About Master Of Business Administration MBA (strategy) in Cork Institute of Technology

The MBA programme will allow you to develop your interpersonal, conceptual and decision-making skills which will give you enhanced management and leadership ability, confidence and critical self-awareness. The MBA will give you the required skills and abilities to assist you in navigating your chosen career path. Your organisation will benefit from your improved knowledge, skillset and confidence which will bring added value for your employer.

​Course Start date: 4th September 2019
Location: CIT Bishopstown Campus

Classes are delivered Wednesdays 6 - 10pm and Fridays 3 - 8pm

Course Fee: €12,500
Credits: 90
Duration: Two Years Part-Time

The aim of the MBA in Strategy is to enable learners to develop their leadership and strategic management skills, thus raising their individual performance and assisting their organisations achieve success.

The MBA enables the learner, as a professional, to review their leadership and management style and identify how they can improve upon same to increase their eectiveness at a senior level in the workplace. The programme allows learners to develop an appreciation of the interconnectedness of all aspects of the organisation, and an appreciation of the role each function must play in delivering on organisational goals.

For most learners, moving to a strategic role in their organisation requires an understanding of functions outside of their existing professional competence together with an expert command of the strategic management.

How will I benefit?

• Individual professional and personal development.
• The MBA programme will allow you to develop your interpersonal, conceptual and decision making skills which will give you enhanced management and leadership ability, confidence and critical self-awareness.
• The MBA will give you the required skills and abilities to assist you in navigating your chosen career path.
• Your organisation will benefit from you acquiring new skills and confidence and will bring an added value to your workplace and colleagues.

General Information

• Two Year part-time (4 Semesters)
• Each Semester is of 15 weeks duration
• Presentation of MBA programme consists of Lectures, Tutorials, Live Case Studies, Visiting Lecturers, International Study Trip, Consultancy Projects, etc.
• Classes are delivered Wednesdays 6-10pm and Fridays 3-8pm

Academic qualification equivalents

• Bachelor's degree (Honours) holders with a minimal overall first division result
• First Class BSc Science/Arts/Commerce three year degree (for MA Global Business Practice/MSc International Business course)

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS 6.5 overall (6.0 for Business programmes)
• IELTS 5.5 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)
• PTE 60 (63 for integrated programmes)
• PTE 55 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)