Bachelor of Business (Honours)

Business (Common Entry)

Code

SE400

Location

Waterford

Campus

Cork Road

Level Level 8
Duration 4 years
CAO Points 270
Credits 240
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What is the Bachelor of Business (Hons)?

This four-year full-time course offers you a broad range of business skills combined with a thorough knowledge of the financial and economic environment in which firms operate. On graduation, you will have developed personal and professional skills which will give you the confidence to start a successful business career, in Ireland or overseas.

Specialisations

Economics and Finance
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Management
Accounting
Marketing

Language Options

While undertaking the Bachelor of Business (Hons) you are encouraged to study one of five languages, although this is not a requirement. Languages offered:

Chinese
French
German
Irish
Spanish

CAO: Choosing your options

You can choose from lots of combinations of options on the Bachelor of Business (Hons) - as you can see from the image below (taken directly from the CAO handbook). However, the most important thing to remember is that it does not matter which combination you choose through the CAO. Once you start in SETU in Waterford in September, you can change both your specialisation and your language options. In fact, you only have to finalise your specialisation option at the end of Year 2. This will give you extra time to figure out which area you are really interested and choose the specialism that is right for you.

Code	Description
BUS	Business (Common entry with stream options: Accounting, Economics and Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing)
BWL	Business with a Language (Common entry with stream options: Accounting, Economics and Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing).

You can apply for SE400 only ONCE on the CAO. Applicants who select one specific degree option are guaranteed a place in that programme (e.g. SE400 BWL), subject to meeting the entry requirements and points. Applicants who select Business with a Language (BWL) select one of the following language options in year 1: Chinese, French, German, Irish, or Spanish subject to meeting the language recommendations.

Year 1

In Year 1 of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) you will start “from the beginning” where it is assumed you have no previous knowledge of any business subject. Year 1 modules are intended to provide you with an introduction to core business subjects such as Economics, Accounting, Statistics and Mathematics, Information Technology and Management. During your first year you will get an opportunity to work in groups, make presentations, write reports and develop important personal and professional skills.

Semester 1	Semester 2
Introduction to Financial Accounting 1	Introduction to Financial Accounting 2
Microeconomics 1	Microeconomics 2
Introduction to Statistics	Business & Financial Maths
Organisational Behaviour	Introduction Human Resource Management
Introduction to Management	Enterprise
Choose one of the following electives: IT and Communication Skills 1 Chinese Language & Culture A1 Irish Intermediate 1 B1.1 French Intermediate 1 B1.1 German Intermediate 1 B1.1 Spanish Beginners 1 A1.1 Spanish Intermediate 1 B1.1	Choose one of the following electives: Data Analysis for Business Chinese Language & Culture A2.1 Irish Intermediate 2 B1.2 French Intermediate 2 B1.2 German Intermediate 2 B1.2 Spanish Beginners 2 A1.2 Spanish Intermediate 2 B1.2

Year 2

In Year 2 you will expand your knowledge of Economics, Accounting and develop your mathematical skills. You will be introduced to Marketing, Human Resource Management (HRM) and Business Law. You will also have the opportunity to choose an elective module.

Semester 3	Semester 4
Costing	Probability & Operations Management(m)
Human Resource Mgt	Career Development Skills(m)
Introduction to Business Law	Integrated Marketing Communications
Introduction to Marketing	Management Accounting Techniques
Macroeconomics 1	Macroeconomics 2
Choose one elective: International Business Environment Chinese Language & Culture A2.2 Irish Upper Intermediate 1 B2.1a French Upper Intermediate 1 B2.1a German Upper Intermediate 1 B2.1a Spanish Beginners 3 A2.1 Spanish Upper Intermediate 1 B2.1a	Choose one elective: Business Law Contemporary Issues in Management Chinese Language + Culture B1.1 Irish Upper Intermediate 2 B2.1b French Upper Intermediate 2 B2.1b German Upper Intermediate 2 B2.1b Spanish Beginners 4 A2.2 Spanish Upper Intermediate 2 B2.1b

Year 3

Prior to commencing the first semester of Year 3, you will have decided and finalised on your specialisation. During this semester, you will study one core module plus modules from your specialised stream plus an elective module.

The second semester in Year 3 is the Placement Semester. This is an exciting feature of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) degree programme where you will be given an opportunity to study abroad, undertake work placement, create a new venture initiative or gain experience in teaching for a semester.

