Code
BBUSI
Location
Waterford
Campus
Cork Road
- Level Level 8
- Duration 2 years
- Credits 120
- Delivery Part-time
- Fees View details
- Application Status Opens June for Sept start
- Next Intake September 2025
The Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) - BBS - is a general business degree designed to build students' expertise to honours degree level across a range of core business areas including: Analytics; Management & Leadership; Finance; Marketing; ICT and Supply Chain Management.
Completing a full level 8 Honours Business Degree such as the BBS:
- open up pathways towards a range of higher career progression options and specialisms;
- allows graduates to meet the qualification threshold for higher career promotion options in many organisations;
- gives students a structure to make major progression in their personal and professional development that is not available with shorter, more narrowly focused courses.
The programme is delivered in a flexible blended mode with 3 weeks each semester on-site and the remaining 9 weeks online. This gives students the flexibility to maintain your career path and progression while you study and apply what you learn on an ongoing basis.
This programme has been designed to enable students to complete a full Level 8 Honours Degree in Business in four years on a part-time basis:
- Students complete Years 1 and 2 on the Higher Certificate in Business (level 6) programme;
- Then on achieving a Merit grade 2 or above may progress to year 3 of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) (level 8) programme.
This programme provides students with the opportunity to take a Work Placement module.
For late applications please contact [email protected] and we can deal with them on an individual basis
Recognition of Prior Learning
Students who are presently in the workplace, or who have prior relevant work experience, may apply to have their present work/prior relevant work experience recognised through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.
Please note that if you are presently in employment you will not have to leave your workplace in order to complete the Work Placement module.
Delivery
Class are delivered via a hybrid model of delivery on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturday morning in semester 1 and on Tuesday and Thursday nights in semester 2. Lectures will take place on campus in weeks 1, 6 and 12. The class timetable will be issued at the beginning of each semester.
Year 1 Summer Semester 3
- Work Placement (CA)
- Work Placement Log (CA)
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Applied Quantitative Techniques (Exam) | ERP System Skills (CA) |
| Leadership & Problem Solving (CA) | Small Business Management (CA) |
| Financial Management (Exam) | Brand Management & Virtual Communities (Exam) |
| Integrated Marketing Communications (CA) | Global Business Ethics (CA) |
| Managing Quality & Continuous Improvement (Exam) |
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 2
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
|---|---|
| Business Strategy (CA) | International Corporate Strategy (Exam) |
| Supply Chain Management (CA) | Small Business Management (CA) |
| Digital Economy (Exam) | Brand Management & Virtual Communities (Exam) |
| Small Business Management (CA) | Global Business Ethics (CA) |
| Business Project Management (CA) |
Year 2
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
|---|---|
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 3
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
|---|---|
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 4
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
|---|---|
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Business Entry Requirements
Students can commence the 4 year degree by applying for the first two years on the HCBS programme. Those wishing to enter the BBS Honours part-time programme directly can apply to do so if they have satisfactorily completed HCBS (Merit 2 or above), or if they have successfully completed other relevant third level programmes, and/or based on relevant work experience.
Students entering Year 1 of the programme should register on the Higher Certificate in Business (HCBS) ACCS. Students who successfully complete the HCBS to merit level may progress to Year 3 of the Bachelor of Business (Honours) programme.
Students can enter Year 3 of the programme having satisfactorily completed the HCBS (Merit 2 or above), or other relevant academic qualifications at third level, and/or based on relevant work experience.
I can directly attribute my participation in this course, to having successfully pursued a new career. I will be forever grateful to the SETU team to help me achieve this goal. Having worked in management for a number of years, this course has helped me gain the confidence required to further progress my career. Equipping me, with more knowledge, competencies and skills whilst exposing me to a wider variety of business models and methodologies. My class mates have been fantastic, consistently encouraging one another whilst fostering shared growth and development both professionally and personally.
-Jane Barnes, SETU Waterford BBS Hons Graduate
A full Level 8 Honours Degree is frequently cited as a requirement for career progression to higher positions within organisations. A graduate of this programme will be suitable to take up a management level position in many types of business organisations ranging from small family businesses to multinational corporations and other sectors, including the public service and voluntary organisations.
Many graduates also pursue Masters or further professional qualifications in accounting, finance, management, marketing, and human resource management. Graduates of this course who complete a recognised Professional Master of Education may apply for positions as teachers in secondary schools.
This degree is one of the most established and respected BBS degrees in Ireland with multiple graduates have achieved high executive positions in many leading national and multi-national organisations.
A graduate of this programme will be suitable to take up a management level position in many types of business organisations ranging from small family businesses to multinational corporations and other sectors, including the public service and voluntary organisations.
As one of Ireland’s longest running BBS programmes, graduates have reached executive positions in many leading national and multi-national organisations.
Our students come from a wide range companies and industries.
Many graduates pursue Masters or further professional qualifications in accounting, finance, management, marketing, and human resource management. Graduates of this course who complete a recognised Professional Master of Education may apply for positions as teachers in secondary schools.
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