Program Overview

Business Studies and Russian

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 363 (2024), CAO Code TR087
• Number of Places: 9 Places
• Course Director: Dr. Dmitri Tsiskarashvil

Admission Requirements

• Leaving Certificate: O4/H6 Mathematics, H4 in a language other than English
• GCSE: Grade B/6 Mathematics
• Advanced GCE (A Level): Grade C in a language other than English
• International Baccalaureate: SL Grade 5 Mathematics, HL Grade 5 in a language other than English
• 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.

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. Trinity has exchange agreements with a range of leading institutions across Europe.

Course Structure

• First and second years: Approximately 18-20 hours of lectures and tutorials per week, with modules including:
  • 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
• Third year: Spent at a university or business school in the country of the language being studied, with the vast majority of modules and examinations taken through the medium of the chosen language.
• Fourth year: All students are required to complete a Capstone module involving independent research, with module choices including:
  • 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

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, such as analysts or researchers. Some proceed to undertake further study and research in international business at postgraduate level.