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Commerce (International Hotel Management) Shannon College
Course Overview
This programme is delivered at the Shannon College Campus in Co Clare
In 2015 Shannon College of Hotel Management became a College of NUI Galway. The BComm in International Hotel Management at Shannon College of Hotel Management incorporates a year of studies at the NUI Galway campus in the fourth year. Students who choose this degree will develop a unique set of skills combining professional practical training, language development, hands on work experience in the international hotel industry and extensive commerce theory specialising in a chosen business field. Students will gain international experience during their studies, making them highly sought after graduates. This has been reflected in the 100% employment record on graduation day since the college was founded in 1951. This is a very unique and versatile qualification, perfect for a student who is interested in a career in the international hotel industry or business.
All applicants must attend a selection interview, for which up to 300 points may be awarded. Shannon College will contact all students directly by post after CAO closing dates to arrange their interview. Please notify Shannon College’s Admissions Office if you do not receive correspondence from the college shortly after the CAO closing dates. Interviews are normally held in April and also in July as the course is not restricted.
Applications and Selections
Who Teaches this Course
Requirements and Assessment
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, another language, Mathematics, and any two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Additional Requirements
Duration
4 years and 9 months
Next start date
September 2021
A Level Grades (2020)
See www.shannoncollege.com for minimum A Level grades
Average intake
15
Closing Date
NFQ level
Mode of study
ECTS weighting
Award
CAO
GY262
Course code
Course Outline
Year 1 · Study at Shannon College
Professional, practical training forms an essential part of the Year 1 studies as students rotate between seven professional classes every two/three weeks. Business modules such as Accounting and Management are also introduced and students study their second language (French, German, Spanish, English or Intercultural Communication).
Year 2 · Professional Operative Work PlacementThe Year 2 work placement is a 12 month professional operative work placement in leading European hotels to reinforce the training in Year 1 and improve knowledge of industry practice and systems.
Year 3 · Study at Shannon College
In Year 3, students advance from the practical training and the introduction in Year 1 and instead focus on modules improving their industry knowledge, such as Rooms Division Management and Marketing principals. The language module is continued and more advanced business modules such as Business Finance are studied along with prerequisite modules in preparation for the final year of the BComm degree at NUI Galway.
Year 4 · Study at NUI Galway
Students transfer to the final year BComm at the Galway campus and study three core modules and also choose a specialism. The specialisms offered are Accounting & Performance Measurement, Digital Business & Analytics, Economics & Public Policy, Management of Human Resources, Marketing Management, Finance, Business Law or International Business.
End of Year 4 · Trainee Management Work Placement
At the end of Year 4, students commence a trainee management work placement for at least nine months until graduation (normally a 12–18 month contract). International hotel companies visit Shannon College to recruit students onto management development programmes and as direct hires in properties around the world. After nine months, students complete a Viva Voce examination before graduating.
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
- Credits
- You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
- Module
- An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
- Subject
- Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Required Core Subject
- A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
Optional SC1110: English as a Foreign Language - 10 Credits - Semester 1Optional SC1111: French - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional SC1112: Spanish - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional SC1113: German - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional SC1114: Intercultural Communications - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1120: Introduction to Management Accounting - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1121: Culinary Kitchen Practical - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1100: Accommodation Services/Front Office Operations - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1102: Skills for Work Life - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1105: Food and Beverage 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1101: Information Technology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1106: Principles of Management - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1104: F & B1 - Restaurant Service Practical - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required SC1119: Introduction to Financial Accounting - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required SC1107: Quantitative Methods - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Year 2 (30 Credits)
Optional SC2102: English as a Foreign Language - 10 Credits - Semester 3Optional SC2103: French - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Optional SC2104: Spanish - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Optional SC2105: German - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Optional SC2106: Intercultural Communications - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Required SC2101: Placement Project - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Required SC2100: Progress Reports - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Year 3 (60 Credits)
Optional SC3210: Intercultural Communications 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 5Optional SC3206: French - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SC3207: English as a Foreign Lanuage - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SC3209: Spanish - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SC3208: German - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Required SC3222: Management Accounting 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required SC3200: Food & Beverage 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required SC3201: Principles of Marketing - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required SC3205: Economics for the Hospitality Industry - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Required SC3221: Mathematics for Business - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SC3214: Information Technology for Business - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SC3223: Financial Accounting 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SC4128: Intercultural Communication and Management - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required SC3211: Rooms Division Management - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required SC3219: Managerial Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required SC3204: Business Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Required SC3213: Human Resource Management - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Year 4 (60 Credits)
