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.
First Year - Commerce (International) with Hispanic 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 Hispanic Studies a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.
In addition to the General Regulations for passing the year, to progress to Year 2 of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Hispanic Studies, students must either pass HS1101 (15 credits) or pass HS1102 (10 credits) and HS1030 (5 credits).
Second Year - Commerce (International) with Hispanic Studies
No student may register for the Second Year programme of study until the First University Examination in Commerce (International) has been passed. Second Year consists of core modules to the value of 35 credits and Hispanic Studies modules to the value of 25 credits. To be admitted to the Second University Examination in Commerce (International) with Hispanic Studies a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits.
In addition to the General Regulations for passing Second Year, to progress to Year 3 of the BComm (Hons) (International) with Hispanic Studies, students must pass HS2101 or HS2102 (10 credits).
Third Year - Commerce (International) with Hispanic Studies
This full academic year is spent pursuing approved programmes of study or study and work placement in a country of the student's major continental language. 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.
Students may opt to:
- Attend a full academic year in a host university;
or
- Attend university and undertake a work placement.
Option 1
Students taking option 1 (full academic year) may:
take an academic placement worth 60 credits at the host institution;
or
take an academic placement worth 50 credits at the host institution and the online Spanish module HS3012 (10 credits).
Option 2
Students taking option 2 (attend university and undertake a work placement) must complete the International Work Placement module HS3011 (15 credits) and the online Spanish module HS3012 (10 credits), combined with an academic placement at university worth 35 credits.
In both cases, modules to the value of 60 credits must be taken.
Fourth Year - Commerce (International) with Hispanic Studies
No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until they have successfully completed the Third Year of the programme. To be admitted to the BComm (Hons) (International) with Hispanic Studies Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| AC1102 | Financial Accounting | 5 |
| EC1202 | Economic Reasoning for Business | 5 |
| GV1217 | Introduction to Political Science | 5 |
| IS1105 | Business Information Systems | 5 |
| LW1108 | Introduction to the Legal System | 5 |
| LW1109 | Introduction to Business Law | 5 |
| MA1100 | Introductory Mathematics for Business I | 5 |
| MG1004 | Principles of Management and Organization | 5 |
| MG1006 | Principles of Marketing in International Environments | 5 |
| 15 |
| |
| First Year Spanish Language for Beginners (15) 1 | |
| |
| Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies (5) | |
| First Year Spanish Language for Non-Beginners (10) 2 | |
| |
| AC2200 | Introduction to Management Accounting | 5 |
| EC1203 | Macroeconomic Context and Business | 5 |
| FE2015 | Sustainable International Business | 5 |
| GV2218 | European Government and Politics | 5 |
| IS2001 | Analytics for International Business | 5 |
| MG2005 | International Business | 5 |
| ST1023 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 5 |
| 15 |
| Business & Society in the Spanish-Speaking World II (5) | |
| |
| Second Year Spanish Language Course (Ex-Beginners) (10) 3 | |
| |
| Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners) (10) | |
| 4 | 10 |
| Culture in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | |
| Contemporary Writing from Spain (5) | |
| Contemporary Hispanic Theatre (5) | |
| Iberian Identities (5) | |
| Understanding Latin America (5) | |
| Basque Language I (5) | |
| Basque Language II (5) | |
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) | |
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) | |
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) | |
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) | |
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) | |
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish (5) | |
| US Latino Literatures (5) | |
| Cinema and Identity in Spain and Latin America (5) | |
| Cultural Identity in Portuguese-Speaking Africa (5) | |
| Gender and Cultural Creativity in Portuguese (5) | |
| World-Cinemas in Portuguese (5) | |
| Linguistic Aspects of Portuguese (5) | |
| 60 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| International Work Placement in a Spanish-speaking Country (15) | |
| Online Advanced Spanish Language (B2) (10) | |
| |
| BU4001 | International Business Strategy Capstone | 10 |
| HS3001 | Final Year Spanish Language 5 | 10 |
| 15 |
| Basque Language II (5) 6 | |
| Basque Cultural Studies I (5) 6 | |
| Catalan Language and Culture I (5) 6 | |
| Catalan Language and Culture II (5) 6 | |
| Galician Language and Culture I (5) 6 | |
| Galician Language and Culture II (5) 6 | |
| Translating Business, Culture and Society in the Hispanic World (5) | |
| History and Society in Spanish Literature (5) | |
| Aspects of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (5) | |
| Linguistic Aspects of Spanish as a Global Language (5) 7 | |
| Stages of Exile in the Hispanic World (5) | |
| Text and Performance in Contemporary Iberia (5) | |
| Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Art World(s) (5) | |
| Basque Language III (5) 8 | |
| Basque Cultural Studies II (5) | |
| Catalan Language III (5) 8 | |
| Catalan Cultural Studies (5) 8 | |
| Galician Language II (5) 8 | |
| Galician Cultural Studies (5) | |
| The Body and Senses in the Spanish Golden Age (5) | |
| Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border (5) | |
| Human Rights, Memory and the Post-Dictatorship Generation in the Southern Cone (5) | |
| Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Cultures in a Global Context (5) | |
| Catalan Language IV (5) 8 | |
| Basque Language IV (5) | |
| European Cultural Capitals (5) | |
| 25 |
| |
| Accounting in Business (5) | |
| Financial Reporting 1 (5) | |
| Financial Reporting 2 (5) | |
| User Experience Design 1 (5) 9 | |
| User Experience Design 2 (5) 9 | |
| |
| Business Microeconomics 1 (5) 10 | |
| Business Microeconomics 2 (5) 10 | |
| The Macroeconomic Environment in a Global Context (5) 11 | |
| Macroeconomic Growth and Competitiveness (5) 11 | |
| Incentives in Firms (5) | |
| Firm Organisation and Behaviour (5) | |
| Economics of the Labour Market (5) | |
| Behavioural Economics in Labour Markets (5) | |
| Business Econometrics 1 (5) | |
| Strategic Economic Consultancy (5) | |
| |
| Global Food Policy (5) | |
| Food Security and the Developing World (5) | |
| Consumer Behaviour in Food Markets (5) | |
| Global Food Supply Chain Management (5) | |
| Grocery Shopper Behaviour and Food Retail Marketing (5) | |
| Food Choice Analysis (5) | |
| Co-operative Banking (5) | |
| International Food Business (5) | |
| |
| Global Governance (5) | |
| Contemporary Debates in the EU (5) | |
| European Security (5) | |
| |
| Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5) | |
| Economic Law of the European Union (5) | |
| Commercial Law: The Law of Sale and Agency (5) | |
| Commercial Law: Intellectual Property Law and Finance (5) | |
| Company Law (10) | |
| Employment Law: Contracts, Termination, Collective Labour Law (5) 12 | |
| |
| Business Ethics and Governance (5) | |
| Marketing Communications (5) | |
| Project Management (5) | |
| Entrepreneurial Business Start-Ups (5) | |
| Strategic Marketing (5) | |
| Operations Management (5) | |
| Business Networks (5) | |
| International Brand Strategy (5) | |
| International Marketing Management (5) | |
| Digital Marketing (5) | |
| |
| Introductory Mathematics for Business II (5) | |
| Methods of Business Statistics (5) | |
| Data Analysis I (5) | |
| Total Credits | 240 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for BComm (Hons) (International) with Hispanic Studies (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
- Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills associated with effective practice;
- Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in organisational settings;
- Communicate effectively in Spanish and/or Portuguese;
- Develop an in-depth appreciation of the culture and the environment for business in Spanish and/or Portuguese speaking countries.
