MSc in Business Management

1 Year On Campus Masters Program

IBAT College Dublin

Program Overview

This MSc in Business Management is a one-year, full-time conversion Master’s designed for non-business graduates — whether your background is in science, engineering, arts, law or social sciences — to gain the core skills employers want in business and management. You’ll learn how organisations operate, make decisions and compete in today’s global market, blending strategic insight with practical tools that set you up for leadership and management roles.

Curriculum Structure

Semester 1:
You’ll build your foundational business toolkit with Management Strategy, Business Innovation & Enterprise and Accounting Information for Managers, while Research Methods prepares you to think and act like a business professional capable of analysing real-world challenges.

Semester 2:
In the second term you expand into key functional areas with Supply Chain Operations, People and Organisations, and Marketing Management, giving you a strategic and practical understanding of operations, teams and customers in business contexts.

Capstone / Project:
The programme culminates in a substantial Work-Based Learning Research Project (30 ECTS) where you apply theory to an organisational or industry challenge — a piece of work that demonstrates your ability to integrate business concepts and real practice.

Focus areas:
Strategy; innovation and enterprise; accounting fundamentals; operations and supply chain; marketing strategy; people and organisations.

Learning outcomes:
You’ll graduate able to analyse business environments, think strategically across functions, lead organisational activities, and communicate business recommendations clearly to stakeholders.

Professional alignment (accreditation):
This programme confers a Level 9 Master’s qualification on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) — recognised internationally for postgraduate university-level study.

Reputation (employability):
IBAT College Dublin is a private higher education institution in Ireland with a focus on career-oriented study and industry relevance, and its MSc graduates are positioned for roles in management, strategy, consulting and business development across sectors.

Experiential Learning (Research, Projects, Internships etc.)

Students gain practical skills through simulated business environments, live company projects, professional skills workshops, and access to dedicated business school facilities like trading rooms and innovation labs. This applied learning approach is designed to mirror real-world management challenges. The experiential learning components typically include:

Live Client Projects & Consultancy: Many programs feature core modules where students work in teams as consultants for real companies (often SMEs or startups) to solve a current strategic or operational business problem, presenting solutions directly to company leadership.
Business Simulation Software: A key tool is competitive business simulation software (like Cesim SimFirm, Capstone, or Marketplace). Students manage a virtual company, making integrated decisions across all business functions in a simulated market over several rounds.
Professional Development Workshops: Dedicated non-credit workshops often cover practical skills such as advanced Excel for business, financial modeling, LinkedIn profile optimization, networking, and presentation skills.
Dedicated Business School Facilities: Students typically have access to:
- Trading Rooms (Bloomberg Terminals): Equipped with Bloomberg Professional terminals for real-time financial data analysis, found in many business schools.
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hubs: Dedicated spaces for design thinking, prototyping, and startup development, often connected to the university's entrepreneurship center.
- Behavioral Labs: Used for consumer and organizational behavior research, featuring tools like eye-tracking software.

Progression & Future Opportunities

IBAT College Dublin's MSc in Business Management (QQI Level 9, awarded via strategic partnership with ATU) is a conversion program for non-business graduates (minimum 2.2 honours degree in fields like science, engineering, arts, or law), blending core modules on management strategy, business innovation/enterprise, accounting information, research methods, supply chain operations, people/organisations, and marketing management with a 30 ECTS work-based learning research project.

Career Support Elements

Hybrid skillsets from undergraduate expertise plus business acumen position graduates for management roles like project/operations/business development/HR/marketing manager, consultant, or analyst across globalised sectors.
Industry-aligned curriculum fosters critical thinking, team leadership, and problem-solving for immediate employability.

Further Academic Progression

NFQ Level 9 qualification enables PhD/doctorate entry at ATU or other institutions.