Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Postgraduate Diploma (PDip)(Management)
College of Business, Public Policy, & Law
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 2012
Average intake: 40
Closing date:
1 August 2012
Taught
Course overview
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.
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
• Current Issues in Accounting and Corporate Governance
*Electives offered are determined by the interest of students and
availability of lecturing staff.
Applications and selections
Applications are made online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC). Relevant PAC application code(s) above.
Requirements and assessment
Students will complete a range of different assessments
including individual and group projects forming continuous
assessment throughout the semester as well as end of term
closed book examinations.
Find out more
Dr. Alma McCarthy/Dr Ann M Torres
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
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 2nd 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."
