Program Overview

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Master of Science in Strategic Management

Overview

The TU Dublin Part-Time Masters in Strategic Management is designed to equip busy working professionals with a deeper understanding of strategy formulation and implementation. The program aims to accelerate progression to senior management in the private or public sectors, consultancy, and various advisory and research roles.

Course Details

TU Code

TU309

NFQ Level

Level 9

Award Type

Major

Award

Master of Science

ECTS Credits

90

Duration

2 Years

Course Type

Postgraduate

Mode of Study

Part Time

Method of Delivery

On-Campus

Commencement Date

September 2025

Location

Aungier Street

Fees

€4,300 Per Year
€8,600 Total Fee

What is Strategic Management?

Expertise in strategic management and planning has never been more critical given the turbulent and challenging environments in which Irish businesses now operate. The program is designed to develop the functional competencies, specialist knowledge, research skills, analytical skills, leadership, and soft skills necessary to respond to the needs and challenges of modern organisations.

Who Should Study This Course?

The course is designed to suit busy, working professionals who wish to develop their capabilities in the field of strategic management. Applicants typically have 3 years plus work experience and come from all sectors, including Financial Services, Consultancy, Technology, Arts, Pharmaceutical, Public Sector, and Not-for-Profit sectors.

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Graduates of bachelor degree courses in business, economics (or an undergraduate programme where business subjects account for at least 50% of the subjects) who have achieved an honours degree (2.2 grade or higher).
• Graduates of non-business bachelor degree courses who have achieved an honours degree (2.2 grade or higher) and have strong relevant work experience.
• Graduates with an equivalent qualification at honours level (for example ACCA, CIMA, or other professional bodies)

English Language Proficiency

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6.5 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.

Career Opportunities

Some students choose to remain with their existing employers and many are promoted either during the course or soon after completion. Graduates have also commenced their own companies. Students have gained employment in companies nationally and internationally in the public, private, and voluntary sectors.

Course Content

Module Listing

• Year One
  • Semester 1
    • Analytics for Strategic Decision Making [Mandatory]
    • Consultancy Skills and Project [Mandatory]
    • Finance for Strategic Decision Making [Mandatory]
    • Leading for High Performance [Mandatory]
    • Strategic Management 1 (Decision Making) [Mandatory]
    • Critical and Responsible Management [Elective]
    • Entrepreneurship [Elective]
    • Essentials of Economics [Elective]
    • Innovation Management [Elective]
    • Project Management [Elective]
  • Semester 2
    • Strategic Marketing [Mandatory]
    • Consultancy Skills and Project [Mandatory]
    • Strategic Management 2 (Global Strategy) [Mandatory]
    • Management Accounting [Elective]
    • Digital Implementation & Execution [Elective]
    • Digital Innovation and Organisational Change [Elective]
    • Commercialisation [Elective]
    • Seminar Series [Elective]
    • Media Planning [Elective]
    • Client Leadership [Elective]
    • Management of Sales [Elective]
    • Business to Business Marketing [Elective]
    • International Marketing [Elective]
    • Services Marketing [Elective]
    • Marketing Technology [Elective]
    • Strategic Operations Management [Elective]
    • Strategic Supply Management [Elective]
    • Business Taxation [Elective]
• Year Two
  • Semester 1
    • Entrepreneurship [Mandatory]
    • Seminar Series [Mandatory]
    • Project Management [Mandatory]
    • Consultancy Skills and Project [Mandatory]
    • Strategic Management 2 (Global Strategy) [Mandatory]
    • Digital Implementation & Execution [Elective]
    • Essentials of Economics [Elective]
    • Human Resource Management in Context [Elective]
    • Digital Marketing [Elective]
    • Strategic Operations Management [Elective]
  • Semester 2
    • Seminar Series [Mandatory]
    • Consultancy Skills and Project [Mandatory]
    • Digital Implementation & Execution [Elective]
    • Organisational Behaviour in Dynamic Environments [Elective]
    • Strategic Resourcing and Talent Management [Elective]
    • Commercialisation [Elective]
    • Doing Business Globally [Elective]
    • Strategic Marketing Management [Elective]
    • Strategic Supply Management [Elective]
    • Emerging Tech & Organ Change [Elective]

Schedule

• Tuesday 6.00 – 8.00pm
• Thursday 6.00 – 10.00pm

Lectures take place from September to December and then from February to May. You will then undertake an individual Dissertation or Company Project over the Summer of year 2.

What Our Students Say

Insights into several industries helped me on many levels in my career. The holistic focus of the course has allowed me to consult on many areas in my current role. The course provided a fantastic insight and foundation to understand the dynamics of business and the drivers that shape industry.

****Simon Clarke, Google

The project work provided me with the skills to carry forward into the workplace. I still revert back to my learnings from the masters.

Elaine Stafford, Capita Life & Pensions

I was promoted at the end of my first year of study directly as a result of the practical tools gained from the Master’s degree. After graduating from the Masters, I was offered a new role. Studying in TU Dublin has shaped my career and lead to continued professional success.

Kevin Matthews, Citi

The MSc in Strategic Management is a broad course which equips professionals with a birds-eye view of how an organisation functions as a whole. I found it extremely beneficial in terms of skills gained in the areas of research, analysis and problem solving. It also gave me an insight into many different business functions which has given me the skills required to manage large projects spanning diverse business units and locations in my current role.

Tara Tracey, LinkedIn