Study location	Ireland, ATU Galway City
Type	Undergraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BBus (Hons) (Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting)
Course code	0125/0039

Tuition fee	€12,000 per year

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) Qualifications must meet the equivalent of the Irish Leaving Cert level 5 NFQ The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. This includes a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. If your Documents are not in English, please upload a translated version You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 5.5+, TOEFL 69+ or Duolingo English Test 90+ More Information

More information	gmit.ie/..f-business-honours-in-accounting

Overview

Accountants are required by every business in every industry, providing expert business advice as well as managing the businesses economic activities and financial information.

This three-year, Level 8 programme offers a direct pathway into a full-time career in accounting, and it also offers graduates opportunities in a range of business careers including, financial services and management consulting.

Lecturers on this programme are highly qualified professional accountants with considerable lecturing experience, some acting as examiners and lecturers for the professional accounting bodies. They maintain very close links with all of the professional bodies, as well as with industry. The programme is regularly updated, in accordance with professional body and employer requirements.

Career opportunities

The programme prepares students for employment in the accounting function of industry and commerce and with firms of professional accountants as well as other financial services employers.

There are many different types of accounting roles, and accountants today play a very strategic role within businesses.