GY207 · Level 8 · 3 years (4 years with the optional Global Experience year)

Commerce (Accounting) including optional Global Experience year

University of Galway · Connacht

2026 Round 1 points

509

Down 11 points since 2023 (520).

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About this course

A specialist accounting degree that you can take in three years, or four if you add an optional Global Experience year.

How long
3 years (4 years with the optional Global Experience year)
What you study
First year gives a broad business grounding with a focus on accounting and maths. Second year gets more technical, with international financial reporting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, business finance and law. Final year adds advanced accounting, tax and finance, and you choose some business electives.
Placement and abroad
The optional Global Year has a semester abroad and a semester of professional work placement in accounting or finance, and a summer accounting internship is also available in final year.
Where it can lead
Graduates move into trainee accountant, audit, tax and financial analyst roles, often with professional bodies like Chartered Accountants Ireland, ACCA or CPA Ireland, or go on to a Master of Accounting. The degree gives exemptions from some professional exams.
Who it suits
Suits students who like numbers, enjoy working out how money flows through a business and want a clear route into accountancy.

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About Business and administration

Management, finance, and marketing strategies

Learn how businesses operate and are managed. This field covers various business topics such as finance, marketing, human resources, and operations. Students will learn skills in strategic planning, organizational behavior, and decision-making. E.g. Commerce, Business Studies, International Business.

Points history

2023520202450920255302026509

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026509Published after the final round
2025 530530554
2024 509509532
2023 520520555

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • All Languages: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Accountancy: Higher H4

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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