Code
SE415
Location
Waterford
Campus
Cork Road
- Level Level 7
- Duration 3 years
- CAO Points 206
- Credits 180
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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:
Students who complete this level 7 degree programme can choose either to graduate after three years or progress on to a related level 8 degree.
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
Follow on Study for Business graduates
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).
Honours degree courses within the School of Business, in particular:
Bachelor of Business (Honours) (Common Entry) - Waterford
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.
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