MBAPROGRAMME BROCHURE

Equipping leaders for a changing world

Ranked in the top 2% of business schools globally

2021 EXECUTIVE

Developing leaders to excel in uncertain times Now more than ever companies require confident, strategic, and internationally focused leaders. The UL MBA will challenge your thinking, improve your decision making and enhance your communication skills. Providing you with essential skills to navigate an uncertain world.

Executive MBA

The University of Limerick Welcome note from Programme Director 04

Develop leadership skills for a changing world 05

AMBA-AACSB accredited 06

PMI-GAC approved 07

Brochure Contents

Next StepsEntry & fees 17

Important dates 18

Additional references Contact us 19

The ProgrammeFullfill your leadership potential 08

What our alumni say 09

Tailor your MBA 10

Select specialist electives 11

Online international workshop 12

3-day block release 13

Gain international perspectives 14

Student profile 15

Expert teaching 16

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Intelligent, strategic leadership is the key to unlocking success in uncertain times. Studying for an MBA at UL will equip you with vital communication and decision-making skills to excel in today’s rapidly changing COVID environment. Our AMBA, AACSB and PMI-GAC accredited MBA is ranked in the top 2% of business schools globally and will help you fulfil your leadership potential.

Prof. Michele O’Dwyer, MBA Programme Director

Develop leadership skills for a changing world

Studying for an MBA at UL provides you with essential skills to succeed in a changing world. We’ll challenge your thinking, improve your decision making and enhance your communication skills supporting you to become the confident, internationally focused leader businesses urgently require today.

In a rapidly changing COVID environment businesses need insightful leaders to decipher and respond to dynamic challenges. Strategic decision-making is more vital now than ever before. Our MBA provides you with the tools to assess issues swiftly and the skills to solve problems productively. 

The UL MBA will help you, and your organisation, become more resilient, equipping you with essential tools to navigate the COVID and economic crisis successfully. Improved communication skills help you empower and engage others; critical thinking skills help you act strategically; and enhanced data analysis supports more astute decisions.

Focused learning supports tomorrow’s leaders to make strategic judgements, motivate colleagues, and lead teams effectively in uncertain times.

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You don’t get to a position of employing over 200 people without effective strategic leadership. I’m proud to say that the skills we learnt during the MBA have helped us create hundreds of jobs in Waterford and help patients worldwide.

Patsy Carney, EirGen Pharma Founder

AMBA-AACSB accredited MBA

Ranked in the top 2% of business schools globally

Ranked in the top 2% of business schools globally, University of Limerick’s Executive MBA course is AMBA accredited, reflecting its ability to deliver innovative teaching, career development and employability.

The Kemmy Business School at UL also holds an AACSB international accreditation demonstrating a keen focus on the three themes of engagement, innovation and impact.

Backed by a rigorous peer-review process, our AMBA-AACSB accredited programme is proven to provide students with a first-rate, future-focused business education.

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PMI-GAC approved

The University of Limerick, Kemmy Business School, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programmes (GAC). This widely recognised approval indicates the academic rigor and real-world applicability of our MBA curriculum.

Graduates will develop the project management skills, tools and frameworks needed to manage diverse projects in today’s highly competitive world.

PMI-GAC approval provides students with a more marketable qualification, ensuring they are equipped with the tools to lead and motivate teams effectively.

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Excellent project management skills provide companies with an advantage in today’s competitive marketplace. We’re committed to developing these skills through innovative research and education. Our accreditation from PMI serves as proof of commitment to that goal.

Catriona Burke, Lecturer in Project Management

Fullfill your leadership potential

The UL MBA is proven to develop confident, strategic, and internationally focused leaders. Equipping you with essential skills to lead in a rapidly changing environment.

An international perspective

Broaden your experience by participating in our week-long, online international workshop. Explore perspectives from multiple countries via interactive discussion with global business leaders and discover how workplace culture, laws, standards, and technologies differ around the world.

Strategic decision-making skills

Learn how to decipher and respond to the dynamic challenges of a rapidly changing COVID environment. Our MBA provides you with the data analysis tools to assess business issues swiftly and the skills to solve problems effectively. 

