Program Overview

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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Overview

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme that educates and prepares a diverse group of learners with the academic knowledge, analytical ability, and innovative management perspectives and skills needed to manage organisations in an increasingly competitive and diverse global marketplace.

Aims of the Programme

The ability to confidently manage a business represents a valuable skill-set. In order for an organisation to be flexible in diverse business environments and to change direction at speed, they must be experts in business management and business strategy in a global context. The aim of the MBA at DBS is to develop these sets of abilities with a particular focus on a thorough understanding of business management.

Key Features of the Programme

This unique programme allows you to study advanced theory and practice relating to management, and to develop an appreciation of the causes and significance of managing strategy. A practitioner focus is part of this programme, and industry-led workshops and guest lecturers keep information current and applied.

Course Content

The MBA programme has the following content in stages 1 & 2:

• Stage 1:
  • Core Modules:
    • Global Issues for Management
    • Strategic Marketing Analysis
    • Managerial Financial Analysis
    • Research Methods 1
    • Applied Strategic Management
  • Elective Modules (Choose 2):
    • Marketing Innovations
    • Strategies for Human Resource Management
    • Strategic Information Systems
    • Project Management Frameworks
    • Corporate Financial Management
    • Cloud Technologies for Business
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Reinventing Performance Management
    • Innovation and Disruptive Technologies
    • Project Management Practices
    • Global Financial Markets
    • Cloud Application Management
• Stage 2:
  • MBA Award:
    • Dissertation

Assessment Methods

Continuous assessment is an integral part of many of our taught modules. The weightings attaching to coursework and other forms of continuous assessment vary from module to module to facilitate all learning styles. You will experience a variety of teaching and learning assessment methods including lectures, seminars, tutorials, case studies, group and individual projects, examinations, and reports.

Structure

The MBA degree programme consists of two stages. Stage 1 is a wholly taught component, contributing 60 credits.

• Full-time: Stage 1 is a wholly taught component contributing 60 credits. These modules are delivered over two semesters.
• Part-time: For part-time students, delivery of the programme is structured over 4 taught semesters. During each semester, students are typically required to attend lectures on two evenings per week and occasional weekend workshops. You will undertake a course in research methods in order to prepare for the dissertation stage and to further develop important research skills. Successful completion of the taught component stage allows you to move onto the dissertation stage.

Careers Opportunities

Upon completing the programme, graduates will have attained a critical awareness of business opportunities and challenges capable of devising appropriate strategies for ongoing professional development as well as a keen awareness of the requirements which ensure the sustainability and growth of the organisation.

Fees

The course fees for the next academic year are €12,950 full-time, and €6,475 per annum part-time for EU students.

Improve your employability

All of our postgraduate courses offer strong links with industry and the professional world and often carry accreditation from professional bodies. By choosing to study at postgraduate level, not only do you gain valuable skills and experience but you also demonstrate your determination to succeed in a chosen career.

Get your foot on the career ladder

A large number of our postgraduate programmes include a work placement option, giving you the opportunity to gain vocational experience, make valuable contacts, and gain transferable skills. It is also worth considering that some postgraduate qualifications are essential requirements to getting on the career ladder.

Gain skills for success

During your undergraduate degree, you will have developed a strong foundation of transferable skills. Postgraduate study will build on this base, giving you the opportunity to put these highly valuable skills in to practice. You will also gain invaluable practical working examples that you can go on to use at interview to set you apart from other candidates.

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) Cloud Computing

Overview

The MBA (Cloud Computing), awarded by QQI, is specifically aimed at facilitating the graduate’s understanding of how organisations may exploit the vast business opportunities that result from the transformative power that Cloud Computing offers both currently and in the future.

Aims of the Programme

Graduates will be able to critically evaluate the role of cloud computing technologies in information and data management and the significance of deploying computer services to the cloud. They will also be able to demonstrate the development of critical skills in analysing and evaluating the use of cloud applications in business and develop strategic solution-based applications.

Course Content

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has the following content in stages 1 & 2:

• Stage 1:
  • Core Modules:
    • Global Issues for Management
    • Strategic Marketing Analysis
    • Managerial Financial Analysis
    • Research Methods 1
    • Cloud Technologies for Business
  • Elective Modules (Choose 2):
    • Marketing Innovations
    • Strategies for Human Resource Management
    • Strategic Information Systems
    • Project Management Frameworks
    • Corporate Financial Management
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Reinventing Performance Management
    • Innovation and Disruptive Technologies
    • Project Management Practices
    • Global Financial Markets
    • Cloud Application Management
• Stage 2:
  • MBA Award:
    • Dissertation

Structure

The MBA degree programme consists of two stages. Stage 1 is a wholly taught component, contributing 60 credits.

