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Masters in Electronic Business

College of Business and Law
PAC Course Code: CKL17
Qualification: MBS
Duration: 12 Months Full-time
EU Fees: €2,750 (For 2012-2013)
Non-EU Fees: €9,960 for 2011/2012. Fees for 2012/2013 will be set in March 2012.
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Fri, 01 June 12

Overview of Electronic Business (MBS)

The MBS Electronic Business is a 12 month, full-time, taught masters programme. This intensive and innovative programme is designed to provide honours graduates who have little or no prior technology experience with a critical understanding of Internet and mobile business strategies, models and processes, a high level of competence in the technology skills needed to develop professional electronic and mobile business systems, and excellent employment opportunities and a world-class student experience.

In the first part of the programme, students work closely with our staff in lectures, seminars and in our state-of-the-art development labs to acquire and hone the knowledge and skill areas that underpin contemporary electronic and mobile business. Modules in part one focus on a wide variety of subjects including business models and strategy, programming for the Internet and for mobile devices, designing electronic business applications, storage and network infrastructure and security. All technology courses are firmly grounded in a practical, real-world business context and are designed for students with little or no prior experience in computing technology.

In part two, students work in small groups with a mentor to apply their new knowledge and skills in a practical way - by developing an idea for a new, innovative electronic business venture. The project groups will bring their venture from an initial concept to a fully-articulated business and marketing plan, culminating in the implementation of a functional proof-of-concept prototype system.

Key Points:

A high-level of business involvement in curriculum design ensures real-world relevance Students graduate with a highly employable combination of technology and business skills State-of-the-art facilities allow students to work with cutting edge technologies The "new venture project" provides students with a realistic electronic business development experience emphasising innovation and entrepreneurialism.

What will I be Studying?

The programme is designed to provide students with a rich and highly competitive mix of technology and business skills and knowledge including a thorough understanding of electronic and mobile business strategy and models, the underlying infrastructure of electronic business (storage, telecommunications and security), and the skills required to analyse, design and build database systems, Internet based applications and mobile applications.

Modules in Part One:

Electronic Business Models and Systems Electronic Business Experience and Practice Date Modelling and Database Systems Application Modelling and Design Mobile Business Systems Programming for Web Applications and Services Storage Technology Telecommunications Technologies and Applications.

Electronic Business Development Project in Part Two:

Students work in small groups with a mentor to develop an electronic business idea from an initial concept to a full business and marketing plan, culminating in the implementation of a proof-of-concept prototype.

This course will only go ahead if a sufficient number of students register for same.

Entry Requirements

The programme is open to all graduates with a second class honours degree or higher, except graduates from degrees with high levels of software development content (e.g. business information systems, computer science, etc). Candidates who do not meet or achieve the Second Class Honours Grade II standard may be admitted to the programme on the basis of extensive practical or professional experience as deemed appropriate by the Professor of Business Information Systems and the Faculty of Commerce.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click How to apply.

All required documentation must be sent in hard copy to The Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1, Courthouse Square, Galway.

Find out More

Number of Places: 30

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Tom O'Kane
BIS
UCC

Tel: 021 4903823
E-mail :t.okane@ucc.ie
Web: BIS

Please note that the Department will consider all applications made after the original deadline of 1st June as late appilcations. Late applications will only be processed after 1st round of offers have been made. Offers will then be made to late applications ONLY if places are still available on teh programmes and if candidates meet the entry requirements.

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