This is a two-year, part-time programme. It extends students’ understanding of the subjects addressed in the Certificate year and allows them to analyse new areas. Students take a range of subjuects from key business disciplines.
The Diploma is both a stand-alone qualification and the second year of the four-year Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons) programme. Students that successfully complete this year can enter the third year of the BBS (Hons).
Diploma in Business Studies
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Delivery Method
The programme is delivered through a student-friendly blended learning model. Students attend three in-person weekend seminars at the IPA and attend eight weeknight webinars per module. They are supported in their studies with extensive course material and online resources.
Entry Requirements
Applicants require a Leaving Certificate with a minimum grade C in two higher level papers and grade D in four other subjects. The papers passed must include Irish, English and a third language. Students applying for the BBS (Hons) must have passed the Mathematics paper.
OR
Mature students (students over 21 on January 1 of the calendar year of entry) may enter a programme without the above qualifications.
Duration
Two academic years
Interim Awards
Year One: Certificate in Business Studies
Accreditation
Place on NFQ
Level 6 (Higher Certificate)
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Commences
September 2024
Application Deadline
September 2024
Fees
The cost of the programme is €3,600 per annum (includes all matriculation and examination fees), payable in one or two instalments.
Employers and Fees
Where employers are paying fees, students, when enrolling, must provide a PO number and employer authorisation on the application form OR submit a letter from their employer confirming that fees will be paid directly.
Students Paying their own Fees
Fees can be paid by:
- Electronic transfer (contact the Undergraduate Office).
- Debit/credit card (contact the Undergraduate Office).
- Cheque (payable to the Institute of Public Administration).
- Bank draft.
Note: Fees may increase slightly from year to year. Where this occurs, students will be charged the increased fee.
Progression
Students can progress to the relevant stream of the third year of the BBS (Hons).
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- The Programme
This is a two-year, part-time programme. It extends students’ understanding of the subjects addressed in the Certificate year and allows them to analyse new areas. Students take a range of subjuects from key business disciplines.
The Diploma is both a stand-alone qualification and the second year of the four-year Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons) programme. Students that successfully complete this year can enter the third year of the BBS (Hons).
- Is This Programme for you?
The subjects covered in the Diploma have a wide application and the programme attracts students interested in careers in both the private and public sectors. It offers instruction in both core business competencies and in specific business functions, allowing students gain a solid understanding of the principles and practices that govern contemporary business life.
- Subjects
Year One: Certificate in Business Studies
The first year is both a stand-alone qualification and the first stage in the Diploma and the BBS (Hons).
Year Two
The second years sees students take a range of business subjects that attend to topics in, among other areas:
- Accounting
- Financial management
- Marketing
- HRM and organisational behaviours
- Business law
- Assessment
The programme is assessed by means of assignments and final examinations.
- How To Apply
- Download this Application Form and complete it (if your fees are being paid by your employer, be sure to include all the relevant details on the application form).
- That application form MUST be accompanied by: (a) proof of ID (copy of passport, birth cert, or driving licence), (b) a passport photo, (c) the programme fee (see section on Fees).
Send the completed application form and the above items to undergrad@ipa.ie.
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Programme Delivery and Applications
IPA programmes are part time and generally delivered through a blended learning model. To apply, see the How to Apply section on the relevant programme and download the application form below.
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