Programme details for the BComm (Hons) International with French/German/Italian/Hispanic Studies/Irish may be found below. Programme details for the BComm (Hons) International with Chinese Studies can be found here.

To be admitted to the School of Business for the programme of study leading to the degree of BComm (Hons) (International), an applicant must have met the specified language requirements as detailed here. Students opting for one of the first four BComm (Hons) (International) Degrees listed above will spend a year abroad pursuing an appropriate course of study or, in the case of BComm (Hons) (International) with Irish, some students will spend a period in internship and complete a series of projects/reports.

To be admitted to the First University Examination in Commerce (International) a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

45 credits to be taken as follows:

AC1102 Financial Accounting (5 credits)
EC1202 Economic Reasoning for Business (5 credits)
GV1102 Introduction to Government and Politics (5 credits)
IS1105 Business Information Systems (5 credits)
LW1108 Introduction to the Legal System (5 credits)
LW1109 Introduction to Business Law (5 credits)
MA1100 Introductory Mathematics for Business I (5 credits)
MG1003 Introduction to Marketing (5 credits)
MG1004 Principles of Management and Organization (5 credits)

and modules to the value of 15 credits to be taken from the chosen Language:

French [CK205]

FR1103 Foundation Course in Written and Oral French and Introduction to French for Business (10 credits)
FR1201 Introduction to French Studies (5 credits)

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

German [CK206]

Beginners':
Note: Only students with no prior German or Junior Certificate German who have a minimum of Grade H3 in another modern continental language or in Irish, Latin, or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent) can take German for Beginners.
GE1103 Integrated Written and Oral Language Course for Beginners (10 credits)
GE1104 Introduction to German Culture and Literature for Beginners (5 credits)
or
Non Beginners':
Note: Students wishing to select GE1101 must have obtained a minimum grade H4 in German in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).
GE1101 Integrated Written and Oral Language Course for German (10 credits)
GE1102 Introduction to Literature (5 credits)

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

Italian [CK207]

Beginners':
IT1101 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)
IT1201 Post-Unification Italian Culture and Society (5 credits)
or
Non Beginners':
IT1102 Non-Beginners' Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)
IT1201 Post-Unification Italian Culture and Society (5 credits)

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

Hispanic Studies [CK208]

Note regarding selection of Spanish language modules: Students wishing to take HS1101 must have obtained a minimum Grade H4 in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent) in another modern continental language or Irish, Latin or Greek OR evidence of competence equivalent to a minimum Grade H4 in a foreign language other than Spanish. Students who have studied Spanish at second level and obtained a Grade below H3 can also join the Beginners' Spanish course. (Note for School Leavers: School Leavers must satisfy the minimum entry requirements for CK208 as well as satisfying the additional requirement of obtaining a H3 in one of French, German, Gaeilge/Irish, Italian, Spanish, Latin or Greek for admission to CK208).

Beginners':
HS1101 First Year Spanish Language for Beginners (15 credits)
or
Non-Beginners':
Note: Students wishing to take HS1102 must have obtained a minimum Grade H3 in Spanish in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).
HS1030 Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies (5 credits)
HS1102 First Year Spanish Language for Non-Beginners (10 credits)

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

Irish [CK209]

GA1003 Bunstaidéar ar Theanga agus ar Chultúr na Gaeilge (15 credits)

For teaching purposes, the Teaching Council require that students must have verifiable residential experience of at least two months in an area designated as a Gaeltacht area. In order to fulfill this requirement an additional 5 credit module, GA3025 Tréimhse Chónaithe sa Ghaeltacht, is available to students taking this programme. The module is taken in addition to the prescribed programme requirements, at no cost to the student. Work towards this module can be undertaken in part in Semester 3 of years 1, 2 or 3 but must be completed in time for the Summer or Autumn Examination Board in the final year of the programme. The module will not contribute to the final degree award but will be recorded on the student transcript. Students wishing to take this module should contact the Head of the Department of Modern Irish for further information.

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

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the First University Examination in Commerce (International) within three academic years from the date of first registration for First 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.

In addition to the General Regulations for passing the year, the following Special Requirements for Languages apply:

• French: To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with French, students must pass module FR1103 (10 credits);
• German Beginners': To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with German. students must pass module GE1103 (10 credits); German Non Beginners' To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with German, students must pass module GE1101 (10 credits);
• Italian Beginners': To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Italian, students must pass module IT1101 (10 credits);
  Italian Non Beginners' To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Italian, students must pass module IT1102 (10 credits);
• Spanish Beginners': To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Hispanic Studies, students must pass module HS1101 (15 credits); Spanish Non-Beginners': To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Hispanic Studies, students must pass modules HS1102 (10 credits) and HS1030 (5 credits);
• Irish: To progress to Year Two of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Irish, students must pass module GA1003 (15 credits).

