Course Summary
The MSc in Strategy and Innovation is suited to participants interested in a career in general management or senior management. It builds on participants’ prior education and/or business experience to develop managerial competencies in high level functions of strategy, innovation, leadership and financial management.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold a Business, Management, or Marketing degree (level 8), or a Business-related degree (level 8), having achieved a minimum of a 2.2 honours (or equivalent) overall. Alternatively, you may hold a non-Business degree (minimum 2.2 overall, level 8) with at least five years? work experience. International applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level. Exceptionally, consideration will be given to candidates who do not hold a primary degree, but who do have at least 10 years? relevant work experience, at least three of which are in a management position. These applicants are managed through the Maynooth University Procedure for Non-Standard Entrants and Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning.
Minimum English language requirements:
Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants.
Maynooth University's TOEFL code is 8850
Application Details
Closing Date : 30 June 2025
Applications are open for the 2025/6 academic year. Visit our online application portal to start your application.
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Course Commences: September.
Fees
Closing Date : 30 June 2023
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Career Progression
This programme is designed for participants focused on developing their careers to senior levels in business where strategic, financial, innovation, marketing and leadership skills are essential to success. The programme will help develop skills relevant to roles in both public and private sector organisations that require managers to address complex problems and apply skills of analysis and judgement.
For those who have graduated recently, the programme offers the opportunity to specialise in topics more closely aligned to general management roles. For those with work experience in specialist areas, it provides the opportunity to transition into managerial roles or to advance into more senior management positions.
Duration
Classes
The course is taught face-to face and may be supplemented by some online sessions.
All face-to-face teaching is in block format (full days, 9.00 am to 6.00 pm).
Timetable
Normally,
- 4 days a month (36 days total, September to May) for full-time and
- 2 days a month (20 days total in first year and 16 in year 2, September to May) for part-time. Due to scheduling demands, there may be busier periods where students must attend several days in the week and up to 4 days in the month.
Lectures are normally held on either Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays.
Confirmed schedules only become available in September of the relevant year.
The Business Consulting Project/Work Placement/Dissertation is completed June to August.