Program Overview

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Accounting-PG Dip (TU304) Full Time

Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting is an intensive one-year full-time conversion course designed for non-accounting graduates who wish to pursue a career as professional accountants.

Course Details

TU Code

TU304

NFQ Level

Level 9

Award Type

Major

Award

Postgraduate Diploma

ECTS Credits

60

Duration

1 Year

Course Type

Postgraduate

Mode of Study

Full Time

Method of Delivery

On-Campus

Commencement Date

September 2025

Location

Aungier Street

Fees

€6,500 Total Fee (EU), €11,000 Total Fee (Non-EU)

What is Accounting?

This course is aimed at non-accounting graduates who wish to pursue a career as professional accountants. Holders of the award receive significant examination exemptions from the main professional accountancy bodies operating in Ireland and will be well-prepared for the latter stages of their programmes.

Who Should Apply?

This course is designed for non-accounting graduates who wish to pursue a career as professional accountants. Those successfully completing this course gain attractive exemptions from the examinations of the main accounting bodies operating in Ireland.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Applicants should hold an honours bachelor degree (minimum of 2.2 honours or better) in a discipline other than accounting. Due to competition for places on the programme, firm offers will be made to candidates on an 2.1 or higher and offers will be made to 2.2 graduates should there be places available.

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6.5 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.

Career Opportunities

Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting can obtain exemptions from all CA Proficiency 1 (CAP1) examinations of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), and exemptions from all Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills examinations of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (subject to performance in specific modules on the course).

Following appropriate training, most graduates pursue careers as professional accountants (either practising or in industry/commerce) with a wide range of professional services companies and government bodies, including:

• EY
• Deloitte
• KPMG
• PWC
• BDO
• Grant Thornton
• Mazars
• HSOC
• Revenue Commissioners
• Civil Service
• Bank of Ireland
• State Street

Module Listing

Year One

Semester 1

• Financial Accounting [Mandatory]
• Management Accounting [Mandatory]
• Taxation [Mandatory]
• Auditing [Elective]
• Data Analysis for Accounting and Finance [Elective]
• Financial Management [Elective]

Semester 2

• Management Accounting [Mandatory]
• Financial Accounting [Mandatory]
• Taxation [Mandatory]
• Auditing [Elective]
• Financial Management [Elective]
• Business Law [Elective]

Schedule

This is an intensive full-time programme.