Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Postgraduate Diploma (PDip)(Management)
College of Business, Public Policy, & Law
Course overview
Shortlisted for national Postgraduate Course of the Year (Business) Award 2013
The Executive MBA ([EMBA] Master of Business Administration) is a general management programme which enhances and develops business and management capabilities and prepares students for strategic leadership roles. The programme places an emphasis on strategic decision making and develops practical and professional skills for success in increasingly complex environments.
The Executive MBA:
- Develops managerial knowledge and skills that have immediate applicability;
- Provides an opportunity to meet like-minded, ambitious executives from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences;
- Challenges participants to think differently;
- Has research-led teaching by key faculty with real world business experience and international research reputations;
- Has continuing personal and professional development tailored to each student with one-to-one coaching from top business leaders;
- Offers flexibility to tailor the programme to your requirements;
- Features small classes that allow for rich staff-student interaction.
Celebrating 40 years of MBA success
The J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, NUI Galway is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its first MBA class (1972–1974). A Conference and Gala Dinner was held late-January 2013. Read full details of the celebrations online.
Key facts
Entry requirements
Entry is open to graduates who have at least three years of administrative or business experience. Applications from non-graduates who have a minimum of five years business or administrative experience may be considered for the PDip (Management), which is equivalent to the first year of the Executive MBA programme.
Duration:
2 years, part-time (EMBA) | 1 year, part-time (PDip)
Next start date: September 2014
Average intake: 40
Closing date: This is a cyclical programme, that runs every two years. It will be on offer again in September 2014.
Course outline
Modules/coursework includes:
• Accounting for Managers
• Management and Organisation
• Economics and the Business Environment
• Business Information Systems
• Financial Management
• Human Resource Management
• Enterprise Architecture Management
• Process-Driven Marketing
• Company-based Interdisciplinary Consultancy Study
• Strategic Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Marketing
• Irish Economic Policy
• Creative Difference and Innovation
• Decision Systems and Business Intelligence
Electives modules, offered at NUI Galway or University of Limerick, may include*:
• International Study Visit
• Business Negotiations
• International Management
• Taxation
• Strategic Sales Management
• Technology Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Enterprise
• Corporate and Commercial Law
• Strategic Human Resource Development
• Law and Policy Relating to Business Enterprise
• Leadership and Change
• Information Systems Innovation
• Services Marketing
• Corporate Financial Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Marketing
• Irish Economic Policy
• Decision Systems and Business Intelligence
• Current Issues in Accounting and Corporate Governance
*Electives offered are determined by the interest of students and availability of lecturing staff.
Applications and selections
Requirements and assessment
Find out more
T 353 91 492 846/ 353 91 492 710
E alma.mccarthy@nuigalway.ie/ ann.torres@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/cairnes/mba
PAC code
GYC16 (EMBA)
GYC17 (PDip)
Fees for this course
EU (Total): €12,900
- Student levy: €224
Non-EU (Total): €13,250
Accreditation
Current students
Mac Dara Hosty
Executive MBA Student 2010–12
“Having made the decision to study an MBA programme, I set about deciding which MBA programme would be best and which programme was best suited to meet my needs. The NUI Galway Executive MBA scored highest on both counts. It has long been an ambition of mine to study in the US so the International Study Visit to Fordham University in New York was excellent and a great learning experience. The course content is quite varied and addresses many contemporary business issues. Coupled with that, the opportunity to apply the theory in real time through the applied consultancy project in Second Year is something I am really looking forward to. And, while I am only just completing the last semester, my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner!”
Past students
Kevin Marmion
Finance Manager, Medtronic
"I completed the Executive MBA programme at NUI Galway in 2006 and I am glad to say that I found it a truly positive experience. The overall organisation of the programme, the quality of the lecturers and the stimulating discussions that took place among the group put the foundations in place that enabled me to take my career to the next level. Almost four years on, I can say without hesitation that I would not be where I am today if I had not taken two years out of what was a very busy life to participate in and complete this programme."
