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BESS: Business , Economics and Social Studies

Introduction

The BESS programme enables students to study business jointly with either Economics, Political Science or Sociology. The common first year of BESS introduces you to a broad range of disciplines that will help you make sense of the complex world in which we live today. From the second year onwards, the flexible structure of the BESS programme allows you to pursue these interests in greater breadth and depth.

Module Outlines

Module outlines

2014-2015

Junior Freshman (1st Year) Year Coordinator: Mr John Quilliam

Senior Freshman (2nd Year)Year Coordinator: Professor Mairead Brady

Junior Sophister (3rd Year)Year Coordinator: Professor Norah Campbell

Senior Sophister (4th Year)Year Coordinator: Professor Padraic Regan

The module introduces students to the nature and form of organisations and their management, indicating their importance in society and why the study of their form, management and performance constitutes one of the disciplines of the social sciences. The module is structured around five key themes: the historical context of organisations; the competitive environment of organisations; modes of organising; managing people and finally, managing today. 

Junior Freshman (1st Year) 

This module introduces fundamental concepts and techniques of modern finance. It starts with reviewing the nature and role of financial markets, institutions and securities. The module proceeds with the presentation of the key tools used by financial managers and investors in analysis and decision making. The theoretical models and assumptions underlying the development of modern financial techniques will also be examined. On completion of the module students should be able to understand the principles underlying the working of most financial markets, to carefully evaluate investment opportunities and understand associated risks.

Senior Freshman (2nd Year)

This module is a survey module in financial management. It will cover these and other topics:

Bond pricingTypes of fixed interest instrumentsDuration and convexityBond portfolio managementEquity MarketsDerivatives MarketsMarket IndicesBubbles And CrashesCapital BudgetingThe Dividend DecisionHedgingInternational Finance

Junior Sophister (3rd Year)

This module examines theory and empirical evidence relating to the interaction between financial markets and the corporate sector. The module is divided into three broad areas:corporate investmentcapital marketscorporate financial structure.

Senior Sophister (4th Year)