This is a joint degree programme between University College Cork and Chinese Universities with which it signs a bilateral agreement under Statute 263 of the National University of Ireland.

The programme comprises 240 credits. Students will study for two years at a Chinese University taking courses to the equivalent of 120 credits and for two years at University College Cork, taking courses to a value of 120 credits.

To be admitted to Years 3 and 4 at UCC, students will normally be required to:

(a) successfully complete and pass Years 1 and 2 of a joint degree programme at a Chinese University with which University College Cork has a bilateral agreement.
and
(b) satisfy English language proficiency requirements as set out by University College Cork for non-EU students.

To be admitted to the Third University Examination in Business and Financial Economics, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

EC2100 Microeconomics: Behaviour and Organisations (5 credits)
or
EC2200 Economics of Managerial Decision Making (5 credits)

EC2110 Microeconomics: Organisations and Institutions (5 credits)
or
EC2211 Economics - Production and Costs (5 credits)

EC2111 Macroeconomics: Growth and Development (5 credits)
or
EC2214 The Macroeconomic Environment in the Short term (5 credits)

EC2112 Macroeconomics: Business Cycles (5 credits)
or
EC2215 The Macroeconomic Environment in the Long term (5 credits)

EC2115 Introduction to Mathematical Economic Analysis (5 credits)
or
EC1200 Quantitative Techniques for Economics 1 (5 credits)

EC2116 Introduction to Statistical Economic Analysis (5 credits)
or
EC1210 Skills for Analysing Economic Data (5 credits)

EC2208 Resourcing Organisation and Competitive Capability 1 (5 credits)
EC2209 Resourcing Organisation and Competitive Capability 2 (5 credits)
EC3119 Capital Markets and Asset Valuation (5 credits)
EC3120 Portfolio Theory and Asset Management (5 credits)
EC3155 Survey Methods: Quantitative Analysis (5 credits)
EC3154 Survey Methods: Questionnaire Design (5 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Third University Examination in Business and Financial Economics within three academic years from the date of first registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School of Business, only for very serious reasons.

No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until the Third University Examination in Business and Financial Economics has been passed. To be admitted to the Fourth University Examination in Business and Financial Economics, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Students choose 30 credits from the following:

EC3127 Economics and the Labour Market (5 credits)
EC3129 Health Economics: The Role of the Market (5 credits)
EC3145 How Government Spends Taxpayer's Money (5 credits)
EC3147 Economic Growth and Competitiveness (5 credits)
EC3152 Quantitative Methods: Econometrics 1 (5 credits)
EC3213 Money, Credit and Banking (5 credits)
EC3217 Finance and Capital Markets (5 credits)
EC4209 Government and the Macroeconomy (5 credits)
EC4213 Law and Economics of EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
EC4217 International Financial Economics (5 credits)
EC4224 Innovation and Technology (5 credits)

EC3100 The Economics of Corporate Strategy 1 (5 credits)
or EC3215 Economics of Corporate Strategy (5 credits)

plus 30 credits from the following:
EC3128 Human Resource Economics (5 credits)
EC3135 Health Economics: The role of Public Policy (5 credits)
EC3146 Public Finance: Where the Government Gets its Revenue (5 credits)
EC3153 Quantitative Methods: Econometrics 2 (5 credits)
EC3155 Survey Methods: Quantitative Analysis (5 credits)
EC3156 Environmental Economics: The Problem of Climate Change (5 credits)
EC3209 Time Series Analysis (5 credits)
EC3214 International Finance (5 credits)
EC3218 Portfolio Analysis (5 credits)
EC4171 Economic Integration in Europe (5 credits)
EC4210 Government and Business (5 credits)
EC4214 Law and Economics of Competition and Regulation (5 credits)
EC4218 Macro Finance in a Globalised Economy (5 credits)

EC3109 The Economics of Corporate Strategy 2 (5 credits)
or EC3216 Economics of Strategic Behaviour (5 credits)

In order to select any of the above subject groups any relevant pre-requisite (as specified in the module description) must have been taken.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BSc Business and Financial Economics Degree Examination within three academic years from the date of first registration for Fourth Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School of Business, only for very serious reasons.