No student may register for the Second Year programme of study until the First University Examination in Commerce (International) has been passed. Second Year consists of core modules to the value of 35 credits and Language modules to the value of 25 credits from one of the Language subjects. To be admitted to the Second University Examination in Commerce (International) a student must have satisfactorily attended the following modules to the value of 60 credits:

35 credits to be taken as follows:

AC2200 Introduction to Management Accounting (5 credits)
EC1203 Macroeconomic Context and Business (5 credits)
FE2401 Principles of Food Marketing (5 credits)
GV2218 European Government and Politics (5 credits)
IS2201 Information Systems Analysis and Design for Business (5 credits)
MG2005 International Business (5 credits)
ST1023 Introduction to Business Statistics (5 credits)

and 25 credits to be taken from the chosen Language:

French

FR2103 Advanced French Language III (10 credits)
FR2901 French Society and Institutions (5 credits)

and modules to the value of 10 credits to be taken from the following:

FR2202 Literary Seminar I (5 credits)
FR2204 Topics in Literature and Culture (5 credits)
FR2305 Postcolonial France 1958-2015 (5 credits)
FR2306 Literary Studies: The Theatre of the Absurd (5 credits)
FR2311 Africa: Colonialism to Continental Crisis (5 credits)
FR2313 Francophone Travel Narratives (5 credits)
FR2406 An Introduction to Translation Studies with French (5 credits)

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

German

GE2801 Integrated German Language Course for BComm Students (10 credits)

and modules to the value of 15 credits to be taken from the following:
GE2002 Classics of German Culture (5 credits)
GE2100 German Love Poetry (5 credits)
GE2102 Linguistics 1 (5 credits)
¹GE2106 An Intercultural Journey: Preparation and Reflective Writing for the Year Abroad (5 credits)
GE2805 Gender and Power in German Literature and Film (5 credits)
¹GE2902 Political and Social Culture since 1945 (5 credits)
GE2113 Novelle und Kurzprosa (5 credits)
GE2126 German Literature from 18th to 21st Century (5 credits)
GE2130 Constructing and Deconstructing German National Identity: Key Texts in the Development, Expression and Modification of an Idea (5 credits)
GE2131 German Business and Culture: Theory and Practice (5 credits)
GE2150 Memory in Contemporary German Fiction (5 credits)

Note: ¹Students may take either GE2106 or GE2902. GE2106 and GE2902 cannot be taken together.

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

Italian

IT2101 Intermediate Italian Language (10 credits)
IT2105 Vivere l'Italia/Living in Italy (5 credits)

and modules to the value of 10 credits to be taken from the following:

IT2304 Primo Levi: the Survivor and his Work in the Context of the Holocaust (5 credits)
IT2306 Italo Calvino and the Interpretation of Reality (5 credits)
IT2309 Italian Crime Narratives (5 credits)
IT2310 Issues in Contemporary Italian Society through Film and Documentaries (5 credits)
IT2311 New Italians: Race, Identity and Memory in Contemporary Literature (5 credits)

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

Hispanic Studies

HS2007 Business & Society in the Spanish-Speaking World I (5 credits)
HS2008 Business & Society in the Spanish-Speaking World II (5 credits)
¹HS2101 Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) (10 credits)
or
¹HS2102 Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Non-Beginners) (10 credits)

and modules to the value of 5 credits to be taken from the following:

HS2006 Culture and Society in the Spanish Golden Age (5 credits)
HS2009 Contemporary Writing from Spain (5 credits)
HS2011 Contemporary Hispanic Theatre (5 credits)
HS2013 Iberian Identities (5 credits)
HS2014 Understanding Latin America (5 credits)
HS2015 Gender in the Spanish Golden Age (5 credits)
HS2017 Basque Language I (5 credits)
HS2018 Basque Language II (5 credits)
HS2019 Basque Cultural Studies I (5 credits)
HS2022 Catalan Language and Culture I (5 credits)
HS2023 Catalan Language and Culture II (5 credits)
HS2024 Galician Language and Culture I (5 credits)
HS2025 Galician Language and Culture II (5 credits)
HS2026 Linguistic Aspects of Spanish (5 credits)
HS2046 US Latino Literatures (5 credits)
HS2057 Cinema and Identity in Spain and Latin America (5 credits)
PU2020 Portuguese Beginners Language (5 credits)
PU2203 Cultural Identity in the Lusophone (Portuguese Speaking) World (5 credits)

Note:

• ¹Students must pass HS2101 or HS2102 (10 credits) i.e. compensation does not apply
• Students should refer to the Department for registration protocol of elective modules as approved by the School of Business.

