On average, one in every six applicants to the CAO seeking a college place in a level 8 higher degree lists a business degree programme as their first choice, second only in popularity to arts.
Many degree programmes such as business and management at TU Dublin offer a year on a work placement in companies operating in all the key business sectors from financial services, pharmaceutical, retail and ICT to consultancy, or a year abroad in another university. There are many colleges which offer specialised business degree programmes. The Institute of Art, Design + Technology in Dún Laoghaire, for example, offers level 8 degree courses in Business Management, Entrepreneurship and a new course, launched last year, in Digital Marketing.
Business graduates will come to understand all the key functions within businesses such as human resource management.Many of the business degree programmes in our top universities requiring the highest CAO points reserve up to 10 per cent of places on these prestigious programmes to students progressin g on from Level 5 or in some cases level 6 programmes offered through the local ETB college.
The costs associated with these options are modest and are locally based, thus avoiding accommodation and maintenance expenses.Business graduates will come to understand all the key functions within businesses such as marketing, accounting and finance, human resource management, ICT etc. Video and online profiles of those working in a wide range of business roles are freely available on theHow do I decide which courses to apply for?