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This Higher Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) program equips non-business graduates with comprehensive business knowledge. Tailored as a skills conversion graduate course, it's ideal for those with undergraduate degrees in other fields (such as Arts, Engineering, or Science) seeking business careers or advanced business education. You'll gain essential business administration skills to actively contribute to enterprise management and growth. No prior subject knowledge is required for any module.
The program builds core business competencies that enhance your existing qualifications while creating pathways for postgraduate studies, including exemptions from ACCA examinations.
Career Prospects
Alumni secure positions across various sectors including marketing, finance, IT systems, and HR. Employers include Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland, HSE, Medtronic, AVIVA, Salesforce, and Morgan McKinley. Many graduates continue their education through master's programs like MSc Marketing Practice, MSc Information Systems Management, MSc International Management, or MSc Human Resources Management.
Normally a degree (NFQ Level 8 or equivalent). IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent, if applicable.
English Language Requirements
IELTS: 6.5 overall, no less than 5.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (7 Listening, 16 Speaking, 18 Writing, 8 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 48 in any one component.