What will I learn?

Culture, language, political systems, geography, finance and socio-economic factors all shape and influence business and must be understood by organisations wishing to conduct business in a global marketplace. An international business degree equips students with the skills to manage people, diversity in culture, and ways of conducting business in a diverse marketplace.

Course Structure

Students who choose the International Business option in Year 3 study specialist subjects in more detail including International Marketing; International Business Culture; Business Research Methods; and International Business. Additional specialist subjects can be chosen from the elective list, depending on the student’s area of interest.

Is this course for you?

Are you interested in living, working and traveling to other countries? Would you like to work in a multinational company with people from all over the world? Or maybe work with Irish companies in expanding internationally?

If you have you an outward perspective and an interest in international affairs, then this might be the course for you.

What will I be able to do when I finish the course?

An International Business Degree enables graduates to embark on a career path with plenty of flexibility and variety. Graduates of this course will have excellent employment opportunities with global organisations and with domestic companies with international importing and exporting operations. Typical roles include international marketing, sales management and customer service management. Many graduates start their careers with domestic operations of an organisation and then progress to managing and co-ordinating global operations.

Which department am I in?

Department of Business

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees

€14,000.00 (12,65,937) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected September 2025

Venue

South East Technological University Carlow

Kilkenny Road,

Carlow,

R93 V960, Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

Year 1 entry:

Candidates for year 1 entry to our Bachelor Degree programmes must hold a high school completion certificate that comes in at level 5 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications. All candidates must have completed 12 years of full-time education prior to applying for entry to SETU Carlow. All subjects on the High School Completion Certificate must be successfully passed, with good grades.

Advanced Entry:

SETU Carlow welcomes applications from students who have completed some studies at higher level at other institutions and who wish to transfer onto a Bachelor degree programme at SETU Carlow.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS: 5.5 IELTS(minimum of 5 IELTS in each component)

TOEFL Internet Based test (iBT): 70 (min score of 15 in each component)

TOEFL – Computer Based Test: 196 (min score of 15 in each component)

Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: Grade C

Duolingo English Test (DET): 90

English Test for Academic and Professional Purposes (ETAPP): B2+

GCE O-Level English: Grade C

GCSE English: Grade C

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 50

Test of Interactive English (TIE): B2+

TOEFL Paper Based Test: 550