Strong communication skills

Improve your communication skills to influence, empower and engage others. These crucial skills are developed via module learnings, class debates and discussions where students exchange ideas, share insights and absorb new problem-solving skills.

Develop a lifelong network

You will develop networks through the peer-to-peer class projects. You will also have networking opportunities with senior business people during the international workshop. All students are part of the UL MBA Alumni group which hosts regular Master Classes.

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What will you gain

The leadership and international management skills I developed during the MBA was enormously beneficial and I was able to deploy that in real time to Embraer.

The MBA helped hone our critical thinking, so we could ask the right questions, at the right time. Enabling us to start and scale a business into a multi-million global company.

The skills I gained from the MBA has enabled me to effectively lead the company, ensuring everyone in the team works well together to get the best result.

John Slattery, President and CEO, GE Aviation, 2014 MBA graduate

Patsy Carney and Tom Brennan, EirGen Founders, 2005 MBA graduates

Eithna O’Leary, Managing Director, Warburton Technology, 2008 MBA graduate

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Tailor your MBA Select specialist electives that align with your career goals

YEAR 1

YEAR 2

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

ELECTIVES*

(CHOOSE 1)

ELECTIVES*

(CHOOSE 1)

WINTER

WINTER

SUMMER

Financial Reporting

Macroeconomics and the Global Economy

Market Orientation and Customer Focus

Corporate Strategy Analysis

Strategic Human Resource Management

Information Systems & Knowledge Management

Managing in the International Context

Corporate Finance

Data Analysis for Business Decision

Implementing Strategy

Strategic Leadership

Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Management

The Strategic Management of Projects: Science & Principles

Organisational Behaviour

Air Transport Characteristics

Supply Chain Management

Relationship Marketing

Airline Finance and Ground Operations

Lean Tools and Techniques

Globalisation and International Economic Issues

Fleet Planning

Commercial and Corporate Law

Winter School Electives*

Winter School Electives

International Workshop

Management Project/Thesis

SEMESTER 2

ELECTIVES*

(CHOOSE 1)

SUMMER

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* Electives will run subject to minimum numbers

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Select specialist electives

Choose electives that will power your individual career path goals and embed new areas of expertise to ensure your MBA achieves maximum impact. Build on existing knowledge and expand your learning in key areas to progress or diversify your role.

The specialist Aviation Management electives enabled me to focus my MBA programme specifically to my career path and has given me the skills, knowledge and confidence to accelerate my career in Aviation.

John Butler, First Officer Boeing Pilot, Ryanair2018 MBA graduate

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The international workshop is an invaluable component of the MBA, it gave me an excellent insight to how other cultures work, a global business perspective and expanded my network.

Eithna O'Leary, Managing Director, Warburton Technology 2008 MBA graduate

Explore international perspectives

Online international workshop

Broaden your business insight and experience by participating in our week-long virtual international workshop.

Explore diverse practices from multiple countries online via video conference and enjoy interactive discussion with senior leaders from large corporations around the world. Our speakers are from across the globe; Europe, USA, South America, Africa and Asia. Previous participating companies include Embraer, Google, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Philips, Northern Trust, United Nations, IBM, Intel, Greencore, Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Real-life case studies and lecturer teaching combine to highlight how workplace culture, laws, standards, and technologies differ overseas. Our online international workshops help you grow personally and professionally; with learnings you can action immediately to progress your career.

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3-day block release

A 3-day block release is an easier and more effective way to study an MBA. Our students find the executive MBA structure of eight blocks of three days each year enables them to easily plan around work commitments and can focus 100% on their studies while on-campus.

The way the structure of the UL MBA works is that you are on campus 3 days a month. You can plan your calendar out 12 months in advance, which worked really well for me

John Slattery, President and CEO, GE Aviation 2014 MBA graduate

Gain international insight

GECAS

Expand your business acumen by participating in our virtual online international workshop.

