CAO Code AU300

Letterkenny Campus

Bachelor of Business (Hons)

Accounting

3 years / Level 8 / Full-time / Work Placement

Is this course for me?

There is a growing shortage of accountants in Ireland. Accountants, Auditors, and Tax professionals are consistently on the Irish government's critical skills shortage list. Our Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Accounting degree adds up to a successful career in the world of accounting and finance. Few careers can be more fulfilling or exciting than accountancy.

Certain semesters of this course are taken in common with other courses.

Year One

SEMESTER	MODULES	MANDATORY/ELECTIVE	CREDITS	CONTACT HOURS
1	IT for Business	Mandatory	5	3
	Book-keeping	Mandatory	5	3
	Personal Finance	Mandatory	5	3
	Business Management	Mandatory	10	6
	Quantitative Methods	Mandatory	5	3
2	Business Information Systems	Mandatory	10	5
	Data Analytics	Mandatory	5	3
	Financial Accounting	Mandatory	5	3
	Business in Society	Mandatory	5	3
	Law for the Business Environment	Mandatory	5	3

Year Two

SEMESTER	MODULES	MANDATORY/ELECTIVE	CREDITS	CONTACT HOURS
3	Financial Reporting 1	Mandatory	10	5
	Management Accounting & Finance	Mandatory	10	5
	Computerised Accounts	Mandatory	5	3
	Macroeconomics	Mandatory	5	3
4	Management Accounting 2	Mandatory	10	5
	Company Law & Governance	Mandatory	10	5
	Business Tax	Mandatory	10	5

Year Three

SEMESTER	MODULES	MANDATORY/ELECTIVE	CREDITS	CONTACT HOURS
5	Digital Business	Mandatory	10	5
	Financial Reporting 2	Mandatory	10	5
	Business Finance	Mandatory	5	3
	Capital Gains Tax & VAT	Mandatory	5	3
6	Strategic Management	Mandatory	10	5
	Advanced Management Accounting & Finance	Mandatory	10	5
	Auditing	Mandatory	10	5

Professional Recognition

Maximum exemptions from the examinations of professional accountancy bodies including ICA, ACCA, CPA and CIMA (subject to annual review)

Follow-on Courses

Follow up programmes elsewhere include:

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate
Minimum Six O6/H7
Maths O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7
At least two H5
We offer holders of the Diploma for Accounting Technicians Qualification advanced entry into Year 2 of this programme.

The FE requirements for this programme have changed since the 2022 prospectus went to print, please visit the CAO website for further information.

Number of Places	50

Information for:

Student Experience

-- Emmett Paterson:

My own experiences of studying accounting at LYIT is that the work you put in gets well rewarded. Graduating with a first class honours degree in October 2014 made my job search a lot easier and helped me secure my first position as a trainee chartered accountant with a practice in Letterkenny. The course provided me with the skills and competencies required to begin training as an accountant. In the final year of my degree myself and 3 classmates won the Irish national final of the CIMA Global Business Challenge and then embarked on a once in a lifetime trip to Mumbai, India to represent Ireland and ATU Donegal in the global competition competing against 25 other countries. Competing against the world’s best future business leaders gave a unique perspective on just how strong the accounting education we received at ATU Donegal was.

Career Pathways

The main employers are:

Large multinational
Accountancy Practice
Public Service

Graduate Careers

Graduate careers typically include:

Qualified Accountant(ICA,CPA,ACCA,CIMA)
Taxation
Banking
Financial Services / FinTech

Employer Testimonials

-- Mel McKeown, Gilroy Gannon Chartered Accountants:

Gilroy Gannon Chartered Accountants based in Sligo have employed a number of accounting graduates from the ATU Donegal. They have progressed to become fully qualified Chartered Accountants and have moved on to roles within industry around the country. We have been very pleased with the quality of students presenting for interview. We will certainly continue to link in with ATU Donegal as part of our graduate training programme.

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Key Information

Non Eu students will apply via https://noneuapply.atudonegal.ie/
There is a €20 application fee that all non eu students need to pay in order to submit their application .
All programmes will start in Sept 2022
Students can apply from Jan 2022 onwards

Fees

EU Fees: €3,000

Non-EU Fees: €10,500

Further Information

Department Administration: +353 (0)74 918 6207 / +353 (0)74 918 6209

Head of Department Patricia Doherty
Email: patricia.doherty@atu.ie
Telephone: +353 (0)74 918 6202

School and Department
Faculty of Business
Department of Business Studies