TR080: Global Business Programme Structure
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This Global Business Programme is a specialised business degree with an emphasis on developing the skillset for the global market. This distinct, direct entry programme integrates learning from eight key business themes to provide a comprehensive understanding of what is required for businesses operating globally.
The key pillars of the Global Business programme are a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, and relevant real-life business experience which will open up doors to the fascinating world of business. The course is designed for students who wish to establish a successful international business career or manage in a global business context.
Programme at a Glance
- Start Date: September
- Duration: 4 years
- Features: Focus on Global/International Business, Inter-Cultural Management, Organisations and People, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Economics, Marketing and Strategy, Experiential Learning and Personal Development
Year 1: Junior Fresh
IMMERSING YOURSELF IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS
In your first year, you will learn about the history and evolution of business, organisation and management, in order to establish and reinforce the principle that the pursuit of business is embedded in - and a central driver of - our complex global economy. Furthermore, you will start your self-development journey with the key quantitative and qualitative skills required for business in the 21st Century.
- BUU11510 Fundamentals of Management and Organisation (10 ECTS)
- BUU11520 Economics for Management (10 ECTS)
- BUU11530 Quantitative Methods for Business (10 ECTS)
- BUU11540 Fundamentals of Philosophy, Ethics and Social Science (10 ECTS)
- BUU11550 Information Systems & Data Management (5 ECTS)
- BUU11560 Work & Wellbeing (5 ECTS)
In addition to the six mandatory Business modules, you will choose one module from the list below. Students wishing to spend all or part of their third year studying abroad in a non-English speaking country should take a language module during their Fresh years.
Optional module list:
- LAU12412 Introduction to Law (Pre-requisite to CAP exemption for 4th year optional module Company and Business Law)
- FRU11511 French Language & Civilisation 1 MT (5 ECTS) (Prior knowledge required)
- FRU11512 French Language & Civilisation 1 (5 ECTS) (Prior knowledge required)
- GRU1150Y German 1 (10 ECTS) (Prior knowledge required)
- SPU1150Y Grammar and Syntax (Spanish 1) (10 ECTS) (Prior knowledge required)
- RUU11031 Introduction to Central, East European and Russian area studies (a) Michaelmas term (5 ECTS)
- RUU11032 Introduction to Central, East European and Russian area studies (b) Hilary term (5 ECTS)
- PLU1100Y Polish Language 1 (10 ECTS)
- PLU1200Y Polish Language 2 (10 ECTS)
- PLU1101Y Polish for Academic Purposes 1 (10 ECTS)
- RUU1100Y Russian Language 1 (10 ECTS)
- RUU1200Y Russian Language 2 (10 ECTS)
- RUU1101Y Russian for Academic Purposes 1 (10 ECTS)
Year 2: Senior Fresh
BROADEN YOUR BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE TO INTERNATIONAL SETTINGS
Your second year gives you a thorough grounding in every core discipline of business theory and practice, from marketing to finance. You will benefit from the full resources of a globally networked institution. By taking a significant number of credits from other disciplines – from Law and Linguistics, to Geology or Psychology – you will have the unique opportunity to see how your thinking interacts with and is influenced by others, cultivating new insights that can only come through such interdisciplinarity.
- BUU22510 Organisational Behaviour (5 ECTS)
- BUU22520 Principles of Marketing (5 ECTS)
- BUU22530 Introduction to Accounting (5 ECTS)
- BUU22550 Introduction to Finance (5 ECTS)
- BUU22560 Introduction to Operations Management (5 ECTS)
- BUU22570 Creative Thinking, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Action (5 ECTS)
- BUU22590 Personal and Career Development (5 ECTS)
- BUU22580 Business Ethics (5 ECTS)
- BUU22592 Managing Climate Change
- BUU22593 Qualitative Research Methods
Optional Module List:
- BUU22592 Managing Climate Change (5 ECTS) Semester 1
- BUU22593 Qualitative Research Methods (5 ECTS) Semester 2
- ECU22011 Intermediate Economics A (5 ECTS) Semester 1
- ECU22111 Intermediate Economics B (5 ECTS) Semester 2
- LA2012 Aspects of Irish Law in a European Context (10 ECTS)
- S0U22011 Introduction to Social Research A (5 ECTS) Semester 1
- S0U22012 Introduction to Social Research B (5 ECTS) Semester 2
- S0U22401 Power, State and Social Movements A (5 ECTS) Semester 1
- S0U22052 Power, State and Social Movements B (5 ECTS) Semester 2
- FRU2251Y Language – French Language & Civilisation 2 (10 ECTS)
- GRU2250Y Language – German 2 (10 ECTS)
- PLU1220Y Language – Polish (10 ECTS)
- RUU1200Y Language – Russian (10 ECTS)
- SPU2250Y Language – Spanish (10 ECTS)
- Trinity Electives - (2 x 5 ECTS)
Year 3: Junior Sophister
LEARN BY DOING
While building on your portfolio of skills and knowledge, you are awarded credit for experience that transforms your learning – whether through a semester or year abroad at one of our partner institutions or by reflecting on the internship that you undertook during the summer months. This experiential learning is highly valued by employers and is a unique opportunity for students to develop business skills. During your third year you will also decide if you wish to pursue an internship during your summer break.
- BUU33520 Management Accounting for Business Decisions (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU33530 Financial Accounting (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU33590 Business in Society (5 ECTS Semester 1)
- BUU33600 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Modelling (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU33620 Introduction to Fixed Income Securities and Alternative Investments (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU33630 Corporate Finance and Equity Valuation (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU33660 Organisational Theory and Organisational Analysis (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU33680 Investments (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU33690 Social Entrepreneurship (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU33700 Contemporary Marketing Management (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU33710 Consumer Behaviour (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU33720 Taxation I (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU33730 Taxation II (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU33740 Financial Management (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
Year 4: Senior Sophister
DEEPEN YOUR EXPERTISE
In your Senior Sophister year, you will focus on at least one area of business expertise: studying your chosen subject in depth, taking advanced modules in the subject and undertaking a significant research project (Capstone) guided by one of our faculty or industry experts. Your work leads you into your chosen career path, be it finance, accounting, strategy or marketing.
- BUU44500 Strategic Management: Theory and Practice (20 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44501 Strategic Management: Theory and Practice (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44611 Management Experience and Reflection (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU44510 International Business & The Global Economy (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44520 Exploring Organisational Experiences (20 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44530 Financial Reporting and Analysis (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44551 Advances in Marketing Theory and Practice (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44560 Managing People & Leading Change (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44580 Managing New Product Development (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU44590 Business Dissertation (20 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44620 Social Innovation and Social Impact (20 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44621 Designing Social Innovation (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU44622 Delivering Social Impact (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU44630 Economic Policy and Business History (20 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44640 International Finance (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU44650 Derivatives (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU44660 Company & Business Law (5 ECTS - Semester 2)
- BUU44670 Audit and Assurance (5 ECTS - Semester 1)
- BUU44680 Global Supply Chain Management (10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)
- BUU44690 Inter Cultural Management (Mandatory Module for Global Business/BBS Students - 10 ECTS - Semester 1 & 2)