Business Administration Executive - MBA

During this programme, you will:  

• Sharpen your business leadership skills with a focus on five key themes: Internationalisation, Managerial Vision and Competencies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Strategic Thinking and Leadership. 

• Develop as an intelligent, proactive leader that businesses require today with the ability to empower and engage others; apply critical thinking to act strategically and make better informed decisions based on superior data analysis skills. 

• Deepen your understanding of critical issues affecting selected areas through your choice of electives. 

• Acquire knowledge that is relevant and immediately applicable in a business contex

Key Information: 

• Complete part-time over two years   
   
• Delivered on campus in three-day, intensive, blocks, with four blocks per semester and two semesters each year 
   
• Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters   
   
• In addition to the core modules, you will also need to choose one elective per semester 

• Course includes two Winter Schools, held each January in Years 1 and 2 

• Submit a dissertation at the end of the final semester   

You will learn through a blend of:   

• Lectures, workshops, applied and problem-based learning 
   
• Reflective practice and guided research   
   
• Regular feedback from faculty and peers   

Part-time considerations:   

• Designed for working professionals   
   
• Timetable provided after registration 

Year 1  

Autumn Semester  

Core modules:  

• Financial Reporting (AC6051) equips students to prepare a set of financial statements in accordance with applicable reporting standards for a range of business structures 

• Macroeconomics and the Global Economy (EC6051) provides an introduction to the core principles of macroeconomics and economic policy 

• Market Orientation & Customer Focus (MK6002) introduces students to the philosophy and function of marketing 

Electives – choose 1:  

• Organisational Behaviour (PM6061)
• Supply Chain Management (PT6014)  

Winter school electives: 

• Digital Marketing (MK6023)
• Business negotiations (BS6122)
• Strategic Sales Management (MK6013)
• Corporate Social Responsibility and  Sustainable Enterprise (MG6013) 

Spring Semester 

Core modules:  

• Managing in the International Context (MG6082) explores issues relating to the management of organisations at an international level. 

• Data Analysis for Business Decisions (MA6001) provides an understanding of how statistical inference provides sound evidence for business decisions. 

• Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MP6014) (MP6014 assists students in understanding the core concepts of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship 

Electives – choose 1:  

• Globalisation & International Economic Issues (EC6022)
• Commercial and Corporate Law (LA6092) 

Summer Semester 

• International Workshop (MG6303) 

Year 2 

Autumn Semester  

Core modules:  

• Corporate Strategy Analysis (MG6003) addresses the domain of the strategic manager in the private and public sector 

• Strategic Human Resource Management (PM6003) provides students with an understanding of the linkages between business strategies and HR practice 

• Information Systems and Knowledge Management (MI6003) provides a strategic perspective on the role of knowledge, information and technology in organisations 

Electives – choose 1: 

• Relationship Marketing (MK6003)
• Lean Tools & Techniques (AU6003) 

Winter school electives: 

• Digital Marketing (MK6023)
• Business negotiations (BS6122))
• Strategic Sales Management (MK6013)
• Corporate Social Responsibility and  Sustainable Enterprise (MG6013)  

Spring Semester 

• Implementing Strategy (MG6004) focuses on issues of strategic implementation and change. 

• Strategic Leadership (MG6014) helps executives understand and apply leadership theory to the practice of their day-to-day work. 

• Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Management (MP6014) encourages creative, innovative and enterprising behaviour. 

• The Strategic Management of Projects: Science & Principles (MG6024) explores the underlying concepts, principles, paradigms and organisational level implications of the increasingly ubiquitous project form of organising 

Summer Semester 

• Management Project/Thesis   

Text books are provided by the KBS. Students can also access extra readings through the UL Glucksman Library. 

For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules 

Further information on how to tailor your MBA programme here. 

• Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree (NFQ Level 8), with at least a second-class honours grade 2 (2:2), or an approved professional qualification.  

• At least four years' experience at managerial experience. 

• An acceptable score in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Records Examination (GRE) may be required. 

• An interview with the course selection panel. 

International students:  

• For details on country-specific qualifications visit postgraduate entry requirements for international students. 

Checklist of documents:  

• *Academic transcripts and certificates  in English
  • *UL graduates only need to provide their student ID
• Copy of your birth certificate or passport
• GMAT or GRE certificate (where applicable)
• Copy of your CV  

English Language:  

• English language competency certificate
• For details on accepted language qualifications visit English Language Requirements   

Guidelines on Completing your Application 

• To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
  • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
  • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
• * If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying.

EU - €15,300 per year*

Non- EU - €17,000 per year*

*Please note year 2 fees are subject to change

Please note this programme is not eligible for international study visas. Visas are only available to students studying full-time in Ireland. 

Annual fees are billed by semester. Once registered, students may be eligible to apply for a monthly payment plan.  

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the Student Fees Office website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie).  

 
Funding 

Find further information on funding and scholarships.

This programme can lead to the following sectors and careers:  

• Business Analyst
• Financial Analyst
• HR Manager
• Operations Manager
• Consultant.

Still Curious?  

The team regularly host and take part in webinars to support future students. If you would like to learn more or ask questions at an online information session, click below.     

Online Information Sessions 

Jean McAdam

Check out Jean McAdam's Alumni Spotlight, who studied Computer Engineering in UL’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and went on to complete an MBA in UL’s Kemmy Business School. 

Having grown up in Limerick with a love for numbers and logic, encouraged by her equally numerically inclined parents, a future in engineering seemed like it might always be on the cards. Jean talks us through her UL experiences and impressive career to date, which has led her all over the world and back to Limerick, as Marketing Director and Business Development, Industrial Robotics, at Analog Devices. 

Read Jean's Alumni Spotlight

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Tom Brennan & Patsy Carney  

Co-Founders, EirGen Pharma  

The course helped hone our critical thinking, so we could ask the right questions, at the right time. 

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Sector: Computer Software  

Siobhan Ryan  

RVP, Enterprise, UKI, UiPath  

Studying for an MBA was a seriously smart move. It made a statement: I wasn’t just going back to my career; I was going back big! 

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