Postgraduate Business Courses

The programme begins with an introduction to the key business disciplines. Accounting for Business Decision Making provides students with an introduction to and overview of financial and management accounting, focusing on the techniques of financial statement analysis and informed investment decision making for real life companies. The Economics module will further the students' understanding of economic principles and the application of economics to the business environment.

Students will take a number of key strategic management based modules. Strategy and Competition will provide students with a thorough grounding in the nature of business strategy, strategic interaction, competition, and competitive advantage, while Strategy and Leadership deepens students’ understanding of the strategy process in its wider context, developing skills in business analysis and strategic thinking.

Applications for entry to this course can be made here. Please ensure to place the relevant course code for either January (DC558) or September (DC511).

What will I study?

Semester 1: 

International Business: Disruption & Challenges

Strategy in a Global Context

Marketing & Customer Experience Management

Cross Cultural Agility

Economic Geography & GeoPolitics

Business Process Innovation

Semester 2: 

Statistics for Business

Data Analytics & Visualisation

International Corporate Finance

Consulting Skills

Technology Management

The objectives of the programme are to provide graduates with:

An in-depth understanding of the theories and conceptual frameworks underpinning people management.

Insights into the latest developments in HRM.

An understanding of the strategic level of analysis at which business decisions are made and of the links between management of human resources, business strategy, finance and performance.

Expertise in cross-cultural management, industrial relations and managing human resources internationally.

Our MSc in Emergency Management programme is delivered, part-time, over two years via a block release structure. This means you typically attend classes over two consecutive days per month (usually Thursday and Friday). We do this so that you can adjust your study around your own daily life.

We are always horizon scanning and adapting the content of the course to suit the emergency manager of the future. Presently, the core topics include:

Since its inception over 30 years ago, the DCU Executive MBA has evolved through repeated reviews of the curriculum – most recently in 2023 – to align the content of our programme with the ever-changing needs of executives.  While the content and delivery of the programme has been continually updated, the philosophy that makes this programme unique has remained consistent over time.

This flexible, blended learning programme aims to provide students with an opportunity to complete a programme of study focused on the theory and practice of learning and development in contemporary organisational contexts.  Students will also develop an advanced understanding of research methodologies and reflective and critical problem solving skills.

• The programme is designed in conjunction with both leading industry and academic experts.
• Subject matter incorporates both professional and applied business material as well as an analytics component.
• Lectures are delivered by experienced experts from academia, industry and practice, facilitating graduates with the most up-to-date theory and practice.
• Select between a dissertation and an applied research project, where students can gain applied knowledge through real work with assigned industry clients.

Full time students (DC516) will undertake six core modules in a range of digital marketing related topics in addition to an applied research project or dissertation in 12 months. 

The programme aims to produce professionally qualified Organisational Psychologists and Organisational Behaviour specialists who shall:

There is a growing demand globally for graduates of an MSc in Operations and Supply Chain Management domain as supply chains are becoming more disrupted and highly complex due to challenges related to geopolitical events (i.e., Brexit, the Ukraine war, energy pricing, the growing conflict between China and the USA). Consequently, on a global basis, organisations are continuing to make strong efforts to make their operations and supply chains more resilient, and increasingly more adaptable.

Because all students come from similar backgrounds, it has been possible to design the MSc in Accounting so that it encompasses both professional and conceptual material.

This one-year Masters programme is designed to produce the kind of professionals in greatest demand in the financial industry. It does so by fostering analytical and decision-making skills and helping you build a set of rigorous competences in financial subjects. You will be exposed to first-class specialist education in financial subjects, develop your quantitative skills, and have the opportunity to learn the latest econometrics and data analysis techniques, which are becoming extremely important for a successful career in the financial industry.