Accounting: International Accounting & Analytics - Pathway A

Course Overview

Our programme responds to the recent 22nd Annual Global CEO Survey compiled by PwC which notes that ‘A lack of analytical talent is impeding data adequacy.’ The ICAS and FRC report on Auditor Skills in a Changing Business World (in 2016) also notes the importance of analytics skills for accountants and calls for educators to include practical courses on data interrogation and analytics. Our MSc in International Accounting and Analytics is the first programme of its kind in UK and Irish Universities to offer practical hands-on modules in audit analytics tools for accountants.



Advance your accounting career with the MSc in International Accounting and Analytics. Develop insights, and technical knowledge of tools and techniques for driving organisational performance, and understanding of corporate finance theory and practice. Gain an understanding of and expertise in accounting and business analytics through taught modules and our practitioner led Summer School.



This is an intensive 10 –11 month degree programme for high calibre business related/commerce graduates who have not specialised in accounting and who now wish to pursue a professional career in Accounting.



Our team of academics and practitioners provide in-depth practical, technical and research grounded knowledge of key business areas required for success in today’s business environment. This post-graduate programme is taught over two semesters and is followed by two summer schools in May/June. This final element of the programme provides an important capstone to the technical skills you will have developed over the course of the first two semesters.



Students taking the year-long programme starting in September secure substantial exemption from the examinations of the ACCA. As a graduate of this MSc in International Accounting and Analytics you will be exempt from papers F1, F2, F3, F5, F7, F8 and F9 of the ACCA. Click here for CPA Exemptions*.



*Please note: exemptions from the examinations of the professional accounting bodies are subject to change of syllabus/content.



Chartered Accountants Ireland—professional examination exemptions

CAI have granted CAP 1 exemptions in three CAP 1 papers*:

• Paper 1—Finance

• Paper 2—Management Accounting

• Paper 3—Financial Accounting



*Subject to achieving a minimum overall degree award of a 2.2 (second class honours, grade two) and minimum examination performance in specified subjects.

Programme Content - Pathway A

Semester 1

• AY5106 Accounting for Management

• AY5108 Intermediate Corporate Finance

• AY5110 Auditing & Assurance I

• AY5131 International Financial Reporting and Analysis

• MG571 Strategic Management



Semester 2

Core Modules

• AY5141 Accounting and Management Control for Sustainable Organizations

• AY5109 Advanced Corporate Finance

• AY5120 Auditing & Assurance II

• AY5121 Analytical and Communication Skills Development

• AY5122 Advanced International Financial Reporting and Analysis

• MS5106 Data Science and Big Data Analytics



Elective Modules - Choose 10 ECTS (subject to availability)

• AY5132 Sustainable Finance and Accounting

• MS5108 Applied Customer Analytics

• MS5129 Story Telling through Data Visualization



Semester 3

• AY5128 Summer Schools in Accountancy & Finance: Contemporary Global Issues



Please see Course Web Page above for module details.

A First or Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a commerce/ business degree (or equivalent qualification) will be required. IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent, if applicable.

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: Pathway A: September 2025

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of the MSc. in International Accounting and Analytics, you will have access to a wide range of employment opportunities in Accounting Practice, Industry, Management Consultancy and Financial Services.



You will have developed an understanding of cutting edge design and use of systems and processes to leverage best use of organisational data to facilitate performance management of business organisations. Coupled with your technical accounting skills you will be well positioned to work within the accounting function and management team to lead and manage organisations to achieve their strategic objectives.