DCU's 2025 - 2027 Executive MBA Programme to DCU Staff

The DCU Executive MBA is a 2 year part time programme, delivered in a blended format with approximately two thirds of lectures taking place face to face at DCU. Lectures are held on Thursdays from 2pm to 9pm during each of the four 12 week semesters, with typically 3 additional Saturday sessions per semester.

The DCU Executive MBA Programme is triple accredited (AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS) and is designed to be a professionally and personally transformative experience for participants.

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The DCU Executive MBA is a 2 year part time programme, delivered in a blended format with approximately two thirds of lectures taking place face to face at DCU. Lectures are held on Thursdays from 2pm to 9pm during each of the four 12 week semesters, with typically 3 additional Saturday sessions per semester.

The DCU Executive MBA Programme is triple accredited (AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS) and is designed to be a professionally and personally transformative experience for participants.

Our MBA experience challenges both participants to achieve both personal and professional growth, and to build durable skills and mindsets that will sustain them in their personal and professional lives long after graduation.

Personal Growth	Enhanced self-awareness and personal agility – values, ethics and career in context of life goals and journey to date
Professional Knowledge	How understanding of subjects such as economics, finance, technology, HR, data analytics, and accounting can be applied in an integrated way to solve complex workplace problems
Durable Skills	Interpersonal communication, teamwork, change management, negotiation, conflict management, building and maintaining positive relationships, networking
Mindsets	Leadership, strategic, sustainable, global, growth, digital, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, innovative, entrepreneurial

DCU staff members who:

Hold at least a 2.1 degree
Hold a 2.2 Honours degree (and meet the experience requirement) may, based on the Programme Chair’s recommendation still be offered a place
Applicants who do not meet the academic requirements outlined above may be eligible subject to having at least 7 years’ relevant managerial/organisational experience based on the University’s Recognition of Prior Learning.
Have a minimum of three years of management-level experience.
Have more than 2 years service.
Contract extends beyond the end date of the programme.
Commitment to personal and professional development.