Accounting & Finance - Blanchardstown or Tallaght
This three year course aims to provide a level of knowledge and skills in Accounting and Finance that prepares students for middle level responsibility in an Accounting environment. Students who gain the Bachelor Degree Award may exit into the world of employment with this solid qualification.
| Award Name | Degree - Ordinary Bachelor (Level 7 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Technological University Dublin |
| NFQ Level | Level 7 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Ordinary Bachelor (Level 7 NFQ) | Major | Technological University Dublin | Level 7 NFQ |
Duration
3 Years. All classes are classroom based with some self-directed online learning. There are approximately 18 to 22 contact hours per week.
Specific Subjects or course requirements
Irish Leaving Certificate
Minimum No of Subjects: 5
Minimum Grade in:
Maths: F2/O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
On application choose ONE of the following: Blanchardstown (AFB) or Tallaght (AFT) - choice of location guaranteed.
Leaving Certificate General Entry Requirements
To be eligible for consideration for a course an applicant must possess the minimum entry requirements for that course. Entry requirements are outlined on each course page.
CAO offers are determined on the basis of examination score except in the case of courses which involve suitability tests, interviews and other assessment procedures. All suitability tests/interviews/auditions/portfolio reviews etc will generally be carried out during the period March - May each year.
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). Where a requirement is 2 or 3 honours, grade H5 or better on Higher Level Leaving Certificate papers is needed to meet such a requirement.
In the case of both Higher and Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate results, grades lower than H7 (Higher) or 06 (Ordinary) are not acceptable for eligibility purposes or for points calculation.
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.
Demand usually exceeds the number of places available and therefore examination results better than the minimum entry 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.
Bonus Points Maths (Irish Leaving Certificate)
25 bonus points will continue to be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics for H6 grades and above. Bonus points are only counted where that subject is scored as one of the applicant’s best six subjects for points purposes.
Foundation Level Mathematics
We accept Foundation Level Mathematics for the purposes of entry requirements the case of any course where Higher or Ordinary Level Mathematics is not a requirement. Please check the course page to ensure you are aware of the individual math requirement.
Points are awarded as follows:
F1 = 20 points
F2 = 12 points
Foundation Level Irish
For the most part the University will not consider Foundation Level Irish for the purposes of entry requirements or for points, however a grade F3 in Foundation level Irish is acceptable for meeting the minimum entry requirements for some Higher Certificate courses. Students with an F3 in Foundation level Irish must have passed five other subjects with a minimum grade of O6 including Math, students should check on individual course pages to determine if their foundation Irish grade is sufficient.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Progamme LCVP
Distinction 66 points
Merit 46 points
Pass 28 points
The Link Modules can be used as one of the six subjects for overall points calculation.
Leaving Certificate Applied Programme LCAP
QQI FET Applicants General Information
Note: QQI Entry Requirements for courses differ, so please refer to the relevant course page for specific details on QQI Entry Requirements for that course. QQI Entry Requirements can also be viewed on the CAO website.
How to Apply
You must apply through the Central Applications Office (CAO).
In order to apply, you must have obtained a full major award. A Component Certificate (minor award) is not sufficient.
The best 8 modules of your award are used for ranking purposes.
In addition to the QQI minimum entry requirements, QQI quotas and QQI points apply. The max QQI points awarded is 390.
If you’ve accumulated your major award over more than one academic year, you’ll need to apply to the QQI for a major award.
If you present full QQI Level 5/6 awards, you won’t
Careers / Further progression
What are my career opportunities?
A career in Accounting & Finance can offer you a strategic role in the management and development of an organisation. The career opportunities are broad ranging, interesting and dynamic. A career in Accounting and Finance is considered financially attractive, recession proof and a passport to travel globally. While many go on to work in practice or in core financial reporting roles, the majority of accountants work in industry, many as auditors, tax consultants and management consultants. Graduates of this course also enjoy rewarding careers in banking, finance and charities as well as public sector roles.
Progression
On successful completion, you’ll be eligible to progress to the final year of Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting and Finance (Level 8).
Students may also choose to progress their studies through one of the professional bodies. Visit Partnership | TU Dublin to find out more our professional exemptions.
Further information
Whatever your reason for coming back to education – to update your skills, gain a new qualification, achieve a personal goal or ambition, etc. TU Dublin welcomes applications from all mature students aged 23+.
It may be daunting but you’re not alone. TU Dublin 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.
For further information go to https://www.tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/cao/entry-routes/mature-applicants/
At TU Dublin, we embrace diversity and provide multiple entry routes to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to pursue higher education. Whether you're a Leaving Certificate applicant, QQI-FET or Mature student eager to return to learning, or someone with alternative qualifications, we have a pathway for you to embark on your academic journey.
For further information go to: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/cao/entry-routes/
20 Blanchardstown
35 Tallaght
Entry 2025
Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2025 at 5pm
Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2025 at 5pm
Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2025 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2025 at 5pm
Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2025 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2025 at 5pm
Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5pm on 1 February 2025. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2025, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2025 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2025 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.
Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2025 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:
General Restrictions
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices
Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course
Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants
Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR
What is Accounting & Finance?
This three year course aims to provide a level of knowledge and skills in Accounting and Finance that prepares students for middle level responsibility in an Accounting environment. Students who gain the Bachelor Degree Award may exit into the world of employment with this solid qualification.
This 3 year course is made up of 6 semesters over 3 years. Each year of the course is designed for the student to build on the accounting and business skills they have gained in the previous year, for this reason our modules are built in disciplinary pillars. The core disciplinary skills are wide in breadth and are covered in 4 pillars throughout the course with the remaining two pillars delivering the complimentary skills in professional communication, corporate dynamics and strong Data Management and BI skills.
