Study business in Ireland with the whole picture in front of you. This guide compares every CAO business course for 2026, from the Trinity, UCD and UCC flagships to the Level 7 and Level 6 routes that took all qualified applicants, with Round 1 points, last year’s figure under each for comparison, placement and language options, points bands for your predicted score, and where each specialism leads after graduation.
Business is the single biggest field in the CAO: 216 courses at 24 colleges in 2026, 153 of them Level 8 honours degrees, with 2026 Round 1 cut-offs anywhere from AQA (every qualified applicant offered a place) to over 600 points. The award names vary by institution: Commerce (BComm) at UCD, UCC and Galway; Business Studies (BBS) at DCU, UL and Maynooth; BESS and Global Business at Trinity; and dozens of Business, Accounting and Marketing degrees at the technological universities and colleges. The label matters far less than what sits inside it: placement or internship, specialisation options, professional accountancy exemptions, and international study opportunities. Most courses below are common-entry, meaning you sample everything in first year and specialise later. Every figure on this page is the 2026 Round 1 cut-off, with 2025 shown underneath so you can see which way it moved.
| UNIVERSITY | CAO CODE | PROGRAMME | AWARD | YEARS | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College Dublin | TR080 | Global Business | BBS | 4 | 601 2025: 602 |
| Trinity College Dublin | TR081 | Business, Economic & Social Studies (BESS) | BA | 4 | 567 2025: 566 |
| University College Dublin | DN650 | Commerce | BComm | 3-4 | 554 2025: 555 |
| University College Dublin | DN660 | Commerce International (with language + year abroad) | BComm | 4 | 543 2025: 544 |
| University College Cork | CK201 | Commerce | BComm | 4 | 510 2025: 511 |
| University College Cork | CK204 | Finance | BSc | 4 | 577 2025: 578 |
| Dublin City University | DC111 | Business Studies (with INTRA placement) | BBS | 3-4 | 497 2025: 510 |
| Dublin City University | DC110 | Business Studies International (year abroad) | BBS | 4 | 477 2025: 498 |
| University of Galway | GY201 | Commerce | BComm | 3-4 | 451 2025: 454 |
| University of Limerick | LM050 | Business Studies (common entry, Co-op placement) | BBS | 4 | 442 2025: 444 |
| Maynooth University | MH404 | Business (six degree streams within one code) | BBS/BBA | 3-4 | 400 2025: 400 |
| Maynooth University | MH407 | Business & Accounting (CAP1 exemptions) | BBS | 3-4 | 401 2025: 401 |
Points shown are 2026 CAO Round 1 cut-offs, with the 2025 cut-off underneath; an arrow marks the direction of change. They move every year, so verify at cao.ie/points. All courses above are covered by the Free Fees Initiative for eligible EU students (student contribution applies). A 3-4 duration means a three-year degree with an optional fourth year for placement, internship or study abroad. Each code opens the course in the Course Explorer.
Business is offered in every corner of the country. The technological universities and colleges deliver Level 8 honours business degrees at 2026 points from around 200 upwards, usually in smaller classes and with placement built in. The headline codes are below; every course, including the Level 7 and Level 6 routes, is in the full directory that follows.
Business is not a licensed profession, so no employer checks your CAO points. What they do check: your placement and internship experience, your professional accountancy exemptions if you go the accounting route (the same ACA, ACCA, CIMA and CPA exams are open to graduates of every institution below), your grades, and how you interview. A Level 8 business degree is a Level 8 business degree on the National Framework of Qualifications wherever you earn it.
| Institution | CAO Code | Programme | Level | Duration | 2026 R1 Points | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TU Dublin | TU903 | Business & Management | L8 | 4 yrs | 455 2025: 455 |
Aungier Street, Dublin 2 |
| TU910 | Accounting | L8 | 3-4 yrs | 380 2025: 380 |
Aungier Street, Dublin 2 | |
| TU902 | Business (General Entry) | L8 | 4 yrs | 211 2025: 218 |
Blanchardstown | |
| TU932 | Business (General Entry) | L8 | 4 yrs | 227 2025: 209 |
Tallaght | |
| MTU | MT941 | Business (Common Entry) | L8 | 4 yrs | 301 2025: 301 |
Kerry |
| MT943 | Marketing | L8 | 4 yrs | 319 2025: 358 |
Cork | |
| ATU | AU601 | Business | L8 | 4 yrs | 280 2025: 280 |
Galway |
| AU900 | Business | L8 | 4 yrs | 285 2025: 281 |
Sligo | |
| AU301 | Business | L8 | 3 yrs | 287 2025: 287 |
Letterkenny | |
| TUS | US841 | Business | L8 | 4 yrs | 328 2025: 316 |
Limerick |
| US840 | Business | L8 | 4 yrs | 280 2025: 278 |
Athlone | |
| US845 | Accounting & Finance | L8 | 4 yrs | 410 2025: 357 |
Limerick | |
| SETU | SE400 | Business (common entry, with or without a language) | L8 | 4 yrs | 273 2025: 273 |
Waterford |
| SE401 | Business (common entry) | L8 | 4 yrs | 261 2025: 260 |
Carlow | |
| SE402 | Business (common entry) | L8 | 4 yrs | 269 2025: 328 |
Wexford | |
| DkIT | DK816 | Business Studies | L8 | 3 yrs | 209 2025: 219 |
Dundalk |
| DK801 | International Business with Technology | L8 | 4 yrs | 261 2025: 297 |
Dundalk | |
| NCI | NC009 | Business | L8 | 3 yrs | 271 2025: 270 |
IFSC, Dublin 1 |
| Griffith College | GC400 | Business | L8 | 3 yrs | 270 2025: 252 |
Dublin 8 (also Cork, GC200, 245) |
| Dublin Business School | DB512 | Business Studies | L8 | 3 yrs | 263 2025: 263 |
Dublin 2 |
| CCT College | CT325 | Business | L8 | 3 yrs | 299 2025: 275 |
Dublin 2 |
| IBAT College | BY001 | Business | L8 | 3 yrs | 233 2025: 253 |
Dublin 2 |
Points shown are 2026 CAO Round 1 cut-offs with 2025 underneath. Durations follow each college's own course page, which is why several private-college and DkIT degrees show three years. Private colleges (Griffith, DBS, IBAT, CCT, American College, Dorset) charge tuition fees and are generally not covered by the Free Fees Initiative; check each fees page. NCI full-time undergraduate degrees are covered by Free Fees for eligible students.
A student who enters TU Dublin Blanchardstown on 211 points and a student who enters Trinity Global Business on 601 points can sit the exact same ACA exams, win places on the exact same Big 4 training contracts, and end up at the same desk. In business, the degree opens the door; your placement, your grades and your professional exams walk you through it.
All 216 business courses offered through the CAO this year, college by college, with the 2026 Round 1 cut-off and one line on what sets each course apart, taken from the college's own course page. Open a college to see its list. Click any code to open that course in the MyCareerVerse Course Explorer, where you can read it year by year, see the college link and lay your interests over it.
