Note:The BComm (Hons) (International) is being replaced by a new degree, the BSc (Hons) (International Business with Languages) on a phased basis, commencing in September 2022.
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.
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)
GV1217 Introduction to Political Science (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)
MG1004 Principles of Management and Organization (5 credits)
MG1006 Principles of Marketing in International Environments (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 German Literature and Culture (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)
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.
In addition to the General Regulations for passing the year, the following Special Requirements for Languages apply:
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:
FR2111 France and the Great War (5 credits)
FR2202 Literary Seminar I (5 credits)
FR2204 Topics in Literature and Culture (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)
GE2126 German Literature from 18th to 21st Century (5 credits)
GE2130 Constructing and Deconstructing German National Identity: Key Texts (5 credits)
GE2131 German Business and Culture: Theory and Practice (5 credits)
GE2150 Memory in Contemporary German Fiction (5 credits)
GE2805 Gender and Power in German Literature and Film (5 credits)
¹GE2902 Political and Social Culture since 1945 (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.
ItalianIT2101 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 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)
PU2203 Cultural Identity in the Lusophone (Portuguese Speaking) World (5 credits)
Note:
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)
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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)
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)
GE3139 Historical Connections: German-Irish Relations and Biographies (5 credits)
GE3142 Nietzsche fur Alle und Keinen: The Philosopher as Artist (5 credits)
GE3147 Bodies and Animals in German Literature and Thought (5 credits)
GE3150 Topographies and Fiction (5 credits)
GE3151 Loneliness with a Trilling 'R': Migration, Multilingualism and Literature (5 credits)
GE3902 Language and Interpretation: The Philosophy of Making Sense (5 credits)
GE3904 The Double Face of Germany: Representing the Holocaust (5 credits)
GE4000 Life Writing through Technology: An Irish-German Project (10 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 Renaissance Virtues and Vices in Italian Early Modern Literature (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)
IT3318 Unearthly Narratives: Italian Tales of the Fantastic and Apocalyptic (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)
²HS3008 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)
³HS3018 Basque Language III (5 credits)
HS3019 Basque Cultural Studies II (5 credits)
³HS3022 Catalan Language III (5 credits)
HS3023 Catalan Cultural Studies (5 credits)
³HS3024 Galician Language II (5 credits)
HS3025 Galician Cultural Studies (5 credits)
HS3028 Love and Sex in the Spanish Golden Age (5 credits)
HS3029 The Body and Senses in the Spanish Golden Age (5 credits)
HS3054 Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border (5 credits)
HS3058 Human Rights, Memory and the Post-Dictatorship Generation in the Southern Cone (5 credits)
³HS3123 Catalan Language IV (5 credits)
LL3102 European Cultural Capitals (5 credits)
Notes:
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 Struchtúr na Gaeilge (5 credits)
GA3027 Próstéacsanna na Nua-Ghaeilge Luaithe (5 credits)
GA3029 Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin (5 credits)
GA3037 Na Dánta Grá (5 credits)
GA3038 Litríocht an Bhlascaoid Mhóir (5 credits)
Note: ¹ Students must pass GA3001 (10 credits)
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 User Experience Design 1 (5 credits)
¹IS4446 User Experience Design 2 (5 credits)
Note: ¹ Students taking IS4446 must also register for IS4445. IS4445 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 a Global Context (5 credits)
²EC2215 Macroeconomic Growth and Competitiveness (5 credits)
EC4206 Incentives in Firms (5 credits)
EC4207 Firm Organisation and Behaviour (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 Strategic Economic Consultancy (5 credits)
Notes:
Food Business and Development Subject Group
FE4002 Global Food Policy (5 credits)
FE4008 Food Security and the Developing World (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)
FE4414 Co-operative Banking (5 credits)
FE4450 International Food Business (5 credits)
Government Subject Group
GV4401 Global Governance (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)
LW3311 Company Law (10 credits)
¹LW3312 Employment Law: Contracts, Termination, Collective Labour Law (5 credits)
Note: ¹ LW3312 is not available to students who have previously passed LW3301.
Management and Marketing Subject Group
MG2008 Business Ethics and Governance (5 credits)
MG3013 Marketing Communications (5 credits)
MG4004 Project Management (5 credits)
MG4034 Entrepreneurial Business Start-Ups (5 credits)
MG4035 Strategic Marketing (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)
ST2200 Methods of Business Statistics (5 credits)
ST3300 Data Analysis I (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 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the
Book of Modules, 2022/2023.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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: