Limerick, Ireland
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
The focus of the course is around developing students’ entrepreneurial behaviour and generating business opportunities. This one-year full-time Masters programme provides students with the specialist knowledge and a practical understanding of the key tasks required to establish, manage and grow a new venture in a challenging international business environment whist building the students network of professional contacts in the area of small business. The programme is designed for graduates who wish to start an entrepreneurial venture; those who wish to work in small and medium firms or as trainers and consultants with small and medium enterprises.
Benefits of participating on the programme
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Semester 1
- Establishing International Ventures
- Managing Creativity & Innovation
- New Venture Marketing and Sales Strategies
- Professional Development 1
- Information Management for Small & Medium Enterprises
- Leadership, Influence & Change
Semester 2
Mandatory Modules:
- Strategic International Venture Growth
- International Business Consulting
- Financial Issues for Small and Medium Enterprises
- Human Resource Management for Small & Medium Enterprises
- Research Methods
Summer Semester
Mandatory Module:
- Business Simulation
Electives - Choose 1:
- Dissertation
- Strategic Commercialisation Project
Program Outcome
- You will learn with and from entrepreneurs through the completion of in-company projects in Marketing and Sales, Frim Internationalisation and Management Consulting. This action learning provides a transformational personal and business related learning experience and enhances self - confidence, creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, reflection, communication and presentation skills.
- The programme invites entrepreneurs, government agency, financial institution and venture capital representatives to share their experiences on different aspects of starting and growing a business internationally and provide an enhanced targeted network of contacts for future personal and business development opportunities.
- You will participate in a mentoring programme through the Irish Exporters Association’s Asia Trade Forum Programme and will have the opportunity to work with a member company to develop an international market entry strategy into an Asian market.