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR080 | Global Business A 40-place Trinity business degree with a six-week minimum internship, Erasmus and global exchange options and a capstone research project. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 601 2025: 602 |
| TR081 | Business, Economic & Social Studies (BESS) All four of business, economics, political science and sociology in year one, then narrow to one or two subjects with a flexible degree title. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 567 2025: 566 |
| TR085 | Business Studies & French About 15 places, with year three at a French-speaking university or business school followed by a two-month work placement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 555 2025: 555 |
| TR090 | Business Studies & Spanish Year three at a Spanish-speaking university or business school followed by a two-month work placement, in a small Trinity cohort. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 552 2025: 556 |
| TR086 | Business Studies & German Year three at a German-speaking university or business school followed by a two-month work placement, in a small Trinity cohort. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 533 2025: 521 |
| TR089 | Business Studies & Polish About nine places, year three at a Polish university studied through Polish, and a two-month work placement in Poland. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 475 2025: 476 |
| TR087 | Business Studies & Russian Business with Russian at Trinity, with year three at a university in the country of the language and a two-month work placement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 460 2025: 467 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN650 | Commerce Lochlann Quinn School of Business, Dublin 4 Three years at UCD Quinn with a trimester abroad in second year and an optional paid internship year that makes it four. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 554 2025: 555 |
| DN660 | Commerce International Lochlann Quinn School of Business, Dublin 4 Two languages sampled in first trimester then one kept, a compulsory year abroad and a summer internship module in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 543 2025: 544 |
| DN430 | Sport & Exercise Management A three-year sport business degree with a ten-week placement after second year and exchange options in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 477 2025: 484 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK201 | Commerce Three broad years then a 40-credit thematic major in year four, with up to 170 internships a year in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 510 2025: 511 |
| CK213 | Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship Business and food science together, a six-month placement or Erasmus in year three, and live projects with SuperValu Food Academy producers. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 445 2025: 466 |
| CK215 | International Business (with Languages) Cork University Business School A language kept to degree level, including Irish or Italian, with year three abroad studying business through that language. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 445 2025: 463 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC116 | Global Business (USA) Years three and four at the University of Massachusetts with two paid placements and two degrees, and no foreign language required. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 602 2025: 617 |
| DC119 | Global Business (Canada) Years three and four at Brock University in Ontario with two paid internships and two degrees, and no foreign language requirement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 544 2025: 545 |
| DC114 | Global Business (Spain) Two years at DCU and two at ICADE Comillas in Madrid, two paid internships and a Spanish business degree alongside the DCU one. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 543 2025: 555 |
| DC112 | Global Business (France) Two years at DCU and two at Neoma Business School in France, two paid internships and degrees from both institutions. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 500 2025: 543 |
| DC111 | Business Studies DCU's broad business degree with an optional year-long INTRA placement or European year abroad in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 497 2025: 510 |
| DC110 | Business Studies International A compulsory year three abroad in one of eight countries tied to your chosen language, then a final-year business specialism. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 477 2025: 498 |
| DC117 | Aviation Management with Pilot Studies A business degree that splits in year four into aviation management, commercial pilot training or air traffic controller studies, after an aviation INTRA placement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 466 2025: 500 |
| DC240 | Marketing, Innovation & Technology Marketing focused on high-tech products and innovation, with a paid full-year INTRA placement or European study year in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 465 2025: 487 |
| DC241 | Digital Business & Innovation Digital technology as the core of the business degree, a Digital Lab and a Failure module in year two, and a compulsory paid full-year INTRA placement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 452 2025: 468 |
| DC113 | Global Business (Germany) Two years at DCU and two at ESB Reutlingen, with a BSc in International Management from Germany alongside the DCU degree and two paid internships. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 435 2025: 455 |
| DC118 | Gnó agus Gaeilge / Business & Irish Business, management and IT taught through Irish, with an optional INTRA year, the only such degree in Ireland according to DCU. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 381 2025: 402 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GY209 | Commerce (Global Experience) A compulsory global year three, studying at one of 100 plus partner universities or on a credit-bearing placement, with an intake of about 70. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 530 2025: 543 |
| GY202 | Commerce with French Galway business core with French and a compulsory full year at a partner university in a French-speaking country in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 510 2025: 517 |
| GY204 | Commerce with Spanish Galway business core with Spanish and a compulsory year three at a partner university in a Spanish-speaking country. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 506 2025: 520 |
| GY208 | Commerce (Gaeilge) The only Commerce degree in Ireland with a Gaeltacht semester at An Cheathrú Rua and an Irish-speaking work placement in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 488 2025: 474 |
| GY203 | Commerce with German Galway business core with advanced German and a compulsory year three in a German-speaking country, taught in small classes. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 467 2025: 517 |
| GY201 | Commerce A three-year Galway business degree with ten disciplines to sample, a PwC-supported skills pathway, professional body exemptions and an optional fourth year. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 451 2025: 454 |
| GY262 | Commerce in International Hotel Management Shannon College of Hotel Management (Years 1-4), University of Galway (Year 5) Shannon College hotel training plus 21 months of paid placement, with a final year specialising in a business discipline at University of Galway. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 706 comb. 2025: 703 comb. |
| GY261 | Business Studies in International Hotel Management Shannon College of Hotel Management Shannon College hotel training with 21 months of paid placement and a 100 per cent graduate employment record since 1951. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 468 comb. 2025: 474 comb. |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LM056 | International Business Year three entirely abroad, one semester studying at a university and one on work placement, with a dual-degree option at partner schools. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 532 2025: 544 |
| LM050 | Business Studies A major chosen in year two, a minor from year three, an eight-month paid co-op in year three and 100 plus exchange partners. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 442 2025: 444 |
| LM105 | Exercise & Health Fitness Management Industry fitness certifications in the first two years, a chosen pathway in year two and a co-op placement in year three on UL's sports campus. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 430 2025: 409 |
| LM063 | Technology Management Engineering and business combined, Engineers Ireland accreditation at associate engineer level, and a co-op from spring of year three through the summer. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 400 2025: 387 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MH412 | Business with Sports Science A full business degree with 15 to 20 credits of sport science a year and an optional placement or study abroad year. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 451 2025: 455 |
| MH409 | Business & Languages Any of four business subjects with Chinese, French, German or Spanish from beginner level, and a compulsory year three abroad. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 401 2025: 400 |
| MH404 | Business (Options) One CAO code covering six Maynooth business streams chosen in September, with an optional placement or study abroad year. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 400 2025: 400 |
| MH411 | Entrepreneurship A business degree with entrepreneurship as the thread, an optional placement or year abroad, and Enactus and entrepreneurial society links. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 360 2025: 360 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TU903 | Business & Management Aungier Street Two years of common business core then a chosen specialism, with a full year abroad at one of 50 partner universities or a paid placement in year three, and accountancy body recognition. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 455 2025: 455 |
| TU835 | Planning & Environmental Management Bolton Street Two accredited professions in one degree: stream into spatial planning (IPI and RTPI accredited) or environmental management after a common first year at Bolton Street. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 381 2025: 360 |
| TU922 | Marketing Aungier Street The BSc marketing degree in the city centre, 85 places, with a four-month placement or a semester at one of 56 partner universities in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 380 2025: 380 |
| TU906 | Human Resource Management Aungier Street A four-year HR specialist degree accredited by the CIPD, with a paid placement or a European semester in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 350 2025: 340 |
| TU912 | Business Analytics Aungier Street A 20-place BSc that pairs business with programming, statistics and machine learning, with placement built into year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 338 2025: 338 |
| TU954 | Event Management Grangegorman 150 hours of event work in first year and a six-month placement in third, the only dedicated event management honours degree in Dublin. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 306 2025: 300 |
