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  • 26-02-2014 2:49pm
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    case885
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    Anyone have experience of this course? Job opportunities? Dont mind going abroad for awhile if necessary and would like to keep to the banking aspect more so than accounting.


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    stardollz
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    What is it that interests you with the banking aspect exactly? I do business, but with some accountancy modules. He you don't think accounting is for you then maybe business studies would be a better option? You could always specialise in accounting in 3rd and 4th year if you so wish.

    Banking modules generally wouldn't come into play until 4th year: investment analysis and investment management. Maybe financial management too (dealing with currency exchange). These modules are in both courses.

    The accounting puts a big emphasis on getting chartered afterwards.. That's not saying you can't go into banking but it really depends what you want to do with banking. Have you looked at finance in UCC? Also have a look at the cfa and caia exams. These are chartered financial advisory exams, great prospects for banking with these! Look at the different courses and what exceptions you could possibly get.

    Hope this help!


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    case885
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    stardollz wrote: »
    What is it that interests you with the banking aspect exactly? I do business, but with some accountancy modules. He you don't think accounting is for you then maybe business studies would be a better option? You could always specialise in accounting in 3rd and 4th year if you so wish.

    Banking modules generally wouldn't come into play until 4th year: investment analysis and investment management. Maybe financial management too (dealing with currency exchange). These modules are in both courses.

    The accounting puts a big emphasis on getting chartered afterwards.. That's not saying you can't go into banking but it really depends what you want to do with banking. Have you looked at finance in UCC? Also have a look at the cfa and caia exams. These are chartered financial advisory exams, great prospects for banking with these! Look at the different courses and what exceptions you could possibly get.

    Hope this help!

    Well that and the economics modules, if they had a course in economics i would be doing that but id consider this the next best course. I was thinking of doing Accounting as if i dont get employment i have the accounting exams to fall back to become a chartered accountant. Points for finance are 475 so out of my reach i think. Are you doing business in CIT?


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    stardollz
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    case885 wrote: »
    Well that and the economics modules, if they had a course in economics i would be doing that but id consider this the next best course. I was thinking of doing Accounting as if i dont get employment i have the accounting exams to fall back to become a chartered accountant. Points for finance are 475 so out of my reach i think. Are you doing business in CIT?

    yeah, doing business in cit. You definitely get more exemptions in the long run for chartered exams with the accounting - because of the tax and auditing modules. But can still get some exemptions from doing business, financial management, financial accounting and reporting and management accounting.
    You can choose to divert to the accounting degree for 3rd too so it gives you a more broad option to begin with.
    You do economics in business too. Most people don't keep it on though, so it could be difficult to get economics the whole way through your degree, its generally just 1st and 2nd year.


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