Bachelor of Business and Law (Hons)

Bachelor of Business and Law (Honours)

With increasing regulation of the business world, there is a constant demand for graduates who hold the advanced knowledge and skills to understand and pursue domestic and international commercial business transactions. Furthermore, the synergies that exist between business and law are becoming increasingly apparent in areas of work such as mergers and acquisitions. The integration of key roles within these functional areas requires the interdisciplinary knowledge and related skills that was previously the domain of two distinct professions.

This four-year honours degree programme reflects these workplace developments and will provide you with an in-depth critical understanding of the complementary areas of business and law. It will give you the conceptual framework, knowledge and skills to evaluate a complex and changing business environment.

The degree will also enable students to analyse the respective importance of and the interrelationship between the different disciplines and functions represented in the modern business, and to develop critical understanding of the legal function and its importance in a modern business environment/legal context.

You will be equipped with a critical understanding of management and organisational behaviour specific to the business setting, and develop a critical awareness of marketing and its role in effectively supporting business development and enhancement.

The degree will also enhance students’ effective communication skills, in both a business and a legal context, and will develop further knowledge and skills in computing theory and applications.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate

Grade C3 at higher level in two subjects, plus Grade D3 at ordinary level in four other subjects in the Leaving Certificate examination. Two of these subjects must be Mathematics and a language (English or Irish).

FETAC

FETAC applicants to this programme must hold one of the following awards: Administration (BBSAX), Business Studies (BBSXX), Marketing (BMXXX), Bilingual Secretarial Studies (BBSBS) or Business and Secretarial Studies (BBSSX).

They are also required to have obtained distinctions in three modules.

Modules

Year 1 – Semester 1

Irish Legal System, Learning to Learn, Business Management, Financial Accounting.

Year 1 – Semester 2

Constitutional Law, Economics, Information Technology and Computer Applications.

Year 2 – Semester 1

Employment Law, Contract Law, Quantitative Techniques,

plus one module from

Financial Accounting, Services Marketing, Applied Economics.

Year 2 – Semester 2

Tort Law, Human Resource Management,

plus one module from

E-business, International Economics.

Year 3 – Semester 1

Commercial Law, Company Law, Managerial Finance.

Year 3 – Semester 2

European Union Law, Business Management and Enterprise Development, Revenue Law.

Year 4 – Semester 1

Land Law, Equity Law, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, Financial Markets,

with an option of

Integrated Marketing and Communications.

Year 4 – Semester 2

Systems and Project Management, Strategic Management,

plus one module from

Managing People And Organisational Change, Management Accounting and Decision Making, Customer Relationship Management.

Progression

An honours degree is an effective basis for postgraduate studies and research leading to Masters (Level 9) qualifications. Graduates from this programme will be eligible to apply for the Master’s degree in Business at AIT. You will also be exempted from the preliminary examination of the Law Society of Ireland and will be well placed to attempt Part 1 of the Final Examination of the Law Society should you wish to progress to become qualified as a solicitor.

Professional Recognition

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Career Opportunities

As a graduate you are eligible to pursue a career as a solicitor by undertaking the exams of the Law Society of Ireland. Alternatively, a variety of career options exist in the areas of general business, banking, taxation, insurance, teaching or journalism. The analytical skills and conceptual dimension of the programme will serve to produce graduates with the capacity for innovation and an entrepreneurial approach to the problems and opportunities likely to be experienced in subsequent careers.

Additional Information

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