Business Management
Get to the core of what drives everyday business life on a course packed with purpose and practicality. This course successfully combines theory with practical projects linked to real business scenarios. Graduates have the solid foundations necessary for a successful career.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Institute of Art Design and Technology |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Institute of Art Design and Technology | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
4 years full-time
Specific Subjects or course requirements
Min Entry Requirements
2 H5 + 4 O6/H7 including:
English: O6/H7
Maths: F2/06/H7
Leaving Certificate Vocational Progamme LCVP
QQI FET Applicants General Information
Applicants with QQI/FETAC Level 5 or Level 6 Awards require distinctions in 3 (of 8) modules.
Careers / Further progression
What will I be able to do when I graduate?
Career opportunities exist in a range of areas including the Creative Industries, technology, financial services, marketing, advertising, retail, fundraising, business development and more.
Graduates go on to roles such as Global Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Business Relationship Manager, Financial Planner, Trading Analyst, HR Manager, Project Development Manager, Sponsorship Manager and Global Partnerships Director.
Our graduates work in companies including Salesforce, Morgan McKinley, BNY Mellon, Hubspot, and Accenture.
A range of postgraduate opportunities exist in Ireland and abroad.
Further information
September 2026
Mature Students
We welcome applications from mature students, who must apply to the CAO.
More info for Mature https://iadt.ie/services/institute-student-services/access-social-inclusion/mature-students/
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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
This course provides the knowledge, skills and competencies you need for a successful business career in many disciplines including accounting, marketing, management, and more. Reap the benefits of studying practical projects linked to real-world business scenarios. With small class sizes, students learn from the first-hand experience of teaching and lecturing staff who have all worked in a range of business roles. It is 100% continuous assessment, ensuring a more hands-on approach. Carefully chosen placements can be undertaken in a variety of companies.
What will I do?
Learn how to analyse business problems and generate practical solutions while developing analytical and research skills with 100% continuous assessment.
Run your own business throughout your time in college and learn from hands-on business projects.
Fine-tune creative and innovative skills in a supportive environment and get involved in our student entrepreneurial bootcamp.
Meet graduates for mentor sessions and at guest lectures and alumni events.
Gain the practical, technical and interpersonal skills to embark on a successful business career.
Undertake a capstone business project, based on business simulations.
Take opportunities for work placement or choose to study abroad in Year Three.
What will I study?
In first year, you begin with introductory modules in Marketing, Internet Applications, Management and Finance.
By second year, you are introduced to more practical subjects including Sales & Negotiation, Finance, Project Planning and Sustainability In third year, the practical aspects of the programme come to the fore with a work placement (of between 17 and 20 weeks) alongside modules including Microeconomics, Business Law, Marketing, and Innovation & Creativity.
In your final year, explore subjects such as Strategic Management, Human Resources, Marketing and Technology and Business Ethics and complete a final year business project.
What modules will I study?
Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Management
Finance 1
Entrepreneurship
Internet Applications
Semester 2
Principles of Marketing
Finance 2
Learning for Business
Management Practice
Year 2
Semester 1
Sales + Negotiation
Finance 3
Project Planning
People in Organisations
Semester 2
Macroeconomics
Services Marketing
Finance 4
Sustainability + The Circular Economy
Year 3
Semester 1
Microeconomics
Research Fundamentals
Business Law
Finance 5
Innovation + Creativity
Semester 2
Placement
Erasmus Studies
Year 4
Semester 1
Finance 6
Strategic Management
Strategic HRM + Graduate Employability
Strategy + Technology
Semester 2
Strategic Marketing
Finance 7
Applied Strategic Technology
EDI + Business Ethics
International Study Opportunities
The Erasmus+ Programme provides many exciting opportunities in France, Spain, Finland, Italy and Latvia.
Peter Weadack
Course Co-ordinator
Email: Peter.weadack@iadt.ie