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This four-year full-time course offers you a broad range of business skills combined with a thorough knowledge of the financial and economic environment in which firms operate. On graduation, you will have developed personal and professional skills which will give you the confidence to start a successful business career, in Ireland or overseas.
While undertaking the Bachelor of Business (Hons) you are encouraged to study one of five languages, although this is not a requirement. Languages offered:
You can choose from lots of combinations of options on the Bachelor of Business (Hons) - as you can see from the image below (taken directly from the CAO handbook). 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 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 |
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| 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). |
You can apply for WD048 only ONCE on the CAO. Applicants who select one specific degree option are guaranteed a place in that programme (e.g. WD048 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: Chinese, French, German, Irish, or Spanish subject to meeting the language recommendations.
In Year 1 of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) you will start “from the beginning” where it is assumed you have no previous knowledge of any business subject. Year 1 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 personal and professional skills.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Introduction to Financial Accounting 1 | Introduction to Financial Accounting 2 |
| Microeconomics 1 | Microeconomics 2 |
| Introduction to Statistics | Business & Financial Maths |
| Organisational Behaviour | Introduction Human Resource Management |
| Introduction to Management | Enterprise |
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Choose one of the following electives:
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Choose one of the following electives:
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In Year 2 you will expand your knowledge of Economics, Accounting and develop your mathematical skills. You will be introduced to Marketing, Human Resource Management (HRM) and Business Law. You will also have the opportunity to choose an elective module. Students take two madatory modules (m).
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 - students NOT taking a language module | Semester 4 - students taking a language module |
| Costing | Probability & Operations Management(m) | Probability & Operations Management(m) |
| Human Resource Mgt | Career Development Skills(m) | Career Development Skills(m) |
| Introduction to Business Law | Integrated Marketing Communications | Language |
| Introduction to Marketing | Management Accounting Techniques | |
| Macroeconomics 1 | Macroeconomics 2 | |
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Choose one elective:
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Choose one elective:
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Choose at least two electives:
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Prior to commencing the first semester of Year 3, you will have decided and finalised on your specialisation. During this semester, you will study one core module plus modules from your specialised stream plus an elective module.
The second semester in Year 3 is the Placement Semester. This is an exciting feature of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) degree programme where you will be given an opportunity to study abroad, undertake work placement, create a new venture initiative or gain experience in teaching for a semester.
This placement semester facilitates the development of skills beneficial to your future career endeavours.
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
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Mandatory Module for ALL Streams:
Economics & Finance:
Human Resource Management (HRM):
Management:
Accounting:
Marketing:
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Placement Semester Options:
See Placement section for more information |
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Electives for Semester 5 - choose one module
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Placement Semester Options:
See Placement section for more information |
In Year 4 you will address many of the more strategic issues facing business through the core modules of Business Strategy and Digital Economy. At this stage you will further develop your specialist knowledge through the stream modules. You will also study one elective module in each semester.
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
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Mandatory Modules All Streams:
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Mandatory Modules All Streams:
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Economics & Finance:
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Economics & Finance:
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Human Resource Management (HRM):
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Human Resource Management (HRM):
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Management:
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Management:
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Accounting:
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Accounting:
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Marketing:
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Marketing:
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Electives for Semester 7 - choose one module
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Electives for Semester 8 - choose one module
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2 subjects: H5
4 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7
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
You can apply for WD048 only ONCE. 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 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 in 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. WD048 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: Chinese, French, German, Irish, or Spanish subject to meeting the language recommendations.
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 this degree will be very well-positioned to pursue a career in many business related areas such as:
Accounting
Finance (including Banking and Insurance)
Management Consultancy
Taxation
Economic Policy Advisory Services
Marketing
Event Management
Human Resource Management
Information Systems Management
Logistics and Transport
Business Development Management
Sales
Entrepreneurship
Public Relations
Teaching
The Bachelor of Business (Hons) has a number of competitive awards and scholarships available to students including:
Graduates with a Bachelor of Business (Hons) award are also entitled to exemptions from many of the leading professional accountancy and management bodies including:
Numerous follow on study options at SETU Waterford are available to gradudates of the Bachelor of Business (Hons) including a Master of Business and a Master by Reserach.
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:
Student 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.
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:
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.
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 and Contemporary Debates in Education.
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