Master Of Business (management Stream) in Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

Master Of Business (management Stream) in Waterford Institute of Technology

The WIT Master of Business  (Management Stream) programme is aimed at individuals who wish pursue a career in general management. It has been developed with a strong focus on applied learning showing students how they can make the connections between theory   and practice. The programme is offered for both full-time and part-time students especially for executives who aspire to first-line management positions. The course provides students with an analytical understanding of general management techniques and the scope to apply this knowledge creatively to real-work situations.

Special Feature

As part of the programme, students will:

• Engage in a business simulation management exercise where they have the opportunity to work in teams and make strategic decisions about their business.
• Participate in a Dragons Den event and compete with your colleagues to attract funding for your new business idea.
• Travel on an International study tour programme to Brussels where you will have the opportunity to take lectures at the Irish Institute in Leuven and participate in a case exercise with other postgraduate students http://www.leuveninstitute.eu/site/index.php
• Analyse a real-life company as part of your Entrepreneurship and innovation ‘live’ company case study exercise. Every year students engage in a case exercise involving real-life companies which are drawn from the ArcLabs Innovation Centre as well as other start-up companies from across the south east of Ireland.

Career Opportunities

Graduate career prospects from the MBS (Management Stream) are excellent with in excess of 90% of our graduates gaining employment within six months of completion of the programme (recent survey undertaken by School in association with Careers Centre). Graduates from the programme are employed in roles such as operations management, team leadership, continuous improvement, supply chain management and logistics in companies such as Facebook, Lake Region Medical, TSSG and Glanbia.