Master of Business (Management Stream)

There are two ways to apply for this course depending on eligibility:

1. Through Springboard - please see eligibility below
2. Directly to WIT through PAC - if you are not eligible for Springboard funding

FAO Applicants Resident in Ireland: Springboard Funding

This course has been funded under the Irish Government’s ‘Springboard’ programme and is therefore Free/90% subsidised for eligible candidates. To be eligible you need to be:

• Resident in Ireland - either with a valid social welfare claim in place for unemployed people; or, for employed people, proof of having been resident here for 3 out of last 5 years.

• Non-EU Irish residents must have ‘Stamp 4’ residency immigration status or above in order to be eligible.

RECENT GRADUATES of full-time level 8 degree programmes are not eligible for Springboard funding for one year after graduation date but may apply through PAC as fee-paying students.

Springboard is not open to people who are not resident in Ireland. Please see further information on Springboard eligibility at www.wit.ie/springboard and at springboardcourses.ie/eligibility.
 

What is the Master of Business  (Management Stream)?

The WIT Master of Business  (Management Stream) programme is aimed at individuals who wish pursue a career in general management. It has been developed with a strong focus on applied learning showing students how they can make the connections between theory   and practice. The programme is offered for both full-time and part-time students especially for executives who aspire to first-line management positions. The course provides students with an analytical understanding of general management techniques and the scope to apply this knowledge creatively to real-work situations.

Special Feature

As part of the programme, students will:

• Engage in a business simulation management exercise where they have the opportunity to work in teams and make strategic decisions about their business.
• Participate in a Dragons Den event and compete with your colleagues to attract funding for your new business idea.
• Travel on an International study tour programme to Brussels where you will have the opportunity to take lectures at the Irish Institute in Leuven and participate in a case exercise with other postgraduate students http://www.leuveninstitute.eu/site/index.php
• Analyse a real-life company as part of your Entrepreneurship and innovation ‘live’ company case study exercise. Every year students engage in a case exercise involving real-life companies which are drawn from the ArcLabs Innovation Centre as well as other start-up companies from across the south east of Ireland.

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WIT School of Business hosts a CEO-in-Residence programme, and this course offers students the unique opportunity to network and engage with an appointed CEO on a range of issues, including leadership, management and business practice. The MBS - (Management Stream) programme stands apart for its pace, rigour and depth and if you would like to pursue a career in management, then this programme is ideally suited to your needs.

Who is the MBS (Management Stream) for?

If you have a degree in management or a general business degree with a management major/specialisation and you would like to pursue a career in management, then this programme has been designed with you in mind.

Prof Fitzgerald Chair of National Expert Council on Climate Change, ESRI/Trinity College deliveries a talk to students as part of the Seminar Series in Graduate Business

Please note: The Master of Business (Management Stream) is offered both full time and part time mode. If you are interested in pursuing the programme part time please contact Dr. Paul Morrissey  at [email protected] 

Master of Business  (Management Stream)