Master of Business Administration in Strategy

Faculty of Business and Humanities
Award Class
Awards
MBA
Programme Code CR_BSTRA_9 Mode of Delivery Part Time, ACCS No. of Semesters 4
NFQ Level 9 Embedded Award No Programme Credits 90
Next Review Date
Review Type Date
Programmatic Review 01/09/2021
Department ORGANISATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Field of Study 3450 - Business & Management
 

Programme Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this programme the graduate will be able to demonstrate... :

# PO Domains Programme Learning Outcome
PO1 Knowledge - Breadth An in-depth knowledge of expert management skills which will enable the graduate to formulate, implement, monitor, evaluate and review the management of their organisation. Competence in leading organisations at a strategic level as well as a systematic understanding of current best practice in the field of individual and organisational learning.
PO2 Knowledge - Kind Excellent communication skills together with increased flexibility and adaptability when handling uncertainty. A critical awareness of the international business environment together with an expert perspective on strategic organisational goals. The graduate will assume a greater role in the strategic leadership of their organisation with specialist skills and expertise and a well-focussed perspective. The graduate will commit to ongoing learning and development while demonstrating an awareness of ethical and social issues.
PO3 Skill - Range A broad range of personal and organisational skills such as conceptual, diagnostic, technical, interpersonal, informational, communication, risk taking, analytical and problem solving skills to enable the graduate to lead their organisation at a senior level. A strong ability to build trust, communicate effectively and demonstrate rational decision making allowing them to gain and use power successfully, manage relationships, cultural differences and workforce diversity to enable them to develop high performace teams and organisations.
PO4 Skill - Selectivity The ability to define and resolve structured and unstructured problems, analyse hard issue problems, interpret clear/ambiguous problems and situations, and demonstrate qualitative and quantitative judgement based on experience and intuition, as well as objectivity when dealing with complex issues.
PO5 Competence - Context An expert ability to apply the knowledge learned in a combination of environments to their own organisations; apply knowledge in contexts which are predictable and unpredictable, which are contingent on the organisation and the environment, and demonstrate awareness, adaptability and anticipation of these contexts and adapt accordingly.
PO6 Competence - Role The ability to assume strategic level responsibility within their organisation, while leading, creating, initiating and stimulating conceptual level thought processes. Demonstrate the ability to implement strategies within a learning organisation.
PO7 Competence - Learning to Learn The competence to take responsibility for his/her own learning as evidenced by advanced research assignments and directed study; successfully lead the sharing and transfer of knowledge as part of a learning organisation; utilise MBA programme learning to deal with new experiences and unfamiliar situations, and continue their path to lifelong learning.
PO8 Competence - Insight Confidence which reflects the MBA culture while acting as a role model within their organisation; encouraging other employees to offer new ideas thus ensuring the spread of new innovative knowledge and assisting employees in moral, social and ethical decision making.
 

Semester Schedules

Year 1 / Semester 1

Mandatory 
Code Title Module Coordinator Version Credits
ACCT9005 Applied Business Finance Claire OSullivan Rochford 3 5
MGMT9057 Exploring Corporate Strategy 2 10
MGMT9055 Leadership & Org. Behaviour Breda O Dwyer 3 5
MGMT9009 Research Methods Breda O Dwyer 4 5

Year 1 / Semester 2

Mandatory 
Code Title Module Coordinator Version Credits
ECON9001 Economics of Global Markets CAROLINE O REILLY 5 5
MGMT9058 Global Business Strategy 3 10
DATA9004 IT and Analytics for Business David Goulding 1 5
MGMT9060 MBA Contemporary Issues Mkt Breda O Dwyer 1 5
 

Year 2 / Semester 1

Year 2 Semester 1 Elective Regulation
Choose ONE Elective.
Elective 
Code Title Module Coordinator Version Credits
MGMT9061 MBA Innovation & Creativity Breda O Dwyer 1 5
MGMT9059 Mg Creative Skills Service S. Breda O Dwyer 2 5
MGMT9040 Operations Strategy Pio Fenton 1 5
MGMT9056 Organisational Change Mgt. Breda O Dwyer 3 5
ACCT9004 Strategic Corporate Finance Claire OSullivan Rochford 1 5

Year 2 / Semester 2

Mandatory 
Code Title Module Coordinator Version Credits
PLAC9017 International Bus Field Trip Katie Power 2 5
Elective 
Code Title Module Coordinator Version Credits
MGMT9054 MBA Research Thesis Breda O Dwyer 2 30