- Location: AMERICAN COLLEGE DUBLIN, 2 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Duration: 1 Year
Course details
The MBA in International Business is awarded by the institution under its accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The MBA is an advanced degree designed to prepare and equip managers with the knowledge and competencies necessary to administer controllable forces within their organizations in order to adapt successfully to variables and changes in the uncontrollable environment.
The MBA programme prepares qualified students for middle and upper-level management leadership responsibilities in international business. Using a general management focus and strategic approach, students demonstrate: broad and integrated knowledge of business functions; knowledge of ethical and legal considerations and the social responsiveness to resolve corporate and public issues; analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills and use of technology related to business decision-making; communication and interpersonal skills to lead groups and business organizations; a deep critical assessment of the importance of the dynamic and global environment and its influence on organizations, decisions and operations; and competencies to formulate and implement strategy decisions.
Students will undertake an internship and/or a research project either at the end of their full-time studies or during the course if taken on a part-time basis.
Students will study the following modules and undertake an internship and/or a research project either at the end of their full-time studies or during the course if taken on a part-time basis.
- Leadership and management of business organizations
- Legal, ethical and social issues in a globalised economy
- Marketing management in a global economy
- Managing for global financial accountability and performance
- Strategic management seminar
- Business research methods
- International finance
- International trade and investment
Masters requirements
An honours bachelor degree in a cognate discipline is required. If the applicant has an honours bachelor degree in a non-cognate discipline, it will be necessary for the applicant to complete such bridging modules as the Admissions Office deems necessary in order to achieve the prerequisite intended learning outcomes for participation in the programme. The length of this bridging programme depends on the amount of prerequisite learning outcomes achieved by the applicant, but normally will not exceed duration of one year.
Entry requirements
- American College Dublin has two intakes per year: in September and January.
- Students may apply directly to the Admissions office of American College Dublin.
- Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS score of 7.0 (or equivalent).
Further education students
The College accepts students from further education colleges to all of its courses. Students must have gained three distinctions in a cognate area of the degree programme that they wish to study. Students must have a full level 5 or level 6 award and this award may have been taken over a number of years. Students with a FETAC qualification can gain access to both American College Dublin and American College Delaware.
Along with academic knowledge that students receive throughout the duration of their chosen subject, students will also acquire and develop transferable career skills from their degree discipline. These skills along with potential career paths are provided below to give you a well-rounded view of what the course has to offer.
These skills include:
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving
- Effective communication skills
- Strategic/critical thinking
- Strong presentation skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Leadership
- Team work
- Interpreting statistical data
- Time management
Graduates from the MBA in Business Administration programme have been successful in diverse areas such as:
- Accountancy/Finance
- International Finance
- Advertising
- Banking/li>
- Human resource management
- Management/li>
- Marketing
- Enterprise
- Entrepreneurship
Students who have completed the MBA in Business Administration may be considered for doctoral studies.
Updated on 08 November, 2015About American College Dublin
American College Dublin, a constituent college of Irish American University, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and is licensed as an institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland and the State of Delaware. Located on Merrion Square, in the heart of Ireland’s capital city, American College Dublin offers an outstanding post-secondary education at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in liberal arts, performing arts, creative writing, international business, accounting and finance, hospitality management and event management. Established as a not-for-profit educational trust in 1993 by Lynn University (located in Boca Raton, Florida), the College has grown from a study abroad campus for American students to a global institution with thirty-five nationalities among its student body. ACD has a sister campus in Letheys, Delaware, named American College Delaware, through which it offers shared programs and transfer opportunities bettheyen Ireland and the USA.
American College Dublin takes the time-hontheired American tradition of the moderately-sized, not-for-profit liberal arts institution and places it in an international context, with campuses on both sides of the Atlantic rim. The institution seeks to offer the best characteristics of Irish and American higher education in an intimate environment underpinned by the holistic liberal arts model of learning, enabling students to realize their potential and participate successfully in the world. The College provides an education that is rigorous, stimulating and valuable, emphasizing the core values of academic excellence, innovation, ethical integrity and multiculturalism. Class sizes are small (generally no more than ttheynty students to a class) and the teacher engages the student in an educational experience that is active, participative and challenging. Many of the programmes of study have an internship component, which allows students to apply their classroom learning in relevant industry environments and provides them with practical experience related to their field of study. A high proportion of the College’s students progress to further studies at the postgraduate level.
Above all, American College Dublin strives to instil a passion for education that advances the development of the inpidual’s talents and a process of lifelong learning.
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