MSc in Business Management

Enhance your leadership and strategic skills to thrive in today’s dynamic business landscape.

22nd January 2025

1 Year (Full-Time)

Three days a week

Non-EU International: EUR 12,500

Tuition Fees and Additional Information:


Non-EU International: €12,500 
A bursary is also available to all international applicants currently living in Ireland.

You can also email directly at: atu.admissions@ibat.ie or call: +353 1 5740 183 and our admissions team will provide you with additional information and guidance on this masters programme.

MSc in Business Management

Why Choose the MSc in Business Management Programme?

The MSc in Business Management offers an opportunity for learners to seamlessly integrate the knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired during their undergraduate studies with a fresh skill set in business management. This programme is designed to provide students with a clear understanding of core business functions and disciplines, along with a critical grasp of the principles and application of effective business management. 

Tailored for non-business graduates, including those from science, engineering, technology, arts, law, and social science backgrounds, this MSc in Business Management enables participants to steer their career trajectories toward the business realm. For some, it may mark a divergence from their undergraduate field, while for others, it acts as a complementary layer to their existing qualifications. Conversion courses hold high esteem in the eyes of employers. Developed in collaboration with industry experts, the MSc in Business Management programme aligns with current and future demands. 

Irrespective of your undergraduate area of study, this programme immerses you in the latest research and practices across pivotal business management domains such as strategy, innovation, marketing, and people and organisations, ultimately preparing you for the professional arena. 

Programme Objectives

The programme aims to fuse the knowledge, skills, and competencies from participants’ undergraduate studies with fresh expertise in business management. This integration equips learners with a solid grasp of core business functions and disciplines while cultivating a critical understanding of the bedrock principles and practice of effective business management. 

Programme Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this programme, graduates will be able to: 

  1. Appraise current strategy and operations theories, having examined relevant and current research and literature. 
  2. Assess current trends in business management and be capable of evaluating the impact of these trends on the business environment. 
  3. Select from complex and advanced management, marketing, accounting and business innovation skills, and develop new skills to a high level, including novel and emerging techniques. 
  4. Act in a wide variety of professional levels and demonstrate originality in solving complex problems in a business context. Manage and question the effectiveness of teams and individuals and take responsibility for defining and achieving both personal and team goals. 
  5. Self-evaluate and take responsibility for career and professional development while enhancing transversal behavioural skills such as reflection, critical thinking, and independent learning. 
  6. Question and reflect on social norms and relationships and act to change them. 
  7. Demonstrate a range of standard and specialised research or equivalent tools and techniques of enquiry  
  8. Appropriate to business, in the context of a work-based learning research project. 

Programme Structure

SEMESTERMODULESMANDATORY/ELECTIVEECTS
1Management StrategyMandatory10
Business Innovation & EnterpriseMandatory10
Accounting Information for ManagersMandatory5
Research MethodsMandatory5
SEMESTERMODULESMANDATORY/ELECTIVEECTS
2Supply Chain OperationsMandatory10
People and OrganisationsMandatory10
Marketing ManagementMandatory10
Work Based Learning Research ProjectMandatory30

Career Opportunties

Upon completion of the MSC in Business Management programme, graduates will have a distinctive blend of skills. Leveraging their undergraduate discipline in conjunction with their newfound business acumen, learners become highly sought after by employers. This hybrid skill set translates to career assurance, diverse experiences, and transferable skills. 

Complementing their undergraduate knowledge, completing this MSc in Business Management positions graduates to excel in diverse management roles aligned with their chosen disciplines. Equipped with robust management skills, graduates are primed to tackle the challenges of the contemporary global business arena. 

Excel in Today’s Globalised Business Environment

Graduates of the MSc in Business Management are equipped with a distinctive combination of skills. Participants fuse the expertise from their undergraduate discipline (e.g., engineering or computing) with freshly acquired business acumen. This hybrid skillset is highly regarded by employers and offers students career certainty, diverse experiences, and transferable skills.

Further Academic Pursuits

Advancement from this programme aligns with the National Qualifications Framework. Upon successful completion, candidates may qualify for advanced doctorate-level programmes at ATU or other Higher Education Institutions. 

Entry Requirements 

The Academic and English Language Proficiency entry requirements for the MSc in Business Management programme are as follows:

Academic:

Hold at minimum a 2.2 honours degree (level 8) in a non-business discipline, or an equivalent qualification, such as a professional certification, from a recognised educational institution in Ireland or abroad.

And English Language Proficiency:
With one of the following:

IELTS (Academic)6.0, no component less than 5.5
DuoLingoMin score 105, min 100 in each section (under review)
Pearson PTE Academic:Min score of 55
TOEFL IBT:Min score of 80
Cambridge English QualificationsA minimum score of 180-190 (FCE Grade B)
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Hear from the lecturer

Meet Shane Downer, a lecturer in the MSc in Business Management programme, offered in partnership with ATU.

Diverse Programmes

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Expert Tutors

Learn from industry professionals at the very top of their game.

Flexible Learning

Life happens. We get it. Study and achieve your goals on your schedule.

Central Location

Study at one of our two campuses placed in the heart of central Dublin.

Small Class Sizes

Get one-to-one, personalised support from our tutors.

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Student Testimonial

Meet Maria, a Student in the MSc in Business Management Programme at IBAT.

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