Program Overview

Course Overview

This programme will furnish you with the business skills and knowledge required to have a successful career in industry, commerce or the public sector. You will gain a deep understanding of the functional areas of business and the factors that influence success. By graduation, you will be proficient at problem solving in a business context. You will also learn the importance of getting buy-in from key stakeholders, including staff, from a public relations standpoint. During this degree programme, students generally experience a marked improvement in their communication and interpersonal skills.

Our Bachelor of Business course is extremely flexible and affords students the ability to tailor the course making it as generalised or specialised as desired. This is achieved through the wide variety of elective modules on offer. Areas that students often choose to specialise in include: marketing, finance, IT or management though to a general pathway covering the wide range of business subjects on offer. No matter what route you choose, you will acquire a comprehensive understanding of the modern business world.

If you have an interest in business and the complex interplay between people, organisations and their environment, then this course is for you. If you choose to undertake this degree, you will also have an opportunity to study abroad for a semester or a full year with one of our prestigious partner universities.

With an international and diverse student cohort, students will enjoy a truly globalised learning experience. This coupled with your lecturers’ vast industry experience and the faculty’s extensive links with industry, commerce and the public sector, will influence and enrich your academic experience here at TUS.

Students will benefit from a 20-week industry placement, which will afford you the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge you will have acquired in the classroom. Over the course of your three years, you will have the opportunity to study the major disciplines in business: accounting, finance, economics, management, marketing and human resources management. You will also have access to state-of-the-art IT facilities and upgraded study areas.

We will encourage and assist you in developing the analytical, critical and creative skills needed to succeed in today’s business world. You will be exposed to a variety of teaching methods, including: lectures, tutorials, project work, case studies, presentations and practical workshops all supported by Moodle, our virtual learning environment system (VLE).

This three-year degree programme will prepare you for a successful business career. Areas you can specialise in include: accounting, banking, insurance, marketing, management, administration, retail services and computing.

Our sought-after graduates have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers in companies ranging from small indigenous Irish companies to large multi-national corporations. Our award-winning careers team will be on hand to prepare you for the world after graduation. Students can avail of CV building workshops, as well as general career advice. Our team will even go as far as offering to arrange job interviews with prospective employers.

Students undertaking this programme have the opportunity to study abroad at one of TUS’s overseas partner universities. TUS has business links with the Karel de Grote University College, Belgium and Université de Rennes, France. Course modules are assessed individually with methods of assessment varying according to the nature of the subject. Assessment should generally reflect the student-centred nature of course delivery and may include some or all of the following: Problem solving, Project work, Presentations, Assignments, Quizzes, Group work, Research, Essays, Examinations.

Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate

• Grade O6 at ordinary level in five subjects in the Leaving Certificate examination.
• Two of these subjects must be mathematics and a language (English or Irish).

QQI (FETAC)

• Any QQI level 5 qualification is acceptable.

Mature Applicants

• Candidates applying as mature applicants may be required to attend an interview and may be requested to take an aptitude test to prove their suitability for a place on this programme.

International Applicants

• International applicants should apply directly to the International Office at TUS, allowing plenty of time for completing the visa process. Applications for September start should be made by 1st June at the latest to ensure visas are processed in time. You should familiarise yourself with visa processing times for your country of origin to ensure you make a timely application.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Critical Skills for Learning
• Microeconomic Principles
• Introduction to Management
• Financial Accounting
• Business Mathematics
• Entrepreneurial Skills
• Fundamentals of Marketing
• Macroeconomic Principles
• Computer Applications
• Banking (Elective)
• Sales and Selling (Elective)
• European Business Studies (Elective)
• French (Elective)
• Spanish (Elective)

Year 2

• Human Resource Management
• Information Technology and Computer Applications
• Business Law
• Operations Management
• Management Accounting
• Marketing Management in a Digital Age
• Applied Microeconomics (Elective)
• Services Marketing (Elective)
• Applied Entrepreneurship (Elective)
• Financial Accounting 2 (Elective)
• International Economics (Elective)
• ECommerce (Elective)
• Insurance (Elective)
• French (Elective)
• Spanish (Elective)

Year 3

• Managerial Finance
• Company Law
• Business Information Systems
• Industry Placement
• Decision Making Techniques (Elective)
• Taxation (Elective)
• Sales Management (Elective)
• Market Research and Analysis (Elective)
• Economic Policy and Analysis (Elective)
• Business Modelling & Enterprise (Elective)
• Corporate Reporting (Elective)
• Computer Studies (Elective)
• Personal General Insurance (Elective)
• International Marketing (Elective)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (Elective)
• French (Elective)
• Spanish (Elective)

Career Opportunities

This course will prepare you for a career in areas such as general business, accounting, banking and finance, computing, marketing, sales, retail services, human resource management and entrepreneurship.

Further Study

If you wish to pursue further study, holders of this qualification will be eligible to progress to the Bachelor of Business (Hons) level 8 programme which will take one further year to complete.