Waterford Institute of Technology

Course Description

• ​The Accounting stream is primarily for those students who are interested in either a career in accountancy (industry/practice) or teaching accountancy-related subjects at second level
  
• The stream places an emphasis on modules that address the learning that an aspiring accountant needs. This includes modules on financial reporting, management accounting, taxation, finance, law and auditing
• On successful completion of the stream, and the achievement of certain marks in specific modules, many graduates apply for a range of exemptions from the professional examinations of the main accounting bodies
• Graduates can also – after completion of other relevant qualifications – apply to the Teaching Council to be permitted to teach accountancy in secondary schools, subject to the achievement of certain results in particular modules
• In Semester 6 students will be given an opportunity to participate in one of the following: International Placement, Work Placement, Start-Up Lab, and Teaching Skills