| TU907 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Aungier Street The only dedicated supply chain honours degree in the Dublin CAO list, CILT accredited, with a year three placement alongside firms such as Diageo and Keelings. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 302 2025: 260 |
| TU955 | Sports & Leisure Management Grangegorman The management side of sport and leisure, 35 places, with options to tilt towards wellness, tourism or management and a six-month placement that can be taken abroad. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 301 2025: 301 |
| TU925 | Retail & Services Management Aungier Street Fashion as a business, not a design subject: buying, supply chain and retail operations with sustainability throughout, and an extended year three placement that can be taken abroad. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 300 2025: 307 |
| TU935 | Sports Management & Coaching Blanchardstown The honours year adds elite coaching, applied performance analysis and a chosen specialism, with REPS accreditation and an athlete support programme. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 290 2025: 301 |
| TU965 | International Business & Languages Aungier Street A compulsory third year abroad in the country of your major language, with Chinese, Irish and Italian among the options as well as French, German and Spanish. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 279 2025: 290 |
| TU920 | Digital Marketing Blanchardstown or Tallaght Two campuses to choose from, 60 places each, with a European semester or a placement in year three and AI literacy written into the programme. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 261 2025: 273 |
| TU953 | Tourism & Digital Marketing Grangegorman Digital marketing applied to tourism from the start, with a six-month placement and Erasmus links across seven European countries. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 251 2025: 246 |
| TU952 | International Hospitality Management Grangegorman A compulsory semester abroad (Erasmus in year two or an international internship in year three) and a six-month placement, from the Grangegorman hospitality school. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 244 2025: 255 |
| TU924 | E-Commerce in Retailing Aungier Street Retail management with the online side built in, from web analytics to shopping centre management, and a compulsory placement semester in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 234 2025: 251 |
| TU951 | International Hospitality & Tourism Management Tallaght Hospitality and tourism together at honours level in Tallaght, with a language option and a year three placement that can be taken abroad. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 232 2025: 246 |
| TU919 | Advertising & Marketing Communications Tallaght Ends in a simulated agency, the AdLab, pitching a full campaign to a real client; the most hands-on advertising route in the Dublin TUs. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 230 2025: 218 |
| TU932 | Business (Options) Tallaght The honours common entry at Tallaght: International Business, Management or Marketing Management chosen at orientation, 180 places shared equally. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 227 2025: 209 |
| TU902 | Business (Options) Blanchardstown The Level 8 common entry to business at Blanchardstown: choose Business or International Business at orientation, not on the CAO form. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 211 2025: 218 |
| TU735 | Sports Management & Coaching Blanchardstown REPS-accredited coaching and business in one, with students personal training the university's scholarship athletes on Blanchardstown's own facilities. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 245 2025: 260 |
| TU720 | Automotive Management & Technology Bolton Street The only motor trade management degree in Dublin, mixing workshop practice with business and vehicle sales, with strong employment straight out. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| TU741 | Baking & Pastry Arts Management Grangegorman Ireland's dedicated bakery and pastry degree, craft skills in the first two years and a full internship semester in year three at Grangegorman. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| TU745 | Hospitality Management Grangegorman Practical kitchen and restaurant classes in first year and a six-month placement in second year, on the Grangegorman campus with its own training facilities. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: 213 |
| TU746 | International Hospitality & Tourism Management Tallaght Tourism and hospitality in one ordinary degree at Tallaght, with a six-month internship at home or abroad opening year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| TU747 | Tourism Management Grangegorman Tourism as the main subject rather than a strand of hospitality, with field trips, a six-month placement in year two and a language option. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| TU772 | Business (options) Blanchardstown One CAO code for all the Blanchardstown Level 7 business courses, with the choice of pathway made at orientation rather than on the form. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| TU782 | Digital Marketing Blanchardstown or Tallaght Real client work and a placement in year three, with graphic design and marketing law on the syllabus, on either the Blanchardstown or Tallaght campus. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| TU787 | Business (options) Tallaght Tallaght's Level 7 common entry with 60 places in each of three streams (International Business, Marketing, Management) and a direct route on to the honours year in TU932. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| TU670 | Business (campus options) Blanchardstown or Tallaght A two-year Higher Certificate with an elective each year, on the ladder to the ordinary and honours degrees at Blanchardstown or Tallaght. | Level 6 | 2 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT930 | Home Economics & Business Bishopstown Campus, Cork Ireland's only honours degree in Home Economics and Business, three years in Cork with a school placement in year three and automatic PME entry at UCC on a H2.2. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 456 2025: 484 |
| MT910 | Sport & Exercise Management Bishopstown Campus, Cork Four-year Cork honours degree with REPs Ireland, Coaching Ireland, lifesaving and sports massage qualifications built in and a semester-long placement in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 387 2025: 402 |
| MT906 | Physical Education Studies with Business Kerry North Campus, Kerry Kerry degree built for PE and Business teaching, with an extended school placement in final year and transfer options into sport science after year two. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 369 2025: 401 |
| MT945 | International Business with Language Bishopstown Campus, Cork Forty-place Cork business degree with French, Spanish or German throughout and a mandatory semester abroad in year three, by study or recognised placement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 347 2025: 337 |
| MT946 | Global Business with Pilot Studies Bishopstown Campus, Cork; Atlantic Flight Training Academy Twenty-place degree with two years of flight training at Cork Airport towards a frozen ATPL, a fully online final year and a substantial non-standard cost. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 346 2025: 329 |
| MT847 | Automotive Business Management & Technology Bishopstown Campus, Cork Four-year Cork honours degree developed with the motor industry, dealer management software in the core modules and a year three placement at home or abroad. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 328 2025: 318 |
| MT943 | Marketing Bishopstown Campus, Cork Dedicated four-year Cork marketing degree with live company cases and a minimum 15-week placement in year three, then fashion, sports and social marketing electives. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 319 2025: 358 |
| MT948 | Hospitality Management Bishopstown Campus, Cork Four-year Cork honours hospitality degree with a 12-week placement after first year, a semester-long management internship in year three and elective modules. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 302 2025: 308 |
| MT941 | Business (Common Entry) Kerry North Campus, Kerry Kerry honours common entry with a marketing, accounting or management specialism from second year and a placement of 12 weeks to eight months in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 301 2025: 301 |
| MT940 | Event Management Kerry North Campus, Kerry Three-year Kerry honours degree with festival volunteering from first year, a student-run live event in year three and a 12-week summer placement to finish. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 289 2025: 272 |
| MT947 | Tourism Management Bishopstown Campus, Cork Four-year Cork honours tourism degree with a European language, an optional five-week placement in year two and live industry projects with Fota, Kinsale and Blackrock Castle. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 260 2025: 280 |
| MT510 | Recreation & Leisure Management Bishopstown Campus, Cork Three years in Cork mixing sport and fitness modules with a business core, a five-week supervised placement in year three and a route into final year of MT910. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 327 2025: 307 |
| MT747 | Automotive Technology & Management Bishopstown Campus, Cork Three years in Cork with workshop garage practice from first year, a Higher Certificate exit after year two and an add-on honours year in Transport Management. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 282 2025: 267 |
| MT550 | Business (Common Entry) Bishopstown Campus, Cork Cork common entry with the degree chosen at the end of year two from general business, marketing or honours accounting, and a minimum 15-week placement on every route. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 241 2025: 252 |
| MT541 | Business (Common Entry) Kerry North Campus, Kerry Kerry campus common entry with a choice of marketing, accounting or management from second year, Kerry Technology Park on site and 100 plus partner colleges for study abroad. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 233 2025: 250 |
| MT552 | Tourism Management Bishopstown Campus, Cork Three-year Cork tourism degree with a European language in first year, an optional five-week placement in year two and live projects with Fota, Kinsale and Cork City Council. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 215 2025: 254 |
| MT554 | Hospitality Management Bishopstown Campus, Cork Three-year Cork hospitality degree with a 12-week placement after first year and a six-month management internship in year three, at home or abroad. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 210 2025: 220 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU989 | Nutrition, Food & Business Management St Angela's, Sligo Food science labs and business in one degree, with a twenty-week placement in a food company such as Kerry or Glanbia, at St Angela's. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 336 2025: 337 |
