Business Studies and Spanish
B.B.S.(Lang.) ; 4 years full-time ; 10 places ; CAO points: 517 (2018) ; CAO code: TR090
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Course Director
BSL Director: Dr. Jenny Berrill | Business Studies and Spanish: Dr. Susana Bayó Belenguer
Telephone Number
Business School: +353 1 896 3705 | +353 1 896 3394
BSL Director: +353 1 896 2632 | Business Studies and Spanish: +353 1 896 3496 / 1257
BSL Director: jberril@tcd.ie
Business Studies and Spanish: bayobels@tcd.ie
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What is Business Studies and a Language?
The programme offers an exciting way of learning about business concepts, theories and models, in a variety of subject areas, as well as getting to grips in an in-depth and comprehensive manner with another country’s language, its society, culture and business environment. Over its four years, the third of which is spent studying and working abroad, the course simultaneously broadens and deepens your academic command of business theories and practices and develops your linguistic competence.
Business Studies and a Language: The course for you?
Students on all five strands of this programme must have well-balanced interests in learning about business and in developing a high level of proficiency in a language. From start to finish, whether as beginners (on the ab initio Russian and Polish* streams) or as more advanced learners (in French, German or Spanish), you will be required to demonstrate a high level of motivation and commitment to mastering core business modules and to all aspects of language learning. Educational experts emphasise the special challenges associated with the study of two disparate disciplines, employing different teaching approaches and requiring different learning styles on the part of the student, but they also stress that mastery of these challenges builds skills that are particularly sought after by employers.
* Special provisions can be made for students with prior knowledge of Russian or Polish (heritage speakers, near-native speakers or those who have an entrance qualification in Russian or Polish).
Business Studies and a Language @ Trinity?
The distinctiveness of Trinity’s B.B.S. (Lang.) degrees centres on the following: (a) the business and language dimensions are integrated across all years of the programme, especially during the year abroad and in the final year; (b) language instruction is provided by specially-trained ‘language for business and economics’ lecturers, most of whom are native speakers; (c) lectures on the economy, business environment, society and culture of the relevant country are provided by experts who are continuously conducting research in their specialist field of study; and (d) in some cases students complete a work placement in the target culture in order to apply and develop their business and language skills in a professional setting.
Graduate skills and career opportunities
On graduation you will have a strong academic knowledge of international business and management, together with a high-level of competence in the language you have studied. Recent graduates are employed in Ireland and abroad by leading international companies such as Google, Whirlpool, KPMG, AIB Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs, as well as by consultancy organisations, embassies and public sector bodies. Many are working in marketing or international management roles while others occupy more specialist positions (e.g. as analysts or researchers). Several proceed to undertake further study and research in international business at postgraduate level.
Your degree and what you’ll study
This programme aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate internationally and to understand the social, political and cultural contexts of markets, organisations and management across countries. In addition to studying modules in business, economic and social studies, you will study the society, institutions, culture and civilisation associated with your chosen language.
Teaching is specifically geared to the everyday needs, both formal and informal, of business managers. Accordingly, the language components of the programme will have a contemporary socio-economic and business orientation, as distinct from a historical or literature-based perspective. Much of the teaching is provided through the target language, simultaneously building language skills and knowledge relevant to managing across cultures.
FIRST AND SECOND YEARS
There are approximately 18-20 hours of lectures and tutorials per week, depending on which subject options are chosen. This time allocation should be matched by a similar level of personal study.
Modules in the first and second years include:*
- Fundamentals of Management and Organisation
- Marketing
- Law
- Accountancy and Financial Analysis
- Finance
- Operations Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Economics
- Mathematics and Statistics
There is also the option to attend modules in areas such as sociology and economics in the second year.
- General language and language for business (written, oral and aural proficiency)
- Contemporary society, institutions and culture
- Overall economic and business environment of the region/country of your chosen language
THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS*
The third year is spent at a university or business school in the country of the language you are studying. Trinity has exchange agreements with a range of leading universities and business schools throughout Europe. The vast majority of modules and examinations, taken during your year abroad, will be through the medium of your chosen language. On conclusion of the academic year, experience of the business culture in the country of your chosen language may be gained through a work placement of approximately two months’ duration.
In fourth year, studies are divided, more or less evenly, between business modules and more advanced study of and practice in the language. To integrate the two areas effectively, you will research and write a major case study (approx. 10,000 words, written in the foreign language). This will involve the analysis of a business enterprise based in the country of your chosen language and will be linked to the mandatory business module Strategic Management: Theory and Practice.
*Modules are subject to change.
VISIT US:
If you are considering studying this course at Trinity, but want to be sure, you are most welcome to sample lectures in the participating departments during teaching terms. You may also discuss your options with a member of the teaching staff. Contact either the Trinity Business School or the language department/s by email or phone (see above).
Graduate Profile
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Course Details
Award
B.B.S.(Lang.)
Duration
4 years full-time
CAO Points Required
517 (2018)
Number of Places
10CAO code (Central Applications Office code) is
TR090
Minimum entry points required are 517 (2018)
More information on minimum entry points
Admission Requirements
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Leaving Certificate | O4/H6 | Mathematics |
| H3 | Spanish |
Advanced GCE (A Level): | Grade C | Spanish |
GCSE: | Grade B | Mathematics |
Apply
To apply to this course, click on the relevant Apply Link below
EU Applicants
Read the information about how to apply, then apply directly to CAO.
Mature Student – Supplementary Application Form
Read the information about how to apply as a mature student then select the link below to complete the TCD Supplementary Application Form for mature students.
Non-EU Applicants
Advanced Entry Applications
Read the information about how to apply for Advanced Entry, then select the link below to apply.
Get In Touch
Course Director
BSL Director: Dr. Jenny Berrill | Business Studies and Spanish: Dr. Susana Bayó Belenguer
Telephone Number
Business School: +353 1 896 3705 | +353 1 896 3394
BSL Director: +353 1 896 2632 | Business Studies and Spanish: +353 1 896 3496 / 1257
BSL Director: jberril@tcd.ie
Business Studies and Spanish: bayobels@tcd.ie