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Course Details

Higher Certificate in Business

Course code: BN003	Entry Route into programme: Leaving Certificate Mature grounds Special circumstances FETAC graduates Certificate in General Studies
Duration: 2 years
NFQ level: 6
Method of application: CAO
Schedule: Full time
Award title: Higher Certificate in Business
Credits for Full Award: 120 @ NFQ Level 6
Awarding Body: ITB	Transfer and Progression: BN303 Bachelor of Business / BN307 Bachelor of Business in Accounting & Finance

Minimum Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirements for standard entrants are a pass in five subjects (ordinary level) in the Leaving Certificate, to include Mathematics and English or Irish, or an equivalent qualification. Leaving Certificate Mathematics at Foundation Level (at gradeB2 or higher) counts as a subject towards the five passes. The points awarded for Foundation Level Mathematics (at grade B2 or higher) are as follows:

A1 = 20 points A2 = 15 points
B1 = 10 points B2 = 5 points

A grade E in Leaving Certificate Mathematics at Higher Level counts as a subject towards the five passes, however no points will be awarded for this grade.

There is no prior language requirement for the language electives. Students may choose an elective Language from French, German or Spanish.

Mature students may be admitted without meeting these formal requirements.

The minimum entry requirements for graduates of FETAC Level 5 or 6 awards is any full award.

Course Content

Year 1
Semester 1	Accounting 1 Economics 1 Business Administration Business Information Systems Business Mathematics & Statistics 1 Electives : French PLC 1a or Spanish - Ab Initio 1a or Spanish PLC 1a or German - Ab Initio 1a or German PLC 1a or French Ab Initio 1a or Irish Culture and Society or Exploring Web Design or English for Academic Purposes 1 or People Management & Development 1 One elective must be selected
Semester 2	Accounting 2 Economics 2 Business Management Business Mathematics & Statistics 2 Communication Skills Elective: French PLC 1b or Spanish – Ab Initio 1b or Spanish – PLC 1 b or German – Ab Initio 1b or German PLC 1b or French Ab Initio 1b or Applied Media Studies in Business or Skills for Problem Solving or English for Academic Purposes 2 or People Management & Development 2 or Project Work Based Learning** One elective must be selected
Year 2
Semester 3	Financial Accounting Human Resource Management 1 Electronic Commerce Principles of Marketing Business Law 1 Electives : French for Business 2a or Spanish for Business 2a or German for Business 2a or European Studies or English for Business Purposes 1 One elective must be selected
Semester 4	Information Management Management Accounting Marketing Communications Business Law 2 Human Resource Management 2 Electives : French for Business 2b or Spanish for Business 2b or German for Business 2b or Sustainable Business Practice or English for Business Purposes 2 One elective must be selected
** Elective offered in ACCS (part-time) mode only

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What our students say...

"It's a new and modern course. The lecturers are young enough so it's all up to date, a lot of them have worked in the business sector. Compared to other colleges, from what i hear the lecturers here are much more accessible, and you can email them anytime, which makes it more one-to-one than being in a big class. There are not too many lectures but there are a lot of projects and some subjects are 100% continuous assessment."

Niall Quinn,
Bachelor of Business (Honours)