BA (Hons) (Business and Financial Economics)

Overview

Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 8
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 2 Academic Year(s)
Total Credits: 180
Delivery Method: In-Person

Connected Curriculum:
  • Global Reach
  • Research Based Teaching
  • Sustainability

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Graduate Attributes:
  • Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
  • Independent and creative thinker

Participating External Partners:
  • BISTU - Beijing Information Science and Technology University
  • BTBU - Beijing Technology and Business University
Type of Arrangement:
  • Dual Degree

Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement):
No

NFQ Level 8, Major Award

The BA (Hons) in Business and Financial Economics is a programme delivered in partnership with Chinese partner universities with whom University College Cork has a bilateral agreement under statute 263 of the National University of Ireland.

The programme comprises of a minimum of 180 credits (120 credits in UCC and either 60 (OVLP entry route) or 120 (Non-Scholarship entry route) in the partner University). Students will study for one year if a scholarship student and for two years if a non-scholarship student prior to entering the programme in UCC. Then students will complete two years at University College Cork, taking modules to the value of 60 credits in each of Second and Third Years. When studying at UCC a student may not register for more than 60 credits in any one academic year.

First Year - Business and Financial Economics

Scholarship students pursue specific programmes of study to the value of 60 credits (or ECTS equivalent) (1 year's study) at their home Chinese university (BTBU or BISTU) with whom UCC has a bilateral agreement.

Non-Scholarship students pursue specific programmes of study to the value of 120 credits (or ECTS equivalent) (2 year's study) at their home Chinese university with whom UCC has a bilateral agreement.

Second Year - Business and Financial Economics

In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Business and Financial Economics a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules amounting to 60 credits.

Third Year - Business and Financial Economics

In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Business and Financial Economics a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules amounting to 60 credits.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.