Course details

This course will prepare you for the full range of office administration roles and responsibilities – written and verbal communication with clients; organisational support and conference planning. You could find yourself as the public face of your business, meeting and greeting clients, employees and visitors. This course will equip you with the skills to perform these important client-facing roles.

Career Opportunities

Graduates have taken up employment in the following roles: clerical assistant; secretary/receptionist; financial assistant; bank official; business manager; office manager and customer care officer.

What subjects will I study?

Semester 1

  • German Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
  • Spanish Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
  • Introduction to Text Processing and Keyboard Skills
  • Business Mathematics 1
  • Organisational Behaviour 1 [E]
  • Politics for Business Students - Change and Transformation in Modern Ireland [E]
  • Spanish Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
  • French Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
  • German Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
  • Italian Beginners Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
  • Introduction to Management
  • French Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 1 [E]
  • Financial Accounting 1
  • Personal Learning and Development

Semester 2

  • Spanish Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
  • French Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
  • Fundamental Text Processing and Skill Building
  • Accounting and Payroll Software
  • German Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
  • Teamwork and Creativity
  • Organisational Behaviour 2
  • Intermediate Business Technology
  • Business and Society in Contemporary Ireland
  • French Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 2
  • Italian Beginners Level 1 Semester 2
  • Business Mathematics 2
  • Financial Accounting 2
  • German Post Leaving Cert Level 1 Semester 2

Semester 3

  • French Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
  • Spanish Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
  • Business Law 1
  • German Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
  • Management Accounting 1
  • Spanish Post-Leaving Certificate Level 2 Semester 1
  • Italian Beginners Level 2 Semester 1
  • German Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 1
  • European Studies
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • French Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 1
  • Intermediate Text Processing and Intergrated Skills 1
  • Computer Applications 3 (Digital & Social)
  • Business Management 1

Semester 4

  • Spanish Post-Leaving Certificate Level 2 Semester 2
  • European Union Policies and Institutions
  • Italian Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
  • Spanish Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
  • German Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
  • Advanced Business Technology
  • French Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 2
  • French Beginners Level 2 Semester 2
  • Intermediate Text Processing and Intregated Skills 2
  • German Post Leaving Cert Level 2 Semester 2
  • Business Management 2
  • Managing the Office Environment
  • Management Accounting 2
  • Business Law 2
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Institute of Technology Sligo

IT Sligo is one of Ireland’s most successful third level educational institutions.  A regional leader in education, innovation and economic and social development, they provide ctheirses with the real-world skills that students need to thrive in the modern workplace.   IT Sligo is known for:

  • Delivering flexible, practical programmes within the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), from higher certificate and degree level courses to taught masters and PhD level, in the classroom and online, with professional accreditation for certain awards.
  • Small class sizes, with a low student to staff ratio, meaning students have a better working relationship with their lecturers.
  • Partnering with businesses, the community and creative industries across core disciplines of Business and Social Sciences, Engineering and Design and Science to provide students work placements and internships.
  • An excellent track record in innovation and research, providing a focal point for local business innovation and development through our Innovation Centre.

Reaching out to business, the community and abroad

  • Working with their partners in industry, IT Sligo delivers a broad spectrum of tailored programmes approved by external bodies such as Engineers Ireland, Coca-Cola, Irish Prison Service, the CISCO Academy and the Irish Medicines Board.
  • their annual Science theyek activities attract over 3,000 visitors to take part in practical scientific experiments.
  • IT Sligo is an accredited member of the European Credit Transfer Scheme for Higher Education Awards and received the Extended European Erasmus University Charter in 2007.

A unique kind of campus

  • Centrally located 72-acre campus in Sligo town, with good public transport links.
  • Benefiting from a €35 million capital investment, including new Technology and Science buildings, a new student services building and a state-of-the-art library set on three floors.
  • Sports Facilities include the multipurpose Knocknarea Arena, an international standard outdoor athletics track, floodlit soccer and Gaelic pitches and leisure and gym facilities.
  • Plentiful and affordable student accommodation within walking distance of the campus: there are 2,100 bed spaces provided within Sligo City exclusively for students.
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