Introduction
The Faculty of Commerce consists of two schools: The Quinn School of
Business, located on UCD’s main campus at Belfield, and The Michael
Smurfit Graduate School of Business, which is situated on the
UCD campus at Blackrock. The UCD Business Schools have developed
into the largest and most renowned business schools in Ireland, an
acclaim recently endorsed by the Smurfit School of Business becoming
the first business school in Ireland to be awarded international
accreditation with EQUIS (the European Quality Label for international
business schools).
Noteworthy for having established the first MBA programme in Europe,
the Faculty has also developed important academic links with
universities in North America, Europe and Australasia.
Over the years, graduates of the Faculty have made a significant
contribution to Ireland’s economy and have secured careers in
government and in every sector of the country’s business, industrial
and professional life. They also hold prestigious positions in the EU,
the United Nations, the World Bank, large corporations and
wellknown international management consultancy companies.
The UCD Business Schools are staffed by academics who have
distinguished themselves in Ireland and world-wide. They hold the
highest qualifications from the world’s leading business schools, and
their business and academic experience enables them to provide a
strong professional education for students preparing for a career in
business.
The Faculty comprises over 100 academic staff associated with the
following departments: Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Business
Administration, Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Marketing
and Management Information Systems. Other departments of the
University, including Computer Science, Environmental Studies,
Statistics, Mathematics and Economics, contribute to the Faculty’s
degree programmes.
The Faculty is committed to the development of excellence in teaching
and research and to providing an education that embraces a global
business perspective, which is highly relevant to today’s commercial
realities.
From September 2002, the new Quinn School of Business building will
house all five business degree programmes and allow the Faculty to
deliver business education in a challenging and unrivalled way. To
complement the modern syllabus, this building, designed with a
special focus on e-technology and e-learning, will ensure that
all business students enjoy the benefits of a new and exciting learning
environment that will expose them to cuttingedge technologies used in
the modern business world.
Quinn School students will also enjoy the benefits of small class
teaching, which will further enhance the communication between
lecturer and student. Online lectures, a personalised student intranet,
virtual experiential learning, complete internet access and student
laptop ownership will be an integral part of the learning process at the
Quinn School. Class notes and coursework will revolve around the
laptop ensuring business students acquire excellent IT skills as well
as business knowledge. Training on the laptop will be provided for all
first year business students prior to the commencement of lectures.
In addition to offering the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of
Science (Economics and Finance) degrees, the Faculty has pioneered a
number of inter-faculty programmes such as the Bachelor of
Commerce (International), the Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies
(BBLS) and the Bachelor of Actuarial and Financial Studies (BAFS),
ensuring that students have a wider than ever choice of career paths.