Programme
The BA (Hons) in Business is a three-year full-time program (180 ECTS) that is designed to provide a clearly structured business education through a strong grounding in fundamental business concepts, ideas, practices and methodologies.
Throughout this EQF level 6/NFQ level 8 honors program, students acquire business acumen to strategically appraise business opportunities and challenges and effectively integrate them into decision-making roles with an organization. The BA (Hons) in Business will create graduates capable of dealing with diverse intrinsic and extrinsic opportunities and challenges in the business world and do so in a creative fashion promoting business sustainability and growth.
Upon completion of this program graduates will have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to enter the business world professionally and/or progress to a management role within a general or specific field or sub-field of business.
Career Options
Due to the broad spectrum of subjects studied and the solid grounding students acquire in fundamental business concepts, ideas, practices and methodologies in this program, career opportunities for students are numerous. Students who successfully complete this degree may be interested in the following job positions:
- Project Manager
- Sales Manager
- Employee Relations Manager
- Business Development Manager
Areas of Work
The BA (Hons) in Business equips students with an in-depth knowledge of fundamental business concepts, ideas and methodologies as well as a practical understanding of how companies operate. Upon successful completion of this degree program, graduates may wish to pursue careers in the following areas:
- Project Management
- Human Resources Management
- Business Analysis
- Sales
Emphasis/Curriculum
Semester 1 and 2
- Maths & Stats for Business
- Business Context and Organization
- Marketing Essentials
- IT Essentials
- Economic Perspectives
Semester 3 and 4
The following courses are 10 ECTS credits over two semesters:
- Management
- Financial Management
- Business Information Systems
Choose two elective courses from the list below:
- Selling and Sales Management (elective)
- Project Feasibility (elective)
- Project Planning and Control (elective)
- Employee Relations and the Law (elective)
- Organizational Behavior for Managers (elective)
- Principles of Business Law (elective)
- Database Design and Cloud Technologies (elective)
- Business Programming (elective)
- Cloud Marketing and Sales (elective)
This course is 5 ECTS credits:
- Business Ethics and Research Practice
Semester 5 and 6
The following courses are 10 ECTS credits over two semesters:
- Strategic Management
- Global Business
- Human Resource Management
- Capstone Project
Choose two elective courses from the list below:
- Data Management and Analytics (elective)
- Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (elective)
- Project Planning Techniques (elective)
- Project Management and Evaluation (elective)
- Human Resource Development (elective)
- Contemporary Performance Management (elective)
- Corporate Law and Governance (elective)
- Advanced Business and Commercial Law (elective)
- Business Intelligence and Visualization (elective)
- Business Systems Analysis (elective)
- Cloud Networking and Security (elective)
- Cloud Platform Development (elective)
Requirements
- 1 certified copy of high school diploma and transcripts; or equivalent
- Proof of English level: TOEFL score 80 (internet-based), 213 (computer-based); IELTS 6.0 minimum; B2+ CEFR; native English speaker or equivalent
Degree Awarded
A state-recognized Dublin Business School BA (Hons) in Business degree awarded by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI).
