Bachelor of Business CW917

Department of Business

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Bachelor of Business CW917

What is the Course about?

This full-time three year degree course provides an academic qualification for anyone interested in a career in business and management. Its general nature provides the student with a broad skill-base that will ensure that the graduate has a wide range of potential job opportunities. The first two years provide the student with the basics in core business subjects that form a foundation for the final.

What will I be able to do when I finish the course?

Graduates from this course, will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and competencies that are demanded in a modern business enterprise. The graduate will be qualified to work in a wide range of business settings such as industry, banking, public service, financial services and service industries.

What follow-on study opportunities are available?

Graduates are eligible for entry onto year 4 of the level 8 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Business Management.

What exemptions will I receive?

N/A

What subjects will I study?

Year1	Year 2	Year 3
Mandatory Subjects: Financial Accounting Communication Computer Applications Management Economics Quantitative Techniques Plus One Elective: Business Psychology Business English French 1or German 1	Mandatory Subjects: Management Accounting Human Resource Management Introduction to Supply Chain Management Information Technology Principles of Marketing Business Law Retail Buying & Merchandising Plus One Elective: Economics 2 Financial Accounting 2 French 2 or German 2	Mandatory Subjects: Strategic Human Resource Management Organisational Behaviour Operational Management Business Finance Plus One Elective: Business Research Methods Information Systems Enterprise Managerial Economics Languages Business English/Project Integrated Marketing Communications Selling & Sales Management

Year1

Year 2

Year 3

Mandatory Subjects:
Financial Accounting
Communication
Computer Applications
Management
Economics
Quantitative Techniques

Plus One Elective:
Business Psychology
Business English
French 1or German 1

Mandatory Subjects:
Management Accounting
Human Resource Management
Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Information Technology
Principles of Marketing
Business Law
Retail Buying & Merchandising

Plus One Elective:
Economics 2
Financial Accounting 2
French 2 or German 2

Mandatory Subjects:
Strategic Human Resource Management
Organisational Behaviour
Operational Management
Business Finance

Plus One Elective:
Business Research Methods

Information Systems
Enterprise
Managerial Economics
Languages
Business English/Project
Integrated Marketing Communications
Selling & Sales Management

What are the minimum entry requirements?

Leaving Certficate: 5 subjects at Ordinary Level Grade D3 or better. Subjects required: English or Irish at Ordinary Level grade D3 or better and Mathematics at Ordinary Level grade D3 or better. Mature students will be interviewed and assessed on an individual basis.

Special Features

This programme provides maximum flexibility to the student in that a successful student can exit with a HIgher Certificate after two years or progress onto a n Honours Degree after successful completion of three years. The first two years provide a good foundation in general business that equips the student with the required skills and competencies required both for immediate employment in the workplace but also for further study. It allows students to keep their options open until the last possible moment.