Explore perspectives from multiple countries via video conference and gain international insights through discussion with senior leaders from corporations around the world. Our speakers are from across the globe; Europe, USA, South America, Africa and Asia. Previous participating companies include Embraer, Google, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Philips, Northern Trust, United Nations, IBM, Intel, Greencore, Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Students gain new perspective on international workplace culture, organisational behaviour, and global business practices. Senior business

executives and business leaders from multinational and indigenous organisations share their learnings, experiences and advice, bringing to life themes discussed in class, while generating new global socio-economic insights.

You’ll gain:A more developed appreciationof diverse foreign cultures andbusiness practices.

Opportunities to build meaningful new professional and working relationships.

A better understanding of global institutions and the competitive challenges of markets.

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Student profileA diverse cohort promotes exciting peer-to-peer learning

*Figures based on last three years’ intakes

Industry

Pharma/Medical/Bio-Tech Healthcare = 17%

Manufacturing = 16%

Financial/Accounting = 13%

Defence/Military = 9%

Aviation/Auto = 8%

FMCG/Retail = 6%

Public/NFP/Education = 5%

Engineering = 6%

Consulting = 5%

Energy/Power = 5%

Marketing/Publishing = 3%

IT&T = 3%

Project Managment = 1%

Waste Management = 1%

Sport = 1%

Construction = 1%

6-10 years = 39%

11-15 years = 36%

16-20 years = 16%

21-30 years = 9%

25-34 years = 20%

35-44 years = 50%

45-54 years = 25%

54+ years = 5%

Private Sector = 73%Public Sector = 26%Voluntary Sector = 1%

Experience Pre-EMBA

Student Age Range

Public vs. Private Sector

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International Students

Irish Students

67%

Expert teaching

Industry expertise UL MBA lecturers include high-calibre, full-time faculty and carefully chosen adjunct academics and industry experts. This diverse team offers a holistic, well-rounded learning experience that combines theory and traditional study with current, practical knowledge and experience.

Applicable learning Including internationally renowned researchers, well-published professionals and nationally recognised instructors, the highly qualified MBA teaching team engage with students on many levels, imparting valuable expertise and guidance as well as instruction in leadership, internationalisation, strategic thinking, entrepreneurship and innovation, managerial vision and competencies, and more.

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I ask my students to be open to new ideas and perspectives – knowledge sharing is crucial to succeeding in your working environment

John McCarthy, UL MBA Strategy Lecturer

Learn from an experienced and highly qualified team of lecturers

Entry requirementsAvailability on our MBA programme is limited. If your application is accepted, you'll be invited to attend an informal interview with members of our MBA team. The purpose is to review your qualifications and experience, assess your fit for the executive MBA programme and the programme's fit for you, while answering any questions you might have.

Qualifications

The part-time UL MBA programme

typically requires a level 8 degree

and at least 4 years of experience.

Equivalent qualifications and

experience will be considered.

Fees

The fees for this part-time,

executive MBA programme are

approximately €15,058* per

annum. This fee includes access

to books, the online international

workshop, winter school, and

support workshops if required.

Payment Options

We offer flexible payment options

for our part-time MBA programme.

Annual MBA programme fees can

be paid in one instalment at the

start of the academic year or in

two instalments at the start of the

autumn and spring semesters.

ENTRY & FEES

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*Fees are subject to change

Develop leadership skills for a changing world We equip tomorrow’s leaders to excel in uncertain times

We interview once a month from November 2020 until we have the required quality and diversity of students. The programme is in increasingly high demand and places fill up quickly, therefore early application is recommended for the September 2021 intake to avoid disappointment.

How to Apply?If you would like to apply to the MBA programme, applications can be made online through our Post Graduate School. To ensure a speedy assessment of your application by the Course Director, please ensure that you complete the online application form fully.

Selection ProcessThe UL MBA programme typically requires a level 8 degree and at least 4 years of experience. Equivalent qualifications and experience will be considered. If your application is accepted, you'll be invited to attend an informal interview with members of our MBA team.

Selection CriteriaIf you are invited to attend an interview, we will review your qualifications and experience, assess your fit for the programme and the programme's fit for you, and answer any questions you may have.

2021 Intake Start date:

September 2021

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Ready to fulfil your leadership potential?Click here to apply or talk to us

MBA Programme DirectorProf. Michele O’Dwyer

Michele.ODwyer@ul.ie | +353 61 213161

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