Course Overview
Commerce International (BCIT) combines a flexible business education from Ireland’s leading business school with the linguistic skills and cultural understanding to succeed in the exciting world of international business. Students of the BCIT course are well-grounded in the theory and practice of business management and equipped to understand and comment critically on business issues. To achieve a truly global perspective on business, it is necessary to immerse yourself in the culture and not just learn the vocabulary. As part of the course, BCIT students will also take a range of literature and culture modules from the UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. Some examples of modules currently on offer include French New Wave Cinema, Surrealism in Spain and Mexico, Grimm’s Tales, Italian Cinema and Society. Students are brought to a high level of language proficiency and cultural sensitivity.
Students on the Commerce International programme will spend Year 3 studying in one of our highly regarded international partner institutions. This mandatory year abroad is an integral part of the BCIT programme and offers a unique opportunity for personal development and academic growth while immersed in the language and culture of the host country. While this immersive experience is a demanding challenge, education experts have shown that these multicultural competencies are strongly linked with innovative thinking and creative performance.
In third year, whether at home or abroad, you will also have an opportunity to participate in the BCIT summer internship module, and avail of academic credit for this experiential learning.
Quick Facts
4 Years
Duration
DN660
CAO Code
542
CAO Points 2024
120
Students
Why Quinn?
The Quinn Experience
The UCD Quinn School is a progressive and engaging environment, which places a strong emphasis on independent thought. The experience of studying here is like no other. You will work with the best business students from around the world. You will meet some of the world’s leading employers and interact with leading research-active lecturers.
Our focus is not only on providing education, but also on the skills necessary to succeed in the working world. Our School is a community-focused epicentre on the UCD campus for our students, and a space purpose-built for business education, formal and informal connecting, collaborating and continuous development.
At the heart of UCD Quinn School, is the exciting UCD Moore Centre for Business – a fresh canvas of active learning classrooms, digital collaboration spaces, a showcase auditorium, and extensive co-working zones providing the ideal setting to collaborate, experiment, and learn by doing. The UCD Moore Centre for Business was opened in 2019 following a €19 million investment.
The Student Experience
Alumni Insight
Victoria O'Gorman, Finance at Deloitte
BComm International has been a wonderful course, offering me both the academic excellence of the Quinn School and the diversity of studying a language. I have also had the opportunity to partake in various activities such as representing the Quinn School in a case study competition in Washington DC. My Erasmus year in Madrid was an amazing experience. I improved my language skills immensely and also developed as a person, learning how to cope in a different cultural environment. I think the combination of business, language and the academic year abroad, that this course offers, is something employers really value in an era of globalisation.
Lyndsey Baker, Policy Advisor, Government Digital Service UK
During my year long exchange in China, I studied in both Beijing and Shanghai, for one semester each. In this way, I got to experience life in both the cultural and financial capitals of China. I loved meeting people from all over the world and got to do a lot of travelling while I was there. I find having studied Chinese is a great differentiator in interviews and has already helped me to avail of many opportunities. Having studied in Quinn, I feel well prepared for entering the business world both from an academic and practical skills point of view. You have a lot of exposure to relevant extra-curricular activities and the focus on group work within many of the courses strengthens valuable skills necessary for employment.
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