Higher Certificate in Business (Advanced Business)

Course details

To make a business work (whether small, medium or large sized) in the national and international environment, the team behind its success must possess management, accounting, marketing, communications and information technology skills. On the Higher Certificate in Business (Advanced Business) you will study the workings of all the major areas in business.

This course will provide a broad education with lots of different possibilities to progress and specialise in a particular field or area that best suits the student. Students who successfully complete the Higher Certificate in Business (Advanced Business) also have the opportunity to transfer to year 3 of the Bachelor of Business Degree programme (LM050) at the University of Limerick or progress to the add-on Level 7 Degree or Honours Degrees at IT, Tralee.

Why study Business (Advanced Business) at IT, Tralee?

• You have the opportunity to progress to an add-on degree programme and gain a degree in a specialised area of study, gaining a thorough understanding of the practical application of core business skills.
• The course is delivered through lectures, computer and language laboratories and tutorials. Lectures and classes account for 70% of the programme and there is approximately 30% practical content.

What are my career opportunities

• The course prepares students for employment in a range of positions in modern Irish businesses.
• Graduates enter business at junior management and also as trainees in specialist areas such as accounting, sales, marketing, information technology or personnel across the industrial, commercial and public sectors.