MBA

at University College Dublin

FOUNDATION WEEK
 

• Preparing the Ground

• Introduction to Finance, Marketing and Strategy

• Case study workshops

• Communication Skills

• Team work

UNDERSTANDING THE FIRM AND LOOKING TO THE MARKET
 

• Financial Reporting

• Corporate Finance

• Performance Driven Marketing

• Leadership & Organisational Behaviour

• Competitive Strategy

• Business Economics

Option Modules

Global Network Immersion Week

BUILDING STRATEGIES & SPECIALISING FOR FUTURE GROWTH
 

• Operations, Innovation & Management

• Management Accounting

• Doing Business in International Markets

• Digital Transformation

• Entrepreneurship

Option Modules

1 x option modules which may include: 
 

• Managing the Negotiations Process

• Strategy Execution

• Corporate Governance

GLOBAL STRATEGY, CONSULTING AND FIELD WORK
 

• Strategies for Human Resources

• Global & Corporate Strategy

• MBA Consulting Project (Capstone)

• International Consulting Project

Option Modules

1 x option modules which may include:
 

• Executive Decision Making

• Data Analytics

• Business & Society

English Language Requirements:

All applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in English language. If English is not your first language you must present with the minimum standard in a recognised English language test, as outlined below. The exception to this rule is if you have completed your primary degree or an entire third level qualification through English, in a majority English speaking country.
 

• An average IELTS score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.5 in each band on the Academic Version.     

   
         OR
 

• A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iTB) with minimum score 24 in Writing, and minimum score 20 in Reading, Listening and Speaking components.

For all proficiency tests the results must normally have been issued within two years prior to the start of your programme.

           OR
 

• UCD has approved the use of the Duolingo Test of English (DET) for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 intake. A DET score of 120 will be accepted with at least 100 in each subscore.

Graduates of the Smurfit MBA are highly sought after to take up roles across all types of organisations. They are hired into a variety of commercial roles in Ireland and abroad. 

Over the past few years, our Full Time MBA class have secured roles in a large number of organisations, including: McKinsey, Google, Kellogg’s, EY, Grant Thornton, PwC, Amazon, Hubspot, Facebook, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Mainstream Renewable Power, KPMG, Novartis, Accenture, Roche, CRH and Glanbia.