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First Year - Commerce

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

AC1100 Introduction to Accounting (5 credits)
BU1000 Developing Critical Thinking Skills (5 credits)
EC1207 Principles of the Micro Economy (5 credits)
EC1208 Principles of the Macro Economy (5 credits)
FE1101 Introduction to Food Business and Development (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)
MG1000 Principles of Management (5 credits)
MG1002 Foundations of Marketing (5 credits)
ST1023 Introduction to Business Statistics (5 credits)

Optional Additional Modules (fee applies)
Students may also take up to 10 additional credits in addition to their 60 core credits. Please note that the fee for taking every 5 additional credits will be 1/12th of the full year tuition fee for the programme. All such additional credits are offered subject to the availability of staff and resources, and to the attainment of a minimum viable group size, normally six.

A student may not select an optional additional module that clashes with the timetable of any module in the student's core 60 credits of study.

Students must obtain advance approval from the School of Business to register for additional modules. To do so, students should submit a signed Student Application Form to the School of Business.

These optional additional modules will not contribute to end of year results nor will they contribute to the final degree award. However, marks achieved in these modules will appear on the student's transcript.

The following modules are available:

CH1001 Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10 credits)
FR0105 Introduction to French: Complete Beginners (5 credits)
FR1005 French for Near Beginners (5 credits)
FR1105 Threshold French (5 credits)
FR1107 French for Reading Purposes I (5 credits)
GA1002 Ceart na Gaeilge idir Scríobh agus Labhairt (10 credits)
¹GE0003 German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 1 (5 credits)
¹GE0004 German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 2 (5 credits)
²GE0005 German Language (CEFR-Level A2.1) (5 credits)
²GE0008 German Language (CEFR-Level A2.2) (5 credits)
HS0028 Spanish Language (Beginner Level) (10 credits)
HS0128 Spanish Language (Improver [01] Level) (10 credits)
³IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)

Note: The following conditions apply to Language modules:

Students will be assigned to appropriate language modules/levels according to their previous work in studying languages which may be determined with reference to the European Language Portfolio, a document in which those who are learning or have learned a language can record and reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences.
GA and Language modules - the level at which a student is permitted to take a particular GA or language module will be determined by an assessment carried out at the start of the first Semester, by Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge in the case of GA coded modules, and the relevant Department in the case of other language modules.
¹GE0003 and GE0004 are corequisites. They must be taken together.
²GE0005 and GE0008 are corequisites. They must be taken together.
³IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian - Students wishing to take IT1109 are recommended to have a minimum of Grade H4 in another modern continental language, or Irish, Latin or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).

Alternatively, students may take the Certificate in Languages which is a part-time programme taken over one or two academic years. It involves the study of two languages (from Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish) at levels from ab initio (beginner) to advanced. In determining the appropriate modules to be taken in each of the languages, recognition will be given for prior learning, and where appropriate students' language level will be assessed by the relevant language coordinator. For details, follow this link.

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 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Second Year - Commerce

No student may register for the Second Year programme of study until the First University Examination in Commerce has been passed. Second Year consists of core modules to the value of 50 credits and elective modules to the value of 10 credits. In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Commerce, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Core Modules

AC2204 Introduction to Management Accounting (5 credits)
AC2205 Intermediate Management Accounting (5 credits)
BU2001 Placement Skills and Professional Practice (5 credits)
EC2010 Macroeconomics: Money and Monetary Policy (5 credits)
EC2200 Economics of Managerial Decision Making (5 credits)
IS2200 IS Analysis and Design for Business (5 credits)
MG2001 People and Organisation (5 credits)
MG2005 International Business (5 credits)
MG2007 Enterprise Planning and Processes (5 credits)
MG2008 Business Ethics and Governance (5 credits)

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

Elective Modules

FE2012 Sustainability in Modern Businesses (5 credits)
FE2013 Global Food Policy (5 credits)
GV1218 International Politics (5 credits)
GV2218 European Government and Politics (5 credits)
LW2205 Commercial Law: The Law of Sale and Agency (5 credits)
LW2206 Commercial Law: Intellectual Property Law and Finance (5 credits)
MA2200 Introductory Mathematics for Business II (5 credits)
MG2003 Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Consumption (5 credits)
ST2200 Methods of Business Statistics (5 credits)

Optional Additional Modules (fee applies)
Students may also take up to 10 additional credits in addition to their 60 core credits. Please note that the fee for taking every 5 additional credits will be 1/12th of the full year tuition fee for the programme. All such additional credits are offered subject to the availability of staff and resources, and to the attainment of a minimum viable group size, normally six.

A student may not select an optional additional module that clashes with the timetable of any module in the student's core 60 credits of study. Students must obtain advance approval from the School of Business to register for additional modules. To do so, students should submit a signed Student Application Form to the School of Business.

These optional additional modules will not contribute to end of year results nor will they contribute to the final degree award. However, marks achieved in these modules will appear on the student's transcript.

