Bachelor of Business (Hons) with Irish
Course code: WD179
Course Description
Thinking of working in business? The BBS (Honours) with Irish is the course for you. This four-year full-time degree course (comprising eight semesters) offers you a broad range of business skills combined with a thorough knowledge of the financial and economic environment in which firms operate. You will study An Ghaeilge as one of six modules during each semester. The overall aim of the Irish stream of modules is to foster your love of Irish, give you the confidence and skills to use Irish accurately and effectively in a range of social and professional environments, and the ability to apply the transferable skills associated with language learning to a variety of situations.
Special Features
- The first two years of the programme introduces students to a range of business disciplines plus An Ghaeilge, allowing them to make a more informed decision before specialising in one of the elective streams.
- The Irish modules have been developed to include a wide range of approaches to teaching, such as multimedia, language diaries and portfolio, games and role-play.
- Students will be able to benefit from arrangements with Coláiste na Rinne to visit the Gaeltacht and take part in workshops or courses related to the Irish language and heritage of Gaeltacht na nDéise.
- The first two years of this programme have been designed to ensure a balance of assessment methods in each semester. Modules are examined either by continuous assessment or final exam.
- Students can specialise in Years 3 and 4 in any one of the following streams:
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Human Resource Management
- Economics and Finance
- Management
- A unique feature of this programme is the Flexible Semester. This semester allows students to have different experiences, feel affinity with different peoples and expand their personal horizons. This facilitates the development of skills in the areas of communication, customer service awareness, decision making, problem solving, teamwork, commercial awareness, creativity, confidence and reflection. During Semester 6 (Year 3) students will be given an opportunity to participate in one of the following:
- Study Abroad: Students spend the semester abroad studying in one of our partner colleges. Past students have spent the semester in European locations including, Nice, Montpellier, Prague, Huelva (Spain), Munich and Brussels and North America and Canada including, Boston, Toronto and Newfoundland.
- Work Placement: Students spend the semester in appropriate work placement, representative of many business sectors. Past students have spent the semester working in organisations such as, VHI, Zurich, PricewaterhouseCoppers, ESB, Glanbia, State Street and City and County Councils and Credit Unions.
- New Venture Initiative: Students set up and run their own business during the semester. They are provided with professional mentoring from the experienced business community in the areas of business planning, marketing and selling, finance and IT. Examples of past initiatives include, novelty and clubs and societies T-shirts, online gaming, student discount brochures.
- College and Community Project: There are two strands to this option, Teaching and Community. Students taking the Teaching option spend two days a week in college taking classes related to the practice of teaching. The remaining three days are spent in a school setting (Primary or Secondary) teaching and assisting teachers and students. Students taking the Community option also spend two days a week in college taking relevant classes. They then spend the remaining three days working on a community project. Past students have worked on community projects for the following organisations, Waterford Area Partnership, Grouplink, Simon Community, Kilkenny Arts Festival, and various sporting organisations.
- Graduates with a Bachelor of Business (Honours) award are also entitled to exemptions from many of the leading professional accountancy and management bodies including: ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland); ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants); CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) & The Marketing Institute of Ireland.
- Students on this programme are entitled to apply for the John Hume Scholarship which is awarded by the combined Waterford Credit Unions to a student of the School of Business. It is awarded to a first year student on the basis of academic and community performance.
- A Certified Public Accountants prize is awarded for the best overall Financial Accounting result in the Accounting Stream.
- Aidan McAvinue Chartered Accountants sponsor an award for the best result in Income Tax in Year 4, Accounting Stream.
- The Granville Hotel, Waterford sponsor an award for the Marketing student of the year from amongst the final year Marketing Stream students.
- High achieving students in Years 1, 2, and 3 are recognised at the annual Deans List Award ceremony.
- Students on the programme are encouraged to participate in the Junior Achievement Ireland programme, the organisation which runs personal and enterprise development programmes for primary and secondary schools.
- One of the advantages of coming to the School of Business in WIT is our approach to your development. We are engaged in your learning form the word go. Our teaching and learning methodologies will involve you in presentations, role play, business simulations, portfolios, debates and live case studies.
Career Opportunities
A graduate of this degree will be suitable to take up a position at a junior/middle management level in many types of business organisations ranging from small family businesses to multi-national corporations. The degree also prepares graduates for employment in other sectors including the public service and voluntary organisations.
Many graduates pursue further professional qualifications in accounting, finance, marketing and human resource management. Graduates of this course who complete a recognised Higher Diploma in Education may apply for positions as teachers in secondary schools.
As one of Ireland’s longest running BBS programmes, graduates have reached the top of many organisations. Jobs held by graduates include many Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Human Resource and Marketing Directors. Of course, many graduates run their own successful businesses.
Follow on Study
- Master of Business – Internationalisation
- Master of Business in Accounting
- Master of Business
- Master of Business (Marketing)
- Master of Business (Economics and Finance)
- Master of Business (Human Resource Management)
- Master of Business (Management)
- Master by research
Course Outline
| Year 1 | |
| Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| Principles of Microeconomics Introduction to Statistics ICT Skills 1 Basic Financial Accounting Introduction to Management An Ghaeilge |
Microeconomics Business & Financial Maths ICT for Business Financial Accounting Organisational Behaviour An Ghaeilge |
| Year 2 | |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics Introduction to Marketing Human Resource Mgt 1 Cost Accounting Introduction to Business Law An Ghaeilge |
Probability ad Ops Management An Ghaeilge Plus 4 of the following: Macroeconomics Marketing Mix Human Resource Managment 2 Management Accounting Techniques Business Law |
| From year 3, students specialise in one of the following areas: Marketing, Human Resource Management, Economics & Finance, Management or Accounting. | |
| Year 3 | |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
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Mandatory Modules all streams
Marketing:
Human Resource Management:
Economics & Finance:
Management:
Accounting:
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Students choose one of the following:
Study Abroad New Venture Initiative College and Community |
| Year 4 | |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
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Mandatory Modules all streams
Marketing:
Human Resource Management:
Economics and Finance:
Managemet:
Acconting:
General Stream:
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Mandatory Module all streams:
Marketing:
Human Resource Management:
Economics and Finance:
Management:
Accounting:
General Stream:
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In your first year, we start “from the beginning” assuming that you have no previous knowledge of any business subject. Year one modules are intended to provide you with an introduction to core business subjects such as Economics, Accounting, Statistics and Mathematics, Information Technology and Management. During your first year you will get an opportunity to work in groups, make presentations, write reports and develop important professional and Irish language skills.
In your second year, you will expand your knowledge of Economics, Accounting and develop your mathematical skills. You will be introduced to Marketing, Human Resource Management and Business Law. You will also have the opportunity to further develop your Irish language skills.
In your third year, you will be in college for the first semester. During this semester you will study two core modules plus three modules from your specialised stream plus an elective module. The second semester in Year 3 is where the Flexible Semester takes place, this is an exciting highlight of the degree programme which you will enjoy and benefit greatly from.
In your fourth year, you will address many of the more strategic issues facing business through the core modules of Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy and MIS and eBusiness. At this stage you will further develop your specialist knowledge through the seven stream modules. You will also study Irish in each semester.
Course Facts
Course Title: Bachelor of Business (Hons) with Irish
Course Code: WD179
Course Level: 8
Duration: 4 years
Course Entry
Leaving Certificate:
- Total number of different subjcts at grade D r better: 6
- Number of subjects at higher level grade C or better: 2
Required Subjects:
- Irish: HC3
- English: OD3/HD3
- Mathematics: OC3/HD3
For further information
Course Leader: Dermot Moore
Email: dmoore@wit.ie
