Full Time MBA

Program Overview

The UCD Smurfit MBA is a globally recognized program designed to develop global leaders. It emphasizes experiential learning, career advancement, and international connections. The program is consistently ranked in the Global Top 100 and offers access to a dedicated careers service and an extensive global network of alumni.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The UCD Smurfit MBA is a globally-ranked program designed to unlock and develop leadership potential, accelerate careers, and build global networks. It offers a challenging academic curriculum delivered by an international faculty in an intimate classroom setting. The program emphasizes experiential learning through case studies, action learning, international study trips, integrated projects, and global virtual teamwork.

Objectives:

• Develop global leadership competence.
• Accelerate career advancement.
• Build a global network.
• Emphasizes experiential learning through case studies, action learning, international study trips, integrated projects, and global virtual teamwork.

Careers:

• Average salaries of full-time graduates increase by 71% after 3 years (according to the Financial Times Global MBA ranking 2024).
• Access to a dedicated careers service that assists with career development and advancement, including networking, CV building, career strategy, and interviews.
• An active network of over 4,000 MBA alumni and over 107,000 business alumni worldwide, across a wide range of industry sectors, provides MBA students with a wealth of opportunities for direct connections and mentoring.

Other:

• The program is accredited by EQUIS (Europe), AACSB (US), and AMBA (UK).
• The UCD Smurfit MBA has been consistently featured in global rankings over the last ten years and is ranked in the Global Top 100 by the Financial Times.
• The program is designed to develop global leaders.
Approximately 80% of the MBA class is international.
• The program offers a dedicated LEAP (Leadership & Employability Advancement Programme) to support career development and prepare students for leadership challenges in an ever-changing world.
• The program includes a one-week International Study Tour as part of the Doing Business in International Markets core module.
• The program includes a Capstone Consulting Project, completed over a six-week period in the summer term, where MBA students work with companies to address real-life strategic or operational issues.
• The program includes a Foundation Week in late August, which prepares students for the MBA by providing an introduction to core modules and introducing students to new skills such as case study analysis and financial reporting.
• The program includes the Impact Makers MBA Lecture Series, which features world-renowned business leaders sharing unique insights from their career in a conversation-style interview with UCD faculty.
• The program includes an International Consulting Project (ICP), which provides students with the opportunity to learn via real-world projects, gain international experience, and apply what they've learned in the MBA.
• The program includes a Degree Conferral and Graduation Ball, which takes place in early December each year at O'Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield Campus.