Fundamentals of Accounting (L6, 30 ECTS)
Status: CLOSED
Level
06
Duration
1 Year
Department
Business & Financial Services
Start Date
12/09/2022
Course Type
Flexible & Professional
Location
Online
The primary aim of the Certificate in Fundamental Accounting is to introduce bookkeeping and management accounting to those starting their own business or those working in a small or medium business.
What are the entry requirements?
ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: QQI Level 5 award, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualification.
Prospective particpants who do not meet the entry requirements outlined may still qualify for addmission by meeting certain other equivalent criteria, including relevant life and/or work experience.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Applicants who do not have English as their first language must ensure they satisfy English Language requirements. For entry to undergraduate courses, a minimum score of 5.5 in an IELTS exam is required. For postgraduate courses, a minimum of 6.0 is required. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure their English proficiency meets these requirements.
Who can I contact?
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Flexible Learning Team
What modules will I study?
Semester 1
Fundamentals of Accounting
• Introduction to Accounting
• Accounting Procedures and Systems
• Preparation of Financial Statements
• Emerging Issues
Semester 2
Accounting for Management Control
• Introduction
• Cost and Revenue classification. Nature and purpose of classification
• Materials: Cost and Control
• Labour: Cost and Control
• Overheads: Costs and Control
• Product/Job, Batch, Process and Service Costing
• Marginal and Absorption Costing and CVPanalysis
• Budgetary Control and Reporting
• Standard Costing and Variance Analysis
• Emerging Issues
Are there opportunities for further study?
Those who complete the Certificate in Fundamental Accounting will be eligible to apply for an exemption from Professional Accountancy Examinations and may enter the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting under LIT’s transfer progression policies.
Applicants may also be interested in:
Certificate in Personal and Transactional Taxation (Special Purpose Award Level 8, 30 Credits)
What are the career prospects?
- Professional Accountancy
- Teaching
- Finance and Insurance
- Management and Consultancy
More Information
Delivery
This programme will be run on a part-time online basis over one academic year - September 2022 to June 2023.
Provisional details below:
Number of Semesters: 2
Number of Weeks: 12 per semester
Number of Days/Evenings per week: 1
Delivery Day/Evening: Evening
Number of Hours per day/Evening: 4.5 per week plus study time
Times: Lectures/workshops will be recorded and available to watch on Mondays. Live tutorials will take place on Wednesday evenings at 7-8.30 pm (Semester 1)
Time Commitment
Each 5 credits will normally equate to approximately 100 Total Learning Hours. Total Learning Hours includes the time you spend in class (lectures, tutorials, practical elements) and the time you spend completing work outside of college. The balance between these two varies by discipline, and by level of study. You should bear in mind that the workload will increase at particular times e.g. when assignments are due.
Assessment
Each module will be assessed by continuous assessment worth 20% throughout the semester and by a written exam, worth 80%, at the end of the relevant semester. Exams to take place in Moylish/Clonmel (TBC).
Materials
Students are required to purchase textbooks for their modules. The expected cost is approx. €70 for these materials. Details will be provided on course commencement.
Qualification
Certificate in Fundamentals of Accounting (Special Purpose Award Level 6, 30 Credits)
Application Deadline: 12/08/2022
For queries relating to course content
Contact: Kathleen O'Shea
Email: Kathleen.OShea@lit.ie
Course Fees
€2,550
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This programme was part-funded by County Tipperary Skillnet for January 2022 intake (funding TBC September 2022)
For part funding requests please contact:
County Tipperary Skillnet - Eva Hartigan at manager@countytipperaryskillnet.com or 052 6191105