This Diploma is available only to students from partner Chinese universities, with whom University College Cork signs a bilateral agreement under Statute 263 of the National University of Ireland. Having studied for three years at a partner Chinese university, students will study for one year at University College Cork, taking the diploma programme to the value of 60 credits as outlined below.
To be admitted students will be required to:
(a) successfully complete and pass credits equivalent to three full
academic years study of their degree programme at a partner Chinese university with whom 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.
Students from non-partner institutions will be assessed for eligibility for the programme on a case by case basis and will be subject to the approval of the College of Business and Law.
The programme comprises 60 credits.
To be considered for the award of Diploma in Business and Financial Economics a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least a full academic year, undergraduate modules of at least 40 credits (from the prescribed list of elective modules) from the Department of Economics and up to 20 credits in any other subject as part of a programme of study agreed by the Department of Economics and the partner Chinese university and subject to timetabling and other constraints. Where a module has prerequisites (as specified in the module description), a student must satisfy this prerequisite by demonstrating, to the Department of Economics' satisfaction, that a similar module has been passed in a partner Chinese university.
Elective Modules - Economics
Students choose modules to the value of 40 credits from the following:
EC2206 Business Econometrics and Forecasting (10 credits) or
EC4215 Business Econometrics 1 (5 credits) with
EC4216 Business Econometrics 2 (5 credits)
EC3100 The Economics of Corporate Strategy 1 (5 credits) or
EC4219 Economics of Corporate Strategy (5 credits)
EC3127 Economics and the Labour Market (5 credits) or
EC4211 Economics of the Labour Market (5 credits)
EC4224 Innovation and Technology (5 credits) with
EC4225 Economics of Strategy (5 credits)
EC3209 Time Series Analysis (5 credits)
EC3213 Money, Credit and Banking (5 credits)
EC3214 International Finance (5 credits)
EC3216 Economics of Strategic Behaviour (5 credits)
EC4209 Government and the Macroeconomy (5 credits)
EC4210 Government and Business (5 credits)
EC4213 Law and Economics of EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
EC4214 Law and Economics of Competition and Regulation (5 credits)
EC3157 Public Finance Projects (5 credits)
EC3161 Regional and Urban Economics (5 credits)
EC3147 Economic Growth and Competitiveness (5 credits)
EC3155 Survey Methods: Quantitative Analysis (5 credits)
EC3156 Environmental Economics: The Problem of Climate Change (5 credits)
EC4220 Economics of Strategic Behaviour (5 credits)
EC4212 Economics of Human Resources (5 credits)
Workload Guidelines
Where a programme contains elective modules it is recommended that students do not take any more than 40 credits in any semester. Students are therefore advised to choose their modules so that the workload is evenly spread throughout the year.
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 2018 Book, and for
each module in the Book of Modules, 2017/2018.
Programme Learning Outcomes for Diploma in Business and
Financial Economics (NFQ Level 7, Special Purpose Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able
to: