Students/ Thinking of returning to study?

Whatever your reason for coming back to education, updating your skills, gaining a new qualification, achieving a personal goal or ambition, DIT welcomes all mature students.

We know it can be ...

Hide-Mature Students/ Thinking of returning to study?

Whatever your reason for coming back to education, updating your skills, gaining a new qualification, achieving a personal goal or ambition, DIT welcomes all mature students.

We know it can be daunting, but you are not alone and DIT has a range of supports in place to help you decide what course to take, get through the application process and get settled into college life.

To be classified as a mature student and wishing to enter the 1st year of any undergraduate full time course in DIT you must be 23 years of age or older on or before 1st January 2017 and be an Irish/EU citizen. You make your application for admission to the 1st year of any undergraduate full time course through the CAO Applications Office www.cao.ie

Submitting an Application
Applying as a Mature student is different to those who are applying directly from School. As part of your application you will be asked to include:

Courses you are applying for
Details of your schooling
Any further education you may have completed*
Details of any current studies (if you are currently studying)*
Information about your work and life experience
A personal statement about how these relate to your current application

*If you have any documents you think will support your application (transcripts, certificates etc) you can send these by post, clearly marked with your Application Number to CAO. DIT staff receive your information from CAO.

CAO Mature Applications must be submitted before the 1st of February each year

Late applications will be accepted on behalf of DIT through the CAO up to the 1st of May (subject to the payment of a late fee). Please note that places are limited and there is no guarantee late applications will be considered especially in popular courses. No late applications will be accepted for Restricted Courses where candidates are expected to attend auditions or submit a portfolio. Such Courses need to be applied for before February 1st.

Part-time Study: Applications for part-time courses are made directly to the relevant department. Applications can be accepted much closer to the starting date for the programme, but you are advised to make contact as early as possible and to request course details and an application form. www.dit.ie/study/part-time

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+What is Accounting and Finance about?
This programme provides an ideal route to a career in professional accountancy and to a training contract with an accounting practice. Graduates may also pursue careers in areas such as fund management, financia...

Hide-What is Accounting and Finance about?
This programme provides an ideal route to a career in professional accountancy and to a training contract with an accounting practice. Graduates may also pursue careers in areas such as fund management, financial services, financial analysis, corporate finance and money markets.

Learning Outcomes: What will I Study?
This Degree programme allows students to develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals (both technical and theoretical) of accounting and finance and provides graduates with a sound foundation for further professional studies in these fields. Students’ capacity to engage in critical analysis, apply concepts to practice, engage in independent research, contribute to team work and communicate clearly are developed through the use of a wide range of learning and teaching approaches including problem solving, case studies, projects, preparation of academic papers, group work and formal lectures with tutorial support.

In allowing students to select modules from a range of subjects in the second and third/fourth years of their studies, the programme enables students to specialise in their chosen field.

Some students may choose to focus on accountancy related modules in order to secure the generous exemptions awarded by professional accountancy bodies (including Chartered Accountants Ireland and ACCA) to graduates of this programme. Other students, who are interested in pursuing a career in finance, may opt for modules from the programme’s comprehensive range of finance, econometrics and international finance modules. Students also have the option of studying a mix of accounting and finance modules.

Expand+Year One
Accounting, Business Finance, Communication & Personal
Development, Economics, Information Systems, Managing the Organisation, Quantitative Analysis

Year Two
Core modules
Business Finance, Business Law, Financial Reporting, Macroecono...

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Accounting, Business Finance, Communication & Personal
Development, Economics, Information Systems, Managing the Organisation, Quantitative Analysis

Year Two
Core modules
Business Finance, Business Law, Financial Reporting, Macroeconomics, Management Accounting, Management Science

Elective Modules
EU Framework, Maths for Finance & Economics, Business Information Systems

Year Three
Optional year abroad in a partner Institution

Year Three/Four
Students take two core modules:
Corporate Finance, Critical Analysis in Accounting & Finance

And four modules from the following list:
Advanced Financial Reporting, Auditing, Corporate
Finance, Derivatives, Financial Econometrics, Financial
Institutions & Services, International Finance & Monetary
Economics, Management Control & Decision Making, Strategic Management, Taxation

Expand+What are my Career Opportunities?
This Honours Degree programme is appropriate to those who wish to pursue careers as professionally qualified accountants. It confers significant exemptions from the examinations of the professional accountancy bodie...

Hide-What are my Career Opportunities?
This Honours Degree programme is appropriate to those who wish to pursue careers as professionally qualified accountants. It confers significant exemptions from the examinations of the professional accountancy bodies. In addition, the programme provides an ideal entry qualification for a range of careers in financial services, the money markets and banking.

What other options do I have after completion?
Students who have reached the appropriate honours standard may have access to a wide range of Masters Degrees in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education.