PGDip in Accounting

Course Description

Designed for non-accounting graduates. This 8 month conversion programme fast-tracks students towards professional accountancy. It focuses on the fundamentals of financial accounting, management accounting, corporate finance, audit, taxation and related areas. On completion of 12 modules, graduates gain significant exemptions from the examinations of professional accountancy bodies.

Expert faculty and practitioners combine to deliver modules, grounded in the academia-practice link that underpins the entire programme. The programme is fully accredited by ACCA, Chartered Accountants Ireland, CIMA, CPA and Irish Tax Institute.

Modules*

• Financial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Management Accounting
• Taxation
• Audit
• Company Law
• Financial Reporting
• Advanced Financial Management
• Performance Measurement
• Advanced Taxation
• Corporate Governance & Ethics
• Accounting in Practice

Trinity Business School - More than a degree

In 2019, we opened our new state-of-the-art home, a near zero energy, six storey building that includes an innovation and entrepreneurial hub, a 600 seat auditorium, smart classrooms and the latest digital technology; and it remains in the heart of Trinity’s campus. We bring in class learning to life with our strong emphasis on experiential learning through the use of case studies, teamwork and professional development modules. The competencies developed here are what employers continually endorse as a much-valued feature of our graduates.

Our dedicated career development team will help you identify your ideal career path and provide tailored advice on how best to achieve your goals. They offer a range of services including:

• Advertise graduate vacancies and host job fairs for business students
• Career classes on topics such as CVs, interviews & work permits
• Career guidance tools to help you identify your career interests
• Individual career meetings to discuss your personal career needs