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Waste management and recovery
Various opportunities exist for graduates in the areas of waste management, disposal and recovery. Organisations such as the Environmental Protection Agency employ graduates with technical and science backgrounds and environmental, ecology, chemical engineering and health and safety specialisms to implement and monitor waste disposal and recovery processes.
Water & Wastewater Treatment Services
There are many indigenous companies offering water-related services, following the growth in the public investment in infrastructure in leak control, monitoring and supply networks and water analysis.
Green ICT & Green Building Technology
Opportunities exist for computing and engineering graduates in software development for green building and green transport.
#GradStories Jenny Connors, Graduate Economist, Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service
#GradStories Barry McCarthy, Auditor, Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General
Jennifer Kavanagh, Enterprise Partnership Scheme, Irish Research Council
What makes a great course?
With almost 100% employment for those who have completed it, the MSc ISBP has won gradireland postgraduate Course of the Year for five straight years. We paid a visit to UCC to talk to the Course Directors, students and graduates to find out why this course continues to deliver.
Isabelle Cairns, Chartered Accountant, EY
My postgraduate study: Patrick Broderick (PhD IT Sligo)
What makes a great course? Part 2
In the second of our series of articles on the MSc in Information Systems for Business Performance (UCC), we hear how the course prepares students for industry and why it delivers for its growing network of commercial partners.
Financial Accountancy
Financial accountants provide specialist services to commercial and non-commercial organisations to ensure that they are financially sound and comply with legal requirements and regulations. There is a wide choice of roles and specialisms available, depending on where you work.
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountants can be found in every sector from healthcare, financial services, IT, education, technology and gaming. In fact, 100% of newly qualified CPAs are currently in employment. As CPA’s progress through their career they can diversify into a number of different roles including Chief Executives, Financial Controllers, as well as other career avenues including forensic accountancy, risk analysis, and international accounting specialist roles.
