Bachelor of Business Studies (Bachelor Honours Degree)

Yaboi

I am thinking of doing business next year in DCU (currently in leaving cert)and just wondering if any one has any infomation on it?!Like is it any good?whats the difference between doing business in DCU compared to any other college, and anything else really about the course or DCU in general!!any infomation would infomation would be useful....Thanks:D:):D:)

notGill

There is a business studies thread a few pages back, post on that if you have any unanswered questions after reading it!

cartman555

Im currently in 2nd year and I love DCU. The campus is fairly small which I think is a bonus. The course itself isnt too taxing, less than 15 hours a week which I think you'll be able to handle after the leaving cert! lol the subjects are varied, like psychology, law, information systems so its a very broad degree. The advantages are you can do INTRA which is work experience for 11 months but not every gets a position, but I did myself and one of my mates is going off to madrid for a year! Also you get to specialise in either finance,law,e-business, HRM, or marketing in your final year. hope that helped a tad

daveo90

Just remember when doing business studies your going to graduate with afew hundred students . I personally think your mad to be doing business.

Altho if you like it go for it.

OrionsBelt

daveo90 wrote: »

Just remember when doing business studies your going to graduate with afew hundred students . I personally think your mad to be doing business.

Altho if you like it go for it.

its true that its one of the largest course but in the 4th (or 3rd if no INTRA) we specialise in a particulat area. some may do hr, some may to marketing.

Chris007

cartman555 wrote: »

Im currently in 2nd year and I love DCU. The campus is fairly small which I think is a bonus. The course itself isnt too taxing, less than 15 hours a week which I think you'll be able to handle after the leaving cert! lol the subjects are varied, like psychology, law, information systems so its a very broad degree. The advantages are you can do INTRA which is work experience for 11 months but not every gets a position, but I did myself and one of my mates is going off to madrid for a year! Also you get to specialise in either finance,law,e-business, HRM, or marketing in your final year. hope that helped a tad

I'm hoping to do this course too, just wondering if you could give a little more info on the workload? Is it mainly essays or presentations or how does it work?
Also what is the situation with Intra at the minute? I'd assume it is alot harder to get a placement. Do the college organise this or do you have to get your own placement?
Thanks in advance

DeadMoney

Chris007 wrote: »

I'm hoping to do this course too, just wondering if you could give a little more info on the workload? Is it mainly essays or presentations or how does it work?
Also what is the situation with Intra at the minute? I'd assume it is alot harder to get a placement. Do the college organise this or do you have to get your own placement?
Thanks in advance

I'm just finishing 2nd year and I can tell you so far Business in DCU is as soft a University course as you are going to get (maybe Arts in UCD is softer, not sure). I very rarely ever go to lectures unless it is something where in class participation counts towards your grade (had 2 of these a week last semester). Thats pretty much it, I went to 0 lectures for 3 full modules in semester 1 and passed them all comfortably. Once you keep up with your assignments and participate in your group projects its an easy course to pass if you are willing to put in some proper study for a few weeks before exams.

The reason I choose not to go to lectures however is cause I am extremely unhappy with the course and am just sticking it out coz I only have one year left. If you ask me Business is just about as meaningless and soulless as a university course can get. I absolutely hate it and am often pissed off with myself for ever getting involved in it. This is just my opinion though and from what I have seen most people in the course are really in to it. Business is very suitable for some people and very unsuitable for others. You could easily love the course, or hate it.

The unfortunate thing about going to college for the first time is that you really can't be sure what to expect from the course you have chosen. Some people settle in to their courses great, and others hate it, or grow to hate it. For a while I just tolerated business but now I hate it. However this is my own fault for not researching it enough or actually thinking more about what my interests are before starting it. I'm not trying to bash Business or anyone doing it who genuinely enjoys it, I am actually envy of those people to be honest.

So my point is, just be sure you are happy enough with your decision and make sure you give some thought as to what you want out of college. Don't end up a miserable sod like me counting down the days until the college year ends. As for the qualification, I think it is supposed to be a pretty good degree to have, and lots of people this year seem to have gotten good Intra placements. Don't know much about Intra though our perceptive job opportunities post college, but the careers service in DCU seem really good.

Best of luck!

redout

Business is notorious for being the course that persons who are not sure what they want end up doing. Its been like that for years.

DeadMoney

redout wrote: »

Business is notorious for being the course that persons who are not sure what they want end up doing. Its been like that for years.

This is very true, In no other course will you find so many uncertain students imo. This is why accounting firms are filled to the walls with people in their mid 20's who hate their jobs. As a degree though Business is pretty general so mite be a good option for somebody looking to leave their options open. The things about a degree in general is that is can lead to other things. Many people you meet who are in full time jobs are doing a profession that did not relate to their initial degree. I'm sort of hoping my Business degree will get me in to something I like doing but at the moment I'm just looking to use it for teaching abroad. It'll be nice to have for piece of mind as well (i hope :rolleyes:)

foleye4

Hi guys - I did the Business Studies Degree in DCU, I graduated in 2006 after specialising in marketing in my final year. I understand some people who have already posted saying that business is not for everyone is not true, but at the same time, if you think business is something you are interested in (and you don't have to like EVERY single bit, I hated and was rubbish at accounting!) then this is a really good course to do.
The hours are quite light yes, we did have somewhere between 12 and 15 hours a week in first a second year. Some of the classes are complusary to attend (not many) and some, mainly things like psych, comm's, and marketing will involve some kind of project, essay, or group work - this depends on your lecturer and can change yearly. It's a really good mix though, between presentations, group projects, and essays I think you get quite a good mix of learning opportunities while not really having to kill yourself if I'm being honest.
INTRA is also another great reason to do this course. I don't know what the situation is now but when I was in DCU the college did 99% of the leg work in finding the INTRA placement, everyone I knew who wanted one got one, and I ended up with a GREAT job in event management which I loved. This meant that after I qualified, I was coming out with a 4yr degree and 1 solid and relevant year of work experience, which is great!
Final year is obviously a different story and I can only speak re marketing, but it was a lot tougher than previous years. I had a lot of project work but luckily I genuinely did enjoy marketing so ths wasn't too much of a problem for me. By the time you get to 4th year anyway you do tend to have accumulated some cop on and sitting down to do some work doesn't seem the task it was when you first started.
As a college, ie socialls and stuff - like some other posters have said, it is quite small, but it's very non intimidating and I had the time of my life. I met some of the best people I will ever come across and in general everyone in there has a slight touch of madness about them which makes the place really interesting and the balls really fun!
I cant say how much I enjoyed my time in DCU, and when I go back to do my masters in the next few years I will be doing it in DCU. The course is really good, varied, and sometimes experimental and you come out with a well repsected degree. I have gotten to work for some really good Irish companies with my degree and I am now in London where it is also well respected.
What I will say is, if you are looking to do this course because you can't decide what you really want to do, you are going to be bored out of your mind and wishing time away - but if you are interested in business, any area of business, I think this is a great choice!
(Please don't attribute any spelling mistakes to my degree choice, I'm typing in a major rush here!)