• This one-year full-time course offers a postgraduate route to a career in professional accounting. It offers students the chance to complete much of the study and examination requirements involved in qualifying as an accountant.
  • Upon successful completion of all requirements of the course, students will gain full exemption from all but the Final Admitting Examination (FAE) of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).
  • The course offers more than exemptions. As well as intensive tuition in the core technical materials assessed in the professional examinations, they will gain exposure to the emerging contemporary issues in accounting and finance that will shape the working environment and the future economy.
  • Personal competencies and skills in commercial judgment are also developed to give students a competitive edge as they embark on their careers in accounting. In addition, M Acc graduates qualify for exemption from all papers in part 1 of the AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification.
  • Students take a total of 90 credits. Part I consists of taught modules to the value of 60 credits. Part II consists of 30 credits devoted to the development of independent research skills relevant to the work of a modern professional accountant in practice, industry and financial services.