- Location: 61 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland - Ireland
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
Key Facts
- Distance education supported by weekend seminars
- Two academic years
- Accredited by UCD
- Level 9 (Major Awards) on the National Framework for Qualifications
- Commencing September 2014
- The cost of the programme is €5,000 per annum (includes all matriculation and examination fees, all seminars, textbooks and course material), payable in two instalments, see page 34 of the brochure for more details
The MSc in Business and Management is a two-year programme that will provide students with an advanced and significant expertise in the concepts, tools, and skills essential to contemporary business strategies and functions. The first year of the course provides a mixture of quantitative subjects and subjects drawn from the social sciences. On successful completion of the first year, students will specialise in either HRM or Financial Management. In this second year, they will take three subjects and prepare a minor dissertation. If you do not wish to take all three subjects in any particular semester, you may choose to study one or two on a phased basis.
Audience
Do you want to obtain a high level of expertise in the contemporary principles and practices that determine business strategies and operations? On successful completion of the MSc, graduates will be able to:
- critically appraise advanced business theory and practice
- demonstrate expertise in key business functions
- apply quantitative methods and subjects to contemporary theories in the relevant social sciences
- interrogate common business norms from the perspective of the most current scholarship
- situate business problems and solutions within a variety of different contexts: economic, financial, statistical, managerial, legal, and organizational.
Programme Content
Year One
The first year of the MSc programme is pided into two semesters, and each semester is devoted to the study of three subjects.
- Economics
- Human Resource Management
- Finance
- Organisation and Strategy
- Leadership and Strategy Implementation
- Research Methods
Year Two
The second year of the course is also pided into two semesters. Students choose the HRM stream or the financial management stream.
HRM Stream
- Human Resource Strategy
- Managing People
- Employment Law
Financial Management Stream
- Corporate Finance
- Governance and Auditing
- Financial Reporting and Decision-Making
Course Location
About Institute of Public Administration - IPA
The Institute of Public Administration is Ireland’s only public service development agency focused exclusively on public sector development. It delivers its service through:
- education and training, building people’s capability to meet challenges
- direct consultancy, solving problems and helping plan and shape the future
- research and publishing - understanding what needs to be done and making these findings readily available.
they tailor their services to the particular needs of the public service. their blend of skill and experience means that they can develop and offer a service which meets public service needs precisely and effectively. Whilst their services are delivered mainly to clients in the Irish Public Service, they have a strong reputation and demand for their services internationally also.
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