Optional MK314: Media & Marketing Communications - 5 Credits - Semester 7Optional AY308: Taxation I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS325: Contemporary Project Management - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS321: Web & Interactive Media Design - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MK3101: Cases in Marketing Strategy - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional EC369: Money And Banking - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MK311: The Marketing of Services - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MG326: Employee Relations: Rights And Obligations - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MG328: Human Resource Management - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW423: Advanced Business Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional AY321: Management Accounting II - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS218: Database Technologies - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional EC345: Health Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional EC388: Environmental And Natural Resource Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional EC3105: Econometrics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MG3101: Contemporary Issues in Work and Organisations - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional EC382: International Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional EC3101: Microeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MK3104: Marketing Research - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS222: Decision Modelling and Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional SBE3006: Entrepreneurial Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW427: European Union Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW229: Company Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW356: Industrial And Intellectual Property Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW383: Information Technology Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW333: Comparative Competition Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS414: Business Intelligence and Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional AY325: International Financial Reporting II - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional CI300: Doing Business in China - Language & Culture 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS403: IS Strategy & Planning - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional IE309: Operations Research - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MG3104: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional SBE3108: Megatrends - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional SBE3002: Entrepreneurship - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required EC423: Ireland in the Global Economy - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional AY319: Taxation II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MK341: Brand Management - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MS319: Enterprise Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MK3103: Digital Marketing Planning - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MG323: International Business - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional AY322: Management Accounting III - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional EC362: Economics Of Financial Markets - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional IE345: Logistics and Transportation - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MG3102: Work in a Global Context - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional EC3102: Macroeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional EC3104: Agricultural and Food Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MK3105: Marketing Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MG3100: Human Resource Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MS4101: Implementing Digital Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional AY314: Business Finance II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW374: Banking Law - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW428: European Union Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW231: Company Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW3122: Law and Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW364: International Trade Law - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MK303: Global Marketing - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional SBE3007: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional AY326: International Financial Reporting III - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional EC386: Public Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional IE319: Operations Strategy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional CI301: Doing Business in China - Language & Culture 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional EC3100: Economics and Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional CI200: Doing Business in China - Language & Culture 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional SBE3109: Founder Selling - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional ME353: Quality Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required MG3103: Business Strategy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required SBE3001: Innovation: Creativity and Enterprise - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Further Education
Upon completion of the BComm degree, Shannon College graduates find that there are many postgraduate opportunities open to them in the business, hospitality and tourism disciplines. Postgraduate programmes in the business discipline that are popular among Shannon graduates include marketing, human resources management, accounting and business information systems.
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
Who’s Suited to This Course
Learning Outcomes
Work Placement
Shannon College has strong partnerships with industry, working with over 100 Hotels across 16 countries worldwide. Students will work for a total of 21 months during their degree programme, gaining invaluable international experience within the hotel industry while also improving their language and communication skills.
BComm International
In Year 4, students also have the option to transfer to the BComm (International) Degree at NUI Galway which allows students to pursue French or German while completing the final year of the BComm. Admission to the BComm (International) is subject to meeting NUI Galway’s Leaving Certificate language entry requirements and places are limited.
Study Abroad
Related Student Organisations
Course Fees
Fees: EU
Fees: Tuition
Fees: Student Contribution
Fees: Student levy
Fees: Non EU
- Tuition: may be paid by the Irish Government on your behalf if you qualify for free tuition fees see - free fee initiative.
- Student Contribution: €3,000 - payable by all students but maybe paid by SUSI if you apply and are deemed eligible for a means tested SUSI grant.
- *Student Levy €224 and Meal Charge of €200- payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.
Find out More
Shannon College of Hotel Management
Shannon Airport
Co Clare
T + 353 (0)61 712 210
www.shannoncollege.com
Admissions Officer
Joan Markham
T + 353 (0)61 712 2590
E joan.markham@nuigalway.ie
What Our Students Say

Caoimhe Greene | BComm in International Hotel Management
I am so proud to say I am a graduate of Shannon College – having a degree from such an internationally respected college has provided me with a passport to the world as a potential workplace . I’m now a manager in the Waldorf Astoria NYC and have Shannon to thank for setting me up with the required skills and abilities to work at such a prestigious property.