This placement semester facilitates the development of skills beneficial to your future career endeavours.

Semester 5	Semester 6
Mandatory Module for ALL Streams: Applied Quantitative Analysis Economics & Finance: Business Finance Applied Finance International Economics Managerial Economics Human Resource Management (HRM): Financial Management Design & Deliver Training Principles of Employment Law Resources & Talent Planning Management: Financial Management Leadership & Problem Solving Managing Quality & Continuous Improvement Supply Chain Management Accounting: Business Finance Company Law 1 ERP System Skills Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 Marketing: Financial Management Digital Marketing Planning Marketing Research & Analytics The Changing Consumer	Placement Semester Options: International Placement Work Placement Start Up Lab Teaching Placement See Placement section for more information
Electives for Semester 5 - choose one module Chinese Language & Culture B1.2 Irish B2.3 French B2.3 German B2.3 Spanish Language: Texts and Contexts Auditing 1 Career Management Development Economics New Business Creation Enviromental Economics Environmental Economics European Union Policy & Process Fund Accounting International Placement Labour Economics Newfoundland & Labrador socio-economic studies Organisational Psychology Practical Public Relations Sports Marketing	Placement Semester Options: International Placement Work Placement Start Up Lab Teaching Placement See Placement section for more information

Semester 5

Semester 6

Mandatory Module for ALL Streams:

Applied Quantitative Analysis

Economics & Finance:

Business Finance
Applied Finance
International Economics
Managerial Economics

Human Resource Management (HRM):

Financial Management
Design & Deliver Training
Principles of Employment Law
Resources & Talent Planning

Management:

Financial Management
Leadership & Problem Solving
Managing Quality & Continuous Improvement
Supply Chain Management

Accounting:

Business Finance
Company Law 1
ERP System Skills
Intermediate Financial Reporting 1

Marketing:

Financial Management
Digital Marketing Planning
Marketing Research & Analytics
The Changing Consumer

Placement Semester Options:

International Placement
Work Placement
Start Up Lab
Teaching Placement

See Placement section for more information

Electives for Semester 5 - choose one module

Chinese Language & Culture B1.2
Irish B2.3
French B2.3
German B2.3
Spanish Language: Texts and Contexts
Auditing 1
Career Management
Development Economics
New Business Creation
Enviromental Economics
Environmental Economics
European Union Policy & Process
Fund Accounting
International Placement
Labour Economics
Newfoundland & Labrador socio-economic studies
Organisational Psychology
Practical Public Relations
Sports Marketing

Placement Semester Options:

International Placement
Work Placement
Start Up Lab
Teaching Placement

See Placement section for more information

Year 4

In Year 4 you will address many of the more strategic issues facing business through the core modules of Business Strategy and Digital Economy. At this stage you will further develop your specialist knowledge through the stream modules. You will also study one elective module in each semester.

Semester 7	Semester 8
Mandatory Modules All Streams: Digital Economy Business Strategy	Mandatory Modules All Streams: International Corporate Strategy
Economics & Finance: Financial Markets & Institutions Economic Policy Issues Financial Economics	Economics & Finance: Open Economy Macroeconomics Investments International Risk Management Financial Data Analysis Economics/Finance Research Project
Human Resource Management (HRM): Project - minor dissertation (1) Employee Relations Employment Law in Practise	Human Resource Management (HRM): Project - minor dissertation (2) Employee Relations Skills Performance Management Strategic HRM
Management: Lean Practise Managing Teams & Diversity Organisational Design	Management: Business & Society Developing Leadership Skills Managing Change and Conflict Managing Innovation
Accounting: Intermediate Financial Reporting 2 Decision Making Income Tax	Accounting: Performance Measurement Advanced Financial Reporting Applied Finance Taxation
Marketing: Project - minor dissertation (1) Services Marketing International Marketing	Marketing: Project - minor dissertation (2) Brand Management & Virtual Communities Customer Relationship Marketing Contemporary Advertising
Electives for Semester 7 - choose one module An Ghaeilge B2.4 French B2.4 German B2.4 Spanish B1.3 Spanish B2.3 Behavioural Marketing Company Law 2 Direct & Database Marketing Financial Regulation International Political Economy Introductory Econometrics Professional Ethics for Accountants Project - minor dissertation (1) Social Psychology of Organisation Sponsorship & Event Marketing	Electives for Semester 8 - choose one module An Ghaeilge C1. French C1.1 German C1. Spanish B1.4 Spanish C1.1 Auditing Practice Behavioural Economics Career Planning Management Forensic Accounting & Fraud Audit Global Business Ethics Governance & Control International Human Resource Management International Management Project - minor dissertation (2) Public Sector Economics Social & Ethical Marketing Strategic Public Relations Sustainable Development

