Retail & Services ManagementBainistíocht Miondíola ┐Seirbhísí

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.

This broadly based honours business degree has a strong focus on the retail and service sectors of the economy. The services sector is one of the most complex and dynamic sectors of our economy, driven by globalisation, information and telecommunications technology, and increasingly diverse and sophisticated consumers.

The retail sector, in particular, is a fast-moving and rapidly expanding area of opportunity for business graduates. High performers achieve rapid advancement and excellent rewards.

You’ll acquire a comprehensive understanding of the principal operational and strategic issues involved in the management of retail & services-based enterprises in the context of both national and international business. You’ll become familiar with the business specialties and disciplines affecting both operational and strategic management decisions in such enterprises.

The general modules include finance, information technology, management, marketing & market research, law, economics, human resource management, and entrepreneurial studies. The specialist modules include retail management, retail analytics, retail marketing, international retailing, retail consumption, store atmospherics, shopping centre management, retail buying & negotiating, financial services and services management strategy.

Study Abroad Opportunities

A study abroad option is available in semester two of year 3 at a European or North American university, where modules are delivered in English. You take suitable modules from the courses on offer in the partner institution and sit examinations and other assessments there.

There are attractive career opportunities in management, marketing & IT in retail or service-based organisations, or in organisations supplying these sectors. Graduates have been in demand from national and international retailers, financial services organisations such as banks and insurance companies, as well as by supplier organisations in the retail supply chain.

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.

I chose the BSc in Retail and Services Management as my degree because it is a broad-based honours degree which touches on every aspect of business. This appealed to me as I was unsure of the specific area of business I wanted to study, when filling out my CAO. My success in work placement has by default resulted in a secured job in Lidl GmbH Ireland as a Sales Operations Manager (also known as an Area Manager) once I finish my studies in June 2012.

This course gives you all the tools and knowledge you need for a career in either the Retail or Services industries. Working in teams from different backgrounds, it really made the four years fly by. The course is really interesting with a good mix of assignments and exams. I would strongly recommend this course to prospective students. Overall a great learning experience which benefited me both professionally and personally.

On graduation, you may proceed to postgraduate studies leading to the award of MSc, MPhil or PhD at research institutes and universities worldwide.