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

Irish

GA2001 Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge I (10 credits)

and modules to the value of 15 credits to be taken from the following:

GA2003 Filíocht na hOchtú hAoise Déag (5 credits)
GA2012 Prós na Seachtú hAoise Déag (5 credits)
GA2013 Léann agus Lámhscríbhinní na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2014 Logainmníocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2016 Dialanna na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2019 Cineálacha Scéalaíochta: An Litríocht Bhéil agus an Gearrscéal Liteartha (5 credits)
GA2023 Foghraíocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2024 An Ghaeltacht (5 credits)
GA2025 Teanga na Nua-Ghaeilge Luaithe (5 credits)
GA2026 Iriseoireacht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2027 Craoltóireacht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2035 Seán Ó Ríordáin: filíocht agus prós (5 credits)
GA2036 Na Laoithe Fiannaíochta (5 credits)

For teaching purposes, the Teaching Council require that students must have verifiable residential experience of at least two months in an area designated as a Gaeltacht area. In order to fulfill this requirement an additional 5 credit module, GA3025 Tréimhse Chónaithe sa Ghaeltacht, is available to students taking this programme. The module is taken in addition to the prescribed programme requirements, at no cost to the student. Work towards this module can be undertaken in part in Semester 3 of years 1, 2 or 3 but must be completed in time for the Summer or Autumn Examination Board in the final year of the programme. The module will not contribute to the final degree award but will be recorded on the student transcript. Students wishing to take this module should contact the Head of the Department of Modern Irish for further information.

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

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Second University Examination in Commerce (International) within three academic years from the date of first registration for Second 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.

In addition to the General Regulations for passing Second Year the following Special Requirements for Languages apply: French: To progress to Year Three of the BComm (Hons) (International) with French, students must pass module FR2103 (10 credits); German: To progress to Year Three of the BComm (Hons) (International) with German, students must pass module GE2801 (10 credits); Italian: To progress to Year Three of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Italian, students must pass module IT2101 (10 credits); Hispanic Studies: To progress to Year Three of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Hispanic Studies, students must pass module HS2101 or HS2102 (10 credits); Irish: To progress to Year Three of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Irish, students must pass module GA2001 (10 credits).

Due to exceptional circumstances please note that Pathways 2 and 3 below relate to the academic year 2020/21 only.

Students can complete The Third Year of Commerce (International) via one of the following three pathways:

1. Students spending Third Year Abroad or on Placement
2. Students spending Third Year in UCC
3. Students spending One Semester Abroad (or on Placement) and the Remainder of the Year in UCC

1. Students spending Third Year Abroad or on Placement

Year Abroad Students (i.e. students taking French or German or Italian or Hispanic Studies or Irish language students who opt to spend the year abroad):

This year is spent pursuing approved programmes of study in a country of the student's major continental language. Programmes taken will be validated by the host institution. To fulfil requirements for the successful completion of this year, a student must achieve a pass standard, as applied by the host institution, on a set of courses approved by the School of Business, UCC. Marks shall be submitted to the Autumn Examination Board, UCC with a Supplemental Board in Winter. Failed elements of continuous assessment must be re-submitted. Where failed elements are re-submitted, a student will continue his or her studies subject to passing the winter examination board.

Irish Language Students

Students will be required to spend a period in internship and complete the following modules to the value of 60 credits:

GA3040 Placement I (20 credits)
GA3041 Oral Presentation (10 credits)
GA3042 Work Placement Project (20 credits)
GA3043 Tionscnamh Gaeilge (10 credits)

Irish language students may spend this year pursuing approved programmes of study in a partner university abroad. It is important to note that these places are limited. Students interested in availing of the study abroad option will indicate their interest by the last Friday in January of their second year. Should the demand for places exceed the number of places available, the places will be allocated by random selection.

For teaching purposes, the Teaching Council require that students must have verifiable residential experience of at least two months in an area designated as a Gaeltacht area. In order to fulfill this requirement an additional 5 credit module, GA3025 Tréimhse Chónaithe sa Ghaeltacht, is available to students taking this programme. The module is taken in addition to the prescribed programme requirements, at no cost to the student. Work towards this module can be undertaken in part in Semester 3 of years 1, 2 or 3 but must be completed in time for the Summer or Autumn Examination Board in the final year of the programme. The module will not contribute to the final degree award but will be recorded on the student transcript. Students wishing to take this module should contact the Head of the Department of Modern Irish for further information.

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

Spanish Language Students

Students may opt to:

1. Attend a full academic year in a host university;
OR
2. Attend university and undertake a work placement.

Option 1
Students taking option 1 (full academic year) may:

take an academic placement worth 60 credits at the host institution
OR
take an academic placement worth 50 credits at the host institution and the online Spanish module HS3012 (10 credits).

Option 2
Students taking option 2 (attend university and undertake a work placement) must complete the International Work Placement module HS3011 (15 credits) and the online Spanish module HS3012 (10 credits), combined with an academic placement at university worth 35 credits.

In both cases, modules to the value of 60 credits must be taken.

