- Location: Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
- Duration: 1 Year
Course details
The DCU MSc in Accounting is the leading graduate accounting programme of its kind in Ireland, an innovative partnership of learning which is informed and shaped by the needs of the accounting and taxation professionals of tomorrow.
The Masters programme encourages critical and creative thinking, teamwork and communication, and develops a diverse range of professional attributes which equip graduates to excel in the accounting profession and to adopt leadership positions in their professional lives.
The MSc in Accounting at DCU is designed to meet the needs of Honours graduates who have taken major accounting specialisms in their undergraduate studies. It allows such candidates to combine study for a Masters degree with study for professional examinations in an educationally effective way.
The programme offers exemptions from all subjects in the CAP2 Examination of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Part 1 of the AITI Chartered Tax Advisor Programme.
The programme also provides the opportunity for further career progression to graduates of DCU's Professional Diploma in Accounting.
Aims and Objectives:
The MSc in Accounting affords recent graduates the opportunity to study for a Masters qualification and at the same time gain exemptions from professional examinations. It aims to foster the student's ability to provide professional solutions based on a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the various elements of accounting and the ethical underpinnings of the profession. This is increasingly important in the complex commercial environment, where proposed actions have a wide range of implications for business.
Programme Structure:
The DCU MSc in Accounting programme is delivered on a full-time basis over one year. To encourage participation and facilitate the highest standard of professional delivery, class size is restricted to facilitate participative learning and team-working in the class.
The MSc encompasses both professional and conceptual material. A number of recent reports have recommended this combination as the ideal educational preparation for a career in accountancy.
Among the areas covered on the programme are:
- Financial Accounting
- Taxation
- Corporate and Investment Finance
- Business and Social Environment
- Management Accounting
- Auditing and Professional Ethics
- Assurance Service
- Research Portfolio
Because all students come from similar backgrounds, it has been possible to design the DCU MSc in Accounting so that it encompasses both professional and conceptual material. A number of recent reports have recommended this combination as the ideal preparation for a career in accountancy.
DCU is Ireland's University of Enterprise with an industry engagement strategy which benefits our students in many ways including:
- Learning from academic experts with high level industry relevant experience ensuring you graduate with the most up-to-date knowledge of theory and practice.
- Close ties with the accountancy and taxation professions ensuring and up-to-date and relevant programme
- Lecturers who have worked in the accounting profession and have full appreciation of what students need to succeed in their careers
- Leading conversion programme in accounting of its kind in Ireland
- Interactive, supportive learning environment
Sponsored Prizes
There are a number of prizes awarded to students during the DCU MSc in Accouning by leading employers and professional bodies including:
- Ernst & Young offer a cash prize to the best overall student performance on the course, and to the best research project.
- The Irish Taxation Institute offer a cash prize for the best performance in the Taxation module.
These awards reflect the esteemed recognition of the qualification by leading employers and professional bodies.
What our Graduates Say
"The MSc in Accounting at DCU not only provides students with generous CAP 2 exemptions. Rather, I found that the MSc programme goes above and beyond to equip students with a varied skill set; including, the ability to think outside the box, how to analyse situations from many different perspective, communicate effectively and play an influential role in a team based environment.
While the material and work load is both challenging and intense, the DCU MSc in Accounting for me, proved to be one of the most rewarding and enjoyable of my years at college. The small class sizes enabled greater class interaction and communication on a one to one basis.
The teaching staff are excellent and always available to support students throughout the year. Overall the programme provides students with a great platform to learn from and a superb foundation for their future careers"
Career Prospects:
Graduates of the MSc in Accounting are exempt from all subjects in the CAP2 Examination of Chartered Accountants Ireland. To qualify as chartered accountants, graduates of the programme will be required to pass the Institute's Final Admitting Examination and to serve a training contract of three years.
Graduates will also receive exemptions from Part 1 of the AITI Chartered Tax Advisor Programme.
Graduates are typically employed by the leading international accounting firms. Many firms of chartered accountants sponsor students whom they have recruited on the programme.
Frequent employers of our graduates include Accenture, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, JP Morgan, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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About Dublin City University
DCU is a young, dynamic and ambitious university with a distinctive mission to transform lives and societies through education, research and innovation. Since admitting its first students in 1980, DCU has grown in both student numbers and size and now occupies a 72 acre site in Glasnevin, just north of Dublin city.
To date over 43,000 students have graduated from DCU and are now playing significant roles in enterprise and business globally. Today, in 2012, DCU delivers more than 120 programmes to over 10,000 students across its ftheir faculties – Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Engineering and Computing and DCU Business School.
DCU's excellence is recognised internationally and it is ranked among the top 50 Universities worldwide (QS 'Top 50 under 50' 2012). In the last eight years, DCU has twice been named Sunday Times 'University of the Year'.
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