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Applicants who wish to apply for advanced entry to Year 2 must provide evidence that they have met the learning outcomes for Year 1 through previous study at level 6, 7, 8 or equivalent. In certain cases, those who hold a...

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Applicants who wish to apply for advanced entry to Year 2 must provide evidence that they have met the learning outcomes for Year 1 through previous study at level 6, 7, 8 or equivalent. In certain cases, those who hold a QQI FET/FETAC level 6 qualification, or who have other relevant educational and/or work experience equivalent to Year 1 of an undergraduate programme, maybe considered for advanced entry. Please send a copy of your transcript and award to the CAO to support your application.

Expand+Applying to start in TU Dublin in any year after 1st year is called Advanced Entry.

Advanced Entry
Advanced Entry is where an applicant has previous work experience and/or educational achievements that are considered directly relevant to the cour...

Hide-Applying to start in TU Dublin in any year after 1st year is called Advanced Entry.

Advanced Entry
Advanced Entry is where an applicant has previous work experience and/or educational achievements that are considered directly relevant to the course they wish to apply for. In such a case, it is possible to gain entry to the second or subsequent year of an undergraduate course in TU Dublin.

EU Applicants make an application for advanced entry to a TU Dublin course through the Central Applications Office (CAO). Individual course pages will outline if Advanced Entry is an option, courses open for Advanced Entry are listed on the CAO website. Please note that often courses fill up and the option for advance entry will depend on availability of places.

Advanced Entry applications for the following courses are made directly to the University, and not through the CAO.

Networking Applications and Services, Level 8 Honours Degree
Biomolecular Science, Level 8 Honours Degree
Tourism Management, Level 8 Honours Degree
Leisure Management, Level 8 Honours Degree
Baking & Pastry Arts Management, Level 8 Honours Degree
Hospitality Management, Level 8 Higher Diploma
Pharmacy Technician Studies, Level 6 Higher Certificate

International Applicants must apply directly to TU Dublin. Apply via the Non-EU International Button on the relevant course webpage, ensuring to upload your most up to date and all other relevant supporting documentation including detailed exam results, transcripts and details of relevant work experience, cv etc.

The closing date for advanced entry applications is 17th July (Please note, some popular courses may close earlier due to high demand).
Follow the instructions outlined on the CAO website with regard to submitting supporting documentation.
Include the Advanced Entry Cover Sheet each time you send documents. This will save significant delays in CAO uploading your documents to your application.
Failure to supply supporting documentation may result in your application being rejected.

When are Offers Made?
Offers for Advanced Entry places are predominantly made during the months of July and August however, some courses may offer their places sooner than that. Offers are issued by the CAO via email.

If you have a query on Advanced Entry email us at admissions@tudublin.ie

Expand+Are you extroverted and adventurous, and interested in communicating and engaging with other cultures? Then you should jump at the opportunity to study International Business at home and abroad. The course will provide you with the skills and attribu...

Hide-Are you extroverted and adventurous, and interested in communicating and engaging with other cultures? Then you should jump at the opportunity to study International Business at home and abroad. The course will provide you with the skills and attributes necessary to succeed in business anywhere in the world, reducing the barriers to travel and opening a world of career opportunities at home and overseas. A wide range of subjects are covered, from Economics Fundamentals, Leadership, Business Information Systems and Organisational Behaviour to Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Intercultural Studies and Global Marketing. Languages are core to this programme and are studied for the duration of the course. The choice of French, German, or Spanish will equip you to live and work internationally.

Study Abroad Opportunities: In Year 3, students have the option to spend a semester or a full year studying at a partner University in France, Germany, Spain or Canada under the Erasmus programme. Students who opt not to go on Erasmus for a full academic year follow the third year of the International Business programme during which they have the opportunity to study a second language at beginner level in addition to their major language.

Graduates of this programme have gone on to work in International Finance, Global Marketing, European Sales, Human Resources, Management, and e-Business. As a graduate of International Business, the world really is your oyster!

Further Study: On successful completion, you’ll be eligible for the final year of Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Business.

