Business - Wexford
Our Bachelor of Business course equips students with a broad business skill-base, ensuring graduates will have a wide range of career options. The first two years of this course provide students with a foundation in business which allows students time to explore key subjects and future career choices open to graduates in the different specialism streams. After two years, students separate into one of the two streams of study.
| Award Name | Degree - Ordinary Bachelor (Level 7 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | South East Technological University |
| NFQ Level | Level 7 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Ordinary Bachelor (Level 7 NFQ) | Major | South East Technological University | Level 7 NFQ |
Duration
3 years, full-time.
Specific Subjects or course requirements
5 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7
Leaving Certificate Vocational Progamme LCVP
Entry requirements for Honours Bachelor Degrees (Level 8)
This link module can be used in place of a sixth Leaving Certificate subject and will be accepted as meeting the six subject eligibility requirements for entry to honours degree courses.
Entry requirements for Ordinary Bachelor Degree (Level 7) and Higher Certificate (Level 6)
The LCVP link module can also be used in place of a fifth Leaving Certificate subject and will be accepted as meeting the five subject eligibility requirements for entry to ordinary bachelor degree and higher certificate courses
GRADE POINTS
Distinction 66
Merit 46
Pass 28
Leaving Certificate Applied Programme LCAP
Leaving Certificate Applied Programme
Holders of the LCAP may become eligible for a place at SETU Carlow Campus by completing a full QQI level 5 award.
QQI FET Applicants General Information
Students who have completed a full QQI-FET award at Level 5, and achieved at least three distinctions, are eligible to apply through CAO for entry to Year 1 on to Level 6, 7 and 8 courses. Students who have completed a full QQI-FET award at Level 6 may be eligible to enter Year 2.
The maximum possible points awarded through QQI-FET is 390. The scoring system only applies where all of the requirements for the major award are met i.e. where the named component awards specified have been achieved to a minimum of 120 credits.
Progression Scheme
The Progression Scheme is an additional opportunity for students who successfully complete a QQI FET Award in a partner Colleges of Further Education and Training College/Centre to gain entry to SETU programmes. The list of partner Further Education and Training Colleges/Centres, relevant SETU programmes, linked QQI FET Awards and the criteria for the scheme are available at www.setu.ie/progression.
Careers / Further progression
Career opportunities - Business
The course aims to produce graduates who can undertake roles in the areas of enterprise development, financial services, education, public sector, financial management, accountancy, marketing (including digital marketing/ analytics).
Alternatively, graduates can pursue a range of Level 9 Masters Programmes or professional qualifications, such as accountancy.
Career opportunities - Business with Digital Marketing
Graduates of this course are suited to all areas of business and management that apply to graduates of our standard business degree.
Graduates with the digital marketing specialism have career opportunities in digital marketing, social media marketing, digital product management, online sales, online customer experience (CX), user experience (UX), digital advertising, search advertising and search engine optimisation.
Further information
September 2026
Mature Student Applications
A mature student is someone who is at least 23 years of age on 1 January of the year of entry to an undergraduate course and who may not meet the normal admission requirements. Applications are made through the CAO before the 1 February or before late application deadline of 1 May 2026. Applicants are assessed based on the information they enter on their CAO application. Note: You must apply for nursing and music courses by 1 February 2026.
Selection Process – Nursing Applications
Mature applicants for nursing courses will receive correspondence under separate cover from the Nursing Careers Centre (Public Appointments Service - PAS). For full details on the application process see www.nursingcareers.ie.
Mature Applicant – Change of Mind
The Change of Mind facility becomes available after 1 May and the closing date is 1 July.
The Change of Mind facility affords mature applicants an opportunity to change the order of preference only of their course choices. If applicants introduce a new programme to their list of choices by way of Change of Mind, they will compete for a place on that programme based on their Leaving Certificate or equivalent results only. They will not compete as a mature applicant.
Graduates of a relevant Certificate are eligible to enter Year 3.
Non-standard application
A non-standard application is one that does not meet the definition of a standard application.
The special categories are:
• GCE/GCSE
• Other school leaving exams
• NCVA Level 2/3
• FETAC Level 5/6
• Further Education (other than QQI)
• Mature
• Higher/Third Level Education
Applicants wishing to make a non-standard application must select the relevant category when applying to the CAO.
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Entry 2026
Early online application (discounted): Fee €35 Closing Date: 20 January 2026 at 5pm
Normal online application: Fee €50 Closing Date: 1 February 2026 at 5pm
Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2026 CAO Handbook): Fee: €65 Closing Date: 1 May 2026 at 5pm
Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2026 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2026 at 5pm
Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5pm on 1 February 2026. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2026, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2026 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2026 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €65 applies.
Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2026 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:
General Restrictions
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices
Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course
Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants
Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR
Business Stream:
About the course This course is structured around four key pillars - management, finance and economics, business technology and marketing - with opportunities to explore areas of interest from Year 3. The course aims to enable graduates to work as part of a team, engaging in applied research projects, combining creativity, innovation and strategic thinking.
Business with Digital Marketing Stream:
About the course
The discipline of marketing is going through deep changes because of technology disruption. This change has borne new roles and areas of expertise collectively known as ‘Digital Marketing’.
Organisations are adapting across the marketing lifecycle, in product conception to development, in advertising to selling and after-sales.
All Streams:
Year 1 Modules
Semester 1
Academic and Professional Skills
Digital Skills
Statistics and Forecasting
Micro Economics
Introduction to Management
Semester 2
Customer Service in Practice
Digital Skills
Investment Maths
Macroeconomics
Managing an Enterprise
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Business Stream:
Year 3 Modules
Semester 1
Marketing Management
Financial Management
Digital Marketing
Business Research Methods
One elective*
Semester 2
Placement Preparation and Practice
* The full list of each semester’s elective module options is available on the relevant course page of our website.
Business with Digital Marketing Stream:
Year 3 Modules
Semester 1
Marketing Management
Digital Marketing
Business Research Methods
Operations Management
Digital Media Design
Semester 2
Placement Preparation and Practice
Note: Work Placement available.
PROGRAMME DIRECTORS
Dr Veronica Kelly, PhD
E: veronica.kelly@setu.ie
Owen Brady, MBA
E: owen.brady@setu.ie