BB (Hons) in Business with Management

Year 1

Semester 1

• Accounting for Business (year-long)
• Creativity for Innovation
• Research & Communication Skills
• Marketing
• Business Mathematics
• Electives: Spanish 1 // French 1 // Chinese 1 // English // 1 German 1 // Introduction to the Global Tourism Industry // Intercultural Studies 1 (Irish Society)

Semester 2

• Business Computing Applications
• Accounting for Business (year-long)
• Workplace Communication Skills
• Digital Marketing
• Electives: Spanish 2 // French 2 // Chinese 2 // English 2 // German 2 // Intercultural Studies 2 (Europe) // The Geography of Travel and Tourism

Year 2

Semester 1

• Management Studies
• ICT for Business
• Cost Accounting
• Foundations of Law
• Perspectives in Entrepreneurship
• Electives: Business Tourism // Intercultural Studies 3 (America) // Spanish 3 // Chinese 3 // French 3 // English 3 // German 3

Semester 2

• Elements of Business Law
• Intercultural Competence
• Management Information Systems
• ICT for Business
• Electives: Tourism Operations Management // Intercultural Studies 4 (Middle East and Africa) // Spanish 4 // Chinese 4 // French 4 // English 4 //German 4

Year 3**

Semester 1

• Financial management
• The Resilient Graduate
• Human Resources
• Data Analytics for Business Or Studies Abroad Or Work Placement
• Electives: Intercultural Studies 5 (Asia) // Contemporary Issues in Tourism // Erasmus English 5 // Spanish 5 // Chinese 5 // French 5 // English 5 //German 5

Semester 2

• Operations Management
• Enterprise Development Project
• Economics
• Electives: Intercultural Studies 6 (Social Change) // International Tourism Management// Erasmus English 6 // Spanish 6 // Chinese 6 // French 6 // English 6 //German 6

** Students have the option to complete a work placement, study abroad with Erasmus, or continue with Year 3 modules as listed above.

Year 4

Semester 1

• Management Accounting Techniques
• Applied Economics
• Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship
• European Law & Business
• Strategic Management
• Electives:Financial Services 1 // Strategic HRM // Digital Media Authoring // Marketing Management // English 7 // French 7 // Spanish 7 // German 7 // Chinese 7

Semester 2

• Management Control Systems
• Applied Economics 2 
• Digital Marketing Theory and Practice
• Strategic Management
• European Law & Business
• Electives: Doing Business in New and Emerging Markets // Multimedia Project // International HRM // Financial Services 2 // English 8 // Spanish 8 // French 8 // German 8 // Chinese 8

With a focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and internationalisation, graduates of this course will be fully prepared to start and grow their own business or alternatively pursue a career in business administration in the private or public sector with the potential to progress to management level.

This course will open a wide range of career avenues for graduates including:

• small business management
• human resource management
• operations management 
• marketing/digital marketing
• investment management
• banking
• accounting and finance

Please find information on fees and funding here: www.dkit.ie/fees

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements:

Six Grades at O6 or H7 in Leaving Certificate

→ INCLUDING At least two H5 Grades
→ AND Mathematics Grade O6 or H7
→ AND English Grade O6 or H7 OR Irish Grade O6 or H7

Language Elective Requirements: French: Ordinary level grade O3, or Higher Level, Grade H5 at Leaving Certificate or equivalent. Spanish/German/Chinese: No prior knowledge required.

Northern Ireland/UK Entry Requirements:

Applicants must meet the matriculation requirement of 6 different subjects which must include:

→ Mathematics at GCSE (Grade A* - C) or better
→ English (or Irish) at GCSE (Grade A* - C) or better
→ Two subjects at either:

• ‘A Level’ (Grade A* - C)
• AND/OR Applied A-Level (Grade A* - C)
• AND/OR BTEC National Level 3 (National Award, Subsidiary Diploma, Extended Certificate, 90-Credit Diploma, Foundation Diploma) (Grade Merit or Distinction).
• AND/OR OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 (Introductory Diploma, Extended Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Foundation Diploma, 90-Credit Diploma) (Grade Merit or Distinction)
• OR BTEC National Level 3 Diploma (Grade min: MM)
• OR OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Diploma (Grade min: MM)
• OR BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma (Grade min: MMP)

→ The remaining subjects must be different from that presented above and may be drawn from recognised subjects at:

• GCSE (Grade A* - C)
• AND/OR AS Level’ (Grades A - E)
• AND/OR A-level’ (Grades A* - E)
• AND/OR Applied ‘A-level’ (Grade A* - E)
• AND/OR BTEC National Level 3 (National Award, Subsidiary Diploma, Extended Certificate, 90-Credit Diploma, Foundation Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma*) (Pass, Merit or Distinction).
• AND/OR OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 (Introductory Diploma, Extended Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, Foundation Diploma, 90-Credit Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma*) (Pass, Merit or Distinction).

Language Elective Requirements: French: Ordinary level grade O3, or Higher Level, Grade H5 at Leaving Certificate or equivalent. Spanish/German/Chinese: No prior knowledge required.

With more employers requiring experience and academic success, work placement is a highly valued component of the student experience at DkIT. Students have the opportunity to participate in a 12-week industry work placement in year 3 (Semester 1) and they will be prepared for their work placement through specially-designed modules focusing on workplace communications and interview techniques.

Students from business and management courses at DkIT have completed their work experience and subsequently been offered full-time permanent positions upon completion of their degrees at a range of national and international companies including First Derivatives, Combilift, Irish Life, UHY Farrelly Dawe White, Enterprise Ireland, GS Medical and Flogas, to name a few.

This placement is arranged through the dedicated Placement Office at DkIT and they are the central point of contact for the host organisation and provide a key role in supporting the students before and during the placement.