IT Requirements: Students on this course will be required to have a medium spec computer/laptop (i.e. able to run Win 10, an AV solution and Office comfortably. It should be able to use Wi-fi and camera in order to attend online classes, and use other software such as SPSS, Adobe Connect; e.g. Latitude 5510; Latitude 5410;

Expand+Year One

Semester 1:
Accounting
Fundamentals of Economics: Micro Economics
Leading Modern Enterprises
Skills for Success in Higher Education
Business Mathematics & Statistics 1

Electives:
French PLC 1a
Spanish - Ab Initio 1a
Spanish PLC...

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Semester 1:
Accounting
Fundamentals of Economics: Micro Economics
Leading Modern Enterprises
Skills for Success in Higher Education
Business Mathematics & Statistics 1

Electives:
French PLC 1a
Spanish - Ab Initio 1a
Spanish PLC 1a
German - Ab Initio 1a
German PLC 1a
French ab initio 1a
English for Academic Purposes 1

Note: Where students already have native speaker competence in a language which may be used for international business, students may choose to take the “English for Academic Purposes” elective (INTB H1021 and INTB H1032) in year one. Students who take French, German or Spanish in Semester 1 are required to continue with this language for the duration of the programme.

Semester 2:
Fundamentals of Economics: Macro Economics
Exploring Modern Enterprises
Business Mathematics and Statistics 2
Business Information Systems

Electives:
French PLC 1b
Spanish – Ab Initio 1b
Spanish – PLC 1b
German – Ab Initio 1b
German – PLC 1b
French ab initio 1b
English for Academic Purposes 2

Year Two

Semester 1:

Financial Accounting
Electronic Commerce
Principles of Marketing
European Studies

Group Electives 1:
French for Business 2a
German for Business 2a
Spanish for Business 2a

Group Electives 2:
French Language, Culture and Society 2a
German Language, Culture and Society 2a
Spanish Language, Culture and Society 2a

Group Electives 3:
English for Business Purposes 1
Traditional Irish Culture and Society

Note: Students who have chosen a language elective (French, German, Spanish) in Semester 1 must take a 5 credit module from Group Elective 1 (GE1) and a 5 credit module from Group Elective 2 (GE2). Students who have chosen English for Academic Purposes1 in Semester 1 must take both modules from Group Elective 3 (GE3).

Semester 2:
Introduction to Management & Cost Accounting
Information Management
International Economic & Public Policy
Marketing Communications

Group Electives 1:
French for Business 2b
German for Business 2b
Spanish for Business 2b

Group Electives 2:
French Language, Culture and Society 2b
German Language, Culture and Society 2b
Spanish Language, Culture and Society 2b

Group Electives 3:
English for Business Purposes 2
Contemporary Irish Culture and Society

Note: Students who have chosen a language elective (French, German, Spanish) in Semester 1 must take a 5 credit module from Group Elective 1 (GE1) and a 5 credit module from Group Elective 2 (GE2). Students who have chosen English for Academic Purposes1 in Semester 1 must take both modules from Group Elective 3 (GE3).

Year Three
Students in Year 3 have 4 options: Spend both Semester 1 and 2 abroad on Erasmus Studies, or Semester 1 at TU Dublin and Semester 2 abroad on Erasmus Studies, or both Semester 1 and 2 at TU Dublin or Semester 1 abroad on Erasmus Studies and Semester 2 at TU Dublin.

Semester 1
Financial Management 1
Business Systems Analysis
Organisational Behaviour
Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Group Electives :
French for Business 3a
German for Business 3a
Spanish for Business 3a

Group Electives 2:
Spanish Ab-Initio 1a
German Ab-Initio 1a
French ab initio 1a
Operations Management*
Global Business Environment

Note: Students who have chosen a language elective (French, German, Spanish) in Semester 1 must take one module from Group Elective 1 (GE1) and one module from Group Elective 2 (GE2). Students on the English language speaking stream must choose two modules from Group Elective 2 (GE2). * BSST H3041 ‘Operations Management’ runs across semesters 5 and 6.

Semester 2:
Business Law
Databases for Business
Human Resource Management
Intercultural Studies for the Export Market

Group Electives 1:
French for Business 3b
German for Business 3b
Spanish for Business 3b

Group Electives 2:
Spanish Ab-Initio 1b
German Ab-Initio 1b
French ab initio 1b
Enterprise Development

Note: Students who have chosen a language elective (French, German, Spanish) in Semester 1 must take one module from Group Elective 1 (GE1) and one module from Group Elective 2 (GE2). Students on the English language speaking stream must choose 2 modules from Group Elective 2 (GE2).