TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Business, Economic and Social Studies BESS

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TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLINBusiness, Economic and
Social Studies (BESS)
OPEN DAY Wednesday 9th December 2009 Dr. Francis
OToole
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Purpose of this talk

• Welcome you to Trinity
• Introduce you to the BESS (TR081) programme,
  Irelands premier programme in business,
  economics, political science and sociology
• Discuss the individual disciplines which
  contribute to the BESS programme
• Highlight the many career options open to you at
  the end of four years of study in BESS

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Trinity Collegea world class reputation

• 416 years old
• The leading Irish research university
• Recognised worldwide now ranked 13th in Europe
  and 43th in the world in the Times Higher
  Education Supplement rankings 2009
• A small city within a city

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A garden in the city centre
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The Long Room
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The Pavilion Bar
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Today (well not literally)
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What is BESS?
BESS is the common entry programme in business,
economic and social studies (TR081)
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BESS is unique in Ireland
Business
Economics
Sociology
Political Science
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What does BESS offer?

• The premier course to study business, political
  science, sociology and economics
• The only university where you can combine
  business with another social science such as
  political science, economics or sociology
• Choice and flexibility in constructing your
  degree pathway

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Degree options in BESS

• Single honors
• business (BBS degree)
• economics
• sociology
• political science

• Joint honors
• business economics
• business political science
• business sociology
• economics political science
• economics sociology
• political science sociology

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Business Studies?

• Business at university is the study of management
  including strategy through to marketing, human
  resources, accounting and finance
• Trinitys Business School is ranked in the top 15
  Business Schools in Europe by both the Financial
  Times and The Economist
• Trinitys Business School advises government and
  major corporations on business policy and
  strategy

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Studying Business at Trinity
BESS TR081
Business and a Language TR085 to TR090
Business and Computing TR082
Law and Business TR017
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Economics?

• Economics develops the tools to understand issues
  such as how to limit/prevent unemployment, how to
  regulate financial markets, how to control the
  market power of large firms, how best to address
  climate change and how to help poorer countries
  grow and develop
• No prior knowledge of economics is required
• Students are prepared for careers in management,
  finance, teaching, public service, consultancy,
  European institutions, and research

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Sociology?

• Sociology helps us to understand both large-scale
  and intimate patterns of relations and to relate
  these to our everyday experiences as members of
  society.
• 'Society', or 'the social', covers phenomena from
  social movements like Fair Trade and feminism
  through to relations of inequality at global and
  local levels, the nature of work, migration and
  mobility in Ireland and Europe, and shared
  practices of behaviour like dress codes or going
  to the pub for a drink (or two).
• If you are curious about social change as it
  affects your own life and that of others, then
  this is a discipline which you will enjoy.

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Political Science?

• For those wishing to pursue the scientific study
  of politics, the exercise of power, and the
  working of democratic political institutions
• Subjects include how democracy works, how people
  vote, how parties compete, how European
  integration works, as well as the values behind
  different political ideologies
• Trinitys Political Scientists are at the
  forefront of international political research

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BESS The foundation year (1st)

• Six subjects (60 ECTS)
• Economics
• Political Science
• Management
• Sociology
• Maths and Statistics
• Law or Language or Social Policy

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BESS The building block year (2nd)

• Six subjects (60 ECTS)
• Choose from 2 of the BESS disciplines
• Option to keep on language Certificate in
  Language Proficiency
• Broad Curriculum course option chosen from any
  area of College
• Foundation Scholarship Examination and its rewards

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BESS The Sophister years (3rd/4th)

• Specialise in depth in one (Single Honors) or two
  (Joint Honors) subjects
• Study abroad option in your third year
• Option to write an undergraduate dissertation in
  your final year
• Intensive small group tutorials
• Pass (3rd year) and Honors (4th year) degrees

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Direct entry degrees linked to BESS disciplines

• TR012 History and Political Science
• TR014 Philosophy and Political Science
• TR015 Philosophy, Political Science, Economics
  and Sociology (PPES)
• TR020 Law Political Science
• TR029 Political Science Geography
• TR083 Sociology Social Policy

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Direct entry degrees linked to BESS disciplines

• TR085 Business Studies French
• TR086 Business Studies German
• TR087 Business Studies Russian
• TR089 Business Studies Polish
• TR090 Business Studies Spanish
• TR001 Two-Subject Moderatorship (TSM)
  combinations (Economics, Sociology)

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Summary
Business
Economics
Sociology
Political science

• TR081
• TR086
• TR087
• TR089
• TR085
• TR090

• TR081
• TR015
• TR001

• TR081
• TR012
• TR014
• TR015
• TR020
• TR029

• TR081
• TR015
• TR083
• TR001

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CAO points 2006 - 2009
BESS TR081 2006 475 BESS TR081 2007 480 BESS
TR081 2008 470 BESS TR081 2009 475 BESS TR081
QUOTA 236
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BESS and languages

• Language options are integrated into the BESS
  programme
• French, German, Spanish, Russian, Polish
• Study abroad option in your third year
• For French ability students, think about the
  (five year) double degree options available with
  EAP and HEC in Paris

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International study opportunities

• BESS actively promotes student mobility
• European Union networks for student exchange
• SOCRATES France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium,
  Holland, Austria
• International Exchanges within BESS
• Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, America,
  Canada

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Your future employment

• Graduates of BESS degree programmes are sought
  after by leading employers
• Banking and corporate finance
• Public service
• Management consulting
• Entrepreneurial ventures
• Economic and political journalism
• Economic, social and political research
• Professional training
• Teaching
• Social work and counselling

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The Trinity experience

• BESS Student Societies
• Dublin University Business and Economic Soc
• Political Society
• Foresight
• AIESEC
• Enterprise Trinity
• Upstart
• Social Studies Society

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BESS research and impact

• The establishment of the Government funded
  Institute for International Integration Studies
• The major studies of Irish voting behaviour
• The development of the strategic management
  initiative in the Public Services
• The initiatives being taken to combat alcohol
  abuse
• The deregulation of the taxi industry

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Why Trinity?

• International reputation
• Broad educational experience
• Become part of the excitement of being a
  community of scholars
• Why not Trinity?

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Why BESS?

• Degree flexibility and focus
• Exceptional calibre of our students
• Student centered
• Excellent employability
• Why not BESS?

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To learn more about BESS

• BESS and Departmental information desks in
  Examination Hall front square
• Email admissions admissns_at_tcd.ie
• University website www.tcd.ie
• BESS website www.tcd.ie/bess

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And finally (hopefully!)