This programme delivers business knowledge and skills which form the basis for a career in industry, commerce or the public service. You will gain an understanding of the functional areas of business and of the factors which influence business success. On graduation, you should be able to use your knowledge and skills to solve technical and human problems in a business/commercial context. You will also learn how effective interpersonal relations at work contribute to the public image of an organisation and to its progress.

This programme will be run on a part-time online basis over one academic year – September 2022 to June 2023.

Provisional details below:

Number of Semesters: 2

Number of Weeks: 12 per semester

Number of Days/Evenings per week: 1

Delivery Day/Evening: Evening

Number of Hours per day/Evening: 4.5 per week plus study time  

Times: Lectures/workshops will be recorded and available to watch on Mondays. Live tutorials will take place on Wednesday evenings at 7-8.30 pm (Semester 1)

• Semester 1

  Fundamentals of Accounting

  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Accounting Procedures and Systems
  • Preparation of Financial Statements
  • Emerging Issues

  Semester 2

  Accounting for Management Control

  • Introduction
  • Cost and Revenue classification. Nature and purpose of classification
  • Materials: Cost and Control
  • Labour: Cost and Control
  • Overheads: Costs and Control
  • Product/Job, Batch, Process and Service Costing
  • Marginal and Absorption Costing and CVPanalysis
  • Budgetary Control and Reporting
  • Standard Costing and Variance Analysis
  • Emerging Issues

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: QQI Level 5 award, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualification.

Prospective particpants who do not meet the entry requirements outlined may still qualify for addmission by meeting certain other equivalent criteria, including relevant life and/or work experience.

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.

12/09/2024

€2,550

This programme was part-funded by County Tipperary Skillnet for January 2022 intake (funding TBC September 2022)

For part funding requests please contact:

County Tipperary Skillnet – Eva Hartigan at manager@countytipperaryskillnet.com or 052 6191105

1 Year

Certificate in Fundamentals of Accounting (Special Purpose Award Level 6, 30 Credits)

Those who complete the Certificate in Fundamental Accounting will be eligible to apply for an exemption from Professional Accountancy Examinations and may enter the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting under LIT’s transfer progression policies.

Applicants may also be interested in:

Certificate in Personal and Transactional Taxation (Special Purpose Award Level 8, 30 Credits)

• Professional Accountancy
• Teaching
• Finance and Insurance
• Management and Consultancy