Course details
This course combines business and accounting subjects to enable you to explore accounting as a specialism. As well as providing a good foundation in accounting, the programme can be a stepping-stone to a one year add-on Ordinary Degree (level 7) in Accounting at IT Sligo.
Career Opportunities
Internship Opportunities
CIMA Global
CIMA Ireland is delighted to announce the commencement of an internship programme with the school of business at Institute of Technology Sligo. This programme aims to provide summer work-placements with employers and CIMA members, to IT Sligo undergraduate accounting students. Details can be found here.
Career Opportunities
Graduates will typically find employment in management, finance, retailing, marketing and human resources.
Typical career options include:
- Trainee Management
- Junior Management
- Office Manager
- Project Manager
- HR Assistant
- Office Administration
- Junior Analyst
- Entrepreneur
- Marketing Executive
- Office Manager
- Junior Executive
What subjects will I study?
Semester 1
- Introduction to Business Technology
- French Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
- Politics for Business Students - Change and Transformation in Modern Ireland [E]
- Introduction to Management
- Organisational Behaviour 1 [E]
- Financial Accounting 1
- Italian Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
- German Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
- French Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
- Personal Learning and Development
- Business Mathematics 1
- Spanish Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
- German Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
- Spanish Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
- Financial Services in Ireland 1 [E]
Semester 2
- Spanish Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
- French Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
- Italian Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
- Business and Society in Contemporary Ireland
- Teamwork and Creativity
- German Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
- Organisational Behaviour 2
- Financial Services in Ireland 2
- Business Mathematics 2
- German Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 2
- Introduction to Marketing
- Intermediate Business Technology
- Financial Accounting 2
- French Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 2
- Spanish Post-Leaving Certificate Level 1 Semester 2
Semester 3
- French Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 1
- Spanish Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
- Management Accounting Principles 1
- German Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
- German Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 1
- Spanish Post-Leaving Certificate Level 2 Semester 1
- French Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
- Italian Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
- European Studies
- Business Management 1
- Mathematical Methods for Accountants
- Marketing Research
- Business Law for Accountants 1
- Financial Accounting 3
- Introduction to Principles of Economics
Semester 4
- German Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
- Business Law for Accountants 2
- Management Accounting Principles 2
- Advanced Business Technology
- Spanish Post-Leaving Certificate Level 2 Semester 2
- Enterprise Development
- Spanish Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
- Italian Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
- Business Management 2
- French Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
- European Union Policies and Institutions
- Financial Accounting 4
- German Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 2
- French Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 2
Course Location
About Institute of Technology Sligo
IT Sligo is one of Ireland’s most successful third level educational institutions. A regional leader in education, innovation and economic and social development, they provide ctheirses with the real-world skills that students need to thrive in the modern workplace. IT Sligo is known for:
- Delivering flexible, practical programmes within the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), from higher certificate and degree level courses to taught masters and PhD level, in the classroom and online, with professional accreditation for certain awards.
- Small class sizes, with a low student to staff ratio, meaning students have a better working relationship with their lecturers.
- Partnering with businesses, the community and creative industries across core disciplines of Business and Social Sciences, Engineering and Design and Science to provide students work placements and internships.
- An excellent track record in innovation and research, providing a focal point for local business innovation and development through our Innovation Centre.
Reaching out to business, the community and abroad
- Working with their partners in industry, IT Sligo delivers a broad spectrum of tailored programmes approved by external bodies such as Engineers Ireland, Coca-Cola, Irish Prison Service, the CISCO Academy and the Irish Medicines Board.
- their annual Science theyek activities attract over 3,000 visitors to take part in practical scientific experiments.
- IT Sligo is an accredited member of the European Credit Transfer Scheme for Higher Education Awards and received the Extended European Erasmus University Charter in 2007.
A unique kind of campus
- Centrally located 72-acre campus in Sligo town, with good public transport links.
- Benefiting from a €35 million capital investment, including new Technology and Science buildings, a new student services building and a state-of-the-art library set on three floors.
- Sports Facilities include the multipurpose Knocknarea Arena, an international standard outdoor athletics track, floodlit soccer and Gaelic pitches and leisure and gym facilities.
- Plentiful and affordable student accommodation within walking distance of the campus: there are 2,100 bed spaces provided within Sligo City exclusively for students.
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