Bbs Business And Management (bma) in National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

Bbs Business And Management (bma) in National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Description

The BBS in Business Management is the School of Business’ flagship undergraduate degree programme, offering comprehensive coverage of all major elements of business and our widest range of optional modules.

• Management is the practical art, science, and craft of achieving change and getting things done through and with people.
• Business and Management are action orientated. They are about coordinating the functions of a business to deliver value to the client and capture sufficient returns for staff and owners. We will teach you how to make a difference to the lives of customers, providing goods and services they need across a wide range of industries and countries.

Why choose this degree?

• Our faculty are a blend of international and local industry experts who bring profound insights into the practicality and complexity of Management.
• Management students at Maynooth are offered exceptional flexibility and choice. This degree offers students insights into all of the major functions of business, as well as the opportunity to undertake specialist options in the subjects you most enjoy so that you can specialise your degree based on your own strengths and interests.
• You will also have the option of taking a four year degree with a work placement or study year abroad, thus combining what you learn in university with insights into industry or another culture.

1st year

The fundamentals of Business including Management, Marketing, Innovation, Competitions, Professional Skills and Business Ethics amongst other business modules.

2nd year

• The emphasis changes to understanding the core functions of business and how to use the structures of organisations to achieve outcomes for clients. Students take a combination of core and optional modules
• Optional 10 credit Electives
• Some students may choose to complete a work placement or study abroad year between 2nd and 3rd year and graduate after the 4th year

Final year

We examine how functions and theories tie together at the strategic level, as well as enabling you to choose advanced optional modules to deepen your understanding of business in general, or a specific functional area.

Course Duration: 3 years (BBS) or 4 years (BBA)

Career Options

A recent survey of all Irish university graduates found that, amongst the 10 major fields of university study, Business had one of the highest rates of graduate employment (HEA 2017).

• Typically, Management graduates enter employment as general management graduate trainees in service or manufacturing organisations; work as functional specialists in areas such as marketing, sales, operations, management information systems, or human resource management; or continue their education with a specialist postgraduate degree. Careers in consulting, public service and not-for-profit organisations are also common.
• The School of Business also offers a range of postgraduate programmes for Management graduates.