Code
SE414
Location
Carlow
Campus
Kilkenny Road
- Level Level 7
- Duration 3 Years
- CAO Points 210
- Credits 180
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What is the Course about?
A Business Marketing Degree explores how organisations identify and meet their customers' needs in a competitive and changing world. Marketing is practiced around the world in every type of organisation including multi-nationals, local enterprises, political parties, charities, sporting organisations and small businesses and includes diverse disciplines such as: advertising; sales; brand design; customer psychology; market research; product development. With a wide range of electives to select from, work placement or study abroad options in year 3, and project-based assessment, this is an exciting and flexible degree for anyone interested in business & marketing.
Course Structure
Years 1 & 2 focus on general business modules with introductory modules in Marketing.Year 3 allows you to specialise in your Marketing discipline with modules focusing on sales & retail; advertising; services; event management & sustainability; market research & consumer psychology.Year 3 also includes a marketing work placement or study abroad semester.On successful completion of year 3 you have the option to complete one more year for an honours degree (Level 8) - Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Marketing.
Is this course for you?
If you are interested in a career where every day is different and a college degree where you will develop a customer-focused mindset with an emphasis on analytical & creative thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills, then the Bachelor of Business in Marketing is the course for you.It allows you to develop your business and marketing knowledge & skills before considering progression to an honours degree.
Special Features:
- Emphasis on professional practice throughout the course, including project-based assessments and working with client organisations to devise creative marketing solutions.Year 3 also includes a semester long work placement or study abroad option.
- Industry guest speakers bring the experience of marketing professionals and latest developments right into the classroom.
- All students, regardless of the original option choice, will be permitted to change their selection at the end of Year 2 and confirm their specialism for Year 3.
- Recognised by employers as developing career-focused marketers.
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Year 1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Business Financial Accounting 1 (M) | Business Financial Accounting 2 (M) |
| IT for Business (M) | Macroeconomics (M) |
| Microeconomics (M) | Management (M) |
| Quantitative Techniques 1 – Data Analysis (M) | Quantitative Techniques 2 - Business Mathematics (M) |
| Communications and Academic Writing (E) | Business Psychology 1 (E) |
| French I (E) | French II (E) |
| German I (E) | German II (E) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 2
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
|---|---|
| Business Applications 3 (M) | Business Management Accounting (M) |
| Business Law (M) | Contemporary Marketing Practice (M) |
| Human Resource Management 1 (M) | Macroeconomy of Ireland (M) |
| Introduction to Marketing (M) | Supply Chain Management (M) |
| Business Psychology 2 (E) | Business Applications 4 (E) |
| French III (E) | French IV (E) |
| Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (E) | Human Resource Management 2 (E) |
| German III (E) | Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (E) |
| German IV (E) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 3
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
|---|---|
| Business Finance (M) | Work Placement (E) |
| Business English 1 (E) | Business English 2 (E) |
| French V (E) | Sales Management(E) |
| German V (E) | Strategic Service and CX Excellence (E) |
| Integrated Marketing Communications (M) | Study Semester Abroad (E) |
| Market and Customer Insights (M) | Marketing Internship Project (E) |
| Marketing for Services (E) | New Product Innovation (E) |
| Professional Selling (E) | |
| Shopper Category Management (E) | |
| Sustainable Marketing (E) | |
| Consumer Psychology and Behaviour (M) | |
| Event Management (E) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
What are the minimum entry requirements?
5 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7
What follow-on study opportunities are available?
Graduates who achieve a minimum pass degree are eligible to apply to year 4 of the BBs (Honours) in Marketing at SETU Carlow and may have opportunities to apply to similar add-on degree programmes in other institutions.
What exemptions will I receive?
-Notes
-What will I be able to do when I finish the course?
In addition to going straight into the workplace to pursue a career in Marketing, graduates can also apply to complete the BBs (Honours) in Marketing at SETU Carlow (one year add-on honours degree).