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

2. Students spending Third Year in UCC

In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Commerce (International), a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits. Students will complete modules to the value of 30 credits in each semester, consisting of commerce modules to the value of 20 credits and language modules to the value of 10 credits to be chosen from the options provided.

Commerce

Modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits per semester) from the following:
AC3302 Investment Appraisal (5 credits)
AC3303 Introduction to Asset Pricing and Valuation (5 credits)
EC3007 Growth and Development in a Global Economy (5 credits)
FE3317 Co-operative Business and Sustainable Rural Economies (5 credits)
FE4450 International Food Business (5 credits)
GV3217 Global Political Economy - Finance (5 credits)
IS3320 Designing and Using Management Information Systems (5 credits)
IS3321 Information System Solutions for the Digital Enterprise (5 credits)
MG2003 Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Consumption (5 credits)
MG3013 Marketing Communications (5 credits)
MG3014 Social Media Marketing (5 credits)
MG3018 Human Resource Management (5 credits)

and 20 credits to be taken from the chosen language:

French

FR3001 French Language Skills (5 credits)
LL3007 Researching Across Borders and Languages: Independent Study (10 credits)

And a module to the value of 5 credits from the following:
FR2204 Topics in Literature and Culture (5 credits)
FR2406 An Introduction to Translation Studies with French (5 credits)
LL3006 Understanding Diverse Digital Cultures (5 credits)

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

German

GE3002 Virtual Project-based Language Learning (5 credits)
GE3003 Independent Study in German (5 credits)
GE3004 German Language Skills (5 credits)

And a module to the value of 5 credits from the following:
GE2002 Classics of German Culture (5 credits)
GE2100 German Love Poetry (5 credits)
GE2102 Linguistics 1 (5 credits)
GE2113 Memory of the GDR in post-Wende Literature (5 credits)
GE2130 Constructing and Deconstructing German National Identity: Key Texts in the Development, Expression and Modification of an Idea (5 credits)
GE3103 Linguistics II (5 credits)
GE3151 Loneliness with a Trilling "R": Migration, Multilingualism and Literature (5 credits)
GE3904 Representing the Holocaust (5 credits)
LL3002 Travel Writing (5 credits)
LL3102 European Cultural Identities 2: Cultural Capitals (5 credits)

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

Italian

IT3104 Lower Advanced Italian Language (5 credits)

And modules to the value of 15 credits (5 credits in Semester 1 and 10 credits in Semester 2) from the following:
IT2304 Primo Levi: the Survivor and his Work in the Context of the Holocaust (5 credits)
IT2306 Italo Calvino and the Interpretation of Reality (5 credits)
IT2309 Italian Crime Narratives (5 credits)
IT2310 Issues in Contemporary Italian Society through Film and Documentaries (5 credits)
IT2311 New Italians: Race, Identity and Memory in Contemporary Literature (5 credits)
IT2401 Minor Dissertation (5 credits)
IT3312 Italian Contributions to European Culture (5 credits)
LL3006 Understanding Diverse Digital Cultures (5 credits)

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

Hispanic Studies

HS3016 Spanish Language Skills (5 credits)

And modules to the value of 15 credits (5 credits in Semester 1 and 10 credits in Semester 2) from the following:
¹HS2017 Basque Language I (5 credits)
¹HS2022 Catalan Language and Culture I (5 credits)
¹HS2024 Galician Language and Culture I (5 credits)
HS3013 Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5 credits)
HS3014 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5 credits)
²HS3018 Basque Language III (5 credits)
HS3019 Basque Cultural Studies II (5 credits)
³HS3022 Catalan Language III (5 credits)
HS3023 Catalan Cultural Studies (5 credits)
⁴HS3024 Galician Language II (5 credits)
HS3025 Galician Cultural Studies (5 credits)
HS3028 Love & Desire in the Spanish Golden Age (5 credits)
HS3029 Anatomy of the Spanish Golden Age Literary Corpus (5 credits)

Notes:

1. These modules are only available to students who have NOT taken them in Second Year.
2. HS2018 is a pre-requisite for HS3018.
3. HS2022 is a pre-requisite for HS3022.
4. HS2024 and/or HS2025 are pre-requisites for HS3024.

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

Irish

Modules to the value of 20 credits (10 credits per semester) from the following:
GA2012 Prós na Seachtú hAoise Déag (5 credits)
GA2014 Logainmníocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2023 Foghraíocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2026 Iriseoireacht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2028 Tionscnamh Taighde ar Chultúr na Gaeltachta (5 credits)
GA2035 Seán Ó Ríordáin: filíocht agus prós (5 credits)
GA2036 Na Laoithe Fiannaíochta (5 credits)

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

Please note that students will not be allowed to register for modules which they have already completed. If students complete a module in Third Year they will not be able to complete this module again. Students are therefore asked to consider very carefully the modules to be taken in Third Year and the potential impact it may have on module and subject choices subsequently in Fourth Year.

