Bachelor Of Business (honours) In Finance & Economics in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Business (honours) In Finance & Economics in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Graduates with Finance, Economics and Big Data skills are in high demand in Ireland and overseas.

This four year, Level 8 degree offers graduates many career opportunities:

• A direct pathway into a full-time career in financial services or economics. View the Financial Services Career Map here to explore these pathways further. 
• Opportunities in a range of business careers including financial planning and management consulting. Click here for more information on careers in the banking, insurance and financial services sector. 

Lecturers on this degree are highly qualified accountants, financiers and economists with considerable lecturing experience. Some act as examiners and lecturers for the professional accounting bodies. They maintain very close links with all of the professional bodies, as well as with industry.

This degree was designed around the following professional qualifications:

• Level 7 Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) accredited by the Institute of Banking
• Level 7 CFA Institute Investment Foundations Program run by the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute

On completion of this Level 8 degree, graduates can sit these two qualifications based on the core content mastered in their degree programme. This gives graduates  a unique selling point when marketing themselves for  their ideal job.

Learning Outcomes: 

• You can sit two professional examinations on completion of your 4 year programme which makes you well placed to secure a job in the sector.
• Allows you to focus on employability skills for finance and economics including big data management, IT, communication and problem solving.
• Professional Development is a module to that you can take at Level 8 which helps you to get a job and commence your career.
• Transition to work is a module you can take at Level 7 which helps you market yourself for employment.
• Provides you with a strong basis for a postgraduate in finance or economics.
• The programme offers you flexibility. You can switch to another degree (Marketing & Sales, Enterprise, Accounting or General) up until the end of second year.

Career Opportunities

Financial services are a key growth area of the Irish economy.  This degree will leave you well placed to find employment in this growing sector in Ireland or abroad.

The principal career opportunities for graduates include:

• Finance and investment roles
• Data analytics
• Financial advisory roles
• Business analyst roles
• Accountancy roles
• Economic research roles

Post-graduate Studies: 

GMIT Honours (Level 8) qualifications are recognised worldwide for postgraduate entry.

Essential Information: 

Applicants for this programme do not have to have studied Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business previously.

Those that succeed best at Finance and Economics tend to be logical and analytical, have good communication skills, an aptitude for IT and have strong personal motivation and integrity.