| AU657 | Agriculture & Environmental Management Mountbellew and Galway City Honours agriculture with the environment as the second subject, Mountbellew then Galway, and a recognised route into agricultural science teaching. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 320 2025: 310 |
| AU628 | International Tourism Management Galway City, Dublin Road Two accredited placements in the first two years, Fáilte Ireland guiding certificates and Galileo booking training, in Galway. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 318 2025: 316 |
| AU606 | Rural Enterprise and Agri Business Mountbellew and Galway City The honours agri-business degree, with Trained Farmer status, a three-month agri placement in year two and the last two years in Galway city. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 308 2025: 300 |
| AU322 | Hospitality Management Donegal, Letterkenny Honours in three years with Lean Six Sigma and revenue management in final year, and an optional full year on placement, at Letterkenny. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 307 2025: 296 |
| AU603 | Marketing & Sales Galway City, Dublin Road Marketing with sales in the title and in the syllabus, a 350-hour placement in year three and a route to the Marketing Institute's Qualified Marketer exam. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 307 2025: 300 |
| AU629 | Event Management with Public Relations Galway City, Dublin Road Events and PR taught as one profession, with a 30-credit placement in year three and twin capstone projects in final year, at Galway. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 307 2025: 288 |
| AU901 | Business & ICT Sligo Honours in three years, Python and cloud beside finance and strategy, and a recognised route to teaching both Business and Computer Science. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 307 2025: 326 |
| AU903 | Sports with Business Sligo Honours in three years with an education stream or a personal trainer stream, and a thirteen-week placement in year two, at Sligo. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 307 2025: 307 |
| AU904 | Marketing Sligo An eight-week placement or Erasmus semesters in year three and a final year of live projects with the Marketing Institute exams available, at Sligo. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 307 2025: 300 |
| AU605 | Business with Entrepreneurship Galway City, Dublin Road A final year in which you set up your own small business or work inside a start-up, on the Galway campus. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 300 2025: 300 |
| AU630 | International Hotel Management Galway City, Dublin Road Ireland's original hotel management degree, with a thirty-week placement abroad in year three and an international study tour in fourth year. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 300 2025: 300 |
| AU905 | Tourism & Event Management Sligo Honours in three years with a six-month placement often abroad, in the department that hosts Ireland's UN Tourism sustainable tourism observatory. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 300 2025: 288 |
| AU301 | Business Donegal, Letterkenny An honours business degree in three years at Letterkenny, with an optional full year on placement after year two. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 287 2025: 287 |
| AU900 | Business Sligo A five-month placement or a semester abroad in year three, then a finance, marketing or HRM specialism in final year, at Sligo. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 285 2025: 281 |
| AU302 | Marketing with Online Technologies Donegal, Letterkenny Google, LinkedIn and HubSpot accreditations in year two and real campaigns from year one, honours in three years at Letterkenny. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 280 2025: 300 |
| AU601 | Business Galway City, Dublin Road The honours general business degree in Galway, with the switch between four business degrees after year two and exits at every level. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 280 2025: 280 |
| AU906 | Business & Irish Sligo and St Angela's Business in English and Irish as Gaeilge, equal weight, honours in three years and a direct line to teaching both subjects. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | Check CAO 2025: 386 |
| AU557 | Agriculture & Environmental Management Mountbellew and Galway City The science route to farming and the environment at Mountbellew, no Leaving Cert science needed, with Trained Farmer status and an advisory-recognised qualification. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 261 2025: 261 |
| AU532 | Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management - Common Entry Galway City, Dublin Road One year sampling tourism, hospitality and events with a twelve-week placement, then a stream of your choice, at Galway. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 241 2025: 233 |
| AU803 | International Tourism & Event Management Sligo Weekly site visits, European field trips and a six-month placement often taken abroad, from the Sligo campus. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 235 2025: 226 |
| AU506 | Agri-Business Management Mountbellew and Galway City Business for the family farm or the agri-food trade, with Trained Farmer status built in and a placement in year two, at Mountbellew and Galway. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 231 2025: 243 |
| AU501 | Business Galway City, Dublin Road A general business degree in Galway where you can switch to marketing, entrepreneurship or finance after year two without losing time. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 225 2025: 233 |
| AU802 | Marketing Sligo Google Ads accreditation and an eight-week placement in year three, with Erasmus semesters in Germany, France or Spain, at Sligo. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 224 2025: 232 |
| AU804 | Applied Sport with Business Sligo Swim teaching, lifeguard and fitness qualifications alongside a business degree, with outdoor recreation on Sligo's doorstep and a twelve-week placement. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 221 2025: 223 |
| AU503 | Marketing & Sales Galway City, Dublin Road A compulsory 350-hour marketing and sales placement in a three-year Galway degree that leads straight into the honours year. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 220 2025: 238 |
| AU200 | Business - Common Entry Donegal, Letterkenny Two broad years then a choice of accounting, management or marketing in year three, at the Letterkenny campus. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 188 2025: 178 |
| AU800 | Business Sligo A general business degree in Sligo with a compulsory eight-week placement in the final semester and a language elective throughout. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 188 2025: 179 |
| AU401 | Business [Galway] Galway City, Dublin Road Two years in Galway that convert into the third year of any of four ATU business degrees, chosen at the end rather than the start. | Level 6 | 2 yrs | 179 2025: 170 |
| AU426 | Business in Tourism Galway City, Dublin Road A ten-week tourism placement after first year, Fáilte Ireland guiding certificates and field trips across the west, in two years at Galway. | Level 6 | 2 yrs | Check CAO 2025: 196 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US934 | Physical Education with Business [Limerick] Moylish, Limerick City PE and business together with a 30-credit placement in year three, leading to the PME for those who want to teach. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 368 2025: 366 |
| US841 | Business Moylish, Limerick City General business honours degree at Moylish with a semester placement or business problem solving module in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 328 2025: 316 |
| US853 | International Business Athlone A 20-week placement in year three, optional French or Spanish and a live client consulting project in year four at Athlone. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 327 2025: 408 |
| US942 | Business Studies with Event Management Athlone Honours events degree at Athlone with a live event, a semester placement or European study and a capstone thesis. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 310 2025: 297 |
| US843 | Digital Marketing Moylish, Limerick City Business-led digital marketing at Limerick with influencer and mobile marketing, a consultancy project and a semester placement in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 308 2025: 279 |
| US931 | Culinary Entrepreneurship Moylish, Limerick City Kitchen-led culinary degree at Limerick with a year three placement in New England or Europe and a new food product taken to launch. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 299 2025: 254 |
| US851 | Marketing & Management Moylish, Limerick City Small classes, an elective every year and a full semester placement or study abroad in year three at Limerick city. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 288 2025: 279 |
| US840 | Business Athlone A 20-week placement in year three, a consultancy capstone in year four and RUN-EU study options at Athlone. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 280 2025: 278 |
| US844 | Digital Marketing Athlone HubSpot and Google certifications, a Digital Speaker Series and a final-year placement or live consultancy stream at Athlone. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 271 2025: 270 |
| US946 | Business Studies in Beauty & Spa Management Moylish, Limerick City Advanced treatments including laser, microneedling and skin rejuvenation in year four, with ITEC and CIBTAC exams and a semester placement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 260 2025: 269 |
| US932 | Hospitality Management (with intl placement) Athlone An overseas placement in year three arranged by the department, with training kitchens and a 100-seat restaurant on campus at Athlone. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 255 2025: 241 |
| US842 | Business Thurles The Thurles version of the TUS honours business degree, with a semester placement or study abroad in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 253 2025: 253 |
| US953 | Business Studies with Sports Management Moylish, Limerick City Sport and business at Limerick with a 30-credit placement at home or abroad and links to the GAA, FAI and Munster Rugby. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 252 2025: 253 |
| US852 | Enterprise & Innovation Moylish, Limerick City Build your own business plan from day one with real start-ups, a semester placement and a thesis or business plan capstone. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 251 2025: 243 |
| US854 | International Business Studies Moylish, Limerick City Compulsory French or Spanish from beginner level and two international placements, in years two and three, at Limerick. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 251 2025: 336 |
| US941 | Business Studies with Event Management Moylish, Limerick City Honours events degree at Limerick with a live event in year two, a semester placement or European study and a sustainable events module. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 245 2025: 243 |
| US720 | Business Athlone A 20-week industry placement in year three at Athlone, a consultancy capstone and Insurance Institute exam exemptions, in three years. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 297 2025: 171 |
