Overview

This postgraduate programme will appeal to prospective learners seeking either a full or part time Masters programme in international business. Applicants will normally be working in, or aspiring to, leadership roles in companies engaging, or considering engaging, in international business. The programme has been intentionally designed to accommodate applicants from business disciplines as well as from non-cognate disciplines, reflecting the requirements from industry for their workforce to have diverse knowledge, skills, experience and expertise that is strengthened with the addition of business acumen specific to the international business context.

Key facts

This MA in International Business from CCT College Dublin will equip graduates with the ability to remain competitive and employable in an ever-advancing sector. The programme consists of eight taught modules totalling 60 ECTS which are followed by a 30 ECTS supervised applied business project. Learners who decide to leave the programme, after completing the taught elements only, may be entitled to receive the embedded exit award of a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts in International Business.

Graduates will be qualified to assume leadership and management roles and/or progress to further studies. Subject areas are diverse and facilitate the acquisition of discipline specific knowledge, skill and competence along with the development of transversal skills.

The programme is an on-campus programme supported by the College’s Moodle platform and digital tools. The programme is supported by the CCT Industry Network. Industry representatives will support the programme delivery, providing real-world and real-time business challenges and experiences, through guest lecturing, site / virtual visits, and providing real world case studies and business to support student assessment activities which includes individual and group assessment.

Students completing the Applied Research Project will research a business-initiated real-world problem. This is a group project and culminates in a peer presentation.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Global Business Strategy
The Global Economy
Research Methods and Professionalism
Cross Cultural Management & Leadership
International Finance
Risk Management
Digital Marketing Strategy
Innovation Strategy and Technology
Applied Business Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00

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More details

We accept applications for our part-time and full-time courses on a rolling basis

Language

English

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Dublin, Ireland

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

An NFQ level 8 major award in Business or cognate discipline, or
An NFQ level 8 major award in a non-cognate discipline with a minimum of 3 years employment experience in a business operations or leadership capacity or
An RPL application from non-graduates evidencing satisfaction of the level 8 award standards for business.
RPL applications will normally comprise of significant experience, typically not less than 5 years, in a business operations, leadership or management role and or professional qualifications of relevance.
Applications on the basis of experiential learning or informal / non-formal learning must evidence an applicant’s potential to succeed through demonstration of ability to pursue the programme at the applicable NFQ level, in the discipline area concerned, and benefit from the programme of study in question. The ability to produce written summaries, discussions and projects on academic and applied matters will be important.

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

12000 EUR / year

≈ 12000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

8990 EUR / year

≈ 8990 EUR / year

Living costs

Dublin

Ireland

1100 - 1800 EUR / month

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