Accounting

Course Outline

In addition to the Curriculum below students complete EITHER two summer schools OR a research dissertation. Recent and forthcoming summer schools include:

• Management Control Systems and Innovation.

• Audit and Accounting in the 21st Century: Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Related Technological Tools.



Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).

Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Semester 1

Required AY5104: Investment and Financing Decisions - 5 Credits

Required AY5103: Management Accounting - 5 Credits

Required AY5116: Auditing I - 5 Credits

Required AY5118: Advanced Financial Reporting I - 5 Credits

Required AY5100: Taxation I - 5 Credits

Required AY518: Research Project - 20 Credits

Optional MG571: Strategic Management - 5 Credits -

Optional MS5128: Decision Theory, AI and Analytics - 5 Credits



Semester 2

Required AY5140: Management Control for Sustainable Organizations - 5

Credits

Required AY5117: Auditing II - 10 Credits

Required AY5105: Corporate Finance - 5 Credits

Required AY5101: Taxation II - 5 Credits

Required AY5119: Advanced Financial Reporting II - 10 Credits

Required AY537: Skills for Accounting Research and Practice - 5 Credits

A H2.1 degree (NFQ Level 8 or equivalent) in Business or Commerce, with a significant specialisation in Accounting. IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent, if applicable.



Students are required to have full (or nearly full) exemptions from the CAI’s CAP1 examinations before embarking on the MAcc programme.



All applicants whose first language is not English must present one of the following qualifications in the English language for a postgraduate law programme:



IELTS - 6.5 Overall (No less than 5.5 in any component) or

TOEFL - 88 or

Pearson PTE - 61

Closing Date: Offers are made on a rolling basis.



Applications must be completed online at: https://nuigalway.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login.



An application requires a registration fee of €35. You will be asked to upload proof of identification, academic transcripts, a personal statement, an academic reference and documentation to fulfil the English requirement (where English is not your first language).

1 year full-time

Next start date: September 2025

Career Opportunities

A wide range of career choices are open to graduates, in particular in the accounting and tax consultancy professions. In fact most participants on the programme are sponsored (and subsequently employed) by major accounting firms, such as KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte and EY.



Further Education

Exemptions: Graduates of the MAcc are granted full exemption from CAI’s CAP2 examinations, provided they have full exemption from CAI’s CAP1 examination before taking the MAcc.