3. Students spending One Semester Abroad (or on Placement) and One Semester in UCC

In some instances, students may complete one semester in UCC and one semester abroad (or on work placement).

This option is available to students (1) who are unable to travel to their host university as a result of Covid-19 or (2) whose host university is no longer able to accept international students as a result of Covid-19. Note: Students studying in UCC in Semester 2 may not select modules for which they do not have the relevant pre- and co- requisites.

Study in UCC

Where students spend one semester in UCC they will be required to take modules to the value of 30 credits consisting of commerce modules to the value of 20 credits and modules to the value of 10 credits from the chosen language.

Students studying in UCC in Semester 1 will take modules as follows:

Commerce

Modules to the value of 20 credits from the following:
AC3302 Investment Appraisal (5 credits)
FE3317 Co-operative Business and Sustainable Rural Economies (5 credits)
FE4450 International Food Business (5 credits)
IS3320 Designing and Using Management Information Systems (5 credits)
MG3013 Marketing Communications (5 credits)
MG3018 Human Resource Management (5 credits)

French

FR3001 French Language Skills (5 credits)

And a module to the value of 5 credits from the following:
FR2204 Topics in Literature and Culture (5 credits)
FR2406 An Introduction to Translation Studies with French (5 credits)
LL3006 Understanding Diverse Digital Cultures (5 credits)

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

German

GE3002 Virtual Project-based Language Learning (5 credits)
GE3004 German Language Skills (5 credits)

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

Italian

IT3104 Lower Advanced Italian Language (5 credits)

And a modules to the value of 5 credits from the following:
IT2304 Primo Levi: the Survivor and his Work in the Context of the Holocaust (5 credits)
IT2306 Italo Calvino and the Interpretation of Reality (5 credits)
IT2311 New Italians: Race, Identity and Memory in Contemporary Literature (5 credits)
LL3006 Understanding Diverse Digital Cultures (5 credits)

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

Hispanic Studies

HS3016 Spanish Language Skills (5 credits)

And a module to the value of 5 credits from the following:
¹HS2017 Basque Language I (5 credits)
¹HS2022 Catalan Language and Culture I (5 credits)
¹HS2024 Galician Language and Culture I (5 credits)
HS3013 Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5 credits)
HS3014 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5 credits)
²HS3018 Basque Language III (5 credits)
³HS3022 Catalan Language III (5 credits)
⁴HS3024 Galician Language II (5 credits)
HS3028 Love & Desire in the Spanish Golden Age (5 credits)

Notes:

1. These modules are only available to students who have NOT taken them in Second Year.
2. HS2018 is a pre-requisite for HS3018.
3. HS2022 is a pre-requisite for HS3022.
4. HS2024 and/or HS2025 are pre-requisites for HS3024.

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

Irish

Modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:
GA2012 Prós na Seachtú hAoise Déag (5 credits)
GA2023 Foghraíocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2026 Iriseoireacht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2035 Seán Ó Ríordáin: filíocht agus prós (5 credits)

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

Please note that students will not be allowed to register for modules which they have already completed. If students complete a module in Third Year they will not be able to complete this module again. Students are therefore asked to consider very carefully the modules to be taken in Third Year and the potential impact it may have on module and subject choices subsequently in Fourth Year.

Students studying in UCC in Semester 2 will take modules as follows:

Commerce

Modules to the value of 20 credits from the following:
AC3303 Introduction to Asset Pricing and Valuation (5 credits)
EC3007 Growth and Development in a Global Economy (5 credits)
GV3217 Global Political Economy - Finance (5 credits)
IS3321 Information System Solutions for the Digital Enterprise (5 credits)
MG2003 Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Consumption (5 credits)
MG3014 Social Media Marketing (5 credits)

French

LL3007 Researching Across Borders and Languages: Independent Study (10 credits)

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

German

GE3003 Independent Study in German (5 credits)

And a module to the value of 5 credits from the following:
GE2002 Classics of German Culture (5 credits)
GE2100 German Love Poetry (5 credits)
GE2102 Linguistics 1 (5 credits)
GE2113 Memory of the GDR in post-Wende Literature (5 credits)
GE2130 Constructing and Deconstructing German National Identity: Key Texts in the Development, Expression and Modification of an Idea (5 credits)
GE3103 Linguistics II (5 credits)
GE3151 Loneliness with a Trilling "R": Migration, Multilingualism and Literature (5 credits)
GE3904 Representing the Holocaust (5 credits)
LL3002 Travel Writing (5 credits)
LL3102 European Cultural Identities 2: Cultural Capitals (5 credits)

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

Italian

Modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:
IT2309 Italian Crime Narratives (5 credits)
IT2310 Issues in Contemporary Italian Society through Film and Documentaries (5 credits)
IT2401 Minor Dissertation (5 credits)
IT3312 Italian Contributions to European Culture (5 credits)

