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Executive MBA

International Visits

Two international visits are undertaken in the course of the UCC Executive MBA Programme.

The visits combine working on change management challenges with leading national and regional companies and meeting with senior management teams to explore the nature and challenges of strategic organisational growth, set against a backdrop of regional and national economic development and cultural frameworks.

Personal Learning & Development Goals

Personal Learning and Development is an important element of the UCC Executive MBA experience. Each student on the course receives executive coaching on a one-to-one basis throughout the programme cycle.

Our Executive Coach has a proven track record in industry and has brought these skills to the coaching and mentoring arena.

Over the two years you work on your Personal Learning and Development Goals through a series of individual coaching sessions, workshops and reflective reporting to assist the developmental leadership aspect of the programme. Students bring a variety of situations to these coaching sessions to improve their personal leadership capability and effectiveness.

Students can avail of the UCC Careers Service, who provide advice on issues such as personal branding, tactical networking and strategic career planning, culminating in a Careers Development Workshop in Year 2.

It provides a strong understanding of the core organisational functions and skills, but moves beyond that to provide an integrative, critical understanding of the role of the leader/manager.

Essential to this integrated understanding is the development of team and individual skills allowing the participant to work in a variety of settings and contexts.

Programme participants develop an understanding of the core disciplines including accounting, finance, strategy, economics, marketing, IT and operations.

Participants develop from this base 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 participants this requires an understanding of functions outside of their existing professional competence. Central to the development of this understanding of the complexity of organisations is our careful approach to class composition, intended to ensure that class participants are exposed to a variety of professional and personal backgrounds.

Considerable emphasis is placed on creating an environment conducive to the peer-to-peer learning we believe is vital to the UCC Executive MBA experience.

Subjects to be covered include

n Accounting & Financial Management

n Business Law

n Corporate Finance

n Economics

n HRM

n Leadership, Strategy & Business

n Management Accounting & Control

n Management Information Systems

n Marketing

n Organisations & Business

The UCC Executive MBA isdesigned to prepare its participants to become organisational innovators, managers and leaders.

Management Theory / Case Studies / Live Cases / Group Projects /

Case Simulations / Company Visits / International Visits /

Individual Assignments / Workshops / Seminars / Guest Speakers /

Business Strategy Project

Learning Methods

Executive MBA

Application Requirements

The threshold entry requirements for the Programme are as follows:

an honours primary degree,

or

an ordinary primary degree + satisfactory GMAT*

AND

at least 2 years’ significant managerial experience/responsibility

OR

Significant senior managerial/professional work experience plus satisfactory GMAT score*

PLUS

2 referees’ reports

Applicants may be required to attend for interviews

*If you feel the skills covered by the GMAT can be demonstrated elsewhere in your application then you may request a waiver – this may be granted at the discretion of the Director of the Executive MBA.

The GMAT test can be taken at any time and the results generally are valid for three years. To arrange a test contact the Graduate Management Admissions Test at www.mba.com

Applications & Fees

Applications to the programme are made via the website www.pac.ie

PAC Course Code CKL11

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis

EU Fees

Year 1 €13,500 Year 2 €13,500

Non EU Fees

Please note that Non EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes.*

*For Non EU persons resident in Ireland please contact the Graduate

Studies Office for more information.

T: 00353-21-4902876E: graduatestudies@ucc.ie

EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMME

Personal Benefits

n A strong foundation in the core business disciplines.n The discovery of innate preferences in key personal

leadership areas, e.g. analysis, decision-making, judgement.

n A practical and supported process for understanding and overcoming our own ‘change immunities’.

n Assessing personal leadership approaches against a tried and tested framework of leadership development.

Organisational Benefits

n A two-year investment in key managerial and leadership talent resulting in a more dynamic approach to personal effectiveness, decision-making and judgement.

n Increased capacity for critical thinking and mindset change.

n A shift in emphasis to a ‘future focus’ and a broader strategic emphasis.

n Development of more innovative approaches to problem-solving, with a strong emphasis on effective team-based approaches.

Delivery

The UCC Executive MBA is delivered on a part-time basis over a four semester, two year cycle.

Lectures

Lectures take place: Fridays 9.00am - 4.30pmSaturdays 9.00am - 1.30pm

Semesters

Each Semester is made up of 12 lecture weeks.Semester One: January – MarchSemester Two: September – DecemberSemester Three: January – MarchSemester Four: September – December

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Pat Cotter

Project Manager, R&D Surgical Stryker Instruments Ireland & Class of 2013/2014

Setting out on the MBA journey was not a decision I made lightly. I did a careful analysis of the commitment required to embrace the journey, professionally and personally.

When I signed up for the MBA, I was expecting that I would just be given templates to work with and that the classes would utilize rote learning methods v’s critical thinking methods. I was greatly mistaken. The journey that I and my class mates took at UCC combined personal and professional development. The course interweaved thought experiments that enable you to look at situations from multiple perspectives and with growing independent thought which is essential for progress and performance improvement.

All the lecturers possess world class knowledge of their specialist subject. The course supervisors are very open and supportive, with excellent facilities for team and individual assignments.

Once I made the commitment, the 2 years’ journey to attain an MBA became one of the most rewarding experiences I ever had personally and professionally.

The coursework in strategic planning and finance in particular provided strong programme foundations, while modules in corporate governance, marketing, economics, and HR provided helpful underpinnings.

The sequencing of the curricula gave participants the opportunity to link theory with practice for deeper learning, and the annual study trips provided an authentic assessment of our ability to work as a diverse team of consultants on a range of business issues in an

international context.

Additional inputs to the programme included on-going coaching and a number of other leadership related workshops to assist those of us who were in the process or planning to transition in roles.

UCC offers unique connections outside of Dublin, and a personalised approach to programme delivery.

I really enjoyed the two year UCC Executive MBA and would highly recommend it. It met the acid test of cracking the glass ceiling as within a month of finishing I had been offered a CEO post.

John O’Driscoll

Change & Operations Manager, Bank of Ireland & Class of 2013/2014

The UCC Executive MBA has benefitted me on both a professional and personal level. It provides so much valuable, new learning in terms of management theories and frameworks.

The teaching team are excellent. They guide you through the concepts and let you see how you can apply them to your own organisations and decision-making patterns.

A great thing about the programme is that I learned a lot from my colleagues as well as from the lectures. There is such a great variety of life experiences and backgrounds in the class. Everyone has a different perspective to bring to the ideas and concepts we were working through.

The coaching and personal development workshops were a great feature. They allowed me to look closely at my own continual development as a manager and an organisational leader.

Contact

UCC Executive MBA Programme, Room 3.03C, O’Rahilly Building, University College Cork.Tel: +353 (0) 21 490 2394 Email: mba@ucc.ie Web: www.ucc.ie/en/mba/

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Maura Rose McMahon

Chief Executive Officer at An Cosán & Class of 2013/2014