BA Honours in Business

at National College of Ireland

NCI's BA (Honours) in Business is a comprehensive and broad-based business degree. You will cover all the key business disciplines and have the opportunity to specialise in particular areas of business as you progress through the course.
 

In first year, you will study a broad range of business subjects. After the common first year, you will be able to select a specialisation in particular areas, such as entrepreneurship or international business, with further specialisations in other business fields also being developed. The modules you study in second and third year will then vary depending on the path you have chosen.
 

• Stage 1 / Semester 1

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H6ECIW    Economics in the World

• H6FACC1    Financial Accounting 1

• H6FIL    Fundamentals of Irish Law

• H6HRMI    Human Resource Management

• H6MYL    Managing Your Learning
   

• Stage 1 / Semester 2

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H6IOB    Individual Organisational Behaviour

• H6MDI    Marketing in the Digital Age

• H6QTM    Quantitative Methods
   

• Stage 2 / Semester 1

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H7ENTP    Entrepreneurship

• H7MGMT    Management

• H7SOB    Social and Organisational Behaviour

• H7TFB    Technologies for Business
   

• Optional

• Module Code    Title

• H7SDSL    Skills Development through Service Learning
   

• Stage 2 / Semester 2

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H7BECON    Business Economics

• H7FMG    Financial Management

• H7GBE    Global Business Environment
   

• Optional

• Module Code    Title

• H7CMS    Career Management Skills

• H7GMNE    Global Competitiveness and the MNE

• H7GLTM    Global Leadership and Talent Management

• H7IAC    Innovation and Creativity

• H7IR    Introduction to Industrial Relations

• H7MABD    Management Accounting

• H7NPD    New Product Development

• H7SMKM    Services Marketing Management

• H7CMS    Career Management Skills

• H7GMNE    Global Competitiveness and the MNE

• H7CMS    Career Management Skills

• H7IR    Introduction to Industrial Relations

• H7MABD    Management Accounting

• H7SMKM    Services Marketing Management

• H7CMS    Career Management Skills

• H7NPD    New Product Development
   

• Stage 3 / Semester 1

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H8BSTAT    Business Statistics and Analytics

• H8ESP    Economic and Social Policy

• H8MKMGT    Marketing Management
   

• Optional

• Module Code    Title

• H8CPP    Capstone Project Preparation

• H8EMTP    Event Management Planning

• H8FMTE    Financial Management Tools for the Enterprise

• H8ORGDEV    Organisational Development
   

• Stage 3 / Semester 2

• Core Subject

• Module Code    Title

• H8PM    Project Management

• H8SMGT    Strategic Management
   

• Optional

• Module Code    Title

• H8CPR    Capstone Project

• H8CIFA    Contemporary Issues in Finance and Accounting

• H8CEN    Corporate Environmentalism

• H8EVP    Event Management

• H8GSM    Global Supply Chain Management

• H8LR    Law and Regulation

• H8LR    Law and Regulation

• H8ODES    Operations Planning & Design

• H8PRS    Public Relations and Social Media

• H8RBEN    Retirement Benefits

• H8SLM    Sales Management

• H8SLM    Sales Management

Minimum entry requirements are a grade H5 and above in two higher level subjects together with a minimum of O6/H7 in four other subjects. A minimum of grade O6/ H7 must be obtained in English. A grade O6/H7 must be obtained in Mathematics.
 

The certificate of your English language standard must have been issued within 2 years of the expected start date of your course.  As a guide, the IELTS English language requirements are as follows:
 

The fees for this course for international students is €10,000 per year.

For domestic students applying through the CAO, this course applies under the free fees initiative.

Graduates of the BA (Honours) in Business course will be eligible to apply for a variety of career options in both general management and specialised management functions. An analysis of recent graduates has identified career paths within accounting and finance, financial services, pensions, marketing, human resource management, recruitment, management, business development and enterprise (starting your own business).
 

Recent graduates from the BA (Honours) in Business are employed with LinkedIn, Accenture, AIB, Arvato, Citi, Bord Gáis, Deutsche Bank, IBM, State Street, Willis Towers Watson and UPS.