Business Management

Course Overview

If you are interested in a business career but did not take an undergraduate degree in business, then this is the programme for you. This MSc introduces students to a range of business management topics, including organisational behaviour, global operations, finance, strategy, marketing, international business, career planning and development, sustainability in business and research techniques. We start at a foundational level and rapidly escalate to develop student knowledge to the level of postgraduate expertise. A variety of teaching approaches are applied across the programme to help participants to develop a clear career strategy that will increase their employability in the short-term, and sustainable success in the long term.



This MSc provides key business learning to non-business graduates (and experienced professionals who do not have an undergraduate degree). Through its course content and programme delivery, our students access leading business thinking, apply contemporary management theory and practices, and research business solutions through team and individual assignments and a Business Consultancy Project/Dissertation or Placement.

The programme is intensive and fast-paced, bringing students on a high-growth learning experience across the full-time programme (12 months) or the part-time programme (24 months). We have two semesters of taught modules, during which each module is taught over four days. These four days will be time-tabled three to four weeks apart so that learning can occur between the individual teaching days and permits for reflection on content and the completion of projects and tasks, followed by less structured supervision contact over the third (summer) semester. Students are encouraged to learn independently, through significant reading and assignments, both on their own and working in teams, prior to a class and afterwards.

Applicants must hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree (NFQ Level 8) (or equivalent) in a Non Business discipline with a minimum of a second-class honours, grade 2 (2:2).



Applicants who do not hold a primary degree but has at least 3 years relevant work experience may apply via Maynooth University's RPL process for Non-Standard Entrants.

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time.



The programme is intensive and fast-paced, bringing students on a high-growth learning experience across the full-time programme (12 months, typically delivered in blocks of two full-days every two weeks) or the part-time programme (24 months, delivered two full-days every 4 weeks). Students are encouraged to learn independently, through significant reading and assignments, both on their own and working in teams, prior to a class and afterwards.

In general, there are two levels of fees payable. EU students from EU countries including Ireland pay a subsidised level of fees for both taught courses and research programmes. Tuition fees for students from outside the EU are not subsidised and are thus somewhat higher than for EU students.

Course Commences: September.

Career Options

Combined with your existing proficiency from your bachelor's degree and/or professional work experience, completing this masters signals your ambition, work ethic and expertise to prospective employers and positions graduates to undertake a range of business management roles.



The course develops future executives in organisations for all sectors. The course material takes a broad, cross-sectoral, and international approach. Accordingly, the course prepares graduates for a wide range of roles and organisations. Students also take a career management module designed to enhance employability at the outset and throughout their career. The module guides students to optimise their first step into the professional labour market or build on their professional experience and consider future goals. Students will identify their personal career priorities and apply career planning and development tools that can be enacted throughout their working life. Students are empowered to undertake a range of learning activities that target their personal CPD priorities. In doing so, students will enhance their employability through analysing, developing, and articulating how they can best contribute to an organisation. All students on this MSc are entitled to free Graduate membership of the IMCA (Institute of Management Consultants & Advisors) for the duration of the programme and for the 12 months following completion.