Semester 7

Semester 8

Mandatory Modules All Streams:

Digital Economy
Business Strategy

Mandatory Modules All Streams:

International Corporate Strategy

Economics & Finance:

Financial Markets & Institutions
Economic Policy Issues
Financial Economics

Economics & Finance:

Open Economy Macroeconomics
Investments
International Risk Management
Financial Data Analysis
Economics/Finance Research Project

Human Resource Management (HRM):

Project - minor dissertation (1)
Employee Relations
Employment Law in Practise

Human Resource Management (HRM):

Project - minor dissertation (2)
Employee Relations Skills
Performance Management
Strategic HRM

Management:

Lean Practise
Managing Teams & Diversity
Organisational Design

Management:

Business & Society
Developing Leadership Skills
Managing Change and Conflict
Managing Innovation

Accounting:

Intermediate Financial Reporting 2
Decision Making
Income Tax

Accounting:

Performance Measurement
Advanced Financial Reporting
Applied Finance
Taxation

Marketing:

Project - minor dissertation (1)
Services Marketing
International Marketing

Marketing:

Project - minor dissertation (2)
Brand Management & Virtual Communities
Customer Relationship Marketing
Contemporary Advertising

Electives for Semester 7 - choose one module

An Ghaeilge B2.4
French B2.4
German B2.4
Spanish B1.3
Spanish B2.3
Behavioural Marketing
Company Law 2
Direct & Database Marketing
Financial Regulation
International Political Economy
Introductory Econometrics
Professional Ethics for Accountants
Project - minor dissertation (1)
Social Psychology of Organisation
Sponsorship & Event Marketing

Electives for Semester 8 - choose one module

An Ghaeilge C1.
French C1.1
German C1.
Spanish B1.4
Spanish C1.1
Auditing Practice
Behavioural Economics
Career Planning Management
Forensic Accounting & Fraud Audit
Global Business Ethics
Governance & Control
International Human Resource Management
International Management
Project - minor dissertation (2)
Public Sector Economics
Social & Ethical Marketing
Strategic Public Relations
Sustainable Development

Leaving Cert:

Minimum entry requirements for Bachelor of Business (Hons)

2 subjects: H5
4 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7

Language recommendations for Bachelor of Business (Hons)

Irish: H5 in Irish
French: O3/H6 in French
German: O3/H6 in German
Spanish: O3/H6 in in Spanish
Spanish Ab Initio: For those starting Spanish as a beginner there are no special requirements
Chinese: No special requirements

Applying for Bachelor of Business (Hons) on the CAO

You can apply for SE400 only ONCE. When you apply to the CAO you basically choose either Business common entry (BUS code on the CAO) or Business common entry with a language (BWL code on the CAO). However, the most important thing to remember is that it does not matter which combination you choose through the CAO - once you start in SETU in Waterford in September, you can change both your specialisation and your language options. In fact, you only have to finalise your specialisation option at the end of Year 2. This will give you extra time to figure out which area you are really interested in and choose the specialism that is right for you.

Code

Description

BUS

Business (Common entry with stream options: Accounting, Economics and Finance, Human Resource Management, Management,
Marketing)

BWL

Business with a Language (Common entry with stream options: Accounting, Economics and Finance, Human Resource
Management, Management, Marketing).

NOTE: Applicants who select one specific degree option are guaranteed a place in that programme (e.g. SE400 BWL), subject to meeting the entry requirements and points. Applicants who select Business with a Language (BWL) select one of the following language options in year 1: Chinese, French, German, Irish, or Spanish subject to meeting the language recommendations.

