![Photograph of Chao Liang graduate of the BSc (Business and Financial Economics) with the programme director Dr. Decland Jordan who was awarded a position on the Enterprise Ireland International Graduate Programme 2010 [right] blended with other students of the programme on a fun day out [left].](/en/media/banner2china2faded.gif "Photograph of Chao Liang graduate of the BSc (Business and Financial Economics) with the programme director Dr. Decland Jordan who was awarded a position on the Enterprise Ireland International Graduate Programme 2010 [right] blended with other students of the programme on a fun day out [left].")
What will I study?
This programme is structured around a series of core sessions offered over a designated period.A range of flexible delivery modes are available (e.g. mid-week, week-end, evening, block-release) to suit participants’ requirements.
The programme features a blended learning format supported by the Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School and the Department of Economics, University College Cork. Participants will normally accumulate credits over a single offering of the programme.
The programme content is structured as follows:
- Orientation and Introduction
- Firms and Industries: Competition, Strategy and Location
- Microeconomics of the Business Environment
- Economic Strategy: Nations and Regions
- Economic Strategy: Selected Topics
- Assessment
- Team Projects* and Peer Critique
- Personal Learning Logs
- Review
A Programme Overview specific to each delivery of the programme outlines the specific Content in greater detail. This is discussed with participants at the Orientation Session.
Assessment is by way of a team-based research project. The research conducted by your Course Team will be supervised by the Programme Leaders and presented to an Expert panel at the final Capstone Workshop.
The programme/module code for the programme is EC6510 in the College Calendar.
