University College Cork: University College Cork (UCC) is a prestigious public research university located in Cork, Ireland. Established in 1845, UCC is known for its academic excellence, innovative research, and vibrant campus life. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various fields, including arts, sciences, business, engineering, medicine, and law. UCC is committed to providing a supportive learning environment, fostering critical thinking, and preparing students for successful careers and global citizenship.

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The BSc Accounting is a distinctive broad business degree. It is unique in that it prepares students for a career in business and finance and for the pursuit of a professional accounting qualification, to further enhance career progression in business. Students have the opportunity to study a wide range of subjects including finance, law, management, economics, information systems, accounting, marketing and statistics. The programme is delivered by top-tier, friendly and supportive lecturers. Lecturers include experienced academics and professionals; who have worked in a variety of major accounting firms, financial institutions and leading industrial companies. Some lecturers also teach at professional accounting level for the main professional accounting bodies. They have PhDs and are research active in UCC. Lecturers also consult for industry and publish regularly in international journals that are pertinent to industry and practice. Show less

Each year, students complete 12 modules amounting to 60 credits, except for third year where students are on paid work placement for semester 2.

During the programme students study modules from finance, law, IT, management, economics, accounting, auditing, governance, marketing, statistics and tax subjects.

Year 1 Modules
In year 1 students are given a thorough introduction to all business subjects which underpin the profession: finance, economics, IT, statistics, financial accounting and management accounting. AC1103 Financial Accounting Fundamentals; AC1104 Accounting for Partnerships and Companies; AC1107 Investment in Capital Assets; AC1108 Introduction to Valuation and Risk; AC1109 Management Accounting: Principles and Concepts; AC1115 Management Accounting: Cost & Control Systems; EC1202 Economic Reasoning for Business; EC1203 Macroeconomic Context and Business; IS1106 Introduction to Information Systems; IS1107 Information Systems for the Networked Enterprise; ST1023 Introduction to Business Statistics; ST2200 Methods of Business Statistics

Year 2 Modules
In Year 2 students take a combination of compulsory and elective modules, allowing students to begin to specialise in fields that interest them. Compulsory modules further develop knowledge of financial accounting, management accounting and finance while also introducing students to law and taxation subjects.

* Compulsory modules (45 credits) include International Financial Reporting 1; Consolidated Financial Statements and Reporting; Placement Plan; Introduction to Taxation; Data Analysis, Business Reporting & Process Automation; Corporate Financial Management; Data Management and Fundamentals; Introduction to the Legal System and Introduction to Business Law.

* Elective modules (15 credits) are chosen from Business Microeconomics 1; Business Microeconomics 2; Systems Analysis and Systems Design: Systems Analysis and Systems Change: Introduction to Marketing: Principles of Management and Organization: People and Organisation: Data Analysis II: Introduction to Operations Research: Modelling and Systems for Decision Making.

Year 3 Modules
In Year 3 students will study in UCC for Semester 1, then complete a 6-month paid work placement (see Work Placement information below). Students build on their accounting and business knowledge. There is a focus on group work and teamwork and other soft skills in preparation for placement.

* Compulsory modules: International Financial Reporting 2: Theory and Practice; Auditing; Multinational Finance; Cases in Corporate Finance; and Governance, Regulation and Control of Financial Organisations; Management Accounting: Data & Decision Making.

Year 4 Modules
In Year 4 students will have a large selection of elective modules to study. Module selection will be guided by their placement experience.

* Compulsory modules (25 credits) include: Advanced Financial Accounting; Management Accounting: Planning and Control; Taxation: Income Tax and VAT; Financial Information Analysis; Corporate Valuation.

* Elective Modules (35 credits) are selected from Economics, Information Systems, Accounting, Law, Marketing and Management subjects.

For a full list of module options please see the BSc Accounting College Calendar and for complete descriptions of the modules listed above please see Book of Modules.

Course Practicalities
Expected lecture hours: 12 lecture hours per week. Lectures may be further supplemented by tutorials and computer lab time.

Assessment

Written exams will take place at both the end of Semester 1 and Semester 2. Some modules will not have a formal end of term written examinations. These modules use other types of assessment and may typically require students to complete tasks such as a project, essay, presentation or an in-class written test.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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