The Bachelor of Business is a three year degree that provides students with specialised knowledge across a wide range of business areas.The degree focuses on developing student knowledge in critical areas of business studies in conjunction with developing interpersonal and communication skills that are necessary in today’s business environment.
Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Business degree will have a range of skills and competencies that will allow them to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace.
Special Features of the Business course
The applied nature of the course means you can undertake tasks and assignments similar to those worked on in industry and commerce.
Completion of this course entitles students to the following professional body exemptions:
Examinations F1, F2, and F3 of the professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Examinations C01 to C05 inclusive of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Year 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
Personal, Professional and Academic Skills 1
Statistics for Business
Maths for Business
Personal, Professional and Academic Skills 2
Fundamentals of Accounting 1
Fundamentals of Accounting 2
Introductory Microeconomics 1
Introduction to Macroeconomics 1
Management
Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
Year 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Enterprise Skills
Human Resource Management in Practice
Fundamentals of Marketing
Introductory Macroeconmics 2
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Management Accounting 2
Introductory Microeconomics 2
Marketing Mix Decisions
Law 1
Spreadsheets and Databases
Management Accounting 1
Choose one of the following electives:
*Employability Skills
*Law 2
Year 3
Semester 5
Semester 6
Business Ethics and Contemporary Management
Digital Marketing and Social Media
Financial Planning for Business Managers
Choose Either:
Economics for Business Managers
*New Business Design
*Applied Work, Life and Professional Skills
OR
*Work Placement
Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for Bachelor of Business
5 subjects: O6/H7 English or Irish: O6/H7 Mathematics: O6/H7
Advanced and Equivalent Entry for Bachelor of Business:
Graduates of the Bachelor of Business will find work in:
trainee management
junior management in any of the main business functions and across all industry and services sectors
Professional body exemptions
Completion of this course entitles students to the following professional body exemptions:
Examinations F1, F2, and F3 of the professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Examinations C01 to C05 inclusive of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Completion of a level 8 programme will also enable students to undertake taught Masters programmes or Masters degrees by Research at SETU Waterford or other third-level Colleges.
