The Business and Sustainability Studies (QQI Level 5) program at Dublin College Blackrock (formerly BFEI) is a forward-thinking course that integrates traditional commercial fundamentals with a specialized focus on environmental and ethical responsibility. Located in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, the curriculum is designed to meet the demands of a modern economy where the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are increasingly central to corporate strategy. Students gain a robust grounding in Business Administration, Digital Marketing, and Applied Economics, complemented by a certified focus on Fundamentals of Sustainability and Environmental Studies. This unique blend prepares graduates for the rapidly evolving business landscape, offering direct pathways to specialized degrees like the BSc in Sustainability at UCD or careers in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental coordination.

This course is suitable for individuals wishing to acquire the skills and knowledge needed for taxation practices and principles.

Our Business and Taxation course is also ideal for learners looking to progress to higher education and training.

The course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the two domains of Business and Technology. Students will enhance their tech skills and apply them directly to a global business environment. Graduates of this course will be prepared for a career in the everevolving business landscape, with the opportunity to learn another language.

This course aims to develop skilled IT professionals with strong software and related skills and a good knowledge of how businesses function.

It combines computer studies, particularly software development, with business subjects. On graduating, you’ll combine technical, business and interpersonal skills regarded as being important to industry, and that are in constant demand by employers.

This course goes beyond the limits of traditional economics and business-related courses by combining a thorough understanding of economic theory, relevant applications and business knowledge.

You will be introduced to a set of economic concepts, frameworks and techniques (both numerical and non-numerical). These will provide a basis for understanding the economics that governs decision-making, management and organisational behaviour within public, private and third sector organisations.

You will develop a detailed understanding of the global economy and Northern Ireland’s place within it. The course is focused on practical and applied skills in economics and business that are in high demand by the current marketplace. The real-world focus of the course will prepare you for a career in the business world or onto postgraduate business courses.

This degree combines the study of economics with practical business insights, equipping students to tackle real-world challenges. Ideal for those interested in applying economic thinking to business settings, it places less emphasis on mathematics than traditional economics programmes. Students will develop analytical and numerical skills through hands-on learning with modern business tools and techniques.

The Bachelor of Business in Accounting programme provides foundation education in the quantitative, computational and analytical skills required in the world of business and accounting.

Students learn about the role and operation of accounting in a range of contexts. All major accountancy disciplines are covered including financial and cost accounting, management accounting, auditing and taxation.

The Bachelor of Business in Marketing aims to develop student understanding of current marketing principles in both business and non-profit contexts, together with their applications in marketing practice.

This course is designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's marketing professional and the range of skills fostered will enable students to take advantage of opportunities to progress in a career in marketing management or a range of sub-disciplines such as marketing research or customer service.

This course will prepare you for many of the business roles available in the tourism industry. You will develop skills appropriate to both operational and supervisory levels. The course will also develop entrepreneurial skills to facilitate new business start-ups and, in today’s economic climate, these skills will prove invaluable upon graduation. 

Business Information Systems is a comprehensive blend of business and technology subjects that equips students with the skills and knowledge required to develop, manage and use information technology systems and solutions in a variety of business environments.

This will include a knowledge of management; digital marketing; financial and management accounting; information communication; technology strategy; computer applications; enterprise resource planning systems, and many more.

Business Information Systems (BIS) is an EFMD accredited innovative 4-year undergraduate degree that explores the use of technology in the modern business environment. Incorporating skills development in technology, business and technology management through individual, team and virtual team project work combined with our global learning and industry engagement initiatives.

It mixes business subjects such as Accounting, Economics and Marketing with technology-focused subjects such as Databases, Systems Analysis, Cybersecurity and Networks. The BSc (BIS) degree provides you with the ideal platform for a successful career in business.

Digital transformation is occurring throughout business and industries, nationally and internationally. Digital transformation is a journey that an organisation embarks upon to change its client engagement, creating new business models or enabling its employees to work in a different manner using technology. 

The BSc in Business Information Systems (BIS) specialises in the key skills that are essential to the success of professionals in modern information technology and information systems. The goals of this four-year degree course are to: provide a worthwhile and memorable student experience, join with businesses to ensure BIS students gain cutting-edge skills in business and IT, while also linking with businesses to provide innovative IS-related expertise, and cultivate and apply expertise in teaching, research and development. 

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An understanding of information systems is vital to anyone who wants to work in, or manage, a business. This is a highly practical course, which combines information technology with business subjects. Students will learn how to use the data generated by computer-based information systems in a business context. They will also learn how to design, implement and maintain an array of technologies including the World Wide Web, mobile devices, enterprise systems, social media and cloud computing. This programme aims to develop your understanding of the interaction between IT systems and business to prepare you for graduate positions in business operations and IT projects.  

This four-year Level 8 course prepares you to become a skilled knowledge worker and information systems specialist for tomorrow’s dynamic and global businesses. This programme aims to develop your understanding of the interaction between IT systems and business to prepare you for graduate positions in business operations and IT projects. These roles include jobs like Business Systems Analysts, IT Project Managers, Cloud Support Analysts, IT Consultants, Support Engineers, Database Administrators, Web Developers and many others. 

Studying Business Information Technology gives you a sound knowledge of information technology fundamentals and their application in business. Additionally, this course provides a firm foundation in business management. Delivered in partnership with Queen's Management School (QMS) this allows graduates to address a growing global need for capable and confident leaders in varied business environments.

This course successfully combines theory and practice to produce graduates with the solid foundations necessary for a successful business career. There is a focus on experiential, work based learning; and you will do practical projects linked to real business scenarios. 

Increase your confidence with presentation software and communication skills that can be used in a business and training environment.

In a course structured to suit those with family commitments, elevate your office and general management skills to an expert standard with this internationally recognised qualification and take your business career to the next level.

Use your full qualification to advance to year two of Business Administration and Office Management degrees in Institutes of Technology across Ireland.

This programme is to enable the learner acquire the knowledge, skill and competence in the theory, principles and practices underpinning a range of business scenarios and to enable the learner to work independently or in a supervisory capacity.

This course introduces the student to the fundamental principles of managing a 21st century business organisation, with a focus on Business Management, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Information Technology & Business Analytics and Entrepreneurship. Its' overall aim is to ensure that graduates will be professional and competent at a junior or trainee level.

This dynamic and comprehensive Business Studies course is designed to develop versatile professionals equipped with a broad range of essential business skills. By combining core disciplines such as Marketing, Enterprise, and Business Administration with cutting-edge digital strategies, this programme prepares learners to excel in a modern and ever-evolving business landscape.