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The Bachelor of Commerce (Global Experience) degree is a four-year comprehensive business course, where students complete modules from all different areas of business in the first two years of the degree. In year three students undertake a work placement, study abroad or a combination of the work placement and study abroad. In final year students specialise in one stream, from Accounting & Performance Measurement, Economics & Public Policy, Management of Human Resources, Marketing Management, Digital Business & Analytics, Finance, Business Law or International Business. The aim of the programme is to give students the necessary knowledge, skills, networks and experience to succeed in the business world, but also in their workplace, work-life and communities.
Global Experience Year Options
2. Year-long Study Abroad
Areas of Specialism
Accounting & Performance Measurement:
Students study accounting and accounting-related modules, positioning them for a career in accountancy and related areas. Depending on the modules chosen, exemptions are available to successful students in the professional accountancy bodies’ exams. In addition, students may apply for entry, on a competitive basis, to the Master of Accounting (MAcc) programme at University of Galway or equivalent postgraduate accounting programmes in other universities.Find out more about our Accounting Exemptions here.
Economics & Public Policy:
Students can apply their economic theory to modules as diverse as the economics of globalisation, the economics of money and finance, and health and environmental economics. Economics specialist students are well placed to undertake either postgraduate research at home or abroad, or to embark on a variety of careers in business and economic policy analysis.
Management of Human Resources:
This specialisation focuses on the management of the human factor in organisations, exploring the nature of the employment relationship and the rights and obligations of the parties involved. It also focuses on the theoretical bases for the best utilisation of human resources (HR). It is targeted at students with a particular interest in the human aspect of organisations and those intending to develop a career in the HR management area.
Marketing Management:
This specialisation provides an excellent foundation in a range of key and popular marketing topics, such as media and marketing communications, brand management, marketing analytics and research, digital marketing planning, the marketing of services and global marketing. The discipline’s research programme enhances each subject’s content, ensuring it is taught to world-class standards.
Digital Business & Analytics:
This specialisation focuses on the implementation, use and management of information systems within business. It contains practice-based modules that teach students how to create IS using database technology, web design technology and computer programming languages. It also provides modules that enable students to investigate how to manage IS within business. Students will be well positioned to secure jobs as management consultants specialising in IS or to work within the IS department of a business.
Finance:
This specialisation focuses on a diverse range of important contemporary topics in national and international finance, including international monetary systems, banking, exchange rates, financing and investment decisions, taxation, financial reporting, investments and issues of financial management inherent in managing multinational corporations and institutions. Students will be readily employable in private sector financial services firms as well as both Irish and international public sector financial institutions.
Business Law:
This specialisation focuses on the legal aspects of business. Students taking this stream will study core aspects of the law as it relates to commercial activity, such as Company Law. It is also possible to go into depth on topics that are central to many businesses, such as intellectual property, information technology law, and international trade law. Students who complete the stream can progress to the LLB degreeand can then go on to qualify as solicitors or barristers. Training in law and business also opens up many other careers, such as journalism, public service, and senior management.
International Business:
This specialisation focuses on managing people, diversity in culture and how to effectively lead and manage in a global marketplace. The specialisation focuses on developing knowledge and expertise in international business and cross-cultural management and provides students with the knowledge and skills required for a career in international management and multinational corporations as well as other organisations. Using a multidisciplinary approach, students develop their cultural awareness skills and understand how to operate effectively in a dynamic global business environment.The programme provides students with a mix of large lectures and smaller group tutorials where they can ask further questions and get help with coursework. Our lecturers’ links with industry ensure that the programme is up-to date, relevant and useful to today’s graduates and employers. Specially tailored modules such as Skills for Business which is now taken by second year students. This one–semester module is designed to improve student employability and preparation for the workplace by developing a set of practical skills that form the basis for effective working life. The programme allows students to work individually and in groups on different projects which are relevant to the ever-changing and dynamic business environment, thus developing their business and interpersonal skills.
Deloitte Partnership
University of Galway is pleased to be partnering with Deloitte on the BComm (Global Experience) course.
Who Teaches this Course
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Program Outline
Course Outline
Year One
Choice between Spanish, German and the combination of Business Law (semester II)/Skills to Succeed (semester I)Year Two
Plus two optional modules from the following:
Year Three
Year Four
Specialise in a business discipline/stream:
In addition to the above listed disciplines/streams, students may take optional modules from a list of electives.
Modules are assessed by means of continuous assessment/assignments and/or final/terminal exam.
