National University of Ireland-Galway

Course Details

Higher Diploma (Business Studies)

Course Description

This programme is designed to provide non-business graduates with a well-rounded understanding of business. Students are educated in the fundamental skills of business administration, enabling them to play an active role in the management and development of business enterprises with an orientation towards the commercial and industrial environments. All courses assume no previous knowledge of the subject. This programme provides you with the fundamental skills to work in business, and will complement your existing degree. It also provides you with an opportunity for further postgraduate study, with exemptions provided from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exams. For engineering graduates it is approved as part of the Engineers Ireland’s Registered Training Providers Programme.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
1year

Career outcomes

Graduates secure employment in a diverse range of industries such as marketing, financial services, information systems, human resources. Recent graduates are employed by Allied Irish Bank (Credit Management), First Derivatives, Zurich Treasury Services. Each year a number of graduates pursue further postgraduate study at Masters level such as MSc Marketing, MSc Industrial Relations and HR Management. Graduates who study specific modules are eligible for a number of exemptions from ACCA.

Higher Diploma (Business Studies) National University of Ireland-Galway