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Bachelor of Commerce BComm (University College Cork)
Regulations for the degree of BComm
The Bachelor of Commerce may be awarded as a pass degree or with Honours. Courses in all subjects are common, i.e. both
pass and Honours courses. Courses are based on a unit system. A unit consists of approximately 25 one-hour lectures or the
equivalent. Subjects to make up 17 units are taken in the first year, 16 units in the second year, 14 units in the third year and
12 units in the fourth year. A schematic outline of the overall programme of study is given below.
First year: first university examination in commerce
To be admitted to the Faculty of Commerce for the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Commerce an
applicant must have matriculated in the Faculty of Commerce.
To be admitted to the first university examination in commerce a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least three
terms (i.e. the first year), the following courses comprising 14 units.
Compulsory:
accounting I, the market economy, principles of economic analysis,
business communication skills, introduction to business law,
sociology, mathematics for business, foundations of public administration I, business statistics.
Optional:
One course must be selected from:
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish (A) or (B).
Selection of courses:
The selection of any language course is conditional on the Head of Department concerned being satisfied that the student is
capable of benefiting by attendance at that course.
Two-year rule:
A student must pass the first university examination in commerce within two academic years from the date of entering the
faculty.
Second year: second university examination in commerce
No student may register for the second year programme of study until the first university examination in commerce has been
passed.
To be admitted to the second examination a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least three terms (i.e. second
year), the following course comprising 14 units.
Compulsory:
accounting II, business finance, economics of enterprise,
the law of business transactions, organisational behaviour,
introduction to food business management and marketing,
MIS I — introduction to management information systems,