Business Administration - Executive MBA

Key programme benefits to future students

The UL MBA will challenge your thinking, improve decision-making and hone your communication skills while supporting your development as the type of leader businesses need today.



Delivering the tools you need to lead with impact. Helping to transform you into a resilient leader equipped with the skills to excel in a fast changing world.



The UL MBA will help you and your organisation; boosting resilience; equipping you with essential tools for improved communication to empower and engage others; enhancing critical thinking for strategic action; and developing superior data analysis skills for more informed decision making, ensuring that you are equipped to navigate rapidly evolving conditions with confidence.

Year 1

Autumn Modules

• Financial Reporting

• Macroeconomics and the Global Economy

• Market orientation & Customer Focus



Electives (choose 1)

Organisational Behaviour | Supply Chain Management

January Winter School Electives: Digital Marketing | Strategic Sales Management | Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainable Enterprise | International Finance



Spring Modules

• Managing in the International Context

• Corporate Finance

• Data Analysis for Business Decisions



Electives (choose 1)

Globalisation & International Economic Issues | Commercial and Corporate Law



Summer Modules

• International Workshop



Year 2

Autumn Modules

• Corporate Strategy Analysis

• Strategic Human Resource Management

• Information Systems and Knowledge Management



Electives (choose 1)

Relationship Marketing | Lean Tools & Techniques



January Winter School Electives:

Digital Marketing | Strategic Sales Management | Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainable Enterprise | International Finance



Spring Modules

• Implementing Strategy

• Strategic Leadership

• Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Management

• The Strategic Management of Projects: Science & Principles



Summer Modules

• Management Project/Thesis

Normally a primary degree (Level 8 -National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) with first or second class honours or an approved professional qualification. At least four years' experience at managerial level is also required. In the case of candidates without an honours degree, five years' experience will be required. In addition, an acceptable score in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Records Examination (GRE) and an interview with the course selection panel are prerequisites for entry to the programme.

2 years part-time, on-campus, block release.

An Application Fee of €35 (electronically) or €40 Bank Draft/Cheque will apply to all taught postgraduate programmes.

Autumn

Graduate careers

The MBA programme at UL attracts a strong and varied cross section of high calibre public and private sector professionals who are interested in developing their career.