NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

foundations of public administration II.
Optional:
One course must be selected from:
English, French, German (A) or (B), Irish, Italian, Spanish, economic history.
Selection of courses:
A student may not select a subject which has already been taken in the previous year.
Two Year Rule:
A student must pass the second university examination in commerce within two academic years from the date of passing the
first university examination.
Third year: third university examinations in commerce
No student may register for the third year programme of study until the second university examination in commerce has been
passed.
To be admitted to the third examination a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least three terms (i.e. the third year),
the following courses comprising 14 units.
Compulsory:
Accounting III, the macroeconomic environment, principles of management, principles of marketing, MIS II — systems
analysis and design.
Optional:
Courses to make up four units must be selected from:
business finance and taxation, quantitative methods for management, semi-State organisations, company law and the law
of business organisation, French, German (A) or (B), Irish, Italian, Spanish.
Selection of courses:
A student may not select a course which has already been taken in the previous year.
Fourth year: BComm degree examination
No student may register for the fourth year programme of study until the third university examination has been passed.
To be admitted to the BComm degree examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least three terms (i.e. the
fourth year), this course comprising 12 units selected from the list of specific subject groups.
1. Courses comprising at least six units and not more than eight units chosen from one of the major subject groups —
accounting, economics, management information systems, law, management, marketing and public administration;
2. Courses to make up 12 units, chosen from the remaining major subjects groups above or a language.
Selection of courses:
A student may not select a course which has already been taken in the previous year. Where a course is available as part of
more than one subject group, credit for taking it may only be obtained once.
Master of Arts (MA) (University College Cork)
Regulations for the degree of MA
The degree of MA will be awarded on satisfactory completion of a dissertation and/or on passing a written examination.
Additional practical or oral examinations may be held in some cases.