Program Overview

Business Studies and Spanish

B.B.S. (Lang.) Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8)

Overview

This four-year programme offers an exciting way of learning about business concepts, theories, and models, in a variety of subject areas, as well as getting to grips in an in-depth and comprehensive manner with another country’s language, its society, culture, and business environment.

Course Details

• Awards: B.B.S. (Lang.) Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8)
• CAO Information: CAO Points 567 (2024), CAO Code TR090
• Number of Places: 13 Places
• Course Director: Dr. Omar Garcia

Admission Requirements

• Leaving Certificate: O4/H6 Mathematics, H3 Spanish
• GCSE: Grade B/6: Mathematics
• Advanced GCE (A Level): Grade B Spanish
• International Baccalaureate: SL Grade 5 Mathematics, HL Grade 6 Spanish
• English Language Requirements: All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of undergraduate fees, please refer to the relevant section.

Course Structure

The programme aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate internationally and to understand the social, political, and cultural contexts of markets, organisations, and management across countries.

First and Second Years

• Approximately 18-20 hours of lectures and tutorials per week
• Modules include:
  • Enacting Sustainable Development
  • Fundamentals of Management and Organisation
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Research Methods
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Creative Thinking, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Action
  • Introduction to Finance
  • Introduction to Operations Management
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Managing Climate Change
  • General Language and Language for Business
  • Contemporary Society, Institutions and Culture (depending on the chosen language, students may also be given the opportunity to take a module in literature and film)

Third and Fourth Years

• The third year is spent at a university or business school in the country of the language being studied
• Trinity has exchange agreements with a range of leading universities and business schools throughout Europe
• The vast majority of modules and examinations taken during the year abroad will be through the medium of the chosen language
• On conclusion of the academic year, experience of the business culture in the country of the chosen language may be gained through a work placement of approximately two months’ duration
• In the fourth year, all students are required to complete a Capstone module that involves independent research as the core learning activity
• Business module choices include:
  • Strategic Management Theory & Practice
  • International Business and the Global Economy
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • International Finance
  • Advances in Marketing Theory and Practice
  • Social Innovation and Social Impact
  • Digital Marketing
  • Managing People and Leading Change
• Students will also take modules in their chosen language, further developing their writing, oral, and translation skills, and in different aspects of business communication

Study Abroad

Third-year students are required to travel to and study at a university or business school in the country of the language they are studying. Further information on the year abroad programme can be found in the relevant section.

Graduate Skills and Career Opportunities

On graduation, students will have a strong academic knowledge of international business and management, together with a high-level of competence in the language they have studied. Many graduates are working in marketing or international management roles, while others occupy more specialist positions. Some proceed to undertake further study and research in international business at postgraduate level.