Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting


Course Level: Level 9 Duration: Applying:


Entry 1 year (September - May)


Application is made directly to the Admissions Office. See www.gmit.ie/postgrad for details.


Minimum entry requirement is a H2.2 in a non-accounting level 8 degree or an


Requirements: approved equivalent non-accounting qualification. Students who have an Honours Bachelor Degree (Level 8) or equivalent in accounting, achieved outside Ireland are also eligible to apply. International students are required to meet an English language standard equivalent to TOEFL (560) / IELTS (6.0).


Closing Date: Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is 1 May 2013. Late applications may be considered subject to places being available.


Course Overview


The School of Business in GMIT offers a one year intensive Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Accounting. This level 9 programme on the NQAI framework is offered on a full-time basis over one academic year. Places on the programme are limited to 30 students, all of whom are existing level 8 non-accounting graduates.


This programme was designed in response to the large number of graduates who wish to change their career focus. To qualify as an accountant you must become a member of a professional accounting body and to do so you must take exams with the professional body and obtain professional experience. This programme is the first step towards an interesting and challenging career in accounting. Graduates who pursue this programme may find that they are advantaged in their search for employment due to their diverse backgrounds and maturity.


This highly focused and practical programme offers a direct pathway to a full-time career in accounting. It provides the learner with a thorough grounding in the fundamental theories, concepts, principles and practices essential to the pursuit of a fulfilling career in the area of professional accountancy. Learners will gain a number of exemptions from the professional accounting bodies and have a critical understanding of current developments in accounting.


Accounting offers a clearly defined career path, but yet offers a range of employment options. The main types of accountants are professional accountants (who work in private practice) or management accountants (who work in companies), but there are many specialist roles such as auditors and taxation consultants. Accounting professionals are consistently in demand in private and public organisations. Training as an accountant offers increasingly varied roles within organisations at the heart of business development.


A one year conversion programme for


non-accounting graduates


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