Accounting

This one-year full-time course offers a postgraduate route to a career in professional accounting. It offers you the chance to complete much of the study and examination requirements involved in qualifying as an accountant. Upon successful completion of all requirements of the course, you will gain full exemption from all but the Final Admitting Examination (FAE) of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).

Applicants must have at least a Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) with a significant accounting specialisation, and expect to qualify for exemption from the CA Proficiency 1 (CAP 1) examination of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI). Applicants who meet the CAP 1 requirement, with the exception of CAP 1 Taxation, may also apply but if they are selected for admission, they must take the AC6230 and AC6231 taxation modules while registered on the programme. Applicants with significant ACCA exemptions (see equivalency table to CAP 1 exemptions below) are also eligible to apply but must supply written evidence of the ACCA exemptions expected. For example, input their degree qualification into the ACCA exemptions calculator: (https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/help/exemptions-calculator.html), save/print the results page, and submit this along with their application. CAP 1 subjects ACCA Finance F9 Financial Management (FM) Management Accounting F2 Management Accounting (MA) F5 Performance Management (PM) Financial Accounting F3 Financial Accounting (FA) Taxation F6 Taxation UK/IRL (TX) Law for Accountants F4 Corporate and Business Law UK/IRL (CL) Source: https://www.charteredaccountants.ie/Prospective-Students/Apply-and-Join/Exemptions/acca For Applicants with Qualifications Completed Outside of Ireland Applicants must meet the required entry academic grade, equivalent to Irish requirements. For more information see our Qualification Comparison page. International/Non-EU Applicants For full details of the non-EU application procedure visit our how to apply pages for international students. In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools, and departments. Note that not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants, please check the fact file above. For more information contact the International Office. English Language Requirements Applicants who are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the university-approved English language requirements. Visit our PG English Language Requirements page for more information.