University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway.
We’re an award-winning institution with a history of independent thinking stretching back over 170 years.
UCC is proud to be ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world. Our beautiful university opened its gates to just 115 students in 1849.
We now have a student population of over 21,000.
Course Outline
The BComm is the leading undergraduate business degree in Ireland. The degree offers a comprehensive range of business specialisations, and aims to provide you with transferable skills and knowledge in verbal and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, problem-solving and time management.
This course is designed to help you gain the theoretical and practical skills required for the job market. You will learn from experienced staff, have opportunities to interact with businesses and learn in real workplace scenarios.
This four-year degree allows you to build business skills across nine core areas: Business Economics, Food Business & Development, Government, Information Systems, Law, Management, Marketing, Maths and Statistics. In years one and two you will be introduced to each of these areas. In third year you will begin to specialise in your chosen field – selecting from one of the following major Business Economics, Food Business & Development, Government, Law, Management, Marketing.
During this year you will also have the opportunity to participate in a paid business internship and you will have the opportunity to partake in our study abroad programme (we offer a full-year abroad programme and a semester abroad programme – places are limited and are based on your results in year 1 and 2). In final year you will continue to specialise in your chosen major thus providing an excellent springboard for a successful career.
As a BComm graduate, you will have a wide variety of career options open to you from accounting, banking, finance, insurance, marketing, retail, advertising, tourism, teaching and taxation to human resources, project management, manufacturing, business consulting, financial analysis, investment banking and general management, and many more.
Placement or Study Abroad Information
A degree is not just about what you know - it's also about what you can do. We know employers want graduates with both business knowledge and practical skills to hit the ground running. This degree will prepare you to graduate career-ready by building these business skills and providing real workplace learning experiences.
In year 3 you will have the opportunity to take the transferable skills module and a limited number of students may study abroad. Every year up to 170 students take internships with leading employers across many industry areas nationwide and overseas, including accounting firms, banking and finance, food and drinks, telecoms, pharmaceutical and healthcare, retail and distribution and the public sector.
Many of the firms hire their internship students as graduates. Most internships are in Ireland, but some are abroad.
A number of our students choose to compete to study abroad in our partner business schools in the US, Canada, Europe and Singapore. Some students spend the first semester abroad and return home in time to complete the work placement programme. Other students spend the full academic year abroad, with many of these arranging their own summer internships in the US and Ireland
Mr. Deepak, Education Manager, Career XL Services says the average pay for a Business Manager is €39,980 per year.
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