Management

Course Overview

The Master of Science in Management (Structured Masters) is designed to provide graduates with a set of critical and highly employable skills within the area of management at both theoretical and practical levels. It will improve their personal and professional skills to enable their professional development within both the indigenous and international management fields while further developing their research experience and capability.



Participants will take several key mandatory modules such as Research Methods, Business Strategy and People and Leadership, and then specialise with streams in areas such as Finance, Digital Business or Contemporary Management. They will then build on their expertise in this field by completing a substantial Research Project in their chosen area of specialism.



This is a structured Masters programme, meaning there is a focus on research throughout with the research project totalling 60 credits of the 90 credits available. The programme comprises six 5 credit modules (delivered over two semesters on a one-year full-time basis, and over four semesters on a two-year part-time option) followed by a 60-credit Research Project.

Mandatory Modules:

Stream 1: Digital Business

Data Analytics for Business

Financial Technology and Digital Innovation

Digital Marketing Strategies



Stream 2: Management

Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability

Business in a Globalised World

Lean Supply Chain Management



Stream 3: Finance

Contemporary Financial Analysis

Corporate Finance

Sustainable Finance

Standard Entry Requirements

- Candidates must hold a Level 8 Honours Degree within a cognate Business area, or equivalent. The award must be at Honours 2.2 level or above.



- The equivalent of the above, as determined by international comparisons and/or Institute Policy.



Non-Standard Entry Requirements (Recognition of Prior Learning)

Dundalk Institute of Technology recognises that knowledge, skills and competencies can be acquired from a range of learning experiences, including formal, non-formal and informal. Through the DkIT Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy, the Institute commits to giving value to all relevant learning, irrespective of mode or place of learning.



Recognition of prior learning will provide opportunities for access, transfer and progression to education and training and for the achievement of an award. Processes and practices for the recognition of prior learning are detailed in the Institute's RPL Policy.

How To Apply

Apply Directly to DkIT

Apply directly to DkIT using our online applications system (see "Application Weblink" above). Please remember to upload the required documentation (copies of your existing qualification(s), your CV, any other support documents etc) with your online application to expedite your application. To avoid disappointment early registration is recommended.

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, on campus delivery.



Course Delivery

The programme comprises six 5-credit modules (delivered over two semesters on a one-year full-time basis, and over four semesters on a two-year part-time option) followed by a 60-credit Research Project.



Participants will take several key mandatory modules and then specialise into 1 of 3 streams.

Start Date: September 2025.

Career Opportunities

The MSc in Management (Structured) offers graduates opportunities within further research domains as well as career choices within the General Management field, or the specialist areas of Finance and Digital Business.