Commerce with Accounting

Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, another language, Mathematics, and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes. Additional requirements: Minimum H4 in Accounting

Our graduates have had excellent success in securing employment as trainee accountants in all types of accountancy practices. Graduates may also find employment in financial services, taxation, banking, manufacturing and other industries. This programme offers the maximum amount of undergraduate exemptions from professional Accounting exams. Find out more about these Accounting Exemptions at the links below.

ACCA: Information about current ACCA exemptions can be found on this website.

CIMA: Here is the link to the CIMA exemptions calculator.

Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) CAP1: information about current exemptions can be found on this website.

Click here to see where your Commerce degree can take you in the world!

The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) at University of Galway incorporates work placements in two ways.  Firstly, students can participate in summer internships at the end of 2nd year and  this counts for one of their subjects in final year.  Secondly, students have the option to apply for International Experience and extend their degree by one year to facilitate international study and work placement.

“The placement programme in University of Galway has terrific benefits to both employers and students. From an employer’s perspective, we have an opportunity to measure the student’s suitability for future graduate positions, as well as benefiting from their contribution during the placement. The students have a unique opportunity to add valuable practical work experience to their resume. They also hone key competencies in areas such as team work, relationship, communication, problem solving and leadership skills and these attributes are highly sought after by employers.  These students, with relevant work experience, have a higher propensity to be successful when interviewing for graduate positions.”

Paul Vance, Head of Resourcing, KPMG

Deloitte Partnership

University of Galway is pleased to be partnering with Deloitte on the BComm (Accounting) course which will create opportunities for students to benefit from the company’s professional expertise, leadership and future career opportunities.

The partnership builds on the longstanding ties between Deloitte and J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University. It also cements Deloitte’s commitment to supporting education and academic excellence.

Commenting on the partnership, Harry Goddard, CEO, Deloitte Ireland, said: "Investing in tomorrow’s leaders is critical for us at Deloitte. This partnership will develop the talent required to address the complex challenges faced by industries and institutions across the world. It will help to empower and prepare our future leaders for the future world of work.”

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Students on this programme have the opportunity to add an international experience dimension to their degree at the end of second year, when they may apply on a competitive basis to transfer from the three-year BComm (Accounting) degree to a four-year BComm (Accounting) with international experience. Successful applicants will spend one semester of their third year at an international university studying business through English, either in Europe, North America or further afield and a second semester in a work placement. The students will then return to NUI Galway for fourth year to complete their degree.

International Study Abroad Partner Universities

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EU Fees are comprised of Tuition + Student Contribution Charge + Student Levy* €140. *Payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.  Further detail here.

For 25/26 entrants, where the course duration is greater than 1 year, there is an inflationary increase approved of 3.4% per annum for continuing years fees**.
**Excludes Full-Time EU Undergraduate fees.  These are fixed and do not change.

• J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, University of Galway
• T + 353 (0)91 492 612
• E business@universityofgalway.ie