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

Hispanic Studies

Modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:
HS3019 Basque Cultural Studies II (5 credits)
HS3023 Catalan Cultural Studies (5 credits)
HS3025 Galician Cultural Studies (5 credits)
HS3029 Anatomy of the Spanish Golden Age Literary Corpus (5 credits)

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

Irish

Modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:
GA2014 Logainmníocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA2028 Tionscnamh Taighde ar Chultúr na Gaeltachta (5 credits)
GA2036 Na Laoithe Fiannaíochta (5 credits)

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

Please note that students will not be allowed to register for modules which they have already completed. If students complete a module in Third Year they will not be able to complete this module again. Students are therefore asked to consider very carefully the modules to be taken in Third Year and the potential impact it may have on module and subject choices subsequently in Fourth Year.

Study Abroad (French, German, Italian and Hispanic Studies)

Programmes taken will be validated by the host institution. To fulfil requirements for the successful completion of this year, a student must achieve a pass standard, as applied by the host institution, on a set of courses approved by the School of Business, UCC. Marks shall be submitted to the Autumn Examination Board, UCC with a Supplemental Board in Winter. Failed elements of continuous assessment must be re-submitted. Where failed elements are re-submitted, a student will continue his or her studies subject to passing the Winter Examination Board.

Irish Language Students (Completing One Semester only of Placement)

Students may be allowed to complete one semester in UCC and a second semester in internship and complete the following modules to the value of 30 credits:
GA3044 Placement 2 (10 credits)
GA3045 Placement 2: Oral Presentation (5 credits)
GA3046 Placement 2: Work Placement Project (10 credits)
GA3047 Tionscnamh Gaeilge Placement 2: Tionscnamh Gaeilge (5 credits)

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

Please note that students will not be allowed to register for modules which they have already completed. If students complete a module in Third Year they will not be able to complete this module again. Students are therefore asked to consider very carefully the modules to be taken in Third Year and the potential impact it may have on module and subject choices subsequently in Fourth Year.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Third University Examination in Commerce (International) 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 they have successfully completed the Third Year of the programme. To be admitted to the BComm (Hons) (International) Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Modules of not less than 25 credits to be taken from the chosen Language as follows:

French

¹FR4101 Advanced Use of French (10 credits)

and modules to the value of 15 credits to be taken from the following:

FR4201 Literary Seminar II (5 credits)
FR4202 Structure and Varieties of Contemporary French (5 credits)
FR4306 France and Algeria: National Identity and the Burden of Memory (5 credits)
FR4310 Contemporary Caribbean Culture (5 credits)
FR4311 Trauma and Narrative in the Francophone World (5 credits)
FR4313 Art, Ecology and the Anthropocene (5 credits)
FR4409 Translating Literature: Methods, Practices and Theories (5 credits)
FR4410 Translation Studies with French (5 credits)
FR4702 Contemporary Society and Politics in the French-Speaking World (5 credits)
FR4803 France at the Flicks: The Changing Face of French Cinema (5 credits)

Note: ¹ Students must pass FR4101 (10 credits)

or

German

¹GE3801 Advanced Integrated German Language Course for BComm Students (10 credits)
GE3807 Commercial Language: German (5 credits)

and modules to the value of 10 credits to be taken from the following:

GE3103 Linguistik II (5 credits)
GE3108 Teaching German as a Foreign Language (5 credits)
GE3126 German Film in Focus: A thematic Approach (5 credits)
GE3137 Interpreting Heinrich von Kleist's Prose Fiction (5 credits)
GE3142 Nietzsche fur Alle und Keinen: The Philosopher as Artist (5 credits)
GE3150 Living Rooms, Houses, Woods, Rivers, Villages and Cities: Fiction and Topographies (5 credits)
GE3151 Loneliness with a Trilling 'R': Migration, Multilingualism and Literature (5 credits)
GE3902 Language and Interpretation (5 credits)
GE3904 The Double Face of Germany: Representing the Holocaust (5 credits)
GE4002 Introduction to Translation Theory and Technology (5 credits)
LL3102 European Cultural Identities 2: Cultural Capitals (5 credits)

Note: ¹ Students must pass GE3801 Advanced Integrated German Language Course for BComm Students.

or

Italian

¹IT3101 Advanced Italian Language (10 credits)
IT3103 Business Italian (5 credits)
IT3110 Introduction to Translation (Italian to English) (5 credits)

and one module to the value of 5 credits to be taken from the following:

IT3205 Dante, Inferno (5 credits)
IT3307 Italian Women Writers (5 credits)
IT3312 Italian Contributions to European Culture (5 credits)
IT3314 Imagined Histories: The Historical Novel in Italian (5 credits)
IT3315 Italian Foodways: Culture, History, Identity (5 credits)
IT3316 Dante's Commedia: The Poetic Path to Paradise (5 credits)
IT3317 Cinematic representation of the anni di piombo (5 credits)

