>This degree provides a foundation for entering the accounting profession and other areas of business. To become a professional accountant, students successfully complete three levels of professional exams as well as on-the-job training. Graduates of the BBS Business and Accounting degree are exempt from the first level of these professional examinations (CAP 1 examinations from Chartered Accountants Ireland and equivalent examination papers from ACCA and CIMA professional accounting bodies).
>Students also gain an excellent foundation in the management of organisations. Studying Business and Accounting together allows students to develop excellent technical accounting skills, financial analysis and a thorough appreciation of the world of business and management.
>Accounting is an important component that supports the implementation of a business strategy that creates and captures value for, and from, customers. The business element of the degree gives students an appreciation of the core functions of value creation.
>Students have the option of taking a four year degree with a work placement or study year abroad, thus combining what they learn in university with insights into industry or another culture.
>Students who complete the Master?s in Accounting at Maynooth are exempt from the second level of professional examinations. Following this, only one level of professional exams and completion of on-the-job training results in a full accountancy qualification.