New MIC Business Studies course is one of the most liberal arts programmes in the country

Mary Immaculate College (MIC), which has a campus in Thurles, has announced that Business Studies has now been added to the college’s Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme.

From September 2023, BA (MI002) students can choose from 14 varied subjects with no obligation to choose until after they begin the programme.

The addition of Business Studies to this flexible, and wide-ranging, Level 8 BA degree makes it one of the most unique liberal arts programmes in the country and allows for exciting new subject combinations.

Prof William Leahy, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, said: “MIC has a long tradition in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, having hosted a successful BA programme for over 30 years. Our programme continues to go from strength to strength and with the addition of Business Studies an exciting range of subject combinations opens up. Combinations will now include Business Studies with English, Media and Communications, Geography, German, French, History and many more.”

The range of subjects on offer makes MIC’s BA a hugely appealing programme of study particularly for those who want to engage with new ideas, and engage critically and analytically with the world around them.

Aside from Business Studies students can choose from Drama & Theatre Studies, English Language & Literature, French Studies, Gaeilge, Geography, German Studies, History, Mathematics, Media & Communication Studies, Music, Philosophy, Psychology and Theology & Religious Studies.

In fact, MI002 is the only general BA programme in the country to offer Drama & Theatre Studies as one of its subject choices.

Along with small class sizes, study abroad options and career specific work placement opportunities the programme also includes an academic advisory scheme, allowing for greater support directly from lecturers to students.

Students also reap the benefits of the College SmARTS induction programme. Run over a full-semester the programme is designed to ensure that students know exactly where to find the various supports on offer to them as they navigate their college career.

First year BA students also complete a foundational course in Skills for Study and Work, which aims to give them an essential grounding in academic writing and IT skills.

Each year, MIC awards up to 50 Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships, valued at €2,000 each, to incoming first year students.