Highlights
Tuition fee
18940 EUR / year
18940 EUR / year
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Tuition fee
18940 EUR / year
18940 EUR / year
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Duration
24 months
Duration
24 months
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Campus location
Dublin, Ireland
Campus location
Dublin, Ireland
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

As an aspirational business leader, your time is at a premium but don’t let that stop you advancing your career. With typically only two days on-campus attendance required each month, the Modular Executive MBA at University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is the flexible choice for those with busy professional and personal schedules.

Overview

Experiential. Transformational. International. The globally-ranked Modular Executive MBA at University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School provides an unequalled opportunity to unlock and develop your leadership potential, accelerate your career and build your global network whilst applying what you are learning in real-time in the workplace. 

Key Features

Flexibility is the distinguishing feature of the Executive MBA programme, allowing busy executives and managers to progress their careers (managing personal and professional responsibilities) while gaining an EMBA from UCD Smurfit School. 

This programme is really well suited to those juggling demanding careers and for those with young families as well as those based outside of Dublin looking to study at UCD.

One of the main advantages of the UCD Smurfit EMBA in terms of time management is the freedom it gives to participants to plan ahead. Dates are locked in and modules are typically spread out evenly over the course of the programme, which allows participants to make fixed arrangements with colleagues and employers before the start of the programme. 

Another feature is that the flexible delivery also allows for participants to come from further afield nationally. Typically students will be on campus once a month (Friday and Saturday) with an additional Saturday morning monthly online session and will also undertake a number of week-long modules over the course of the two year programme.

Careers

The Smurfit MBA is transformative. The MBA participants have access to a dedicated careers service which will assist you in developing the necessary skills for career development and advancement, including networking, CV building, career strategy and interviews.

An active network of over 4,000 MBA alumni and over 90,000 business alumni worldwide, across a wide range of industry sectors, provides MBA students with a wealth of opportunities for direct connections and mentoring.  

Programme Structure

Courses included:

  • Leading the Innovative Enterprise
  • Investment Management
  • Business and Society
  • Global & Corporate Strategy
  • Data, Artificial Intelligence & Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Managing the Negotiations Process

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

More details
  • Applications will close once all places on a programme have been allocated.

Language

English
Duolingo English Test
130
TOEFL® IBT
100
PTE Academic
65
IELTS
7

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • Dublin, Ireland

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

GRE admission requirements GRE®
Required
GMAT admission requirements GMAT
520

English requirements

Duolingo English Test
130
TOEFL® IBT
100
PTE Academic
65
IELTS
7

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • A university degree
  • A minimum of three years’ quality professional experience (excluding summer placements, part-time or temporary work experience).  
  • A valid score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) 
  • GMAC Executive Assessment (EA): EA score of 149 and above required. More information on the EA available here. Please note the EA is accepted for EMBA applicants only.
  • Alternatively to the above, candidates for both the full-time and EMBA can submit a valid GRE Test Score. Indicative equivalencies are available through GRE 
  • Transcripts
  • CV
  • English Language Test
  • References
  • Additional Documentation

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
  • International

    Non-residents
    18940 EUR / year
    18940 EUR / year
  • EU/EEA

    EU/EEA Nationals
    18940 EUR / year
    18940 EUR / year

Living costs

Dublin

Ireland
1100 - 1800 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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