Bachelor of Business
| CAO code: BN014 |
Entry Route into programme:
- Leaving Certificate
- Mature grounds
- Special circumstances
- QQI-FET (formerly FETAC) graduates
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| Duration: 3 years |
| NFQ level: 7 |
| Method of application: CAO |
| 2017 Points: 180 |
| Award title: Bachelor of Business |
| Credits for Full Award: 120 @ NFQ Level 6; 60 @ NFQ Level 7 |
| Awarding Body: ITB |
Transfer and Progression:
BN403 Bachelor of Business (Honours) |
Minimum Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate applicants will require a grade O6/H7 in five subjects, these subjects must include Maths and English or Irish.
Foundation level mathematics will meet the minimum entry requirement where a grade F2 or higher is achieved.
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.
Minimum entry requirements for QQI-FET (formerly FETAC) graduates, see www.itb.ie/QQI-FET
Course Content
| Semester 1 |
- Accounting
- Fundamentals of Economics : Micro Economics
- Exploring Modern Enterprises
- Skills for Success in Higher Education
- Business Mathematics & Statistics 1
Electives
- French PLC 1a or Spanish Ab Initio 1a or Spanish PLC 1a or German PLC 1a or German Ab Initio 1a or French Ab Initio 1a or Irish Culture and Society or Exploring Web Design or English for Academic Purposes 1
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| Semester 2 |
- Fundamentals of Economics : Macro Economics
- Leading Modern Enterprises
- Business Mathematics & Statistics 2
- Business Information Systems
Electives
- French PLC 1b or Spanish Ab Initio 1b or Spanish PLC 1b 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
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| Semester 3 |
- Financial Accounting
- Human Resource Management 1
- Electronic Commerce
- Principles of Marketing
- Business Law
Electives
- French for Business 2a or Spanish for Business 2a or German for Business 2a or European Studies or English for Business Purposes 1
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| Semester 4 |
- Information Management
- Introduction to Management & Cost Accounting
- Marketing Communications
- 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 or Environmental Resource Management
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| Semester 5 |
- Financial Management 1
- Business Psychology and Behaviour 1
- Operations Management 1
- Business Systems Analysis
- Global Business Environment
Electives
- Creativity , Innovation & Entrepreneurship or French for Business 3a or German for Business 3a or Spanish for Business 3a or Selling & Sales Management
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| Semester 6 |
- Management Accounting : Cost Accumulation, Planning & Control
- Business Psychology and Behaviour 2
- Databases for Business
- Diversity in the Workplace
Electives
- Enterprise Development or French for Business 3b or German for Business 3b or Spanish for Business 3b or Modern Irish Economic & Business History
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Note : The choice of electives are dependent upon learner demand and resource availability and may vary from year to year.
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