Bachelor of Arts in International Business

at University of Limerick

Semester 1

CORE
 

• Principles of International Business

ELECTIVE A

Choose - Min 2 Max 4
 

• Principles of Accounting
• Microeconomics
• Principles of Risk Management
• Management Principles
• Business Information Management
• Communications

ELECTIVE B

Choose - Min 0 Max 2
 

• Principles of Law
• Introduction to Politics and International Relations 1
• Introduction to Sociology
• Doing History: Past, Present and Practice    

ELECTIVE C

Choose - Min 0 Max1
 

• French for Business 1A
• German for Business 1A
• Japanese for Business 1
• Spanish for Business 1 (Beginners)
• Spanish for Business 1

ELECTIVE A

Choose - Min 3 Max 4
 

• Managerial Accounting
• Macroeconomics
• Insurance Law & Claims
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Principles of Organisational Behaviour
• Marketing

ELECTIVE B

Choose - Min 0 Max 2
 

• Comparative Legal Systems
• Introduction to Politics and International Relations 2
• Global Political Economy
• Broadening Module

ELECTIVE C

Choose - Min 0 Max 1
 

• French for Business 2A
• German for Business 2A
• Japanese for Business 2
• Spanish for Business 2 (Beginners)
• Spanish for Business 2

Year 2

ELECTIVE A

Choose - Min 3 Max 4
 

• Financial Information Analysis
• Economics for Business
• Finance
• Risk and Insurance
• Principles of Human Resource Management
• International Management
• Applied Business Mathematics

ELECTIVE B

Choose - Min 0 Max 2
 

• Sociology of Work
• Comparative European Politics
• Commercial Law
• Psychology and Everyday Life

ELECTIVE C

Choose Min 0 Max 1
 

• French for Business 3A
• German for Business 3A
• Japanese for Business 3
• Spanish for Business 3 (Beginners)
• Spanish for Business 3

Semester 4

ELECTIVE A

Choose - Min 3 Max 4
 

• Auditing & Accounting Frameworks
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Life Insurance
• Marketing Communications
• Employment Relations
• Applied Organisational Behaviour
• Applied Business Statistics

ELECTIVE B

Choose - Min 0 Max 2

Sociology of Globalisation
Consumption and Consumer Culture
Human Resource Development
International Economics

ELECTIVE C

Choose - Min 0 Max 1
 

• French for Business 4A
• German for Business 4A
• Japanese for Business 4
• Spanish for Business 4 (Beginners)
• Spanish for Business 4

Year 3

Semester 5
 

• Off Campus/Academic

Semester 6
 

• Cooperative Education

Year 4 

Semester 7

CORE
 

• International Business
• Confirmation Paper 1

ELECTIVE A

Choose - Min 2 Max 4
 

• Management Accounting 1
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• Taxation Theory and Practice
• International Political Economy
• Managerial Economics
• Investments: Analysis and Management
• Insurance Organisations and Markets
• Project Management Theory and Practice
• Marketing Intelligence
• Strategic Brand Management
• Social Psychology of Organisations

ELECTIVE B

Choose - Min 0 Max 2
 

• Governance and Risk
• The European Economy
• Legal Environment of Business
• Enterprise Management and Growth

ELECTIVE C

Choose - Min 0 Max 1
 

• French for Business 7A
• German for Business 7A
• Japanese for Business 7
• Spanish for Business 6

Semester 8

CORE
 

• International Business
• Confirmation Paper 2

ELECTIVE A

Choose - Min 2 Max 4
 

• Management Accounting 2
• Corporate Taxation
• Public Finance
• Monetary Economics
• Empirical Finance
• Reinsurance and Alternative Markets
• Strategic Management
• Marketing Leadership
• Contemporary Human Resource Management: Context and Strategy    

ELECTIVE B

Choose - Min 0 Max 2
 

• Issues in World Politics
• Contemporary Issues in the Global Economy
• Company & Partnership Law
• Management Consulting

ELECTIVE C

Choose - Min 0 Max 1
 

• French for Business 8A
• German for Business 8A
• Japanese for Business 8
• Spanish for Business 7

Applicants are required to hold at the time of enrolment the established Leaving Certificate (or an approved equivalent) with a minimum of six subjects which must include: Two H5 (Higher Level) grades and Four O6 (Ordinary Level) grades or four H7 (Higher Level) grades. Subjects must include Mathematics, Irish or another language, and English.

In addition, applicants must hold at least an O4/H7 grade in Mathematics.

Students wishing to take a language option must have a H4 in that language, with the exception of Japanese or Beginners Spanish where a H4 in a language other than English is required.

The cost of studying at University of Limerick varies largely depending on the type of university and the degree chosen. More often than not, humanities, arts, and education courses are less expensive than degrees in medical, engineering, or management. Furthermore, students who choose to study at the postgraduate level typically pay higher tuition fees, which again vary depending on the programme chosen.

Most universities provide scholarships or financial aid to students in order to help them offset their tuition costs. Students should be aware that additional course fees and incidental expenses may not be included in tuition. On average, international students can expect to pay €16300 annually, to study in University of Limerick.

Job titles for graduates with this degree

Graduates progressing directly into employment take up a wide variety of roles. The following provides a sample of initial roles listed on the Graduate Outcomes Survey by graduates approximately one year after graduation:
 

• Business Analyst
• Marketing Analyst
• HR Solutions Representative
• Bank Official
• Speciality Ingredients Buyer
• Trainee Accountant
• Trainee Auditor
• Multi Category Marketing Intern
• Corporate Sales Developer
• Commercial Insurance Broker
• Accounting and Finance Graduate
• Finance Analyst
• Trainee Auditor
• Sales Associate
• Community Support Representative
• Customer Support Specialist
• Supply Chain and Procurement Grad
• Hospitality Sales Executive
• Junior Auditor
• Trainee Chartered Tax Advisor