The goals of this a four-year degree course are to:
- educate: provide a worthwhile and memorable student experience
- collaborate: join with business to ensure BIS students gain cutting edge skills in business and IT, while also linking with businesses to provide innovative IS-related expertise
- innovate: cultivate and apply expertise in teaching, research and development.
Our BIS Advisory Board, incorporating a number of the most senior Irish business executives, is there to advise and ensure UCC BIS courses are world-class, relevant, and attractive to businesses nationally and internationally.
Written exams will take place before Christmas and in May. Not all modules will have formal examinations. Many modules use other types of assessment including essays, individual and group projects, multiple-choice-question exams, and in-class exams.
Expected lecture hours: You will typically attend about 12-14 hours of lectures per week. Tutorials are assigned to business modules.
Expected lab/practical hours: Once you join BIS you will also have practical/laboratory hours assigned where you spend time in the BIS labs working with hardware and software.