The following modules are available:

CH1001 Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10 credits)
either
FR0105 Introduction to French: Complete Beginners (5 credits)
FR1005 French for Near Beginners (5 credits)
or
FR1105 Threshold French (5 credits)
FR1107 French for Reading Purposes I (5 credits)
or
FR2105 Towards Vantage French (5 credits)
FR2107 French for Reading Purposes II (5 credits)
GA1002 Ceart na Gaeilge idir Scríobh agus Labhairt (10 credits)
GA2001 Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge I (10 credits)
¹GE0003 German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 1 (5 credits)
¹GE0004 German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 2 (5 credits)
²GE0005 German Language (CEFR-Level A2.1) (5 credits)
²GE0008 German Language (CEFR-Level A2.2) (5 credits)
³GE2801 Integrated German Language Course for BComm Students (10 credits)
HS0028 Spanish Language (Beginner Level) (10 credits)
HS0128 Spanish Language (Improver [01] Level) (10 credits)
⁴IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)
IT2101 Intermediate Italian Language (10 credits)

Notes: The following conditions apply to Language modules:

Students will be assigned to appropriate language modules/levels according to their previous work in studying languages which may be determined with reference to the European Language Portfolio, a document in which those who are learning or have learned a language can record and reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences.
GA and Language modules - the level at which a student is permitted to take a particular GA or language module will be determined by an assessment carried out at the start of the first Semester, by Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge in the case of GA coded modules, and the relevant Department in the case of other language modules.
¹GE0003 and GE0004 are corequisites. They must be taken together.
²GE0005 and GE0008 are corequisites. They must be taken together.
³GE2801 can only be taken by students who have previously taken GE0005 and GE0008
⁴IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian - Students wishing to take IT1109 are recommended to have a minimum of Grade H4 in another modern continental language, or Irish, Latin or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).

Alternatively, students may take the Certificate in Languages which is a part-time programme taken over one or two academic years. It involves the study of two languages (from Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish) at levels from ab initio (beginner) to advanced. In determining the appropriate modules to be taken in each of the languages, recognition will be given for prior learning, and where appropriate students' language level will be assessed by the relevant language coordinator. For details, follow this link.

Year Abroad Option - Third Year
A limited number of students may be allowed to take either (a) their Third Year at an approved university in another country or (b) their first semester of Third Year at an approved university in another country (see under Third Year for details).

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 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Third Year - Commerce

No student may register for the Third Year programme of study until the Second University Examination in Commerce has been passed.

You can complete the Third Year of your Programme (a) in UCC, (b) at a University abroad or (c) you may spend Semester One Abroad and the remainder of the year in UCC.

50% of the aggregate Third Year mark of taught modules (maximum 450 marks) is carried forward and added to the Fourth Year aggregate mark (maximum 1200 marks) to determine the final mark in the BComm (Hons) Degree (maximum 1650 marks).

Students spending Third Year in UCC

Third Year consists of core modules to the value of 40 credits consisting of 25 credits of modules aligned with the major options offered in Year 4 and 15 credits of a Transferable Skills module. Successful completion of the ECDL computer course is highly recommended for the Transferable Skills Work Placement and Research Project modules. Places on the Work Placement option are limited and students will be ranked on the basis of their second year examination results and success at interview. Elective modules to the value of 20 credits will be chosen from the options provided. In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Commerce, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Core modules

EC3005 Banking and Finance (5 credits)
EC3008 Financial Strategy (5 credits)
FE3020 Understanding Supply Chain Management (5 credits)
MG3018 Human Resource Management (5 credits)
MG3021 Market Research (5 credits)
with
BU3001 Transferable Skills - Work Placement (15 credits)
or BU3002 Transferable Skills - Research Project (15 credits)

Elective Modules
and modules to the value of 20 credits from the following:

¹AC3302 Investment Appraisal (5 credits)
¹AC3303 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)
LW3300 Company Law (10 credits)
MA3301 Multivariable Calculus and Optimisation (5 credits)
MG3013 Marketing Communications (5 credits)
MG3014 Social Media Marketing (5 credits)
ST3300 Data Analysis I (5 credits)

Note:
¹ Students intending pursuing the Banking and Financial Markets major in Fourth Year must take the module AC3302 as part of their Third Year subject choice and are advised to also take AC3303.

Students spending Semester One Abroad and the Remainder of the Year in UCC

A limited number of students may be allowed to take the first Semester of their Third Year at an approved university in another country. This option is only available to students who (1) obtain at least 55% in their first attempt of the First University Examination in Commerce, and who (2) pass all modules and obtain at least 60% at the College Examination Board in the first semester of the Second University Examination in Commerce. The approved host university will be in an English-speaking country or will deliver its courses through English. Second Year students who wish to avail of this facility in their Third Year must apply to and receive permission from the Business School. Applications should be submitted to the International Office (IO) in January in Second Year (contact IO for application deadline). This application should include full details of the applicant's proposed academic workload in the approved host university. It is important to stress that the number of students who can avail of the year-abroad option will be limited by the number of places available in any given year. Where the demand exceeds the number of available places, the International Office and the BComm Programme Directors will adjudicate on the applications. The adjudication will be based on the following criteria: (a) the student's performance in their University Examinations in Commerce; (b) the quality of the application; and (c) an interview (if held).