Advanced and Equivalent Entry for Bachelor of Business (Hons):

Career opportunities will be subject to your choice of specialist exit pathways and at the end of second year you will be asked to select one of the streams to study

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Career Opportunities

Graduates from this Programme have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers, including careers in marketing, human resource management, accounting, consulting and banking and finance. A graduate of this degree will be suitable to take up a position at a junior/middle management level in many types of business organisations ranging from small family businesses to multi-national corporations. Graduates of this degree will be very well-positioned to pursue a career in many business-related areas such as:

Accounting
Finance (including Banking and Insurance)
Management Consultancy
Taxation
Economic Policy Advisory Services
Marketing
Event Management
Human Resource Management
Information Systems Management
Logistics and Transport
Business Development Management
Sales
Entrepreneurship
Public Relations
Teaching

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Scholarships & Awards

The Bachelor of Business (Hons) has a number of competitive awards and scholarships available to students including:

John Hume Scholarship (awarded by the combined Waterford Credit Unions)
CPA prize for financial accounting
Irish Tax Institute for Taxation award
Granville Hotel marketing student of the year award
Annual Dean's list excellence awards

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Professional Body Exemptions

Graduates with a Bachelor of Business (Hons) award are also entitled to exemptions from many of the leading professional accountancy and management bodies including:

ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland)
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
MII (The Marketing Institute of Ireland)
CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development)

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Follow on Study

Numerous follow on study options at SETU Waterford are available to gradudates of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) including a Master of Business and a Master by Reserach.

Accounting
Finance (including Banking and Insurance)
Management Consultancy
Taxation
Economic Policy Advisory Services
Marketing
Event Management
Human Resource Management
Information Systems Management
Logistics and Transport
Business Development Management
Sales
Entrepreneurship
Public Relations
Teaching

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Scholarships & Awards

The Bachelor of Business (Hons) has a number of competitive awards and scholarships available to students including:

John Hume Scholarship (awarded by the combined Waterford Credit Unions)
CPA prize for financial accounting
Irish Tax Institute for Taxation award
Granville Hotel marketing student of the year award
Annual Dean's list excellence awards

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Professional Body Exemptions

Graduates with a Bachelor of Business (Hons) award are also entitled to exemptions from many of the leading professional accountancy and management bodies including:

ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland)
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
MII (The Marketing Institute of Ireland)
CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development)

All honours degree programmes in the School of Business have relevant taught postgraduate study options which are featured here.
The school also has postgraduate research options including Master by Research and PhD opportunities.

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Placement Semester

This facilitates the development of skills in the areas of communication, customer service awareness, decision making, problem solving, teamwork, commercial awareness, creativity, confidence and reflection. In Semester 6 students will be given an opportunity to participate in one of the following:

Work Placement
International Placement
Start Up Lab
Teaching Skills

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Work Placement

Students spend the semester in appropriate work placement, representative of many business sectors. The Work Placement Office is responsible for work placement and places over 85 students annually with employers. Work placement is a major opportunity for students to put their academic knowledge into practice in the "real world of work" and develop new professional and business skills.

It also improves students' prospects of future employment and helps students decide on their career path. It is important that students' skills and competencies meet employer requirements, so employers select students for interview, and the employers decide to whom to offer a work placement. The School of Business facilitate the process through matching student CVs with employer specifications and setting up interviews.

Bachelor of Business (Hons) International Placement

Students spend the semester abroad studying in one of our partner colleges in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, South America, Turkey and the USA. The study abroad elective provides students with an opportunity to spend time in a different country, experience different styles or modes of teaching and live in a different cultural environment. The learning outcomes for the exchange are designed to ensure that the student will:

Be confident, self-aware and communicate effectively
Exercise personal autonomy and take responsibility for his/her own work and behaviour
Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of self-directed and reflective learning
Act effectively under guidance in a peer relationship with individuals and teams
Demonstrate a high level of competences and interpersonal skills
Engage in the process of lifelong learning

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Start Up Lab

Students set up and run their own business during the semester. They are provided with professional mentoring from the experienced business community in the areas of business planning, marketing and selling, finance and IT. The Start Up Lab Initiative (NVI) is designed to encourage students to establish and manage a commercial, social or not-for-profit enterprise for the duration of the flexible semester.

The module provides an opportunity for students to spend time acquiring the knowledge, networks, skills and attitudes required to set up and run their own business. Students can work individually or in groups of up to four.

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Teaching Skills Placement

Students who wish to gain experience of teaching for a semester will spend two days a week in college taking classes related to the practice of teaching. The remaining three days are spent in a school setting (Primary or Secondary) teaching students and assisting teachers in the delivery of curriculum.

The success of the programme can be attributed to the relationships developed with the educational establishments in the region. The continued success of our student’s performance in these placements has established the programs reputation. Trainee teachers’ modules include a Teaching Practice Module and a Professional Individual Module and Contemporary Debates in Education.