| US793 | Business Studies with Event Management Athlone Athlone's three-year events degree with a full live event in year two and a semester placement or European study in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 242 2025: 241 |
| US787 | Business Studies with Sports Management Moylish, Limerick City Sport and business modules in equal measure with a placement or study abroad semester in year three at Limerick. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 225 2025: 207 |
| US794 | Business with Fashion Management Moylish, Limerick City Fashion buying, supply chain and styling alongside business, with a 30-credit placement in year three at Limerick. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 217 |
| US791 | Business Studies with Event Management Moylish, Limerick City Stage live events in year two, then a full semester placement or European partner university in year three, with Irish Hospitality Institute membership. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 189 2025: 188 |
| US723 | Enterprise & Innovation Moylish, Limerick City Work with real start-ups from day one and an active consultancy project, plus a full semester placement or time abroad in year three at Limerick. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 188 2025: 190 |
| US724 | Digital Marketing Athlone Video production, AI in social media and a final-year choice between a semester placement and a live consultancy project at Athlone. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 187 2025: 190 |
| US792 | Business Studies with Beauty & Spa Management Moylish, Limerick City Beauty treatments taught in campus workshops with ITEC and CIBTAC exams and a full semester placement or European study in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 173 2025: 171 |
| US721 | Business Thurles A semester-long placement or a business problem solving alternative in year three on the small Thurles campus. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 170 2025: 196 |
| US612 | Business Studies (Marketing and Management) Moylish, Limerick City Two-year Higher Certificate at Moylish with an elective every year and automatic progression to the Level 7 and honours business degrees. | Level 6 | 2 yrs | 225 2025: 216 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE410 | Marketing & Digital Media Waterford Marketing with the creative digital media skills built in, and placements with the likes of Coca-Cola and Aer Lingus, at Waterford. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 306 2025: 300 |
| SE910 | Sport, Business & Coaching Carlow The multi-sport version of Carlow's coaching and business degree, with a strategic project for a sporting body on placement in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 306 2025: 308 |
| SE921 | Hospitality Management Waterford A full year three placement organised by the college with hotels such as Four Seasons and Mount Juliet, at Waterford. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 303 2025: 288 |
| SE411 | Digital Marketing with Analytics Carlow A BSc marketing degree accredited by the Institute of Analytics, with client projects throughout and a placement or study abroad semester in year three, at Carlow. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 302 2025: 290 |
| SE503 | Sustainable Farm Management & Agribusiness Wexford An organic agriculture stream from year two and land-based practical training, the south east's honours farm management degree at Wexford. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 292 2025: 280 |
| SE906 | Recreation & Sport Management Waterford The broad sport and business honours degree at Waterford, placements with the FAI, GAA and IRFU, and lifeguard, coaching and fitness qualifications on the way. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 291 2025: 272 |
| SE412 | International Business Waterford A compulsory full year abroad in year three and a double degree option with Munich, in a small class at Waterford. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 290 2025: 290 |
| SE400 | Business (Options) Waterford Five specialisms, a placement semester with a start-up lab and teaching option, and ACA, ACCA, CIMA and CIPD exemptions, at Waterford. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 273 2025: 273 |
| SE402 | Business (Options) Wexford A smaller campus degree at Wexford with a business or digital marketing stream from year three and a 12 to 20 week placement. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 269 2025: 328 |
| SE401 | Business(Common Entry) Carlow Two fully common years then six pathways including supply chain management, on the Carlow campus. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 261 2025: 260 |
| SE922 | Tourism & Event Management Wexford A Fáilte Ireland tour guiding certificate after year two, a placement or study abroad semester in year three and a dissertation, at Wexford. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 228 2025: 473 |
| SE907 | Sport Coaching & Business Management - GAA Carlow Coach education delivered by Leinster GAA on Carlow's GAA pitches, in the only three-code sports coaching degree in Ireland. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 700 comb. 2025: 700 comb. |
| SE908 | Sport Coaching & Business Management - Rugby Carlow Coach education delivered by Leinster Rugby on Carlow's rugby pitches, in the only three-code sports coaching degree in Ireland. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 700 comb. 2025: 700 comb. |
| SE909 | Sport Coaching & Business Management - Football Carlow Coach education delivered by the FAI on Carlow's football pitches, in the only three-code sports coaching degree in Ireland. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 700 comb. 2025: 700 comb. |
| SE510 | Food Science with Business Waterford Lab-based food science with a twelve-week industry placement and direct entry to the honours year in Food Science and Innovation, at Waterford. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 366 2025: 223 |
| SE925 | Tourism & Event Management Wexford Three years at Wexford with the Fáilte Ireland guiding certificate, site visits every year and a placement or study abroad semester, leading into the honours year. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 271 2025: 288 |
| SE932 | Sport, Business & Coaching Carlow The three-year multi-sport coaching and business degree at Carlow, with a strategic project for a sporting body on placement in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 251 2025: 252 |
| SE418 | Digital Marketing with Analytics Carlow The three-year data-led marketing BSc at Carlow, client projects every year and a placement or study abroad semester in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 227 2025: 258 |
| SE414 | Business Carlow The accessible Level 7 entry to the Carlow business school, with six streams to choose in year three including supply chain management. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 214 2025: 211 |
| SE415 | International Business Waterford A three-year business degree at Waterford with ACCA and CIMA exemptions and an optional placement, leading into the honours degrees. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 211 2025: 206 |
| SE419 | Retail Management Waterford Fashion buying taught with the Primark buying team and JW Anderson, a Paris or London trip, and a placement, study abroad or masterclass option in year three, at Waterford. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 210 2025: 206 |
| SE933 | Recreation and Sport Management Waterford Three years at Waterford, half business and half sport, with 12 to 14 weeks on placement and lifeguard, first aid and coaching qualifications along the way. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 206 2025: 202 |
| SE416 | Business & Digital Marketing Wexford Three years at Wexford with a business or digital marketing specialism after year two and a 12 to 20 week placement in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 198 2025: 179 |
| SE929 | Sport Coaching & Business Management - GAA Carlow The three-year Gaelic games coaching and business degree, coach education from Leinster GAA at Carlow, with the honours year to add. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 700 comb. 2025: 700 comb. |
| SE930 | Sport Coaching & Business Management - Rugby Carlow The three-year rugby coaching and business degree, coach education from Leinster Rugby at Carlow, with the honours year to add. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 700 comb. 2025: 700 comb. |
| SE931 | Sport Coaching & Business Management - Football Carlow The three-year football coaching and business degree, coach education from the FAI at Carlow, with the honours year to add. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 700 comb. 2025: 700 comb. |
| SE420 | Business (campus options) Waterford Two years at Waterford with ACCA and CIMA exemptions and a transfer route into four SETU business degrees. | Level 6 | 2 yrs | AQA 2025: 152 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK851 | Hospitality Management with Business Dundalk Living Labs hotel training, a semester-long placement in year two and study abroad in year three, with a fourth year of strategy and finance. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 327 2025: 243 |
| DK850 | International Tourism Management Dundalk Spanish, French and German from scratch, a two-week placement in year two, an Erasmus+ collaborative project and CHIA and CAHTA analytics certifications. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 316 2025: 279 |
| DK853 | Marketing and International Tourism Management Dundalk Marketing and tourism in one honours degree with a 12-week placement, studies abroad options, three languages and CHIA and CAHTA certifications. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 306 2025: 262 |
| DK852 | Event Management with Marketing Dundalk An 18-week industry placement in year two, Erasmus in year three, and a fourth year of conference management, finance and digital marketing. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 269 2025: 245 |
| DK818 | Digital Marketing & Strategic Communication Dundalk Four-year honours version of DkIT's marketing and PR degree with a 12-week placement or Erasmus and a capstone real-world communication campaign. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 263 2025: 184 |
| DK816 | Business Studies Dundalk An honours business degree in three years at Dundalk, with a transfer option into Accounting and Finance and no placement year. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 209 2025: 219 |
| DK802 | Business & Management Dundalk Honours business degree at Dundalk with a 12-week placement or Erasmus in year three and a wide elective choice in year four. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 200 2025: 252 |
| DK867 | Sports Exercise with Business Dundalk Honours sport degree with gym instructor, personal training and Coaching Ireland awards, a placement or Erasmus in year three and a research project. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 184 2025: 228 |
| DK750 | Hospitality Management Dundalk Living Labs hotel training from year one plus a semester-long year two placement that can be taken in Australia, the USA or Canada. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 271 2025: 190 |
