BComm (Hons) (International) with Chinese Studies - CK211 (for students who entered prior to 2022/23)

Overview

Note: The BComm (Hons) (International) is being replaced by a new degree, the BSc (Hons) (International Business with Languages) on a phased basis, commencing in September 2022.

Students of BComm (Hons) (International) with Chinese Studies will spend a year abroad pursuing an appropriate course of study.

Non-beginner students should present their HSK test results (valid within two years) or their levels of the Chinese language will be assessed by the Asian Studies Department using HSK Chinese Proficiency Test as a benchmark.

The HSK is an international standardised exam that tests and rates Chinese language proficiency. It assesses non-native Chinese speakers' abilities in using the Chinese language in their daily, academic and professional lives. HSK consists of six levels, namely the HSK (level I), HSK (level II), HSK (level III), HSK (level IV), HSK (level V), and HSK (level VI).

First Year - Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies

First Year is only offered to students who did not progress to Second Year in 2022/23 or 2023/24.

To be admitted to the First University Examination in Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.

Second Year - Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies

Second Year is only offered to students who did not progress to Third Year in 2023/24.

No student may register for the Second Year programme of study until the First University Examination in Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies has been passed. To be admitted to the Second University Examination in Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits.

Third Year - Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies

Due to exceptional circumstances please note that Pathways 2 and 3 below relate to the academic year 2023/24 only. Students may only avail of Pathways 2 or 3 in the event that travel to study abroad is not possible due to travel restrictions.

Students can complete The Third Year of Commerce (International) via one of the following three pathways:

  1. Students spending Third Year Abroad.
  2. Students spending Third Year in UCC.
  3. Students spending One Semester Abroad and the Remainder of the Year in UCC.

1. Students spending Third Year Abroad

This year is spent pursuing approved programmes of study in China. Programmes taken will be validated by the host institution. To fulfil requirements for the successful completion of this year, a student must achieve a pass standard, as applied by the host institution, on a set of courses approved by the School of Business, UCC. Marks shall be submitted to the Autumn Examination Board, UCC with a Supplemental Board in Winter. Modules to the value of 60 credits must be taken.

2. Students spending Third Year in UCC

Third Year consists of modules to the value of 60 credits. Students will be required to complete commerce modules to the value of 40 credits and Chinese Studies modules to the value of 20 credits. In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Commerce (International), a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.

3. Students spending One Semester Abroad and One Semester in UCC

In this instance, students will complete one semester in UCC and one semester abroad.

This option is available to students:

  1. who are unable to travel to their host university as a result of Covid-19 or
  2. whose host university is no longer able to accept international students as a result of Covid-19.

Study in UCC - Semester 1 only

Where students spend Semester 1 only in UCC they will be required to take modules to the value of 30 credits, completing language modules to a minimum value of 5 credits and a maximum value of 15 credits.

Study in UCC - Semester 2 only

Where students spend Semester 2 only in UCC they will be required to take modules to the value of 30 credits, completing language modules to a minimum value of 5 credits and a maximum value of 15 credits. Students studying in UCC in Semester 2 may not select modules for which they do not have the relevant pre- and co- requisites.

Study Abroad

Programmes taken will be validated by the host institution. To fulfil requirements for the successful completion of this year, a student must achieve a pass standard, as applied by the host institution, on a set of courses approved by the School of Business, UCC. Marks shall be submitted to the Autumn Examination Board, UCC with a Supplemental Board in Winter. Failed elements of continuous assessment must be re-submitted. Where failed elements are re-submitted, a student will continue his or her studies subject to passing the Winter Examination Board.

Fourth Year - Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies

No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until the Third University Examination in Commerce (International) with Chinese Studies has been passed. To be admitted to the BComm (Hons) (International) with Chinese Studies Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits.

Programme Requirements

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