Study location	Ireland, ATU Galway City
Type	Undergraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BBus (Hons) (Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Finance and Economics)
Course code	0125/0043

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/..honours-in-finance-and-economics

Overview

Graduates with Finance, Economics and Big Data skills are in high demand here in Ireland and overseas. This four-year, Level 8 degree offers graduates a direct pathway into a full-time career working in financial services or economics. This also opens up opportunities in a range of business careers including financial planning, banking, accounting, economics and management consulting. Postgraduate options include economics and finance.

Lecturers on this degree are highly qualified accountants, financiers and economists with considerable lecturing experience. Some act 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.

A highlight of the programme is the opportunity to undertake a three-to-six-month work experience placement as part of third year. Students can alternatively choose to study abroad on Erasmus.

Upon completion of the Level 8 degree, graduates can choose to sit for exams related to the Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) accredited by the Institute of Banking. This qualification is based on some of the core content mastered in their degree programme

Career opportunities

Graduates should be suitable for employment in a wide range of careers in the private, community, voluntary and public sectors including but not limited to:

Potentially creating, leading, and directing your own new for-profit or non-profit enterprise or social enterprise
Contributing to guiding an established private enterprise or non-profit enterprise including family business or social enterprise
Working in an administration or executive position for a private or non-profit or public sector or social enterprise organisation
Operating effectively in traditional business roles