Bachelor of Business - WD159 - Waterford Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Business
Course code: WD159

Course Description

The Bachelor of Business is a three year ab initio degree that provides students with specialised knowledge across a wide range of business areas. The degree focuses on developing student knowledge in critical areas of business studies in conjunction with developing interpersonal and communication skills that are necessary in today’s business environment. Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Business degree will have a range of skills and competencies that will allow them to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Business will find work in:

trainee management
junior management in any of the main business functions and across all industry and services sectors
The qualification also allows students to progress to other academic courses

Follow on Study

Honours degree programmes within the School of Business, in particular the Bachelor of Business Studies (level 8).

Course Outline

Semester 1	Semester 2
Statistics Professional Written Communication Management Introduction to Microeconomics Business IT	Mathematics Professional Oral Communication Organisational Behaviour Introduction to Macroeconomics Information Technology Accounts Analysis
Semester 3	Semester 4
Fundamentals of Marketing Introduction to Business Law Managing Human Resources 1 Management Accounting 1 Microeconomics for Business Applied Business IT	Marketing Mix Decisions Business Law Managing Human Resources 2 Management Accounting 2 Macroeconomics for Business Enterprise
Semester 5	Semester 6
Accounting in the Workplace Ireland in the European Union Intl Business Environment Managing for Professionals Applied Marketing Research Management Science	Financial Management Employee Relations and HRM Managing Business Ethics Economics for Business Project Management Leadership Skills for Managers

Course Facts

Course Title: Bachelor of Business
Course Code: WD159
Course Level: 7
Duration: 3 years

Course Entry

Leaving Certificate

Total number of different subjects at grade D or better: 5

Required Subjects:

English/Irish OD3/HD3
Mathematics OD3/HD3

For further information:

Course Leader: Conor Kelleher, BComm, MMSc, MMII
Email: cjkelleher@wit.ie

Recent Entry Points

Year	2006	2007	2008	2009
Minimum Points		250	240	250

But don't just take our word...

Student testimonial:Bachelor of Business

“It prepares you in terms of presentations and interactive experiences, from project work and group based activity to getting used to standing in front of people because that’s essentially what you need to do in the real world”

Fiona is currently a Company Director/Director of Employee Solutions with Excellence Ireland having previously been an Industrial Relations and Human Resource Executive with IBEC. Fiona is responsible for promoting quality and excellence in Ireland through continuous improvement programmes and training. She’s currently relaunching a new side of the business called Employee Solutions where she oversees training programmes, from customer care programmes to employee solutions.

Having first being attracted to the WIT School of Business through positive word of mouth recommendations, she sees the strengths of the Business School as the lecturers, who she felt, were genuinely interested in teaching and trying to progress their students the whole time and the course content, including both the core subjects covered and the choice of specialisation.

Fiona Buckley, Business School Graduate (2003)

Bachelor of Business Course code: WD159