The primary aim of the Higher Diploma in Arts in Accounting is to facilitate graduates from non-accounting programs who wish to pursue a career in accounting. The aim of this one-year program is to give business, arts, science and other graduates, exemptions from the professional accountancy and taxation examinations. Upon successful completion of the course, you would be exempt from the following ACCA exams:

• Business and Technology (BT)

• Financial Accounting (FA)

• Management Accounting (MA)

• Corporate and Business Law (LW)

• Audit and Assurance (AA)

• Performance Management (PM)

• Taxation (TX)

Delivery will be blended with three weekend workshops per semester, 2 semesters per year and 12 weeks per semester.

Workshops will be held in either Limerick or Clonmel depending on demand. Lectures will be pre-recorded each week and available for students to download. There will also be an online tutorial per module each week.

• Number of Weeks: 12 per semester
• Number of Days/Evenings per week: 2 evenings per week, per semester for tutorials. Recorded lecture 3 hours per module, per semester.
• Delivery Day/Evening: Wednesday & Thursdays
• Number of Hours per day/evening: 1.5 hours
• Times: 7pm – 8:30pm

• Year 1

  Semester 1

  Fundamentals of Accounting

  Quantitative Methods

  Semester 2

  Accounting for Management Control

  Business and Economic Environment

  Year 2

  Semester 1

  Advanced Financial Accounting

  Business and Company Law

  Semester 2

  Financial Reporting

  Financial Management

  Year 3

  Semester 1

  Cost Accounting and Decision Making

  Personal and Business Tax

  Semester 2

  Audit Planning and Implementation

  Transaction and Practical Tax Applications

Special Case Registrations: Prospective participants who do not meet the entry requirements for the programme detailed above, but who may qualify for admission by meeting certain other equivalent criteria, including workplace experience may apply for consideration.

Applicants wishing to apply for advanced entry to year 2 or 3 of this programme should complete and submit an Advanced Entry Application Form which can be downloaded here. Completed forms, along with supporting documentation as outlined on the form, should be submitted to the Flexible Learning Office of TUS by email to flexible@lit.ie 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Applicants who do not have English as their first language must ensure they satisfy English Language requirements. For entry to undergraduate courses, a minimum score of 5.5 in an IELTS exam is required. For postgraduate courses, a minimum of 6.0 is required. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure their English proficiency meets these requirements. 

Online – 7.00pm Monday 21 September 2023

€10,800 in total TBC for 2023

€3,600 per year. Fees will be collected on an annual basis. Instalment plans will be available.

3 Years

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting (Level 8 – 180 Credits)