Accounting & Finance
This programme is structured to address many of the competence requirements of professional Accountancy bodies and to give students a range of learning experiences tailored to careers in Accounting and Finance. Its practical focus ensures that on completion you will be a work-ready graduate with employment opportunities in professional accounting practice, commerce, industry, government, the not-for-profit sector and secondary school teaching. Along with the development of your accountancy and finance knowledge, there is a strong focus on developing your management skills to ensure that when you graduate you have the high-level transferable skills that employers are seeking. This programme assumes no previous knowledge of
accounting, finance or economics.
The programme is recognised by leading professional accountancy bodies including: CAI, ACCA, CIMA and CPA. It has also been recognised by the Teaching Council as fulfilling its degree requirement for registration as a post-primary teacher, subject to the complete programme of study being undertaken at TUS (Moylish). As with any other degree, a teaching qualification such as the Professional Master of Education (PME) is also required.
Business
Put simply, business really matters in the current challenging global economy. The role of business is to enable commerce and to make the world a better place for all – by creating wealth, jobs, prosperity and choices. Our Honours Degree in Business provides students with the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills to work effectively at operational and management level within a business environment in the public or private
sector or as a self-employed individual.
Our Business programmes educate students in a broad range of business principles and functions, providing a solid understanding of the modern business world. Coupled with an opportunity to undertake a semester long work placement at the during third year means that, on graduation, our students are equipped with the necessary core knowledge and skills to contribute immediately and effectively to any organisation.
Business with Computing
This Level 8 programme aims to produce graduates who have developed comprehensive analytical and rounded business skills, which blend perfectly to solve business problems using appropriate Computer Software solutions.
The fusion of Business with Computing allows students to achieve maximum learning and self-development. Students will advance their business information technology knowledge,experience and skills through extensive practical assignments and course work.
Computing and Technology are part of just about everything that touches our lives. Gaining a proficiency in the different dimensions of computing and business will provide graduates with the necessary skills to create a stable career. The programme also offers students an opportunity to gain Professional Computing Certification (Microsoft) as part of their studies, as well as a six-month work placement opportunity in Year 3.
Enterprise & Innovation
Learn Entrepreneurship by doing Entrepreneurship on a new Business Studies degree which allows you to control what you study and how you learn. Design and develop your own business ideas and business plans from day one. Meet and work with real business start-ups throughout your degree. Enjoy a full semester of Work Placement in Year 3 and continue working over the Summer if you choose.
Graduates will not only acquire and develop the creative thinking mindset necessary to succeed in new business ventures, but also the management skills and knowledge required to allow employment in established businesses and entrepreneurial support organisations.
An “Active Enterprise Consultancy” project in conjunction with real start-up enterprises in Year 3 along with the development of a full Business Plan when students progress automatically to the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Business Studies (Enterprise and Innovation) are critical elements of the programme. With a wide range of subject choices and assessment types available on this course, students become independent and innovative thinkers, and develop their own views on society and learn to create the business of the future for the future they want.
Law & Taxation
This programme will provide students with a full education in both law and taxation and present the many interrelationships between the two disciplines. It will also provide knowledge and understanding of essential business concepts. Taxation is taught from a practical applied viewpoint and as a branch of law with emphasis on legal principles. This degree is designed to reflect the increasing alignment of the law profession with the world of business.
This is the only combination degree in Law and Taxation in the mid-west region, which opens a world of opportunities to graduates. The programme has been awarded group 1 status from the Irish Taxation Institute. This entitles graduates to claim exemptions from all papers in Part 1 of the Institute’s suite of examinations. This programme covers all subject areas to prepare graduates sitting entrance exams to the Law Society of Ireland. The programme has also been accepted by the Teaching Council as fulfilling its degree requirement for registration as a postprimary teacher, subject to the complete programme of study being undertaken at TUS (Moylish). As with any other degree, a teaching qualification such as the Professional Master of Education (PME) is also required.
Marketing & Management
A new Business Studies degree which allows you to control what you study and how you learn. Conduct practical, hands-on business projects from day one. Meet and work with real businesses throughout your degree. Enjoy a full semester of Work Placement in Year 3 and continue working over the Summer if you choose. Select from four different electives in International Business, Entrepreneurship, Personal and Professional Development, and Language and Culture every year of your course alongside all the major business subjects needed to choose the career that’s right for you when you graduate.
This newly designed and modern degree prepares students for employment at management level in a broad range of modern businesses, close to home or anywhere in the world. We explore practical, real-world applications of business principles through hands-on projects, work-based learning and small class sizes. With a wide range of subject choices and assessment types available on this course, students become independent and innovative thinkers, and develop their own views on society and how to shape the world of business into the future.
Art & Design Teacher Education
This programme enables you to teach Art and Design at second level. It begins from the place of creative making in the studio setting where students are introduced to a variety of creative disciplines including; Fashion Design, Painting, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Sculpture, Animation & Motion Design, Printmaking and Contemporary Practice. Concurrent to this you will study educational theory and practice which will equip you with the teaching aptitudes and skills to enter into the profession of teaching Art and Design.
Automotive Engineering & Transport Management
This programme is a mix of engineering, technological and management skills specifically related to the automotive engineering and transport management sectors.
Students will be exposed to concepts and ideas that will allow them to develop the necessary competencies to launch a career in the automotive engineering and the Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics (FTDL) and Passenger Transport sector.
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems
The modern day ‘smart economy’ is powered by equally smart electronic circuits andsystems. The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems is a four-year engineering programme that provides graduates with a range of practical skills and competences in the areas of hardware development and validation, product software development, embedded systems and digital communications – all highly relevant skillsets for the innovative Electronic Engineer.
The programme starts off with basic analogue and digital circuits and programming and progresses towards the development of modern day intelligent circuits and systems. It includes practical and project-based learning and professional development in well-equipped modern laboratories. The hands-on nature of this programme means that you learn more than just the theory, you learn the skills that will put you a step ahead of the competition upon graduation. The wide scope of this programme gives you many possible career paths and allows you to develop your strengths for future employment.
Direct entry onto year 4 is possible for learners with appropriate existing level 7 qualification.
Animation & Motion Design
This exciting course offers students the chance to study in the dynamic and expressive world of animation & motion design. The course develops creative individuals with artistic design skills and vision to produce a wide variety of animation and designs for screen.
