Exams

The exams are divided into two levels – Fundamentals and Professional. The Fundamentals introduce you to both financial and management accounting techniques and cover the main technical areas that all accountants are expected to master. At the Professional level you build on that knowledge and explore advanced skills and techniques.

Fundamentals Knowledge

• F1 Accountant in Business
• F2 Management Accounting
• F3 Financial Accounting

Fundamentals Skills

• F4 Corporate and Business Law
• F5 Performance Management
• F6 Taxation
• F7 Financial Reporting
• F8 Audit and Assurance
• F9 Financial Management

Professional Essentials

• P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics
• P2 Corporate Reporting
• P3 Business Analysis

Professional Options (two to be completed)

• P4 Advanced Financial Management
• P5 Advanced Performance Management
• P6 Advanced Taxation
• P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance

DBS is an ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner – the highest academic teaching status awarded by ACCA. In recent years our students have won over 1,000 prizes and placings at national and international level in external professional accountancy examinations.

With over 40 years experience in Professional Education, Kaplan Financial at DBS is perfectly positioned to build your Professional ACCA future. For further information on ACCA at DBS click here.

Personalised Calendar  • Keep up to date with deadlines and key course dates with your personalised calendar  • Keep track of your progress with essential tasks organised into a reminders list - tick them off when they're done.

Regular testing  • Immediate results so you can instantly identify and address areas of weakness  • Benchmark your performance against your peers  • Additional resources available at your fingertips to get you through your exams!

Online Communications  • Easy access to help and support  • Discuss and share ideas with other students and your tutor in one of the online communities.

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Starboard Technology Used in our classrooms instead of acetates, all notes/ questions/ solutions written on screen during class are sent to your email account and uploaded to Moodle (the College’s virtual learning environment), allowing students to concentrate on learning instead of note taking in class.

Instant Messaging Service If you have a query that can’t wait until class time, you can contact the Professional School Support Team online via the student intranet. This service is available during office hours.

Careers Support Services • Careers events/ talks on specific sectors • One-to-one day and evening appointments with a Careers Advisor

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DBS is an ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner and CIMA Quality Partner – the highest academic teaching status awarded by both professional bodies. In recent years our students have won over 1,000 prizes and placings at national and international level in external professional accountancy examinations including four first places in the June 2014 exams, and one first place in the November 2014 examinations. In the June 2015 sittings DBS had four first places in Ireland. Congratulations to all of the students! 

Our reputation for professional and educational excellence is built on:

• The strength of our carefully selected academics.
• Lecturers have an average of 15 years of experience.
• Effective use of exam-focused notes preparing students for exam success.
• Quality-assured core manuals and study materials.
• A supportive learning environment.
• A modern, fully-resourced campus.
• Our ongoing commitment to excellence through learning.