| DK712 | Digital Marketing & Public Relations Dundalk Digital marketing and PR together in three years at Dundalk, with a work placement or Erasmus semester in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 206 2025: AQA |
| DK711 | Business & Technology Dundalk A business degree with web development, information systems and data analysis built in, capped at 40 students, with a 12-week placement or Erasmus in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 200 2025: 225 |
| DK710 | Business & Management Dundalk Three years at Dundalk with a 12-week placement or Erasmus semester in year three and a transfer route to Level 8 for students averaging 70 per cent. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: AQA |
| DK752 | Event Management Dundalk An 18-week industry placement in year two and Erasmus+ in year three, with Google Digital Garage and CHIA credentials on the side. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: 167 |
| DK763 | Sport, Exercise & Enterprise Dundalk Sport and exercise science with business and enterprise, GPS and performance analysis tools, and a placement or Erasmus semester in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: 136 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL840 | Digital Marketing Three years at IADT, a second-year placement in Ireland or abroad and 100 per cent continuous assessment with no exams. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 252 2025: 209 |
| DL823 | Business Management Thirty places, 100 per cent continuous assessment, a 17 to 20 week placement or Erasmus year in year three, and an entrepreneurial bootcamp. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 217 2025: 220 |
| DL848 | Business & Digital Technology Business plus digital in three years at IADT, with a 17 to 20 week placement or Erasmus semester in year two. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 210 2025: 219 |
| DL822 | Arts Management The only arts management undergraduate degree in Ireland, with event projects from year two and an optional placement or Erasmus in year three. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 194 2025: 243 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI022 | Education, Home Economics and Business Studies Thurles Home Economics and Business Studies teaching degree at Thurles, 28 places, with about 23 weeks of school placement over four years. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 478 2025: 473 |
| MI019 | Education, Gaeilge and Business Studies Thurles Irish and Business Studies teaching degree at Thurles with two compulsory Gaeltacht courses and around 23 weeks in schools. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 402 2025: 397 |
| MI021 | Education, Mathematics and Business Studies Thurles Maths and Business Studies teaching degree at Thurles with about 23 weeks of placement from primary observation to a 14-week final block. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 402 2025: 403 |
| MI017 | Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies Thurles Concurrent degree at MIC Thurles qualifying you for two Leaving Cert subjects with about 23 weeks of school placement and a year-three study abroad option. | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 337 2025: 346 |
| MI010 | Education, Business Studies & Religious Studies | Level 8 | 4 yrs | 308 2025: 316 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC009 | Business IFSC Campus Three-year honours business degree in the IFSC with an optional 8 to 12 month placement year at firms like Arthur Cox, Ryanair, SAP and ESB. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 271 2025: 270 |
| NC005 | Human Resource Management Dublin Docklands Specialist HR degree at NCI Docklands with an optional 8 to 12 month placement between years two and three and a CIPD route. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 270 2025: 271 |
| NC020 | Marketing Practice Dublin Docklands Hands-on marketing degree in the Docklands with a real business plan capstone and an 8 to 12 month placement for students averaging 60 per cent. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | AQA 2025: 227 |
| NC103 | Business IFSC Campus Two-year Level 6 certificate in the IFSC with direct progression into second year of NCI's honours business degree. | Level 6 | 2 yrs | AQA 2025: 129 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB531 | Marketing 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 General stream of a three-year city-centre marketing degree where the electives let you lean digital or events without changing course. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 327 2025: 293 |
| DB512 | Business Studies Three-year honours business degree in Dublin city centre with a common first year and nine pathways under one programme. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 263 2025: 263 |
| DB518 | Marketing (Digital Media) 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 Digital marketing stream of DBS's three-year marketing degree, with web marketing, social media analytics and e-commerce electives. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 261 2025: 261 |
| DB517 | Marketing (Event Management) 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 Events stream of a three-year DBS marketing degree, with events planning, sustainable events and event technology electives on top of the full marketing core. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 260 2025: 282 |
| DB515 | Business Studies (HR Management) The HRM pathway of DBS's three-year honours business degree, sharing a common business core with the general and global business routes. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 251 2025: 236 |
| DB520 | Global Business Global business pathway of a three-year DBS honours degree, sharing the same common core as the general and HRM routes. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 240 2025: 308 |
| DB510 | Audio Production & Music Project Management Aungier Street, Dublin Three years at Aungier Street with Sound Training College, client and artist studio sessions throughout, and game audio and audio programming in final year. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 228 2025: 273 |
| DB571 | Business Studies 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 Ordinary degree at Aungier Street with a Higher Certificate exit after year two and a choice of accounting, marketing or IT focus in year three. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 146 2025: 108 |
| DB573 | Business in Marketing Dublin city centre Level 7 marketing degree in Dublin city centre that shares its business core with the DBS general business and accounting streams. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 112 2025: 126 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC407 | Business (Marketing) Dublin, Cork Marketing electives on top of Griffith's business core, with real clients and live case studies, in Dublin or Cork over three years. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 272 2025: 247 |
| GC400 | Business Dublin Three-year honours business degree at Griffith's Dublin campus with a switch option into accounting, finance, HRM or marketing after year one or two. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 270 2025: 252 |
| GC402 | Business (HRM) Dublin General business for two years then four HRM electives in year three, with CIPD membership as the professional route afterwards. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 260 2025: 326 |
| GC200 | Business Cork Griffith's three-year honours business degree at the Cork campus, with a final-year business plan pitched dragons' den style and up to six ACCA exemptions. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 245 2025: 253 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY001 | Business Wellington Quay and Frederick Street, Dublin Small-class honours business degree over three days a week at Wellington Quay, with a final-year project presented to employers and recruiters. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 233 2025: 253 |
| BY002 | Business Wellington Quay and Frederick Street, Dublin Level 7 business degree over three days a week in Dublin city centre with a one-year add-on to honours at the same college. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 145 2025: 145 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT325 | Business Dublin 2 Three-year honours business degree in a small Dublin 2 college with AI and business analytics in second year and industry guest lectures. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 299 2025: 275 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC120 | International Business Dublin Three-year international business degree in Dublin with an eight-week multinational internship and classmates from over sixty countries. | Level 8 | 3 yrs | 280 2025: 278 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS701 | Business Belvedere Place, Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1 Level 7 at Mountjoy Square with a 30-credit study abroad semester in year two and a one-year honours add-on in international business. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 180 2025: 172 |
| Code | Course | Level | Years | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB001 | Business GCI House, Salthill, Galway Small ACCA-accredited business school in Salthill with problem-based learning, business simulations and blended delivery over three years. | Level 7 | 3 yrs | 142 2025: 122 |
Not on the CAO list for 2026, so left out above: MT551 (MTU, Business Technology & Communications), MT553 (MTU, Beverage Industry Management), MT957 (MTU, Culinary Arts Management), TU678 (TU Dublin, Business (general entry)), TU781 (TU Dublin, Digital Marketing), TU814 (TU Dublin, Sustainable Transport Management), TU921 (TU Dublin, Digital Marketing Technologies), TU943 (TU Dublin, Culinary Entrepreneurship), US775 (TUS, Road Transport Technology & Management), US930 (TUS, Culinary Entrepreneurship), US952 (TUS, Sports Management with International Placement). The 6 tertiary degree programmes (apply through nto.hea.ie, not the CAO) are also left out. Levels and years follow each college's own course page where it differs from the CAO handbook.
The 145 Level 8 honours degrees with a plain 2026 points cut-off, grouped by band. Find the band your predicted points sit in, then open the band below it as well: everything there was yours in 2026 with a margin to spare, and in business the band you enter does not decide the career you leave with. Courses with a combined score (Shannon College hotel management, SETU sport coaching) are in the directory above instead.
| Code | Course | College | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC116 | Global Business (USA) | DCU | 602 2025: 617 |
| TR080 | Global Business | Trinity | 601 2025: 602 |
| TR081 | Business, Economic & Social Studies (BESS) | Trinity | 567 2025: 566 |
| TR085 | Business Studies & French | Trinity | 555 2025: 555 |
| DN650 | Commerce | UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business, Dublin 4 | 554 2025: 555 |
| TR090 | Business Studies & Spanish | Trinity | 552 2025: 556 |
| Code | Course | College | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC119 | Global Business (Canada) | DCU | 544 2025: 545 |
| DC114 | Global Business (Spain) | DCU | 543 2025: 555 |
| DN660 | Commerce International | UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business, Dublin 4 | 543 2025: 544 |
