This course is designed for graduates who have taken no, or a very limited amount of management or marketing in their undergraduate degree. If you wish to pursue a career in management or marketing, or to focus on a specific strategic innovation, enterprise or marketing capability, the course is suitable for you. People from a variety of academic backgrounds, including science, arts, engineering, law and social science attend this course. It is also suitable for those with professional or academic qualifications like medicine or accounting. This unique programme places great emphasis on the creative and innovation aspects of management and marketing which are essential for business careers and for the development of a knowledge-based economy.
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The MSc (Management and Marketing) is delivered using a combination of:
MSc (Management and Marketing) is designed for those who have taken no, or only a very limited amount of management or marketing in their undergraduate degree. If you wish to pursue a career in management or marketing, or to focus on a specific strategic innovation, enterprise or marketing capability, this course will suit your needs.
This unique course places great emphasis on the creative and innovative aspects of management and marketing which are essential for business careers and the development of the new knowledge-based economy.
In Part 2 of the course, from April until late August, you will pursue either a five-month research internship or an industry-focused research/consultancy project that will apply and develop what you have learnt in Part 1
The nature of any management and marketing course means that on completion of the course you will be broadly equipped to seek employment in the widest possible range of industries. The theoretical foundation and skills provided will enable you to approach career opportunities with vision and flexibility, and to switch careers with greater ease, in line with your own changing career plans and with the entrepreneurial expectations of the modern economy.
People who have graduated from this course have found employment in a wide variety of industries, including:
Recent graduates have found employment in a variety of companies, including 2FM Radio, Apple, Cork County Council, Kerry Group, Musgrave Group, Linklift, Aon Hewitt, etc.
Support continues after you graduate. We maintain regular communication with our graduates and aim to keep them informed of employment opportunities relevant to their career plans and ambitions. Where graduates desire it, we maintain a database of their current status as information for prospective employers.
For MSc (Management and Marketing) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
For Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Marketing (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
The MSc Management Information and Managerial Accounting Systems (MSc MIMAS) is a full-time degree running for 15 months from the date of first registration. It includes a six-month industrial internship. You will attend lectures, seminars and tutorials in a variety of subjects relevant to both management accounting and Information Systems (IS).
The IS programme will give you an appreciation of how technology can be used to support the operations and transactions of modern organisations. The management accounting programmes will provide you with a thorough understanding of management accounting concepts and techniques and how these can be used to support managerial decision-making.
MIMAS is a challenging postgraduate degree programme. The employment record of the degree is excellent, with graduates from this programme currently employed in a variety of positions, including: management consultant, project manager, business analyst, business intelligence analyst, management accountant and financial accountant.
This programme is unique in being the only master’s level course in Ireland that focuses on both accounting and information systems. The programme content is tailored to industry requirements, with frequent site visits, guest speakers and case studies. The graduate placement opportunities are unparalleled in Ireland in terms of the profile of the companies, the international scope, and the full-time positions open to students on completion. It is an invaluable launch-pad for careers in international business and entrepreneurship.
There are national and international placement opportunities available. The MSc MIMAS programme is unique in having cultivated an international reputation for the calibre of our students, and we have strong relationships with placement companies and employers in Ireland, the UK and continental Europe. Across the Atlantic, students have been placed in organisations in New York and Seattle. Strong links are maintained with the financial services industry in Luxembourg. Post-graduation, a growing contingent of Chinese students have opened up the possibility of careers in China.
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This research is envisaged to be predominantly applied in its nature and project driven (Action Research). It will be focused on a fixed
space, working alongside ERIC’s initiative of ‘the future studio’.
The researcher will work alongside mentors and enterprises developing case studies on various methods and approaches.
The use or design methodologies like prototyping, iteration and conceptualisation will be used to explore variations of the process.
This research will also be aligned with leading research in this field and be informed by international best practice.
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