Note: ¹ Students must pass IT3101 (10 credits)

or

Hispanic Studies

¹HS3001 Final Year Spanish Language (10 credits)

and modules to the value of 15 credits to be taken from the following:

HS3004 Translating Business, Culture and Society in the Hispanic World (5 credits)
HS3005 History and Society in Spanish Literature (5 credits)
HS3007 Aspects of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (5 credits)
HS3008 Linguistic Aspects of Spanish as a Global Language (5 credits)*
HS3013 Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5 credits)
HS3014 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5 credits)
²HS3018 Basque Language III (5 credits)
HS3019Basque Cultural Studies II (5 credits)
²HS3022 Catalan Language III (5 credits)
HS3023 Catalan Cultural Studies (5 credits)
²HS3024 Galician Language II (5 credits)
HS3025 Galician Cultural Studies (5 credits)
HS3028 Love & Desire in the Spanish Golden Age (5 credits)
HS3029 Anatomy of the Spanish Golden Age Literary Corpus (5 credits)
HS3054 Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border (5 credits)
HS3058 Latin American Human Rights in an Historical and Cultural Context (5 credits)
²HS3123 Catalan Language IV (5 credits)
LL3102 European Cultural Identities 2: Cultural Capitals (5 credits)
²PU3020 Portuguese Language II (5 credits)

Notes:

• Students may take only one of the following 5 credit language-learning modules, chosen from those that have not already been taken in Second Year: HS2018, HS2019, HS2022, HS2023, HS2024, HS2025, PU2020 (5 credits per module).
• ¹Students must pass HS3001 (10 credits) i.e. compensation does not apply.
• ²Students may only take one of the language modules PU3020, HS3022, HS3024; provided the corresponding prerequisite Second Year language module (PU2020, HS2022, HS2024) has been passed, and only one of the related studies modules HS3019, HS3023, HS3025.
  * Students who wish to take HS3008 must have completed HS2026 in second year.
  

or

Irish

¹GA3001 Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge (10 credits)

and modules to the value of 15 credits to be taken from the following:

GA3003 Filíocht na Seachtú hAoise Déag (5 credits)
GA3004 Nua-fhilíocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA3007 Scéalaíocht na Nua-Ghaeilge (5 credits)
GA3008 An tÚrscéal sa Ghaeilge (5 credits)
GA3016 Filíocht na Nua-Ghaeilge Luaithe (5 credits)
GA3017 Léamh agus Litriú na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA3022 Litreacha na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA3023 Fóneolaíocht na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA3024 Tionscnamh Taighde (5 credits)
GA3027 Próstéacsanna na Nua-Ghaeilge Luaithe (5 credits)
GA3029 Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin (5 credits)
GA3037 Na Dánta Grá (5 credits)

Note: ¹ Students must pass GA3001 (10 credits)

For teaching purposes, the Teaching Council require that students must have verifiable residential experience of at least two months in an area designated as a Gaeltacht area. In order to fulfill this requirement an additional 5 credit module, GA3025 Tréimhse Chónaithe sa Ghaeltacht, is available to students taking this programme. The module is taken in addition to the prescribed programme requirements, at no cost to the student. Work towards this module can be undertaken in part in Semester 3 of years 1, 2 or 3 but must be completed in time for the Summer or Autumn Examination Board in the final year of the programme. The module will not contribute to the final degree award but will be recorded on the student transcript. Students wishing to take this module should contact the Head of the Department of Modern Irish for further information.

All students must register for BU4001 and select modules to the value of 25 credits to be taken from any of the following Elective Subject Groups.

BU4001 International Business Strategy Capstone (10 credits)

Elective Subject Groups

Accounting, Finance and Information Systems Subject Group
AC4406 Accounting in Business (5 credits)
AC4407 Financial Reporting 1 (5 credits)
AC4408 Financial Reporting 2 (5 credits)
¹IS4445 Principles of Interaction Design (5 credits)
¹IS4446 Advanced Interaction Design (5 credits)

Note:

• ¹IS4445 and IS4446 are corequisites; a student taking one module must also take the other. Neither IS4445 nor IS4446 can be taken on its own.