| TR086 | Business Studies & German | Trinity | 533 2025: 521 |
| LM056 | International Business | UL | 532 2025: 544 |
| GY209 | Commerce (Global Experience) | University of Galway | 530 2025: 543 |
| CK201 | Commerce | UCC | 510 2025: 511 |
| GY202 | Commerce with French | University of Galway | 510 2025: 517 |
| GY204 | Commerce with Spanish | University of Galway | 506 2025: 520 |
| DC112 | Global Business (France) | DCU | 500 2025: 543 |
| DC111 | Business Studies | DCU | 497 2025: 510 |
| GY208 | Commerce (Gaeilge) | University of Galway | 488 2025: 474 |
| MI022 | Education, Home Economics and Business Studies | MIC Thurles | 478 2025: 473 |
| DC110 | Business Studies International | DCU | 477 2025: 498 |
| DN430 | Sport & Exercise Management | UCD | 477 2025: 484 |
| TR089 | Business Studies & Polish | Trinity | 475 2025: 476 |
| GY203 | Commerce with German | University of Galway | 467 2025: 517 |
| DC117 | Aviation Management with Pilot Studies | DCU | 466 2025: 500 |
| DC240 | Marketing, Innovation & Technology | DCU | 465 2025: 487 |
| TR087 | Business Studies & Russian | Trinity | 460 2025: 467 |
| MT930 | Home Economics & Business | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork | 456 2025: 484 |
| TU903 | Business & Management | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 455 2025: 455 |
| DC241 | Digital Business & Innovation | DCU | 452 2025: 468 |
| GY201 | Commerce | University of Galway | 451 2025: 454 |
| MH412 | Business with Sports Science | Maynooth | 451 2025: 455 |
| Code | Course | College | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CK213 | Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship | UCC | 445 2025: 466 |
| CK215 | International Business (with Languages) | UCC Cork University Business School | 445 2025: 463 |
| LM050 | Business Studies | UL | 442 2025: 444 |
| DC113 | Global Business (Germany) | DCU | 435 2025: 455 |
| LM105 | Exercise & Health Fitness Management | UL | 430 2025: 409 |
| MI019 | Education, Gaeilge and Business Studies | MIC Thurles | 402 2025: 397 |
| MI021 | Education, Mathematics and Business Studies | MIC Thurles | 402 2025: 403 |
| MH409 | Business & Languages | Maynooth | 401 2025: 400 |
| LM063 | Technology Management | UL | 400 2025: 387 |
| MH404 | Business (Options) | Maynooth | 400 2025: 400 |
| MT910 | Sport & Exercise Management | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork | 387 2025: 402 |
| DC118 | Gnó agus Gaeilge / Business & Irish | DCU | 381 2025: 402 |
| TU835 | Planning & Environmental Management | TU Dublin Bolton Street | 381 2025: 360 |
| TU922 | Marketing | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 380 2025: 380 |
| MT906 | Physical Education Studies with Business | MTU Kerry North Campus, Kerry | 369 2025: 401 |
| US934 | Physical Education with Business [Limerick] | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 368 2025: 366 |
| MH411 | Entrepreneurship | Maynooth | 360 2025: 360 |
| TU906 | Human Resource Management | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 350 2025: 340 |
| Code | Course | College | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT945 | International Business with Language | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork | 347 2025: 337 |
| MT946 | Global Business with Pilot Studies | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork; Atlantic Flight Training Academy | 346 2025: 329 |
| TU912 | Business Analytics | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 338 2025: 338 |
| MI017 | Education, Business Studies and Religious Studies | MIC Thurles | 337 2025: 346 |
| AU989 | Nutrition, Food & Business Management | ATU St Angela's, Sligo | 336 2025: 337 |
| MT847 | Automotive Business Management & Technology | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork | 328 2025: 318 |
| US841 | Business | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 328 2025: 316 |
| DB531 | Marketing | DBS 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 | 327 2025: 293 |
| DK851 | Hospitality Management with Business | DkIT Dundalk | 327 2025: 243 |
| US853 | International Business | TUS Athlone | 327 2025: 408 |
| AU657 | Agriculture & Environmental Management | ATU Mountbellew and Galway City | 320 2025: 310 |
| MT943 | Marketing | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork | 319 2025: 358 |
| AU628 | International Tourism Management | ATU Galway City, Dublin Road | 318 2025: 316 |
| DK850 | International Tourism Management | DkIT Dundalk | 316 2025: 279 |
| US942 | Business Studies with Event Management | TUS Athlone | 310 2025: 297 |
| AU606 | Rural Enterprise and Agri Business | ATU Mountbellew and Galway City | 308 2025: 300 |
| MI010 | Education, Business Studies & Religious Studies | MIC | 308 2025: 316 |
| US843 | Digital Marketing | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 308 2025: 279 |
| AU322 | Hospitality Management | ATU Donegal, Letterkenny | 307 2025: 296 |
| AU603 | Marketing & Sales | ATU Galway City, Dublin Road | 307 2025: 300 |
| AU629 | Event Management with Public Relations | ATU Galway City, Dublin Road | 307 2025: 288 |
| AU901 | Business & ICT | ATU Sligo | 307 2025: 326 |
| AU903 | Sports with Business | ATU Sligo | 307 2025: 307 |
| AU904 | Marketing | ATU Sligo | 307 2025: 300 |
| DK853 | Marketing and International Tourism Management | DkIT Dundalk | 306 2025: 262 |
| SE410 | Marketing & Digital Media | SETU Waterford | 306 2025: 300 |
| SE910 | Sport, Business & Coaching | SETU Carlow | 306 2025: 308 |
| TU954 | Event Management | TU Dublin Grangegorman | 306 2025: 300 |
| SE921 | Hospitality Management | SETU Waterford | 303 2025: 288 |
| MT948 | Hospitality Management | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork | 302 2025: 308 |
| SE411 | Digital Marketing with Analytics | SETU Carlow | 302 2025: 290 |
| TU907 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 302 2025: 260 |
| MT941 | Business (Common Entry) | MTU Kerry North Campus, Kerry | 301 2025: 301 |
| TU955 | Sports & Leisure Management | TU Dublin Grangegorman | 301 2025: 301 |
| AU605 | Business with Entrepreneurship | ATU Galway City, Dublin Road | 300 2025: 300 |
| AU630 | International Hotel Management | ATU Galway City, Dublin Road | 300 2025: 300 |
| AU905 | Tourism & Event Management | ATU Sligo | 300 2025: 288 |
| TU925 | Retail & Services Management | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 300 2025: 307 |
| CT325 | Business | CCT Dublin 2 | 299 2025: 275 |
| US931 | Culinary Entrepreneurship | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 299 2025: 254 |
| SE503 | Sustainable Farm Management & Agribusiness | SETU Wexford | 292 2025: 280 |
| SE906 | Recreation & Sport Management | SETU Waterford | 291 2025: 272 |
| SE412 | International Business | SETU Waterford | 290 2025: 290 |
| TU935 | Sports Management & Coaching | TU Dublin Blanchardstown | 290 2025: 301 |
| MT940 | Event Management | MTU Kerry North Campus, Kerry | 289 2025: 272 |
| US851 | Marketing & Management | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 288 2025: 279 |
| AU301 | Business | ATU Donegal, Letterkenny | 287 2025: 287 |
| AU900 | Business | ATU Sligo | 285 2025: 281 |
| AC120 | International Business | American College Dublin | 280 2025: 278 |
| AU302 | Marketing with Online Technologies | ATU Donegal, Letterkenny | 280 2025: 300 |
| AU601 | Business | ATU Galway City, Dublin Road | 280 2025: 280 |
| US840 | Business | TUS Athlone | 280 2025: 278 |
| TU965 | International Business & Languages | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 279 2025: 290 |
| SE400 | Business (Options) | SETU Waterford | 273 2025: 273 |
| GC407 | Business (Marketing) | Griffith College Dublin, Cork | 272 2025: 247 |
| NC009 | Business | NCI IFSC Campus | 271 2025: 270 |
| US844 | Digital Marketing | TUS Athlone | 271 2025: 270 |
| GC400 | Business | Griffith College Dublin | 270 2025: 252 |
| NC005 | Human Resource Management | NCI Dublin Docklands | 270 2025: 271 |
| DK852 | Event Management with Marketing | DkIT Dundalk | 269 2025: 245 |
| SE402 | Business (Options) | SETU Wexford | 269 2025: 328 |
| DB512 | Business Studies | DBS | 263 2025: 263 |
| DK818 | Digital Marketing & Strategic Communication | DkIT Dundalk | 263 2025: 184 |
| DB518 | Marketing (Digital Media) | DBS 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 | 261 2025: 261 |
| SE401 | Business(Common Entry) | SETU Carlow | 261 2025: 260 |
| TU920 | Digital Marketing | TU Dublin Blanchardstown or Tallaght | 261 2025: 273 |
| DB517 | Marketing (Event Management) | DBS 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 | 260 2025: 282 |
| GC402 | Business (HRM) | Griffith College Dublin | 260 2025: 326 |
| MT947 | Tourism Management | MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork | 260 2025: 280 |
| US946 | Business Studies in Beauty & Spa Management | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 260 2025: 269 |
| US932 | Hospitality Management (with intl placement) | TUS Athlone | 255 2025: 241 |
| US842 | Business | TUS Thurles | 253 2025: 253 |
| DL840 | Digital Marketing | IADT | 252 2025: 209 |
| US953 | Business Studies with Sports Management | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 252 2025: 253 |
| DB515 | Business Studies (HR Management) | DBS | 251 2025: 236 |
| TU953 | Tourism & Digital Marketing | TU Dublin Grangegorman | 251 2025: 246 |
| US852 | Enterprise & Innovation | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 251 2025: 243 |
| US854 | International Business Studies | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 251 2025: 336 |
| Code | Course | College | 2026 R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GC200 | Business | Griffith College Cork | 245 2025: 253 |
| US941 | Business Studies with Event Management | TUS Moylish, Limerick City | 245 2025: 243 |
| TU952 | International Hospitality Management | TU Dublin Grangegorman | 244 2025: 255 |
| DB520 | Global Business | DBS | 240 2025: 308 |
| TU924 | E-Commerce in Retailing | TU Dublin Aungier Street | 234 2025: 251 |
| BY001 | Business | IBAT Wellington Quay and Frederick Street, Dublin | 233 2025: 253 |
| TU951 | International Hospitality & Tourism Management | TU Dublin Tallaght | 232 2025: 246 |
| TU919 | Advertising & Marketing Communications | TU Dublin Tallaght | 230 2025: 218 |
| DB510 | Audio Production & Music Project Management | DBS Aungier Street, Dublin | 228 2025: 273 |
| SE922 | Tourism & Event Management | SETU Wexford | 228 2025: 473 |
| TU932 | Business (Options) | TU Dublin Tallaght | 227 2025: 209 |
| DL823 | Business Management | IADT | 217 2025: 220 |
| TU902 | Business (Options) | TU Dublin Blanchardstown | 211 2025: 218 |
| DL848 | Business & Digital Technology | IADT | 210 2025: 219 |
| DK816 | Business Studies | DkIT Dundalk | 209 2025: 219 |
| DK802 | Business & Management | DkIT Dundalk | 200 2025: 252 |
| DL822 | Arts Management | IADT | 194 2025: 243 |
| DK867 | Sports Exercise with Business | DkIT Dundalk | 184 2025: 228 |
There are 57 Level 7 and 6 Level 6 business courses in the directory above, and 14 of them took every qualified applicant in 2026, so the minimum entry requirements were the only hurdle. A Level 7 ordinary degree plus a one-year add-on gives the same Level 8 honours award, and the Level 6 to 7 to 8 ladder is formal in every technological university. The Other Ways In section covers the PLC and transfer routes.
