Accounting (Higher Diploma, L8, 60 ECTS)
Status: CLOSED
Level
08
Duration
1 Year
Department
Business & Financial Services
Start Date
10/01/2022
Course Type
Flexible & Professional
Location
Online
The primary aim of the Higher Diploma in Arts in Accounting is to facilitate graduates from non-accounting programs who wish to pursue a career in accounting. The aim of this one-year program is to give business, arts, science and other graduates, exemptions from the professional accountancy and taxation examinations. Upon successful completion of the course, you would be exempt from the following ACCA exams:
F6 - Tax
F5 - Performance Management
F8 - Audit and Assurance
What are the entry requirements?
An honours degree (Level 8) in a non-finance and accounting or a non-cognate discipline or approved equivalent qualification.
or
A Level 7 qualification in a non-finance and accounting or a non-cognate discipline and at least 1 year relevant professional experience/responsibility.
Special Case Registrations: Prospective participants who do not meet the entry requirements for the programme detailed above, but who may qualify for admission by meeting certain other equivalent criteria, including workplace experience, should apply for consideration.
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 applicants to ensure their English proficiency meets these requirements.
Who can I contact?
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Springboard+ LIT Team
What modules will I study?
Semester 1
Cost Accounting and Decision Making
Personal and Business Tax
Semester 2
Audit Planning and Implementation
Transaction and Practical Tax Applications
More Information
Delivery
This programme will be run on a part-time online basis over one academic year.
January 2022 to December 2022. (2 Semesters - 12 weeks per semester)
Provisional details below (to be confirmed by programme team on induction):
Lectures/workshops will be recorded and available to watch on Mondays.
Live tutorials will take place on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings at 7-8.30 pm (Semester 1). Tutorials will also be recorded and available to watch back.
Total class hours will be 9 hours (excluding study time)
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.
Materials
Students are required to purchase textbooks for their modules. The expected cost is approx. €100 for these materials. Details will be provided on course commencement.
Assessment
Assessment will be a mix of continuous assessment and final written exams at the end of each semester. End of semester exams will be held in TUS Midlands Midwest, Moylish/Clonmel Campus (TBC on course commencement).
Qualification
Higher Diploma in Arts in Accounting (Level 8, 60 ECTS)
Application Deadline
19th December 2021
Please ensure to read application procedures carefully before submitting your application via the Springboard portal.
For queries relating to the course
For academic queries
Course Fees
The full course fee is €5,500. This programme is 90% Springboard funded for employed applicants and the 10% subsidised fee to be paid is €550 and 100% Springboard+ funded for unemployed applicants on a qualifying payment.
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Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund as part of the ESF programme for employability, inclusion and learning 2014-2020.
