Commerce with Spanish

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Entry Points (2017)

473

Course Overview

Commerce with Spanish allows students to further their language skills and live abroad while gaining valuable experience of international business. It is the ideal qualification for students who want to build a career in another European Union country or in an international firm.

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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

For Leaving Certificate - H4 in a modern European language other than Irish or English
For A-Levels - Grade C in a continental language

Duration

4 years

Next start date

September 2018

A Level Grades (2017)

AAA (A-Level) & a (AS) or equivalent combination

Average intake

Closing Date

Next start date

September 2018

NFQ level

Mode of study

ECTS weighting

Award

CAO

GY204

PAC code

Course Outline

Course Outline - Year 1

Principles of Microeconomics/Macroeconomics
Introduction to Management Accounting/Financial Accounting
Business Information Systems and Information Management for Business
Mathematics and Statistics for Business
Contemporary Marketing Thought
Contemporary Management Thought
Spanish

Course Outline - Year 2

Spanish
Inferential Statistical Methods for Business
Marketing Management
Applied Microeconomics for Business
Management Accounting I
Organisational Psychology
Business Finance I or Work & Employment Relations
Macroeconomics & the Business Environment or Business Law I
Plus one optional subject from the following:
- International Financial Reporting I
- Economics of Public Policy
- Introduction to Financial Economics
- Advances Statistical Methods for Business
- Information Systems & Project Management
- The Psychology of Consumer Behaviour
- Management of Organisational change

Course Outline - Year 3

Students follow courses in languages and business studies at a university in Spain.

Course Outline - Year 4

Ireland in the Global Economy
Business Strategy
Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise
French/German/Spanish/Italian
Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility
Plus a number of courses from the following:
- Accounting & Performance Measurement
- Economics and Public Policy
- Management of Human Resources
- Digital Business & Analytics
- Marketing Management
- Finance
- Business Law
- International Business
- Operations/Logistics

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)

Year 2 (60 Credits)

Year 3 (60 Credits)

Required SH395: Year Abroad - Spanish - 60 Credits - Semester 5

Year 4 (60 Credits)

Further Education

Graduates can take postgraduate programmes in all of the core business disciplines.

Why Choose This Course?

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this programme have found employment in: EU institutions, accounting, management consultancy, marketing, human resource management, finance (including banking & insurance), and economic policy advisory services.

Who’s Suited to This Course

Learning Outcomes

Work Placement

Study Abroad

In year three of this programme students study courses in language and business at a university in Spain.

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Course Fees

Fees: EU

€5,822 p.a. 2018/19

Fees: Tuition

€2,598 p.a. 2018/19

Fees: Student Contribution

€3,000 p.a. 2018/19

Fees: Student levy

€224 p.a. 2018/19

Fees: Non EU

€12,750 p.a. 2018/19

EU Fees 2018/19:
- 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 may by paid by SUSI if you apply and are deemed eligible for a means tested SUSI grant.
- Student Levy: €224 - payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.

Find out More

The JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics
T + 353 (0)91 492 612
F + 353 (0)91 494 546
E business@nuigalway.ie www.nuigalway.ie/commerce

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What Our Students Say

Jack Murray | Final year student

The lecturers and tutors at NUI Galway are very engaged in delivering quality teaching and making sure that all students are satisfied with their learning. Studying the Spanish language opens up an incredible amount of opportunities in both the professional and social spheres. The teaching was done in a very intuitive way, using spoken classes as well as the grammar/writing classes to cover all aspects of the language and assure a deep understanding of it and its many facets. The economic and social Spanish classes also gave an insight into a complex and interesting culture. I spent my year abroad in Chile and it was without a doubt the most fulfilling and interesting year of my life. I met many amazing people, saw otherworldly landscapes and learned about a completely different business culture, all the while perfecting my Spanish. I feel this course has prepared me well for the working world by teaching me the values of being flexible and incorporating many elements into my work ethic, I feel I could adapt to almost any professional situation coming out of university.

Aidan O'Sullivan-Ryan | Final Year Student

The three biggest benefits from travelling to Chile are: 1) I now have friends all over the world and have a greater understanding of each culture 2) My Spanish has improved drastically! Also, I now see the difference in how Spanish is spoken in different areas. 3) I had three months to travel through South America during which I travelled through Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina with friends I had made during my first semester. Words can't describe how incredible that was.