Program Overview

BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance

Overview

Gain the accounting, finance and management skills needed for a dynamic career in the world of finance and business.

Why Study Accounting and Finance at Griffith College?

This Accounting and Finance degree reflects the multiple requirements of today’s business and finance world, preparing you for a career in accounting, banking, stockbroking, currency trading, management, insurance, or positions in the financial sector.

Course Highlights

• Excellent reputation within industry
• Excellent rates of graduate appointments
• Convenient part-time city centre location
• Gain an honours degree in three years
• Excellent study progression opportunities

Intake Dates

• Dublin - Blended - September 2025
• Dublin - Full-Time - September 2025
• Dublin - Part-Time - September 2025
• Limerick - Part-Time - September 2025
• Cork - Part-Time - September 2025
• Cork - Full-Time - September 2025
• Cork - Part-Time - February 2026

Course Details

Year One

• Financial Accounting
  • This financial accounting module introduces learners to basic theoretical and practical accounting concepts, explaining how they apply to different business environments.
• Principles of Microeconomics
  • The module aims to provide a balanced approach to both the theory and application of economic concepts.
• Digital and AI Technologies for Business
  • The principal objective of this module is to outline the role of technology with an emphasis on AI in business.
• Business Management
  • This module aims to develop an awareness and understanding of the core functions, skills and challenges of management in a dynamic global business environment.
• Essential Skills for Success
  • This module seeks to provide learners with the tools to equip them both practically and emotionally to flourish as individuals and as scholars.
• Business Mathematics
  • This module seeks to instil in learners the importance of numeracy in the data-driven world of work into which they will enter.
• Marketing Essentials
  • The Marketing Essentials module introduces learners to the fundamental principles of marketing.
• Principles of Macroeconomics
  • This module introduces learners to the macroeconomic environment and the principles underlying macroeconomic policies.
• Finance Fundamentals
  • This introductory finance module is designed to provide learners with the foundational knowledge and practical skills in the field of finance.

Year Two

• Business and Company Law
  • This module aims to foster learners’ understanding and knowledge of the general principles of Irish law which are introduced in relation to the effect, influence and impact of law in business.
• Financial Accounting and Analysis
  • This module builds on the basic financial accounting techniques introduced in Financial Accounting at stage 1 and further develops knowledge and understanding of more advanced financial accounting and reporting concepts and principles.
• Financial Management and Analysis
  • The objective of this module is to develop the knowledge and skills required of a finance manager in relation to investment, financial analysis and financing decisions.
• Accounting and Finance Technologies
  • This module is designed to broaden the learner’s knowledge with particular emphasis on the software used in accounting, finance and business management.
• International Financial Reporting
  • This module builds on the concepts, conventions and principles introduced in the Financial Accounting, Financial Accounting and Analysis and International Financial Reporting modules at stages 1 and 2 of the programme.
• Management Accounting
  • The aim of this module is to ensure that learners develop the required knowledge and understanding of the various cost accounting principles, concepts and techniques appropriate, for planning, decision-making and control.
• Personal and Professional Development
  • The purpose of this module is to develop appropriate skills and knowledge in learners which is intended to prepare them to source employment opportunities and enter the workforce successfully.
• Applied Economics
  • This module builds on the theories and concepts introduced in Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics in stage one.

Year Three - Mandatory Modules

• Corporate Finance
  • This module further develops the principles of financial management outlined in the Financial Management and Analysis module and introduces other topics appropriate to the strategic aspects of finance.
• Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
  • This module aims to develop learners’ knowledge and understanding of the workings of the Irish tax system, in relation to corporation tax and capital gains tax, for both companies and individuals.
• International Corporate Reporting
  • This module builds on the concepts, conventions and principles introduced in the Financial Accounting, Financial Accounting and Analysis and International Financial Reporting modules at stages 1 and 2 of the programme.
• Business Analysis and Reporting
  • This module builds on the concepts, conventions and principles introduced in the Financial Accounting and Financial Accounting and Analysis modules at stages 1 and 2 of the programme.
• Performance Management
  • This module builds on the knowledge acquired at stage 2 of the programme in modules such as Management Accounting.
• Corporate Governance: Oversight, Strategy and Risk
  • The aim of this module is to provide learners with the opportunity to grasp the theoretical principles behind corporate governance and to examine its application in specific cases.

Elective Modules

• Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance
  • The aim of the module is to prepare learners for future accounting and finance professions.
• Income Tax and VAT
  • This module is designed to develop the learner’s ability to interpret, understand and apply the principles and legislation governing the Irish taxation system in relation to income tax and value added tax (VAT).
• Portfolio Management
  • This module covers the basis of portfolio theory from the relationship of portfolio characteristics to security characteristics, to the method of computing sets of portfolios that investors find desirable.
• Project Management
  • The aim of the module is to provide learners with an opportunity to experience the techniques and practical approaches to managing projects.
• Financial Data Analysis
  • This module is designed to broaden the learner’s knowledge with particular emphasis on the software used to analyse data.
• Audit and Assurance
  • Upon completion of this module, the learner attains the appropriate knowledge and skills to apply and exercise good judgements in the understanding, analysis and conclusion of the assurance and non-assurance engagement, in the context of best practice and current developments in the field.
• Equity, Valuation and Analysis
  • In this module, you'll learn the fundamental principles and methods used to evaluate company equity.
• Fixed Income Securities
  • This module provides an in-depth understanding of fixed income instruments such as government and corporate bonds.
• Banking and Sustainable Finance
  • This module focuses on the fundamental principles of banking and outlines the main banking product suite.

Entry Requirements

• Leaving Certificate
  • 2 H5 and 4 O6/H7 grades, to include a language (English, Irish or another language) and Maths.
• QQI Level 5 Award
  • A minimum Full QQI Level 5 Award with 3 Distinctions and a Pass or higher in all other remaining subjects.
• International Applicants
  • Please contact the International Office Team to enquire about entry requirements for international qualifications.
• English Language
  • If English is not your native language, you must show that your English level is suitable.

Tuition Fees

• Irish/EU citizens Living in Ireland
  • Dublin: EUR 6,350.00
  • Cork: EUR 5,000
  • Limerick: EUR 4,750
• Irish/EU citizens, living abroad
  • Please refer to the Irish/EU Living Abroad Fees
• International
  • Please refer to our Non-EU Tuition Fees section.

Progression

• Academic Progression
  • Upon successful completion of their honours degree course, graduates may wish to continue their studies with a postgraduate qualification in Griffith College or with one of the many third level institution in Ireland or abroad.
• Professional Accountancy Exemptions
  • Graduates of this programme may wish to pursue further studies to qualify as an accountant.
• Career Progression
  • The programme gives you an understanding of the business, legal, and social environments in which accountancy operates and enables you to be conversant in the technical languages and practices of the accounting sector in a market economy.