BA (Honours) in Accounting and Human Resource Management

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Programme Overview

CAO Code: NC001

If you’re looking for a degree that combines accountancy courses and HRM courses, then this is the right degree for you! The full-time BA (Honours) in Accounting and Human Resource Management is an innovative dual honours degree that allows students exposure to two complementary business disciplines. It allows students the opportunity to broaden both their educational knowledge within these two key business functions and increase their career prospects.

This dual honours programme is equally weighted between Accounting and Human Resource Management. It allows those who are interested in taking both full time accounting courses and HRM courses to get the best of both worlds. The programme was developed in response to the need to have both accounting and HRM professionals who have the ability to think strategically. Knowledge of complementary management areas is increasingly valued as a contribution to a strategic approach to management as a whole.

As a graduate of this full-time accountancy and HRM course you will:

• Have an in-depth knowledge of Human Resource Management (HRM) and how it is linked with the overall strategy of organisations.
• Have an applied and critical understanding of the theories, concepts and methods underlying accounting and finance.
• Have acquired a broad theoretical and practical perspective regarding HRM, financial management and accounting practices and functions as applied in progressive Irish organisations.
• Build your communication, management and team working skills..

HRM and Accountancy Course Structure and Award

This course is a three year honours degree. The course is run over 6 semesters with continuous assessment held throughout the course and examinations at the end of each semester. This course has a common first year with most BA (Honours) Degrees in the School of Business. On completion you will receive a HETAC BA (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Human Resource Management at level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications.

Career Prospects

Graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career in accounting, HRM, general management, or allied fields, and to progress quickly through related professional examinations

Further Study Options

Upon successful completion of the BA (Honours) Degree in Accounting and HRM, graduates who have acquired the appropriate entry requirements can progress to postgraduate programmes at level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications such as: the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Human Resource Management, MA in Human Resource Management, MSc in Marketing or MSc in Management at National College of Ireland.

Professional Recognition

Graduates may apply for substantial exemptions from all major professional accounting and taxation bodies. These include:

• Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA)
• Irish Taxation Institute

This programme is an excellent foundation towards Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and/or the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD).

Who is the HRM and Accountancy Course for?

The course is for school leavers, mature students and graduates of FETAC level 5/6 programmes.

Entry Requirements

Grade C3 or above in two Higher level subjects, together with a D3 (Higher or Ordinary level) in four subjects. A minimum of grade D3 (Higher or Ordinary level) must be obtained in English & Mathematics. Mature applicants, applicants with a disability or those applying through the DARE or HEAR access schemes should consult our DARE and HEAR information page.

Programme Fee

This course qualifies under the Free Fees Initiative, the Higher Education Grants Scheme and the VEC Scholarship Scheme.

Student Profile

Eoghan Mc Tiernan
The course gives you a wide base in business. You get a flavour of lots of different subjects. I chose to specialise in accountancy. It’s great to know that NCI has such a good employment record.

Fact File

Location	Duration	NFQ Level	Assessment
IFSC, Dublin 1	Three years, full-time	Level 8	End of semester exams Continuous Assessments

Modules

Module Descriptor information for this course.

Year 2

In Year 2 you choose two elective modules per semester in addition to the core modules.

Semester 1 Electives:

• Introduction to Income Taxation
• Service Learning 1
• Management Information Systems
• Auditing
• Services Marketing Management

Semester 2 Electives:

• Service Learning 2
• Income & Capital Taxation
• Enterprise
• Health & Safety
• International Finance
• Essentials of Employment Law
• Industrial Relations
• Introduction to Reward Management

Year 3

In Year 3 you choose either Economic and Social Policy in semester 1 and two elective modules from the list below in semester 2

Or

An Undergraduate Dissertation over the two semesters of year 3.

Semester 2 Electives:

• Pensions
• e-Business
• Organisational Development
• International HRM
• Business Ethics
• European Comparative Industrial Relations
• Contemporary Issues in Reward Management

Elective choices are subject to student numbers, may include prerequisites and are subject to change.

Programme Modules

Year 1
Business Law	Financial Accounting
Human Resource Management	Macroeconomics
Marketing	MicroEconomics
Organisational Behaviour	Quantitative Analysis

Year 2
Auditing	Enterprise
Essentials of Employment Law	Financial Accounting 2
Health and Safety	Income and Capital Taxation
International Finance	Introduction to Income Taxation
Introduction to Industrial Relations	Introduction to Reward Management
Learning and Change in Organisations	Management Accounting
Management Information Systems	Management of the Employment Relationship
Service Learning	Service Learning: Community Based Project
Services Marketing Management

Year 3
Business Ethics
Contemporary Issues in Reward Management	Dissertation
E-Business	Economic and Social Policy
ESP 1	ESP 2
European Comparative Industrial Relations	Financial Accounting 5
Financial Accounting 6	Financial Management
Financial Management 1	Financial Management 2
Financial Statement Analysis	International HRM
Organisational Development	Pensions
Strategic HRM	Strategic Management
Strategic Management 1	Strategic Management 2
Taxation 3	Taxation 4

Start Date

Monday 10th September 2012

Programme Location

IFSC Campus

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