This degree provides a foundation for entering the accounting
profession and other areas of business. To become a
professional accountant, you need to successfully complete
three levels of professional exams as well as on-the-job training.
If you successfully complete the BBS Business and Accounting,
you will be exempt from the first level of these professional
examinations (CAP 1 examinations from Chartered Accountants
Ireland and equivalent examination papers from ACCA, CIMA and
CPA professional accounting bodies).
If you complete the Master’s in Accounting at Maynooth, you
will be exempt from the second level of these examinations. You
will then only have to take one level of professional exams and
complete on-the-job training to qualify as an accountant.
You will have the option of taking a four year degree with a work
placement or study year abroad, thus combining what you learn
in university with insights into industry or another culture.
