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Digital Professional Accounting - Galway

Postgraduate
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This programme is designed to give learners an interdisciplinary perspective on the management of people in organisations and to develop a distinctive combination of skills, knowledge and competencies around HRM & ER practice.

Award Name Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ)
NFQ Classification Major
Awarding Body Atlantic Technological University
NFQ Level Level 9 NFQ
Award Name NFQ Classification Awarding Body NFQ Level
Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) Major Atlantic Technological University Level 9 NFQ
Course Provider:
Location:
Galway City
Attendance Options:
Full time, Daytime, Part time, Blended, Online or Distance
Qualification Letters:
MSc
Apply to:
Course provider
Number of credits:
90

Duration

1 year full-time/part-time. Delivery Method: Blended.

On-Campus Attendance:
Delivery will be a combination of on-campus attendance, online and blended.

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement is a H2:2 in an Accounting or related degree or equivalent.

Equivalency, in this case, means a candidate will hold exemptions from a professional body (CAI, ACCA, CIMA or CPA) at all levels up to the final admitting examinations regardless of the discipline of their primary degree. Equivalency, in this case, also means a candidate will hold exemptions from a professional body (CAI, ACCA, CIMA or CPA) at all levels up to the final admitting examinations and may not hold a primary degree.

There will be a second entry route which the university will strongly encourage. Candidates following this route will have successfully completed the final admitting examinations of a professional body (CAI, ACCA, CIMA or CPA) and may apply for recognised prior learning in accordance with the policy of the University (currently up to 50% of the taught credits of an award).

Recognition of Prior Learning: Yes

Course Web Page

Further information

Start Date: September 2025.

Total fees: €7,200.

*Fees quoted may be subject to change for academic year 2025/26. Please check the programme web pages for confirmation of fees.

Flexible learning courses are popular, and they fill on a first come, first served basis. There are two major intake periods throughout the academic year, September and January.

For January start courses, applications typically open in October, and for September start courses, applications typically open in February. Closing dates for applications are listed on the individual course webpage.

This programme is designed to give learners an interdisciplinary perspective on the management of people in organisations and to develop a distinctive combination of skills, knowledge and competencies around HRM & ER practice. It will expose learners to the range of tasks and challenges facing the modern HRM and/or ER manager and enable them to develop effective and efficient responses to those challenges

Modules:
Business Analytics for Accountants
Strategic Business Leader
Strategic Business Reporting
Advanced Taxation
Advanced Audit and Assurance
Advanced Financial Management
Advanced Performance Management
Sustainability in a Digital World
Digital Research

Students will be assessed using multiple methods of continuous assessment and final examinations.

Admissions: learn.galwaymayo@atu.ie

Course Provider:
Location:
Galway City
Attendance Options:
Full time, Daytime, Part time, Blended, Online or Distance
Qualification Letters:
MSc
Apply to:
Course provider
Number of credits:
90