Computer Science and Business Degree

This joint degree aims to provide its graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the technical field of computer science and at the same time to understand the advances in our knowledge of markets, organisations and business management. This four-year programme, will position students for challenging careers in either computer science and business or both.

Junior Freshman

In the Junior Freshman (first) year, you take a number of core subjects in business and computer science areas which equip you with the fundamentals of management and computer science, ranging from Java programming and Introduction to Organisation and Management. 

Senior Freshman

In the Senior Freshman (second) year, you expand your introduction to business by taking a full suite of courses in each area of business, from marketing to operations management. On the computer science side, you advance in programming and choose subjects in areas such as software engineering and systems analysis.

Junior Sophister

In your Junior Sophister (third) year, you can take a combination of subjects, of which one third must be from business, one third from computer science and one third from either. You begin to specialize in the areas that interest you most, with a wide range of subjects to choose from in the Business School and the School of Computer Science.

Senior Sophister

In your Senior Sophister (fourth) year, you take a combination of subjects, of which a quarter are from business, a quarter from computer science, and piece of independent, skills-led research in computer science. You then draw from a wide range of optional modules as you become increasingly expert in your field

Modules - Year 1

• Mathematics
• Introduction to Programming
• Introduction to Computing
• Business Computing Systems
• Introduction to Organisation and Management
• Introduction to Economic Policy
• Statistical Analysis

Modules - Year 2

• Programming Techniques
• Information Management
• Programming Project
• Students may choose between the following module combinations:
• Systems Analysis & Design I AND Systems Analysis & Design II
• OR Systems Programming I AND Systems Programming II
• Organisational Behaviour
• Introduction to Marketing Principles
• Introduction to Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Introduction to Finance
• Introduction to Operations Management

Modules - Year 3

• Applied Probability
• Telecommunications
• Symbolic Programming
• Software Engineering
• Concurrent Systems
• Information Management
• Artificial Intelligence
• Compiler Design
• e-Business
• Introduction to Semantics of Programming Languages
• Introduction to Functional Programming
• Computational Mathematics
• Marketing Management
• Financial and Management Accounting
• Applied Finance
• Organisation Theory and Change
• Services and Information Management
• Human Resource Management
• Business in Society
• Innovation, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development

Modules - Year 4

• Final Year Project
• Advanced Telecommunications
• Fuzzy Logic
• Strategic Information Systems
• Distributed Systems
• Human Factors
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Vision
• Compiler Design
• Exploring Organisational Experience
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Financial Markets and the Corporate Sector
• Advances in Marketing Theory and Practice
• Managing Non-Profit Organisations
• International Business and the Global Economy
• Managing New Product Development

As part of the online application, applicants will also need to submit original or certified true* copies of:

• Final second level qualification results
• IELTS, Cambridge Advanced/Proficiency, TOEFL scores, for applicants whose first language is not English
• Academic transcripts for each year of third level study and all third level qualifications awarded
• SAT, AP or ACT scores (US and Canadian applicants only)
• Two letters of recommendation
• Passport
• Application fee (non-refundable) and application fee payment form

Please note that where the statement of examination results is in a language other than English, applicants should submit a certified true translation of the statement along with a certified true copy of their original results with the application.

*A certified true copy is a photocopy of an original document that has been signed and stamped by a school principal or other official.

The following are some examples of awards, scholarships and prizes in the School of Business:

Foundation Scholarship

Foundation scholarship is a College institution with a long history and high prestige. The examination for the award of scholarship is set and assessed so as to select students of outstanding ability. Foundation Scholarship is a College institution with a long history and high prestige. Some of our greatest alumni – such as Edmund Burke, Samuel Beckett, and Mary Robinson - were Scholars.  It is a distinctive feature of student life here at Trinity and now is the opportunity for Senior Freshman students to join the ranks of Trinity Scholars.

The objective of the Foundation Scholarship examination is to identify students who, at a level of evaluation appropriate to the Senior Freshman year, can consistently demonstrate exceptional knowledge and understanding of their subjects. 
Scholars enjoy significant benefits including Commons free of charge, rooms free of charge for up to nine months of the year and, where a student is not in receipt of outside scholarships or grants, fee remission for up to five years to the value of the EU fee level.
Foundation scholars are elected annually on the result of an examination held in the week before the start of Hilary term with the results announced on Trinity Monday.

Trinity Business Student of the Year

The Trinity Business Alumni/Bank of Ireland Business Student of the year award is presented annually to the student who not only excels academically but has also ‘given more than they have taken’ from the economy and society.

David Feldman Prize

This prize was founded in 1985 by a gift from David Feldman, a Business graduate.  The purpose of the prize is to encourage business students to adopt a broad philosophical attitude to issues and challenges in the business world.  The prize will be awarded annually to a Sophister or postgraduate student in business studies.  It will be based on a dissertation or project judged by the examiners to demonstrate the application of philosophical thought, logical argument, as well as metaphysical and perhaps ethical approach to the understanding of business. 

Patrick O'Sullivan Prize

This prize was founded in 2009 by a gift from Patrick O'Sullivan's family. Patrick is a graduate of the Business School and retired in 2009 as Vice Chairman and Chief Growth Officer of Zurich Financial Services. The prize is awarded annually, on the recommendation of Trinity Business School, to the candidate who performs at the highest level in the Senior Sophister course inExploring Organisational Experiences.

Abd El-Motaal Book Prize

This prize was founded in 1965 by a gift from Mostafa H.B. Abd El-Motaal, our former Lecturer in Accounting. It is awarded annually to the best student in financial and management accounting and financial reporting and analysis.

Price Waterhouse Coopers Prize

The award was founded in 1966 by Craig, Gardner & Co., Chartered Accountants. Two prizes are awarded to the Senior Sophister students who obtain first class honors at the annual degree examination, provided they obtain at least a second class (first division) mark in financial reporting and analysis. The prizewinners are invited to apply to the firm for Articles.

Trinity Business Alumni Prize

This prize was founded in 1993 by the Trinity Business Alumni. It is awarded to the student whose project, submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the final B.B.S. degree examination, is ranked by the court of examiners as the best overall project submitted by a B.B.S. candidate, conditional upon a minimum second class (first division) grade having been achieved overall and in the project.

A unique degree offering

The computer science and business degree is a pioneering venture offered by two leading Schools in their subject areas. You emerge from the degree with the ability to design, implement, engineer and evaluate computer-based systems, processes and programs/applications. Added to this, you receive a thorough grounding in all disciplines of business, from accounting to human resource management. This intersection of computer science, mathematics, business and management enables you to work in a massively broad range of established and emerging industries and functions. Our graduates work in functions from IT managers of large companies to software consultants in small start-ups.

A multitude of career options

Many of our graduates are employed as software developers and system designers in the IT sector, developing new software and hardware systems in Ireland and abroad. Lots of our graduates have chosen to apply their expertise to support everyday activities in sectors such as finance, business consultancy, transport, healthcare, manufacturing and government, among many others.
A Computer Science degree also gives you the option of continued study to Masters or PhD level in Trinity, or other universities around the world. This leads to a range of career paths in research and academia. Some of our graduates are successful entrepreneurs.