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.Glossary of Terms
Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject
Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
OptionalFA1120:
Skills for Success- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalSH102:
Spanish Language I (Beginners)- 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalSH140:
Intermediate Spanish Language- 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGR140:
German Language I (Beginners)- 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGR141:
German Language I (Advanced)- 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredMG1100:
Contemporary Management Thought- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC139:
Principles of Microeconomics- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAY104:
Introduction to Financial Accounting- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredMA119:
Mathematics for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredMS120:
Business Information Systems- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalLW190:
Business Law 1- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredMS1100:
Information Management for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEC141:
Principles of Macroeconomics- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredST1109:
Introductory Statistics for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAY105:
Introduction to Management Accounting- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredMK1100:
Foundations of Marketing Thought- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Year 2 (60 Credits)
RequiredFA2206:
Skills for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAY207:
Management Accounting I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMK2100:
Marketing Management- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC2100:
Applied Microeconomics for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMG2100:
Organisational Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredST2217:
Inferential Statistical Methods for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalMG2101:
Entrepreneurial Venture Development- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAY209:
International Financial Reporting I- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC247:
Introduction to Financial Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC259:
Economics of Public Policy- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalST2218:
Advanced Statistical Methods for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMK2101:
The Psychology of Consumer Behaviour- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCI200:
Doing Business in China - Language & Culture 1- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMS117:
Information Systems and Project Management- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalLW290:
Business Law II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMG325:
Employment Relations- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMS217:
Information and Operations Management- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredEC2101:
Macroeconomics and the Business Environment- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAY208:
Business Finance I- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Year 3 (0 Credits)
Year 4 (0 Credits)
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
Graduates are highly successful and sought after in all areas of business, including Accounting, Management consultancy, Taxation, Public service, Commercial advisory services, Economic policy advice, Marketing, Human resource management, Information systems management, Finance, Personnel management, Teaching and/or research. The work placement and international study experience increases the career opportunities, both at home and abroad.
Graduates can also go on to select from a range of postgraduate programmes in their chosen discipline at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics.
Deloitte Partnership
University of Galway is pleased to be partnering with Deloitte on the BComm (Global Experience) course.
Brendan Jennings, Managing Partner, Deloitte commented: “At Deloitte, we see first-hand, and on a daily basis, the ever-increasing need for international experience and an ability to work across borders. Our clients are operating in a more globally connected way than ever before, and therefore we need to work this way also. We are delighted to support the Deloitte scholars in gaining this important and valuable experience. We very much believe that it will equip them well in their future business careers.”
Innovation: Creativity and Enterprise – ICE A partnership with business to drive innovation with students
Final year students in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics are provided with the opportunity to put the business knowledge they have gained through their studies into practice through a module in Innovation: Creativity and Enterprise (ICE). Developed in conjunction with entrepreneur Pádraig O’Céidigh, the module involves partnering with local business leaders to provide opportunities for all students to engage in projects, requiring them to innovate in a variety of interesting areas in a business or community setting. More than 30 local business and community leaders get involved each year, mentoring students in group-based projects, requiring them to innovate in a variety of interesting areas.
Work Placement
Students taking the BComm (Global Experience) (GY209) have the opportunity undertake a semester work placement in year 3 of the programme.
Work Placement partners include: • DHKN • Corrib Oil • Grant Thornton • KPMG • Accenture • Abbott • Wayfair • ESB Group • Medtronic • Shelbourne Hotel • Boston Scientific • Alkermes • PwC • Aviva • Aerogen • Zurich • Creganna.
Who’s Suited to This Course
Is Commerce for me? In attempting to answer this question, you should ask yourself whether you enjoyed business-related subjects or enterprise projects at second level? Are you curious about how firms, markets and economies operate? Might you have a flair for decision-making or sales in organisations? Are you interested in accounting or possibly setting up a business? Are you innovative, entrepreneurial or creative? If your answer to some of these questions is ‘yes’, then Commerce is for you.
Study Abroad
Students taking the BComm (Global Experience) (GY209) undertake study abroad in year 3 of the programme. . We have strong links with 80+ partner universities in Europe, North America, China, South Korea, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.
Click here to check out our Interactive Study Abroad Global Map.
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In addition,
Double degree
opportunities are also available from select partners as part of the BComm (Global Experience). We currently have four prestigious double degree partners: KU Leuven, Belgium, ICN Business School Nancy, Burgundy School of Business (BSB) in Dijon both in France and Pforzheim in Germany. This provides an opportunity to qualify with a degree from University of Galway and the host university abroad by the end of your four-year programme. Click here to learn more about our double degree partners and opportunities.
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