Business has more entry doors than any other CAO field. If Round 1 points do not go your way, these four routes all end at the same Level 8 honours degree.
Business Studies (5M2102) and Business Administration (5M2468) run in further education colleges nationwide, usually over one academic year with no points requirement.
Entry is competitive on QQI results. Galway, for example, requires distinctions in at least five modules including a maths module for its 20 reserved GY201 Commerce places, and Maynooth accepts QQI applicants across its business degrees.
QQI applicants use the same CAO application; check each course page for its QQI entry criteria and reserved places.
TU902 (211), TU932 (227), DK816 (209), SE401 (261), MT941 (301) and similar general-entry codes lead to the same named Level 8 business awards as higher-points direct entry.
The technological universities and colleges run 57 three-year Level 7 business ordinary degrees, most with a one-year add-on to the Level 8 honours award, and 14 Level 7 and 6 routes took all qualified applicants in 2026. They are all in the directory above.
Maynooth offers a formal transfer from the BA (MH101) into its business degrees after first year, subject to results, and several universities allow similar internal moves.
If you are 23 or older on 1 January of the year of entry, you apply through the CAO as a mature applicant by 1 February and are assessed on your application, experience and motivation rather than points. Business schools value work experience highly, and universities reserve places on undergraduate courses for mature students. Complete the mature section of the CAO form fully and send supporting documents early; a statement of interest or CV strengthens the application.
You do not need a business undergraduate degree to build a business career. One-year conversion masters such as an MSc in Management are designed for non-business graduates at the major business schools. Even more directly: the professional accountancy bodies (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) accept trainees from any degree background, and Big 4 firms recruit arts, science and engineering graduates onto the same training contracts every year, with the firm funding the exams.
Direct CAO entry, a PLC year, a Level 7 add-on, mature entry or a graduate conversion all produce the same thing: a business graduate eligible for the same jobs, the same postgraduate courses and the same professional exams. The route you take will not appear on your business card.
Business is the easiest field of all to study abroad in English. The Netherlands alone offers dozens of English-taught business bachelors, and admission is generally based on meeting minimum entry requirements rather than a points race.
Business is not a licensed profession, so there is no registration hurdle coming home, but do three checks before accepting a place. First, look for international business school accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS or AMBA) as a quality marker. Second, if accountancy is a possible destination, confirm directly with Chartered Accountants Ireland or ACCA what exam exemptions the foreign degree carries, because exemptions are course-specific. Third, some popular Dutch programmes use a selection process (numerus fixus) with a January application deadline, months before the CAO offers arrive, so run both applications in parallel.
Dutch statutory tuition for EU students is roughly 2,600 euro per year, comparable to the Irish student contribution; public universities in Germany and the Nordics charge little or nothing.
International Business is the flagship English-taught programme at many European universities, with classes that are majority international by design.
Exchange semesters, international project teams and multilingual classmates are the norm, a genuine edge for careers in multinationals and FDI-heavy Ireland.
Amsterdam, Groningen and Tilburg all run English-taught business bachelors, Copenhagen Business School and WU Vienna offer respected international programmes, and German public universities offer English-taught options with minimal tuition. Compare living costs as carefully as fees, and start with the MyCareerVerse EU courses page, then eunicas.ie and the universities' own admissions pages.
There is no licence to practise business, which is exactly why the degree is so flexible. Most students pick a lane in the later years; here are the main ones and where each leads.
The classic route: a training contract with a Big 4 or mid-tier firm and the ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA exams. Accounting-heavy degrees earn exam exemptions (Maynooth Business & Accounting carries CAP1 exemptions, for example), which shortens the roughly three and a half years to qualification.
Ireland is one of the largest fund administration centres in the world, and Dublin's IFSC hires business graduates into funds, banking, aircraft leasing and fintech every year. The CFA charter is the gold-standard follow-on credential for the investment side.
Brand management, digital and social marketing, growth and sales roles across FMCG, tech and agencies. A portfolio of real campaign work from placement matters more here than in any other business specialism.
Recruitment, learning and development, employee relations and organisational design. CIPD accreditation is the recognised professional pathway, often supported by employers once you are in a role.
The quiet growth area: logistics, procurement, operations and business analytics roles in pharma, med-tech and tech multinationals. Comfort with data (Excel, SQL, visualisation) is the differentiator, and analytics postgrads are plentiful.
Starting or growing a business, supported by campus accelerators, Local Enterprise Offices and Enterprise Ireland programmes. Maynooth even runs a dedicated Entrepreneurship degree (MH411, 360 points in 2026).
None of these is a legal requirement to work in business; all are valued by employers. Accountancy: ACA (Chartered Accountants Ireland), ACCA, CIMA, CPA. Investment: CFA. HR: CIPD. Marketing: Marketing Institute of Ireland and Digital Marketing Institute certifications. Projects and operations: PMP and Lean Six Sigma. Many are employer-funded once you are working, so they are a career accelerator, not a college-selection worry.
Typical starting range for graduate programmes in accounting, banking, marketing and general management; trainee accountant salaries rise sharply once exams are passed.
Newly qualified accountants, finance analysts, marketing managers and HR business partners commonly sit in this band, varying by sector and location.
Financial controllers, senior consultants, heads of function and directors, with partnership and executive roles beyond this range.
The Big 4 (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC), mid-tier accountancy firms and management consultancies are the largest single recruiters of Irish business graduates.
Banks, insurers, fund administrators, aircraft lessors and fintechs, concentrated in Dublin but with growing hubs in Cork, Limerick and Galway.
Marketing, finance, HR, supply chain and operations roles across tech, pharma, FMCG and food companies, plus the public sector and semi-states.
Salary figures are indicative ranges drawn from graduate salary surveys and recruitment firm salary guides (gradireland, Morgan McKinley) and vary by employer, sector, location, and experience.
The CAO milestones are the same for everyone; the business-specific decisions come at the end of the degree.
Visit open days, compare common-entry versus specialised degrees, and look hard at placement arrangements; a TY work experience week in an office tells you more about business than any brochure.
Applications open at cao.ie. The discounted early-bird fee applies until 20 January.
Normal closing date for CAO applications, and the deadline for mature applicants and most supplementary applications (HEAR, DARE). Considering the Netherlands as well? Numerus fixus programmes close in mid-January, before this date.
Free window to reorder your course choices. This is where the common-entry versus specialised decision gets finalised: rank genuine preference first, points prediction second, and use the points bands above to make sure the bottom of your list is safe.
Leaving Cert results, then CAO Round 1 offers days later. Missed the course you wanted? Remember the PLC, Level 7 add-on and general-entry routes above before panicking.
Accounting, economics, marketing, management and quantitative methods for everyone; on common-entry degrees this is your sampling window before choosing a specialism.
The single most career-shaping year of the degree. Graduate employers hire heavily from their own placement students, so treat the placement application round in second year like a real job hunt.
Graduate programme applications open in September of final year, months before exams. The three main forks: a graduate job or training contract, a specialist masters, or starting a venture.
Business graduates are consistently among the most employable in the Irish system. If you take the accountancy route, expect roughly three and a half further years of employer-funded exams and training to full qualification.
If you genuinely do not know whether you are an accounting person or a marketing person, a broad BComm or BBS lets you decide with evidence after sampling everything. If you are certain (usually about accounting or finance), a named degree buys you exam exemptions and a sharper CV line. Neither choice closes doors.
When two courses look similar, compare the placement: is it built in (UL Co-op, DCU INTRA), optional but well-supported (UCD internship year, NCI placement year), or absent? Graduate recruiters convert their own placement students first, so a guaranteed placement can be worth more than 100 extra CAO points. The one-line notes in the directory above say which is which.
If accountancy is even a possibility, look up each shortlisted course on the Chartered Accountants Ireland and ACCA exemption databases. Courses with strong exemptions can knock a full exam level off your qualification journey, and this varies more between courses than any ranking does.
Ireland's economy is built on multinationals, so the Commerce International, Global Business and Business-with-language degrees produce graduates employers actively hunt for. If you enjoy your Leaving Cert language, these variants often turn it into a career asset, and several eased noticeably in 2026 (Galway Commerce with German fell 50 points, DCU Global Business France 43).
There is no single best place to study business in Ireland. Every Level 8 course on this page leads to the same award, the same graduate programmes and the same professional exams. What separates business graduates five years out is not where they studied but what they did: the placement they made count, the exams they passed, the people skills they built. Pick the course whose structure, location and placement suit you, then make it count.
Points, levels and durations on this page were checked against the CAO 2026 Round 1 list and each college's course page on 3 October 2026.