Digital Business and Innovation
DC241 | Undergraduate Full Time
POINTS
451
DURATION
4 Years
FEES
see dcu.ie/fees
START DATE
September 2022
APPLICATION
via CAO.ie
course overview
The BSc in Digital Business and Innovation is a four-year programme designed to prepare you for the future world of work, one infused with digital technologies. The programme will give you the competencies and skills to make the most of digitalisation to innovate and transform businesses.
This programme, designed in conjunction with industry, will help future proof you, giving you an innovation mind-set and industry-relevant knowledge and skills in emerging technologies such as cloud computing, big data, virtual reality and much more.
Podcast
In this episode of the Team DCU Podcast, Klara Tamcynova chats about her studies in Digital Business and Innovation at DCU. She tells us about her exciting journey to DCU, her involvement and dedication to many Clubs and Socs, her plans for her INTRA work placement and offers some advice for those considering the course.Why Do This Course?
Along with a foundation in business and management, you’ll also gain:
- an understanding of key enabling technologies and their business, economic, and social impacts
- practical knowledge and experience in applying digital technologies in a range of contexts to achieve business objectives and address societal challenges
- an innovation mind set providing insights into how to create value through leveraging digital technologies
- the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to support digitalisation and digital transformation initiatives
- a capacity to explore, understand, develop and enhance the basis of personal achievement.
Unlike more conventional undergraduate programmes, the BSc in Digital Business and Innovation will give you the opportunity to learn about and through technology. You’ll have regular opportunities to apply your digital knowledge and skills in projects with real-world clients, including a full-year immersion experience through INTRA work placement in Year 3.
The programme will equip you with the highly in-demand skills of innovation and digital agility so you’ll graduate able to exploit the ever-increasing opportunities in digital businesses. You’ll be incredibly well prepared for an exciting, dynamic and rewarding career developing smart and connected products, experiences and services.
Career Prospects
The BSc in Digital Business and Innovation will prepare you for key roles in digital business and to succeed in a dynamic, uncertain and global marketplace. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills to use emerging digital technologies to develop or re-imagine products and services and transform business processes.
Having won the Higher Education Awards’ Best Student Experience category in March 2022, the judges commendation highlighted the fact that the programme was designed to provide students with the skill-set needed to navigate a career in a rapidly changing and challenging work environment.
For specific entry requirements for Digital Business and Innovation please see the DCU Online Prospectus.
For General Entry Requirements to DCU Business School, either via cao.ie or alternative routes, please see below:
Leaving Cert
In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply: Minimum of O4 or H6 in Mathematics.
GCE A Level
In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply: GCE A Level D or GCE AS Level C or GCSE C Mathematics.
FET Level 5
Please visit our Admissions webpage for details on course requirements or how to apply to DCU.
Please visit our QQI FET webpage for details on DCU courses, open days, campus tours or school visits.
To apply to DCU, please visit www.cao.ie
Advanced Entry
No entry path.
International Applications
International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language. For further information on international applications click here.
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