Accounting & Finance

This course is designed for students seeking a high level career in finance, accountancy or business management. Graduates are employed in a variety of managerial careers. The course focuses on giving practical and theoretical skills of real use to financial managers.

The BA (Honours) in Accounting & Finance is an ab initio programme that that will accept any learner that meets the college’s standard entry and RPL requirements. – Candidates applying with Leaving Certificate results prior to 2017 should have 2C3’s at Honours Level and 4D3’s at Pass Level to include English & Mathematics – Candidates applying with Leaving Certificate results from 2017 onwards must have a minimum of 2 subjects at grade H5 (or higher) and 4 subjects at grade O6 (or higher) in the Leaving Certificate and must include English and Maths. EU/EFTA Applicants: For EU/EFTA applicants, ICD refers to the ‘Agreed entry requirements for EU/EFTA Applicants’ published by THEA, IUA, the RCSI and the CAO. For more information please email info@icd.ie Non-EU Applicants: All applicants for ICD’s programmes who present with non-EU school-leaving qualifications apply directly to the college by emailing info@icd.ie Language Requirements: All prospective learners who do not qualify by the CAO route, and where English is a second language, must have an IELTS minimum score of 6.0. Equivalent English Language tests (Cambridge, TOEFL, Pearson and QQI’s TIE*) are also considered. We welcome learners of all nationalities and language backgrounds. To begin the application process, please email info@icd.ie Advanced Entry: To make an advanced entry application, students must be completing, or have successfully completed, a minimum of one year of study in a cognate discipline, at an appropriate NFQ level. To begin the process of applying for advanced entry, please email info@icd.ie BA (HONS) IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE STAGE 1 Learners must meet ‘minimum requirements for general learning’ (specified in programme manual and published on ICD’s website). ICD welcomes applications for advanced entry on the basis of prior and experiential learning (RPEL). STAGE 2 Candidates applying for entry onto the programme at stage 2 must hold a QQI Level 6 in Business or Accounting & Finance with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.65 or higher. Equivalent qualifications that are recognised on the National Framework of Qualifications for Ireland at Level 6 will also be accepted. ICD welcomes applications for advanced entry on the basis of prior and experiential learning (RPEL). AWARD Candidates applying for entry onto Year 3 must hold a minimum of an Ordinary Bachelor Degree in Accounting & Finance at Level 7 on the National Framework of Qualifications for Ireland. Equivalent qualifications that are recognised on the National Framework of Qualifications are also acceptable. ICD welcomes applications for advanced entry on the basis of prior and experiential learning (RPEL).