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BBS BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (BMA)
- Qualification
- Bachelor Of Business Studies Degree
- CAO Points
- 400
- CAO/MU Apply code
- MH404
- Award Type and NFQ level
- Undergraduate Degree (8)
- Study Mode
- Full time
- Closing Date
- 01 July 2025
Overview
Degree Overview
>The BBS in Business and Management is the flagship undergraduate degree programme in the School of Business, offering comprehensive coverage of all major elements of business and our widest range of optional modules.
>Business and Management students learn from international and local industry experts about how they can make a positive difference in the lives of customers, employees, colleagues, organisations and broader society through applying management best practices.
>Students explore how to manage contemporary organisations and are offered exceptional flexibility and choice. This degree offers students insights into all of the major functions of business, as well as the opportunity to undertake specialist options in the subjects they most enjoy. This means students may specialise based on their strengths and interests.
>The School's goal is that, on completion of the programme, graduates emerge as critical thinkers, experienced in working in groups, knowledgeable in key Business Management functions, and will have acquired the skills needed for success in a dynamic and evolving labour market.
>There is a possible transfer option to this degree in second year for students who have completed the first year of the Bachelor of Arts degree (MH101). See BA Degree for details.
Course structure
Duration: 3 years (BBS) or 4 years (BBA)
Duration: 3 years (4 years with optional placement or Erasmus/Study Abroad)
1st year
The first year is about building the foundations of knowledge in business and management. The fundamentals of business and management are covered in modules including Management, Marketing, Innovation, Professional Skills and Business Ethics. No prior studies in business/management are required.
2nd year
The second year is about expanding your knowledge of the core disciplines and functions in business and management. Students take a combination of core and optional modules. Optional 10 credit Elective. Some students may choose to complete a work placement or study abroad year between 2nd and 3rd year and graduate after the 4th year. *(The University will support you in the search for a placement job; however, the process is competitive).
Final year
The final year is about deepening your understanding of business in general, examining how functions and theories tie together at the strategic level. Students also have the opportunity to specialise through a choice of advanced optional modules.
Possible transfer option from the Bachelor of Arts degree MH101.
Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually.
After Undergraduation
After Graduation
>Typically, Business and Management graduates enter employment as general management graduate trainees in service or manufacturing organisations; work as functional specialists in marketing, sales, operations, management information systems, or human resource management. Careers in consulting, public service, and not-for-profit organisations are also popular.
>Business and Management graduates may also continue their education through the various specialist postgraduate degree programs offered through the School of Business.
Visit the School website for more information about postgraduate options.
Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate applicants are required to present (as a minimum): 2H5 and 4O6/H7, O6/H7 in Irish, English and O4/H7 Mathematics.
This table displays the requirements for Leaving Certificate applicants.
|
Subject |
Required |
Ordinary Level Grade |
Higher Level Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Irish |
Yes |
O6 |
H7 |
English |
Yes |
O6 |
H7 |
Language |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Mathematics |
Yes |
O4 |
H7 |
Science |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
* This course requires 3 additional subjects.
How to apply
APPLY TO THE CAO - WWW.CAO.IE
The application process depends on the type of applicant you are. Click here for all information about how to apply.
Categories of applicant:
- School-leavers (Leaving Certificate students)
- Mature students (23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University/part-time degrees the mature age is 21)
- EU/EFTA/UK students
- International students (outside the EU)
- QQI (Further Education) students
- Transferring students
- Deferring students