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Course Overview Validation HETAC Requirements Primary Honours Degree in an Accounting & Finance related discipline or a postgraduate related qualification and/or experiential learning. Duration 1 Year Full-time/ 2 Years Part-time Apply Directly at www.gcd.ie/apply
This Programme is aimed at students without relevant business experience, but with a good command of English and a primary degree at honours 2:1 level or above, or an appropriate postgraduate qualification, in an accounting or finance discipline.
The three Stages, which accumulate towards the final award, are: Stage 1 and 2: Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance Management Stage 3: MSc dissertation in Accounting & Finance Management Study Mode/Duration
Stages Full Time Part Time Stage 1 One semester full time Two Semesters part-time Stage 2 (PG Diploma) One semester full-time Two Semesters part-time Stage 3 (MSc) 16 weeks full- time up to 6 months part-time Stage 1 - Five taught modules: • Corporate Responsibility • Information Technology Management • International Business Policy and Strategy • Organizational Risk Management • Strategic Human Resource Management • International Financial Standards (Bridging course) Stage 2 - Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance Management Six taught modules: • International Financial Management • Globalization • Corporate Reporting • Business Research Methods Choice of Electives: • Advanced Taxation • Performance Management • Tax Planning • Corporate Financial Management • Audit and Assurance • Forensic Accounting • Strategic Performance Measurement Systems Stage 3 - MSc in Accounting and Finance Management MSc Research Dissertation Additional Management Elective Choice of Electives: • International Operations Management • International Marketing Management • Business Planning and Entrepreneurship Stage 4 - MBA (Optional) 1. The MBA direct programme requires the student to have or to obtain a minimum of two years management experience. Those who have acquired an appropriate range of management competencies, as assessed by the submission of their management competency report, may choose to write an MBA instead of an MSc dissertation and thus complete their MBA in approximately 12 months full time/two years part time 2. Those students, with no such prior experience who have completed their MSc, may subsequently, normally within a two year period, submit, with mentor supervision, two reports based on experiential learning experience in the workplace. The successful completion of these reports enables them to replace their MSc qualification with an MBA. Those graduates with no such a prior experience, who have completed their MSc, may subsequently, normally within a two year period, submit, with mentor supervision, two reports based on experiential learning. On successful completion of the latter mentioned enables students to replace their MSc qualification with an MBA.
No matter which programme you pursue in the Graduate Business School you will be well prepared for numerous specialist and general roles in international business management:Industry Sectors • Consulting
• IT/Telecomms Services
• Investment Banking
• Finance
• Retail Industry
• Marketing• Accounting
• Operations
• Manufacturing
• HR Management
• EntrepreneurStudents can also progress on to Stage Four - MBA:
Those graduates without such prior experience, who have completed their MSc, may subsequently, normally within a two year period, submit, with mentor supervision, two reports based on experiential learning. On successful completion, students are able to replace their MSc qualification with an MBA.To apply directly to Griffith College click here.
MSc in Accounting & Finance Management
