BA in Business

Students will study a broad range of business subjects in Year One and Two of the course. This acts as the perfect introduction to enable them to select their final year electives. Students have four core modules in Year Three and can choose four electives to tailor their learning in the final year (electives offered subject to demand).

Year 1
 

• Introduction to Management Accounting
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Technologies for Business
• Business Management
• Optimising Your Potential in Higher Education
• Business Maths and Statistics
• Marketing Fundamentals
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Financial Accounting

Year 2
 

• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Managing Organisational Behaviour
• Personal and Professional Development
• Business Law and Ethics
• Human Resource Management
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Digital Communications and Customer Engagement
• Business Systems Analysis

Year 3 - Mandatory Modules
 

• Business Plan
• Financial Management
• Strategic Management
• Global Business Environments

Year 3 - Elective Modules
 

• Global Marketing
• Consumer Behaviour in a Digital Era
• Selling, Negotiating and Sales Management
• 21st Century Branding and Marketing Communications
• Digital Disruption in Business
• Project Management
• Advanced Financial Management
• International HRM
• Employee Relations
• Talent Development
• Managing and Rewarding Performance
• Financial Data Analysis
• Audit and Assurance
• Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics

Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate

2 H5 and 4 O6/H7 grades, to include a language (English, Irish or another language) and Maths.

QQI Level 5 Award

A minimum Full QQI Level 5 Award with 3 Distinctions and a Pass or higher in all other remaining subjects.

Tuition Fees

Irish/EU citizens, living in Ireland

General Fee Information 

An Academic Administration Fee of EUR250.00 and a 2% Learner Protection Charge is applicable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below. The fees below relate to Year 1 fees only.

Study Mode: Full-Time

Dublin Main Campus
EUR 5,950.00

Cork
EUR 4,600.00

Limerick
EUR 4,750.00

Study Mode: Blended Learning
EUR 4,100.00 (Dublin)

Irish/EU citizens, living abroad

General Fee Information 

An Academic Administration Fee of EUR250.00 and a 2% Learner Protection Charge is applicable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below.

Study Mode: Full-Time
Please refer to the Irish/EU Living Abroad Fees section.

International

General Fee Information 

An Academic Administration Fee of EUR250.00 and a 2% Learner Protection Charge is applicable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below.

Non-EU students: a Student Services and Administration fee of EUR200 is payable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted

Career Progression

The varied and in-depth content of this programme means that graduate prospects and opportunities are virtually endless. Many graduates of the BA (Hons) in Business have gone on to specialise in areas including management, HRM, finance and marketing. The programme also holds a distinguished record of entrepreneurial graduates who went on to develop their own successful businesses, with some winning prestigious Entrepreneurial Awards.