• Full-time: Stage 1 is a wholly taught component contributing 60 credits. These modules are delivered over two semesters.
• Part-time: For part-time students, delivery of the programme is structured over 4 taught semesters. During each semester, students are typically required to attend lectures on two evenings per week and occasional weekend workshops. You will undertake a course in research methods in order to prepare for the dissertation stage and to further develop important research skills. Successful completion of the taught component stage allows you to move onto the dissertation stage.

Careers Opportunities

Upon completing the programme, graduates will have attained a critical awareness of business opportunities and challenges capable of devising appropriate strategies for ongoing professional development as well as a keen awareness of the requirements which ensure the sustainability and growth of the organisation.

Fees

The course fees for the next academic year are €12,950 full-time, and €6,475 per annum part-time for EU students.

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance

Overview

The MBA (Finance) awarded by QQI, provides theoretical and practical models and perspectives, which will provide a basis for analysing financial information and for applying the analysis in making informed financial decisions.

Aims of the Programme

Graduates will be able to critically evaluate theory and practice of corporate financial management for strategic business decision‐making. They will also be able to demonstrate critical awareness of international practices and policies in financial markets within changing global market dynamics.

Course Content

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has the following content in stages 1 & 2:

• Stage 1:
  • Core Modules:
    • Global Issues for Management
    • Strategic Marketing Analysis
    • Managerial Financial Analysis
    • Research Methods 1
    • Corporate Financial Management
  • Elective Modules (Choose 2):
    • Marketing Innovations
    • Strategies for Human Resource Management
    • Strategic Information Systems
    • Project Management Frameworks
    • Cloud Technologies for Business
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Reinventing Performance Management
    • Innovation and Disruptive Technologies
    • Project Management Practices
    • Global Financial Markets
    • Cloud Application Management
• Stage 2:
  • MBA Award:
    • Dissertation

Structure

The MBA degree programme consists of two stages. Stage 1 is a wholly taught component, contributing 60 credits.

• Full-time: Stage 1 is a wholly taught component contributing 60 credits. These modules are delivered over two semesters.
• Part-time: For part-time students, delivery of the programme is structured over 4 taught semesters. During each semester, students are typically required to attend lectures on two evenings per week and occasional weekend workshops. You will undertake a course in research methods in order to prepare for the dissertation stage and to further develop important research skills. Successful completion of the taught component stage allows you to move onto the dissertation stage.

Careers Opportunities

Upon completing the programme, graduates will have attained a critical awareness of business opportunities and challenges capable of devising appropriate strategies for ongoing professional development as well as a keen awareness of the requirements which ensure the sustainability and growth of the organisation.

Fees

The course fees for the next academic year are €12,950 full-time, and €6,475 per annum part-time for EU students.

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) Human Resource Management

Overview

The DBS MBA (HRM), awarded by QQI, focuses on the management of human resources to ensure competitive advantage by maximising resources for the benefit of an organisation and society, which places human resource management (HRM) at the heart of organisational management in a complex global marketplace.

Aims of the Programme

Graduates will be able to critically evaluate strategic human resource management and the importance of people management in organisational strategy. They will also be able to demonstrate critical awareness of the management of employee performance and the role of reward in employee performance.

Course Content

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has the following content in stages 1 & 2:

• Stage 1:
  • Core Modules:
    • Global Issues for Management
    • Strategic Marketing Analysis
    • Managerial Financial Analysis
    • Research Methods 1
    • Strategies for Human Resource Management
  • Elective Modules (Choose 2):
    • Marketing Innovations
    • Strategic Information Systems
    • Project Management Frameworks
    • Corporate Financial Management
    • Cloud Technologies for Business
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Reinventing Performance Management
    • Innovation and Disruptive Technologies
    • Project Management Practices
    • Global Financial Markets
    • Cloud Application Management
• Stage 2:
  • MBA Award:
    • Dissertation

Structure

The MBA degree programme consists of two stages. Stage 1 is a wholly taught component, contributing 60 credits.

