Study B.A. Honours Bachelor Degree in Economic and Social Studies (B.E.S.S.) (NFQ Level 8) or B.B.S. Honours Bachelor Degree in Business Studies (NFQ Level 8) at Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin in Ireland, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
B.A. Honours Bachelor Degree in Economic and Social Studies (B.E.S.S.) (NFQ Level 8) or B.B.S. Honours Bachelor Degree in Business Studies (NFQ Level 8)
BESS is a uniquely flexible degree programme offering you different degree options across the disciplines of Business, Economics, Political Science and Sociology. It provides students with a broad education and you specialise and graduate with a Single Honours or Joint Honours degree with another subject, or a Major with a Minor. It also offers a high level of flexibility in two very important ways: from the second year onwards students are allowed to (a) choose the specific degree they wish to take and, (b) choose individual modules within their chosen degree path. Students, therefore, have an opportunity to adjust their study programmes in accordance with their academic results, interests, aptitudes and emerging career aspirations.
Which department am I in?
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Study options
Full Time
(4 Years)
Tuition fees
€22,070.00 (US$ 23,652)
per year
Accommodation (Kavanagh Court) - €305 per week.
Start date
September 2027
Venue
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
College Green,
Dublin 2,
Dublin 2,
Dublin,
D02 PN40, Leinster, Republic of Ireland
Entry requirements
For international students
Applicants must have completed a high school qualification equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate Leaving Certificate:O4/H6 MathematicsGCSE:Grade B/6 MathematicsInternational Baccalaureate:SL Grade 5 Mathematics
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.