Course Title: Higher Certificate in Business Management
This course is offered as part of our Business (General Entry) course which is listed on the CAO as course code TU678. For information how the application process works and the various options available, please visit our overview page
This course was previously known as TU673
Leaving Certificate Requirements
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Minimum Number of |
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Subjects |
Higher |
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5 |
N/A |
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Minimum Grade in |
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Maths |
English OR Irish |
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O6/H7 |
O6/H7 |
QQI/FET Requirements
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QQI/FET Award Required |
Additional Requirements |
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Any full Level 5 or 6 award
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None |
Mature Applicants
Applications from mature students (23+) are welcome. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/mature
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website
Course Description
The Higher Certificate in Business Management (TU678) is a two-year theoretical and practical introduction to fundamentals principles of business management. It seeks to provide those completing the course with a foundation for a career path in business management. Alternatively, the certificate allows the student to transfer to either year two or three of an honours business degree, and therefore forms a basis for further more advanced study where sufficiently high marks are achieved in the higher certificate examinations.
This course introduces the student to the fundamental principles of managing a 21st century business organisation, with a focus on Business Management, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Information Technology & Business Analytics and Entrepreneurship. Its' overall aim is to ensure that graduates will be professional and competent at a junior or trainee level.
Graduates would be expected to gain trainee positions within a diverse range of business organisations.
Semester 1
- Management Principles
- Market Research
- Marketing Principles
- Professional Development
- Financial Accounting Fundamentals 1
- Quantitative Methods & Statistics
Semester 2
- Business & Consumer Law
- Introduction to Ethics & CSR
- Introduction to Logistics
- Information Technology
- Financial Accounting Fundamentals 1
- Quantitative Methods & Statistics
Semester 1
Core
- Economics of Business A Elective One
- Enterprise Development
- Finance A
- Financial Accounting 2
- Management - Organisation Behaviour
Elective
- Management Accounting
and one of the three following modules:-
- Introduction to Business Analytics
- Introduction to Programming
- Project Management
Semester 2
Core
- Applied Management
- Economics of Business B
- Electronic Business
- Marketing Management
Elective One
- Financial Accounting 2
- Finance B
Elective Two
- Enterprise Financing
and one of the following three modules:-
- Human Resource Management
- Introduction to Internet Technologies for Retail
- Retail Management
If you reach the appropriate level in your final examinations and meet subject prerequisites, you may continue into one of the following course:
Direct entry into Year 2 of a 3 year course …
Direct Entry into Year 2
Direct entry into Year 3 of a 4 year course…