The pillars are outlined below:
Financial Accounting and Reporting
This pillar includes financial accounting and international financial reporting from basic reporting standards to consolidation standards. Modules within this pillar are designed to meet the growing demand for up to date coverage of International Accounting Standards with a very strong emphasis on the application of those standards in preparation of company and group accounts.
The early modules start with the basics of bookkeeping: the process of recording, summarising, and analysing transactions resulting from business operations and the preparation of accounts for a variety of unincorporated entities. As your studies progress the pillar offers a more in-depth look into specific international financial reporting standards.
Decision Making and Risk Analysis
The pillar commences with business maths and progresses to cover introductory management accounting and auditing and assurance. This pillar is designed to give students a thorough understanding of how to ensure effective and appropriate governance, allowing evaluation and monitoring of appropriate risk identification procedures. Management Accounting and Auditing are both core elements of any professional accounting qualification. The role of the Management Accountant involves preparing and analysing financial and non-financial information in a business and preparing budgets. The key aspects of the Management Accountants role are explored including decision making in the business and preparation and analysis of the data used to enable decisions.
The Auditing and Assurance Modules provide students with an understanding of the nature and purpose of an external audit and the role of the auditor, as well as an appreciation of the legal framework, auditing standards and ethical procedures relevant to the auditor. Students will gain knowledge and basic understanding of the process of carrying out assurance engagements, in the form of controls and substantive testing, and the value of auditing for validating financial statements and improving control within a business.
Economics and Finance
This pillar commences with economics and then builds the student competencies in a wide range of topics in areas of financial management and investment analysis. The Economics modules aim to introduce students to microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and to demonstrate their role in consumer and business decision making and the micro and macroeconomic forces affecting the Irish Economy by seeking to explain what drives human behaviour, decisions and reactions. From the Economics modules you gain a new way of thinking that you can apply to a wide range of problems.
The Finance modules aim to provide students with a basic knowledge of finance issues affecting individuals and businesses, from sole trader to multi-national enterprises. Students explore a wide range of topics in including financing, dividend and investment decisions, risk management, corporate governance, and issues relating to financial management for individuals, multinational corporations and institutions.
Compliance: Law & Taxation
This pillar commences with Business, Employment and Company Law and then introduces the student to the areas of Taxation. By building competencies primarily in law and tax compliance, students will acquire knowledge in business legislation, including employment law and business formation, corporate governance, ethics and ethical behaviour relating to business, income tax, capital gains tax, corporation tax and VAT.
These modules take a largely practical approach where students will learn to calculate liabilities of individuals and businesses whilst also learning the underlying principles of the various taxes.
Business Management & Communications (Corporate Dynamics)
This pillar includes modules such as: Business management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour, Operations management. The Pillar is designed to give learners a thorough understanding of core management modules preparing them for future leadership roles, commencing with the fundamentals underpinning modern enterprises with a preparatory module on getting work ready (CVs, Interviews etc.) followed by real-world work placement in an accounting/finance work environment.
Data Management and Business Intelligence
The pillar will cover areas such as: Business Information Systems, Data Technology and Computerised Accounting. The Accountancy Profession has largely been data driven and the analysis of that data is core to the role of accountant. This Pillar provides a pathway for the professional development of the accountant with the ability to use a variety of packages and the confidence to embrace emerging business challenges.
Module & Assessment Breakdown
View a visual summary of the module map, credits and assessment breakdown.
Career Preparation & Professional Exemptions
The School of Accounting, Economics and Finance prides itself on its industry links and its approach to supporting our students in the preparation and securing of employment. Our students are supported in semester 6 of year 3 of the course, through a formal module, 'Professional Communication and Work Preparation', to develop their CV's, enhance their linked in profiles and perfect their interviewing skills.
Visit Partnership | TU Dublin to find out more of our professional exemptions.
Year 1
Semester 1
Business Mathematics 1 [Mandatory]
Critical Skills Development [Mandatory]
Data Technology in Organisations [Mandatory]
Financial Accounting 1 [Mandatory]
Principles of Business [Mandatory]
Principles of Law [Mandatory]
Skills for Success in Higher Education [Mandatory]
Semester 2
Business Mathematics 2 [Mandatory]
Business and Employment Law [Mandatory]
Data Skills & Information Technology [Mandatory]
Global Management Practice and Sustainability [Mandatory]
Financial Accounting 2 [Mandatory]
Economics 1 [Mandatory]
Year 2
Semester 1
Enterprise Systems & Processes [Mandatory]
International Financial Reporting 1 [Mandatory]
Management Accounting 1 [Mandatory]
Company Law [Mandatory]
Economics 2 [Mandatory]
Marketing Principles [Mandatory]
Semester 2
Business Processes and IS [Mandatory]
Introduction to Taxation [Mandatory]
Management Accounting 2 [Mandatory]
International Financial Reporting 2 [Mandatory]
Personal Finance [Mandatory]
Business Ethics [Mandatory]
Year 3
Semester 1
Accounting in the Digital Age [Mandatory]
Business and Capital Taxes [Mandatory]
Auditing and Assurance [Mandatory]
International Financial Reporting 3 [Mandatory]
Financial Management [Mandatory]
Professional Communications & Employment Preparation [Mandatory]
Organisational Psychology [Mandatory]
Semester 2
Auditing and Assurance [Mandatory]
Advanced Personal Taxes [Mandatory]
Group and Company Financial Reporting 1 [Mandatory]
Accounting Information Systems [Mandatory]
International Corporate Finance 1 [Mandatory]
Professional Communications & Employment Preparation [Mandatory]
Accounting and Finance Industry Case Study [Elective]
Accounting and Finance Work Placement [Elective]
AIS and Disruptive Technologies [Elective]
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