BA (Hons) in Financial Services
Course code: WD136
What are financial services?
Financial services in Ireland is a major growth sector. This growth has continued unabated since the launch of the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin in 1987. The sector includes such areas as retail banking, fund administration, general insurance, life assurance, stockbroking, personal financial planning and taxation.
What is the BA (Hons) in Financial Services Course?
This is a two-year add-on degree course, which prepares students for employment in the financial services sector.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the BA (Honours) in Financial Services may find work in the following areas: fund accounting, shareholder/trustee services, retail banking, capital markets, taxation, general insurance, life assurance and pensions.
Employment Placement
The employment placement takes place in the second semester from February - September. It allows the student to gain experience in the financial services sector applying the knowledge and skills acquired in the first semester. Companies who have provided work placement in the past include ACC Bank, Allied Irish Banks plc, AIB Capital Markets plc, Anglo Irish Bank plc, Bank of Ireland plc, Central Bank of Ireland, Ernst & Young, FBD Insurance plc, Hooper Dolan Financial, New Ireland Assurance, PFPC International Ltd., SEI Investment Global Fund Services Ltd. and State Street (International) Ireland Ltd.
Follow on Study
Masters of Business in Economics & Finance
Course Outline
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Personal Finance Management Information Systems Applications Applied Statistics Introduction to Shareholder Services Income Tax Principles of Fund Accounting |
Work Placement |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
| Information Systems & Web Design Internal Control Capital Taxation Insurance Law Banking Theory & Practice Life Assurance & Pensions |
E-business & Financial Services Management Advanced Fund Accounting Banking Law Lending & Securities General & Non-Life Assurance |
Course Facts
Course Title: BA (Hons) in Financial Services
Course Level: 8
Duration: 2 year add-on
Course Entry
Requirements: Applicants should have successfully completed a Higher Certificate in Business Studies or equivalent qualification.
For further information:
Course Leader: Eugene Power, BBS MBS
Email: epower@wit.ie
But don't just take our word...
“I heard it was great craic and the social reputation it had was excellent as well as the academic reputation”
Stephanie is currently a Fund Accountant with BBH with the intention of building up experience whilst studying for her accountancy exams. In this regard she has found that her time in the WIT School of Business has been invaluable as the course content was very relevant for the ACCA exams. Stephanie has maintained regular contact with the School, as fantastic opportunities often arise through these channels and she feels that the staff at the college has really taken an active interest in her development, proving her enthusiastic remark how “...their support doesn’t end with the degree”.
In advising students coming out of secondary education she says that for those who have an interest in business subjects but are still unsure about their exact career destinations then the WIT School of Business is the best option as their course content covers many angles and will lead to success in any field of specialisation.
Stephanie Coburn, BA (Hons) in Financial Services (2005)
