Management Consultancy

The MSc in Management Consultancy is designed to give students a 360º understanding of and preparation for a career in the global consulting industry. Students will learn how the industry operates, its dominant players, key success factors and the management issues that drive it, how and when to use different consulting tools and methodologies, how to write a consulting proposal and other key skills needed to be a successful management consultant.



This Master's programme is delivered at our dedicated Graduate Business School campus, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, located in Blackrock, 4km from the main UCD Belfield Campus.



As part of the programme, students work directly with companies, completing Company Clinics with SMEs in Semester 1, and a live consulting project for a client company in Semester 2.



The ideal candidates of this course are graduates in business or economics keen to pursue a career in the highly competitive and increasingly global management consulting industry.

Module / Trimester / Credits

Stage 1 Core Modules

BMGT43470 Competitive and Corporate Strategy Autumn 10

BMGT43560 Management Consulting Principl Autumn 10

BMGT43620 Organisational Behav (MScBus) Autumn 10

BMGT43430 Diagnostic techniques in consu Spring 10

BMGT43680 Project Management (MC) Spring 10

BMGT43580 Managing Organisational Change Summer 10

BMGT43760 MC Business/Company Project Summer 20



Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:

Students must choose one option module from the list.

BMGT43480 Entrepreneurship: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations Spring 10

BMGT44300 Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Spring 10

BMGT45130 Mindfulness & Resilience at Wrk Spring 10

BMGT45490 Governance & Stakeholder Mgmt Spring 10

BMGT45580 Leadership, Organisations &Me Spring 10

BMGT45750 Sustainable Production & Consump Spring 10



Stage 1 Options - B)0 of:

Students will be registered to the Internship module by their Programme Manager upon approval

BMGT45200 Management Consult. Internship Summer 20

Please review the entry requirements below. The UCD Smurfit Admissions Office staff have expertise in reviewing international qualifications from around the world and will be able to assess your application's comparability to the Irish entry requirement.



- Suitable for students with an undergraduate degree in Business, Economics or Engineering, although other backgrounds may be considered in some cases.



or



- A primary degree with a minimum of three years’ relevant work experience.



If English is not your first language, an English language qualification is required for admission to all of our programmes. The exception to this rule is if you have completed your primary degree or an entire third level qualification through English, in an English speaking country.

https://www.smurfitschool.ie/admissions/internationalapplicants/englishlanguagerequirements/



Some students might have to get a student visa in order to come and study in Ireland. Please check the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Services website to see if you require a visa. https://www.irishimmigration.ie/

Non-EU students cannot typically study part-time in Ireland if they require a student visa, as student permission is granted for full-time courses on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP). Non-EU students who are not residents of Ireland can apply for part-time courses that are 100% online, and in this case, a visa is not required. The key targets of this part-time/full-time format course are graduates in business or economics keen to pursue a career in the highly competitive and increasingly global management consulting industry.



You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.

https://www.ucd.ie/registry/prospectivestudents/admissions/rpl/

Apply online



Who Should Apply?

Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes

International (Non EU) applicants: Yes



Part Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes

International (Non EEA) applicants: No

B261 1 year full-time,

B262 2 years part-time.

Delivery: On Campus

B261 Management Consultancy Master of Science Full-Time

Commencing September 2026 Graduate Taught



B262 Management Consultancy Master of Science Part-Time

Commencing September 2026 Graduate Taught

(UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School)

Career opportunities

Our graduates can be found in global organisations across a number of industries, from financial services to fashion.



90% of our graduates from this programme were employed after 6 months across a range of industry sectors. Source: Latest Graduate Outcomes Survey, published in September 2024.



Potential careers for our graduates include:



Management Consultant

Technology Consultant

Product Manager

Project Manager

Analyst

Business Development

Corporate Sales Developer