Overview

• Overview
• Course Content
• Structure
• Career Opportunities
• Fees
• Next Steps

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The BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance degree programme is designed to prepare students for a career in the accounting and finance function in business. It features a blend of specialised accounting and finance subjects together with general business subjects. It aims to develop an awareness of the international relationships between finance and other business disciplines, to develop a critical and methodical approach to problem solving and decision making in a financial context and to develop the ability to interpret and communicate financial and other information.

Ireland has an exceptionally strong international financial services sector with particular strengths in administration and management of funds; reinsurance; cross border insurance and specialist finance, such as aviation leasing and asset finance. As a result, there is a continuing need for well-educated staff to work as managers, accountants, auditors, financial accounting, management accountants, professional advisers, regulators and service providers with sophisticated domain knowledge in the key business provision of financial services.

Ireland is a very profitable location for multinationals and financial service providers, due to the combination of high productivity and a cost base that is very competitive with other locations, which have similarly sophisticated ecosystems. The IFS 2020 identifies a need for further education in this area to fill the skills gap, which arises in start-up, indigenous and multinational companies. This programme accommodates a wide audience of learners whose specific interests in Accounting & Finance.

This programme is a 3-year Full Time programme and a 4-year Part-Time programme. The programme is aligned to the ACCA syllabus and graduates are exempted from all 9 of the F (Foundational) level ACCA exams and 7 CIMA paper exemptions.

Prospective learners for this programme are those who are entering through the CAO process, who wish to pursue a career as a professional in accountancy or finance related fields. The programme may be of interest for both full time and part time learners that already work in the profession and are seeking career progression through attaining a degree qualification, or who are seeking to enter into the profession.

ACCA & CIMA

The programme is aligned to the ACCA syllabus and graduates are currently exempted from all 9 of the Fundamental level ACCA exams and 7 CIMA paper exemptions. In order to maintain exemptions, delivery and assessment of the programme may be subject to additional requirements which do not apply to other programmes or to modules which are cross listed with other programmes (including sitting Closed Book examinations).

Objectives

The programme's specific objectives are to:

• To provide learners with knowledge and understanding of the fundamental theories, concepts and methods of accounting and finance and the inter?relationship between the accounting and finance functions and complementary business disciplines.

• To provide and develop a professional competency in the techniques and models necessary to prepare financial information for internal and external stakeholders and to interpret the significance and relevance of that information.

• To provide and develop the skills necessary to employ a methodical and critical approach to business problem solving and decision making using an appropriate balance of financial and non?financial information.

• To equip learners with the ability to communicate financial information in an effective and coherent manner using both written and oral media whilst giving due regard to technical standards, ethical business practices and sound corporate governance.

• To cultivate an appreciation of how current and emerging issues are likely to impact on the future development and direction of accounting and finance practices.

• To provide learners with the underpinning knowledge to pursue future postgraduate study.

• To provide a strong link with the major professional accounting bodies and afford learners the opportunity to maximise potential exemptions in further professional study.

• Facilitate the development by the learner of applied skills that are directly complementary and relevant to the workplace.

• To enable the learner to identify, develop and apply analytical, creative, problem solving and research skills.

• To provide the learner with a comprehensive platform for career development, innovation and further study.

Student Testimonial

"DBS is not just a college that will help you succeed, but also a community that can help you and nurture you as a better individual. Some of the lecturers I had really helped me a lot. They inspired me to pursue and never give up when I was on the verge of quitting. I believe a small institution like DBS can provide greater opportunities for interaction with lecturers."

Career Opportunities

Graduates from this programme often use it as a fast track to professional accountancy qualifications, availing of their entitlement to exceptional exemptions from ACCA. Former students from this programme are employed worldwide in a range of business, accounting and finance positions. They work in tax, audit and general accounting firms as well as multinational blue-chip companies and small and medium-sized enterprises across a range of industry sectors.

There are currently numerous employment opportunities in the following areas:

·        Accountancy Firms;
·        Management Consultants;
·        Commercial Banks;
·        Investment Banks;
·        Asset Managers;
·        Insurance Companies.

Employment opportunities also exist across the diverse SME (Small Medium Sized Enterprises) sector and within the public sector.

Graduates can also pursue further academic study within DBS including the MSc. International Accounting and Finance, and the MSc. in Trading and Finance, or may explore a more business-focussed postgraduate programme in our MBA.