Business (Economics & Finance)

This course is a stream on the common entry BBS (Hons) programme. Modules in year 1 and year 2 are common to all streams and modules in year 3 and 4 are specific to the Economics & Finance stream.

Year 1

Semester 1	Semester 2
Introduction to Financial Accounting 1	Business & Financial Maths
Introduction to Management	Enterprise
Introduction to Statistics	Introduction to Financial Accounting 2
Organisational Behaviour	Introduction to Human Resource Management
Microeconomics 1	Microeconomics 2
Choose one elective below:	Choose one elective below:
IT & Communication Skills 1	Data Analytics for Business
Irish B1.3	Irish B1.4
French B1.3	French B1.4
German B1.3	German B1.4
Spanish B1.3	Spanish B1.4
Spanish A1	Spanish A2

Year 2

Semester 3	Semester 4
Costing	Probability & Operations Management
Human Resource Management	Career Development Skills
Introduction to Business Law	Integrated Marketing Communications
Introduction to Marketing	Choose one electives below:
Macroeconomics 1	Macroeconomics 2
Choose one elective below:	Management Accounting Techniques
International Business Environment	Business Law
Irish B2.1	Contemporary Issues in Management
French B2.1	Transactional ERP
German B2.1	Irish B2.2
Spanish B2.1	French B2.2
Spanish B1.1	German B2.2
	Spanish B2.2
	Spanish B1.2

Year 3

Semester 5	Semester 6
Applied Quantitative Analysis	Flexible semester: choose one flexible option below
Business Finance	Teaching Skills
Applied Finance	Start-up Lab
International Economics	International Placement
Managerial Economics	Work Placement
Choose one elective

Year 4

Semester 7	Semester 8
Business Strategy	International Corporate Strategy
Digital Economy	International Risk Management
Economic Policy Issues	Investments
Financial Economics	Open Economy Macroeconomics
Financial Markets & Institutions	Financial Data Analysis or Economics/Finance Research Project
Choose one elective	Choose one elective

Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for Bachelor of Business (Hons)

2 subjects: H5 
4 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7

Language recommendations for Bachelor of Business (Hons)

Irish: H5 in Irish
French:  O3/H6 in French
German: O3/H6 in German
Spanish: O3/H6 in in Spanish
Spanish Ab Initio: For those starting Spanish as a beginner there are no special requirements
Chinese: No special requirements

CAO: Choosing your options

When you apply to the CAO you basically choose either Business common entry (BUS code on the CAO) or Business common entry with a language (BWL code on the CAO). However, the most important thing to remember is that it does not matter which combination you choose through the CAO - once you start in SETU in Waterford in September, you can change both your specialisation and your language options. In fact, you only have to finalise your specialisation option at the end of Year 2. This will give you extra time to figure out which area you are really interested and choose the specialism that is right for you.

Code

Description

BUS

Business (Common entry with stream options: Accounting, Economics and Finance, Human Resource Management, Management,
Marketing)

BWL

Business with a Language (Common entry with stream options: Accounting, Economics and Finance, Human Resource
Management, Management, Marketing).

NOTE: Applicants who select one specific degree option are guaranteed a place in that programme (e.g. SE400 BWL), subject to meeting the entry requirements and points. Applicants who select Business with a Language (BWL) select one of the following language options in year 1: French, German, Irish, or Spanish subject to meeting the language recommendations. 

Advanced and Equivalent Entry for Bachelor of Business (Hons):

• QQI FET/FETAC Entry
• Advanced Entry - Years 2,3,4 or 5
• Non-EU Applicants
• Mature Entry Route

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Economic & Finance Stream Career Opportunities

Graduates from this Programme have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers, including careers in marketing, human resource management, accounting, consulting and banking and finance. 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. Graduates of the Economic and Finance stream will be very well-positioned to pursue a career in areas such as:

• Derivatives Trader
• Investment Analyst
• Policy Analyst
• Claims Analyst
• Relationship Banker
• Senior Custody Administrator
• Underwriter
• Teaching

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Scholarships & Awards

The Bachelor of Business (Hons) has a number of competitive awards and scholarships available to students including:

• John Hume Scholarship (awarded by the combined Waterford Credit Unions)
• Annual Dean's list excellence awards

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Professional Body Exemptions

Graduates with a Bachelor of Business (Hons) 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)

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Follow on Study

Numerous follow on study options at SETU in Waterford are available to gradudates of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) including a Master of Business and a Master by Reserach.

• Master of Business – Internationalisation
• Master of Business (Economics and Finance)
• Master of Business (Management)
• Master of Business Administration
• Master by Research

 Bachelor of Business (Hons) Economic & Finance Stream Career Opportunities

Graduates from this Programme have gone on to pursue a wide variety of careers, including careers in marketing, human resource management, accounting, consulting and banking and finance.  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.  Graduates of the Economic and Finance stream will be very well-positioned to pursue a career in areas such as:

• Derivatives Trader
• Investment Analyst
• Policy Analyst
• Claims Analyst
• Relationship Banker
• Senior Custody Administrator
• Underwriter
• Teaching

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Scholarships & Awards

The Bachelor of Business (Hons) has a number of competitive awards and scholarships available to students including:

• John Hume Scholarship (awarded by the combined Waterford Credit Unions)
• Annual Dean's list excellence awards

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Professional Body Exemptions

Graduates with a Bachelor of Business (Hons) 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)

All honours degree programmes in the School of Business have relevant taught postgraduate study options which are featured here.
The school also has postgraduate research options including Master by Research and PhD opportunities. 

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Flexible Semester

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. In Semester 6 students will be given an opportunity to participate in one of the following:

• International Placement
• Work Placement
• Start Up Lab
• Teaching Skills

Bachelor of Business (Hons) International Placement

Students spend the semester abroad studying in one of our partner colleges in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, South America, Turkey and the USA. The study abroad elective provides students with an opportunity to spend time in a different country, experience different styles or modes of teaching and live in a different cultural environment. The learning outcomes for the exchange are designed to ensure that the student will:

• Be confident, self-aware and communicate effectively
• Exercise personal autonomy and take responsibility for his/her own work and behaviour
• Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of self-directed and reflective learning
• Act effectively under guidance in a peer relationship with individuals and teams
• Demonstrate a high level of competences and interpersonal skills
• Engage in the process of lifelong learning

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Work Placement

Students spend the semester in appropriate work placement, representative of many business sectors.  The Work Placement Office is responsible for work placement and places over 85 students annually with employers. Work placement is a major opportunity for students to put their academic knowledge into practice in the "real world of work" and develop new professional and business skills. 

It also improves students' prospects of future employment and helps students decide on their career path.  It is important that students' skills and competencies meet employer requirements, so employers select students for interview, and the employers decide to whom to offer a work placement. The School of Business facilitate the process through matching student CVs with employer specifications and setting up interviews.

 

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Start Up Lab

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.  The Start Up Lab Initiative (NVI) is designed to encourage students to establish and manage a commercial, social or not-for-profit enterprise for the duration of the flexible semester.

The module provides an opportunity for students to spend time acquiring the knowledge, networks, skills and attitudes required to set up and run their own business. Students can work individually or in groups of up to four.

Bachelor of Business (Hons) Teaching Skills

Students who wish to gain experience of teaching for a semester will 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 students and assisting teachers in the delivery of curriculum.

The success of the programme can be attributed to the relationships developed with the educational establishments in the region. The continued success of our student’s performance in these placements has established the programs reputation. Trainee teachers’ modules include a Teaching Practice Module and a Professional Individual Module.