Program Overview

Business Studies and French

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 543 (2024), CAO Code TR085
• Number of Places: 15 Places
• Course Director: Dr. Paule Salerno-O’Shea

Admission Requirements

• Leaving Certificate: O4/H6 Mathematics, H3 French
• GCSE: Grade B/6 Mathematics
• Advanced GCE (A Level): Grade B French
• International Baccalaureate: SL Grade 5 Mathematics, HL Grade 6 French
• 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. Teaching is specifically geared to the everyday needs, both formal and informal, of business managers. The language components of the programme will have a contemporary socio-economic and business orientation, and much of the teaching is provided through the target language, simultaneously building language skills and knowledge relevant to managing across cultures.

First and Second Years

There are approximately 18-20 hours of lectures and tutorials per week. This time allocation should be matched by a similar level of personal study. Modules in the first and second years 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 your chosen language, you 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 you are studying. Trinity has exchange agreements with a range of leading universities and business schools throughout Europe. The vast majority of modules and examinations, taken during your year abroad, will be through the medium of your chosen language. On conclusion of the academic year, experience of the business culture in the country of your 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. Fourth-year 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

You will also take modules in your chosen language, further developing your 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 you are studying. Trinity has exchange agreements with a range of leading institutions across Europe.

Graduate Skills and Career Opportunities

On graduation, you will have a strong academic knowledge of international business and management, together with a high-level of competence in the language you have studied. Many 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.

Related Courses

• Business (JH)
• Business Studies and German
• Business Studies and Polish
• Business Studies and Russian
• Business Studies and Spanish
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