Business Economics Subject Group
¹EC2204 Business Microeconomics 1 (5 credits)
¹EC2205 Business Microeconomics 2 (5 credits)
²EC2214 The Macroeconomic Environment in the Short Term (5 credits)
²EC2215 The Macroeconomic Environment in the Long Term (5 credits)
EC4171 Economic Integration in Europe (5 credits)
EC4206 Incentives in Firms (5 credits)
EC4207 Firm Organisation and Behaviour (5 credits)
EC4209 Government and the Macroeconomy (5 credits)
EC4210 Government and Business (5 credits)
EC4211 Economics of the Labour Market (5 credits)
EC4212 Behavioural Economics in Labour Markets (5 credits)
EC4215 Business Econometrics 1 (5 credits)
EC4220 Economics of Strategic Behaviour (5 credits)

Note:

• ¹EC2204 is a corequisite for EC2205; if you take EC2205 you must also take EC2204. EC2204 can be taken on its own.
• ²EC2214 and EC2215 or equivalents may be part requirement for entry to postgraduate programmes in Economics.

Food Business and Development Subject Group
FE4002 Global Food Policy (5 credits)
FE4008 Food Security and the Developing World (5 credits)
FE4009 Co-operative Business and the Rural Economy (5 credits)
FE4205 Consumer Behaviour in Food Markets (5 credits)
FE4206 International Food Retail Marketing (5 credits)
FE4207 Global Food Supply Chain Management (5 credits)
FE4405 Food Choice Analysis (5 credits)
FE4412 Sustainable Development: Food, Natural Resources and Gender (10 credits)
FE4414 Co-operative Banking (5 credits)
FE4416 Rural Development Policy (5 credits)
FE4450 International Food Business (5 credits)

Government Subject Group
GV2239 Chinese Politics (5 credits)
GV3215 Politics of the United States of America (5 credits)
GV4401 Global Governance (5 credits)
GV4410 Democracy: Theories and Innovations (5 credits)
GV4412 Public Finance - Theory and Practice (5 credits)
GV4414 Contemporary Debates in Ireland (5 credits)
GV4415 Contemporary Debates in the EU (5 credits)
GV4416 European Security (5 credits)

Law Subject Group
LW2100 Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5 credits)
LW2102 Economic Law of the European Union (5 credits)
LW2205 Commercial Law: The Law of Sale and Agency (5 credits)
LW2206 Commercial Law: Intellectual Property Law and Finance (5 credits)
LW2263 Law of Public Administration (5 credits)
LW2264 Administrative Law: Grounds of Judicial Review (5 credits)
LW2269 Privacy and Data Protection Law (5 credits)
LW2270 Intellectual Property and Cybercrime in a Digital World (5 credits)
LW3301 Employment Law: Contract, Rights and Termination (5 credits)
LW3302 Employment Law: Employee Protection, Equality and Industrial Relations (5 credits)
LW3311 Company Law (10 credits)
LW3316 Financial Services: Law and Regulation (5 credits)
LW3368 Principles of Revenue Law (5 credits)
LW3369 Income Tax Law (5 credits)

Management and Marketing Subject Group
MG2001 People and Organisation (5 credits)
MG2007 Enterprise Planning and Processes (5 credits)
MG2008 Business Ethics and Governance (5 credits)
MG3013 Marketing Communications (5 credits)
MG3014 Social Media Marketing (5 credits)
MG4004 Project Management (5 credits)
MG4034 Entrepreneurial Business Start-Ups (5 credits)
MG4035 Strategic Marketing (5 credits)
MG4036 Strategic Management (5 credits)
MG4037 Operations Management (5 credits)
MG4041 Business Networks (5 credits)
MG4042 International Brand Strategy (5 credits)
MG4043 International Marketing Management (5 credits)
MG4048 Digital Marketing (5 credits)

Mathematics and Statistics Subject Group
MA2200 Introductory Mathematics for Business II (5 credits)
or
MA3301 Multivariable Calculus and Optimisation (5 credits)
ST2200 Methods of Business Statistics (5 credits)
ST3300 Data Analysis I (5 credits)
ST4400 Data Analysis II (5 credits)
ST4401 Introduction to Operations Research (5 credits)
ST4402 Modelling and Systems for Decision Making (5 credits)

French
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

German
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Italian
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Hispanic Studies
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Irish
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BComm (Hons) (International) 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.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BComm (Hons) International with French (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
• Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
• Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organizational settings;
• Communicate effectively in French;
• Develop an in-depth appreciation of the culture and the environment for business in France.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BComm (Hons) International with German (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
• Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
• Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organizational settings;
• Communicate effectively in German;
• Develop an in-depth appreciation of the culture and the environment for business in Germany.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BComm (Hons) International with Italian (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
• Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
• Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organizational settings;
• Communicate effectively in Italian;
• Develop an in-depth appreciation of the culture and the environment for business in Italy.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BComm (Hons) International with Hispanic Studies (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
• Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
• Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organizational settings;
• Communicate effectively in Spanish and/or Portuguese;
• Develop an in-depth appreciation of the culture and the environment for business in Spanish and/or Portuguese speaking countries.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BComm (Hons) International with Irish (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
• Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
• Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organizational settings;
• Communicate effectively in Irish;
• Develop an in-depth appreciation of the culture and the environment for business in Ireland.