Third Year consists of core modules to the value of 40 credits and elective modules to the value of 20 credits. Students are required to study modules within their chosen university which align with the Year 4 UCC major options (approved by Programme Directors) and complete the 15 credits of Transferable Skills. It is recommended that modules amounting to 30 ECTS (other than the Transferrable Skills module which must be taken at UCC) can be taken in the host university and the remaining credits taken in UCC. Successful completion of the ECDL computer course is highly recommended for the Transferable Skills Work Placement and Research Project modules. Places on the Work Placement option are limited and students will be ranked on the basis of their second year examination results and success at interview. Elective modules are to be selected from a subject group or combination of subject groups apart from the chosen Major.

During the semester abroad students should complete a workload broadly equivalent to (a) 30 ECTS credits or (b) 144 teaching contact hours. The workload should be at a broadly equivalent level to the UCC BComm (Hons) III.

Semester abroad students are expected to complete a module(s) broadly equivalent to the matching BComm (Hons) III core module(s) offered by UCC. Semester abroad students are not expected to take identical courses to the remaining modules offered in BComm (Hons) III. Nevertheless, students are advised that some modules in BComm (Hons) III Semester One may be prerequisites to certain BComm (Hons) III Semester Two modules and to BComm (Hons) IV modules (and/or certain postgraduate programmes). Students should obtain agreement from the Programme Director(s) on the courses/modules they propose to take while abroad, and the standard necessary to be achieved in these in order to fulfil any prerequisite requirements they may wish to avail of.

In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Commerce, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits. Individual marks per module will be submitted to the Spring Examination Board with a Supplemental Board in Autumn.

Students spending Third Year Abroad

A limited number of students may be allowed to take their Third Year at an approved university in another country. This option is only available to students who obtain (1) at least 55% in their first attempt of the First University Examination in Commerce, and (2) pass all modules and obtain at least 60% in the first semester of the Second University Examination in Commerce. The approved host university will be in an English-speaking country or will deliver its courses through English. Second Year students who wish to avail of this facility in their Third Year must apply to and receive permission from the School of Business. Applications should be submitted to the International Office (IO) in January in Second Year (contact IO for application deadline). This application should include full details of the applicant's proposed academic workload in the approved host university. It is important to stress that the number of students who can avail of the year-abroad option will be limited by the number of places available in any given year. Where the demand exceeds the number of available places, the International Office and the BComm Programme Directors will adjudicate on the applications. The adjudication will be based on the following criteria: (a) the student's performance in the University Examinations in Commerce; (b) the quality of the application; and (c) an interview (if held).

To fulfil requirements for the successful completion of the year abroad, 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. Students will be asked to complete a workload broadly equivalent to (a) 60 ECTS credits or (b) 288 teaching contact hours over an academic year. The workload should be at a broadly equivalent level to the UCC BComm (Hons) III. Third Year consists of core modules to the value of 40 credits and elective modules to the value of 20 credits. Students are required to study modules within their chosen university which align with the Year 4 UCC major options (approved by Programme Directors).

Year-abroad students are not expected to take identical courses to the modules offered in BComm (Hons) III. Nevertheless, students are advised that some modules in BComm (Hons) III may be prerequisites to certain BComm (Hons) IV modules (and/or certain postgraduate programmes). Students should obtain agreement from the Programme Director(s) on the courses/modules they propose to take while abroad, and the standard necessary to be achieved in these in order to fulfil any prerequisite requirements they may wish to avail of.

Marks shall be submitted to the Autumn Examination Board, UCC with a Supplemental Board in Winter.

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 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Fourth Year - Commerce

No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until the Third University Examination in Commerce has been passed.

For students who took the year abroad option in Third Year:
Fourth Year consists of core modules to the value of 40 credits constituting a subject Major and modules to the value of 20 credits from any other Major group apart from the Major chosen or from elective module options.

To be admitted to the BComm (Hons) Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Core Modules

40 credits (constituting a Major) to be taken from one of the following Major Subject Groups (of which 10 credits of the chosen major must be the compulsory module BU4000 Business Strategy Capstone):

Banking and Financial Markets
Human Resources and Leadership
Business Development and Consultancy
Marketing and Consumer Understanding
Operations and Supply Chains

and

a balance of 20 credits of modules from any other Major or elective modules option or combination thereof.

FOURTH YEAR MAJOR SUBJECT GROUPS

Banking and Financial Markets