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Leaving Certificate Requirements

QQI/FET Requirements

In addition to the QQI minimum entry requirements, QQI quotas and QQI points apply. The max QQI points awarded is 390. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/qqi

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. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 7 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.

BSc Business and Law (TU904) is an attractive degree in both business and law. Graduates of the course have a combination of business acumen and legal knowledge and this skillset offers great career flexibility, opening up a wide array of career opportunities in business and in the legal profession. Our graduates are uniquely equipped with the analytical and advocacy skills developed through legal training, combined with the numeracy and financial literacy of a business degree.

The first two years are designed to provide a solid foundation in the fundamental disciplines in business – accounting, economics, quantitative methods, management, marketing, human resources and operations as well as a rigorous grounding in core aspects of the law. This approach allows students to get a taste of the different aspects of both business and law in the first half of their degree. Using the core knowledge acquired in the first two years of study, in Years 3 and 4 students can choose from a wide range of optional advanced modules in both business and law. At this point students can continue to study both disciplines, or they can choose to primarily specialise in either or business or law, depending on their personal interests or career aspirations.

Lectures and tutorials are delivered in small class sizes to facilitate greater interaction and active learning. A diverse range of teaching approaches are adopted including formal lectures with tutorial support, business case-study analysis, debates, role play, industry project work, charity events, simulation exercises and networking events. Of particular note is the opportunity for students to take part in both national and international business strategy case study competitions in the final year of the course.

Study Abroad Opportunities

In Year 3, students have the opportunity to study abroad for the entire year in one of our more than 50 partner universities around the world.

Professional Accreditation

BSc Business and Law (TU904) is recognised by the professional accounting bodies - Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and exemptions are available from these bodies for graduates who pursue the specialist accounting stream.

This course is accredited by King's Inns as a qualifying law degree for the purposes of admission to the Barrister at Law Degree. The recognition is however dependent upon students making specific module choices during the course of the course. It also offers all of the modules examined by the Law Society of Ireland in their Final Examination First Part.

• Advice Worker
• Advocacy Worker
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Arbitrator, Bank Official
• Charity Fundraiser
• Chartered/Company Secretary
• Consumer Rights Officer
• Court Clerk
• Criminologist
• Development Officer (Human Rights)
• Disability Officer
• Employee Liaison Officer
• Enforcement Officer
• Equality Officer
• Financial Regulator
• Fraud Analysts
• Freedom of Information Officer
• Health and Safety Officer
• HR Assistant/Officer
• Insurance Assessor
• Judge
• Law Historian/Author/Publisher
• Law Lecturer
• Legal Adviser
• Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer
• Legal Assistant/Executive
• Legal Compliance Officer
• Legal Editor
• Legal Journalist
• Legal Information Provision
• Legal Researcher
• Legal Secretary
• Legal Translator
• Mediator
• News/Current Affairs Producer
• Paralegal
• Political Research Assistant
• Risk Management
• Stenographer
• Tax/Pension Adviser/Consultant
• Trade Union Official
• Trading Standards Officer
• Trainee Barrister
• Trainee Solicitor

Advanced Entry applications are accepted to this course. For further information on how to make an Advanced Entry application, please visit our CAO Hub. A full list of courses open for Advanced Entry are listed on the CAO website.

To qualify for Advanced Entry applicants must be currently studying, completing, or have successfully completed, studies at Level 6, 7 or 8 in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) or an equivalent, in a related area. You must demonstrate by providing transcripts of results that you have achieved the learning outcomes for each stage you wish to advance past, for example:

• To enter Year 2 via Advanced Entry, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Year 1.
• For entry to Year 3, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Years 1 and 2.
• For entry to Year 4, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Years 1, 2, and 3.

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website.

The BSc Business and Law (TU904) is designed to equip graduates for an increasingly diverse and changing economy and as such the content and structure of the course evolve over time. In addition to taking advantage of immediate employment opportunities or further professional qualifications, graduates are also equipped to proceed to postgraduate studies leading to the award of MSc, MPhil or PhD at research institutes and universities worldwide.