BA(Hons) in Financial Services
Course code WD074

What is 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 Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Financial Services Course?
This is a 2 year add-on degree course, which prepares students for employment in the financial services sector. It consists of the following modules:

Semester 1 Personal finance management Information systems applications Applied statistics Introduction to shareholder services Income tax Principles of fund accounting	Semester 2 Work Placement
Semester 3 Information systems & web design Internal control Capital taxation Insurance law Banking theory & practice Life assurance & pensions	Semester 4 E-business & financial services Management Advanced fund accounting Banking law Lending & securities General & non-life assurance

Work 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 employment 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..

Entry Requirements
To be eligible to apply for this course, applicants must hold a Higher Certificate in Business studies.

Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor of Business (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 & pensions

Further Information
Course Leader: Margaret Cusack, FCCA, AITI, MSc
e. mcusack@wit.ie