• Full-time: Stage 1 is a wholly taught component contributing 60 credits. These modules are delivered over two semesters.
• Part-time: For part-time students, delivery of the programme is structured over 4 taught semesters. During each semester, students are typically required to attend lectures on two evenings per week and occasional weekend workshops. You will undertake a course in research methods in order to prepare for the dissertation stage and to further develop important research skills. Successful completion of the taught component stage allows you to move onto the dissertation stage.

Careers Opportunities

Upon completing the programme, graduates will have attained a critical awareness of business opportunities and challenges capable of devising appropriate strategies for ongoing professional development as well as a keen awareness of the requirements which ensure the sustainability and growth of the organisation.

Fees

The course fees for the next academic year are €12,950 full-time, and €6,475 per annum part-time for EU students.

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) Marketing

Overview

This specialism empowers learners to evaluate the central role of marketing strategy for the growth and development of all organisations.

Aims of the Programme

Graduates will be able to critically evaluate integrated marketing communications tools and techniques and apply digital technology support to marketing strategies. They will also be able to demonstrate critical awareness of innovations and trends within the field of marketing with a focus on sustainable marketing innovations.

Course Content

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has the following content in stages 1 & 2:

• Stage 1:
  • Core Modules:
    • Global Issues for Management
    • Strategic Marketing Analysis
    • Managerial Financial Analysis
    • Research Methods 1
    • Marketing Innovations
  • Elective Modules (Choose 2):
    • Strategies for Human Resource Management
    • Strategic Information Systems
    • Project Management Frameworks
    • Corporate Financial Management
    • Cloud Technologies for Business
    • Reinventing Performance Management
    • Innovation and Disruptive Technologies
    • Project Management Practices
    • Global Financial Markets
    • Cloud Application Management
• Stage 2:
  • MBA Award:
    • Dissertation

Structure

The MBA degree programme consists of two stages. Stage 1 is a wholly taught component, contributing 60 credits.

• Full-time: Stage 1 is a wholly taught component contributing 60 credits. These modules are delivered over two semesters.
• Part-time: For part-time students, delivery of the programme is structured over 4 taught semesters. During each semester, students are typically required to attend lectures on two evenings per week and occasional weekend workshops. You will undertake a course in research methods in order to prepare for the dissertation stage and to further develop important research skills. Successful completion of the taught component stage allows you to move onto the dissertation stage.

Careers Opportunities

Upon completing the programme, graduates will have attained a critical awareness of business opportunities and challenges capable of devising appropriate strategies for ongoing professional development as well as a keen awareness of the requirements which ensure the sustainability and growth of the organisation.

Fees

The course fees for the next academic year are €12,950 full-time, and €6,475 per annum part-time for EU students.

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) Project Management

Overview

This specialism provides innovative knowledge on one of the key skills of the modern business world.

Aims of the Programme

Graduates will be able to critically evaluate the importance of project management within organisations and apply appropriate project management frameworks to delivery enhanced performance in contemporary organisations. They will also be able to demonstrate critical awareness of business information, planning and control mechanisms in project management practices.

Course Content

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has the following content in stages 1 & 2:

• Stage 1:
  • Core Modules:
    • Global Issues for Management
    • Strategic Marketing Analysis
    • Managerial Financial Analysis
    • Research Methods 1
    • Project Management Frameworks
  • Elective Modules (Choose 2):
    • Marketing Innovations
    • Strategies for Human Resource Management
    • Strategic Information Systems
    • Corporate Financial Management
    • Cloud Technologies for Business
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Reinventing Performance Management
    • Innovation and Disruptive Technologies
    • Global Financial Markets
    • Cloud Application Management
• Stage 2:
  • MBA Award:
    • Dissertation

Structure

The MBA degree programme consists of two stages. Stage 1 is a wholly taught component, contributing 60 credits.

• Full-time: Stage 1 is a wholly taught component contributing 60 credits. These modules are delivered over two semesters.
• Part-time: For part-time students, delivery of the programme is structured over 4 taught semesters. During each semester, students are typically required to attend lectures on two evenings per week and occasional weekend workshops. You will undertake a course in research methods in order to prepare for the dissertation stage and to further develop important research skills. Successful completion of the taught component stage allows you to move onto the dissertation stage.

Careers Opportunities

Upon completing the programme, graduates will have attained a critical awareness of business opportunities and challenges capable of devising appropriate strategies for ongoing professional development as well as a keen awareness of the requirements which ensure the sustainability and growth of the organisation.

Fees

The course fees for the next academic year are €12,950 full-time, and €6,475 per annum part-time for EU students.