| Description | ||
|---|---|---|
| None | BSSP | BBS (Overseas) |
- College
- Business
- UCD Level
- Undergraduate
- NFQ Level
- 8
- Degree
- Business Studies (BBS)
- Overall Credits for Programme
- 120
- Credits per Stage
- Stage 2
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Stage 3
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0 - Programme Director
Curricular information is subject to change.
The BBS is a four-year part-time degree programme by distance learning. Students first complete DPBUS008 Diploma in Business which represents Stage 1 of the BBS (the DBS is worth 60 ECTS).
Every graduate should have/be able to:
Acquired a solid conceptual and practical understanding of business and organisational management
Developed the skills to apply the relevant business concepts and techniques to resolve multi-faceted business problems
Developed analytical, critical thinking and research skills to help facilitate life-long learning and demands for personal development and confidence building
Acquired the necessary technical, knowledge-application, communication, teambuilding skills consistent with the changing needs of modern business and organisational management
Shared a learning experience in which interactive class debate are major components
Developed the skills to communicate in a convincing, professional and informed manner, concepts, ideas, arguments, recommendations and solutions which contribute to the future development of national and global society
Every graduate should have/be able to:
Acquired a solid conceptual and practical understanding of business and organisational management
Developed the skills to apply the relevant business concepts and techniques to resolve multi-faceted business problems
Developed analytical, critical thinking and research skills to help facilitate life-long learning and demands for personal development and confidence building
Acquired the necessary technical, knowledge-application, communication, teambuilding skills consistent with the changing needs of modern business and organisational management
Shared a learning experience in which interactive class debate are major components
Developed the skills to communicate in a convincing, professional and informed manner, concepts, ideas, arguments, recommendations and solutions which contribute to the future development of national and global society
| Degree GPA Calculation | Stage Weightings | Award Description | GPA Band | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final and penultimate stages (equal weight) | S3 - 50.00% S2 - 50.00% |
First Class Honours | >=3.68 | <=4.2 |
| Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | >=3.08 | <=3.67 | ||
| Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | >=2.48 | <=3.07 | ||
| Pass | >=2 | <=2.47 |