UL MBA

Your MBA programme structure

The UL Executive MBA is getting a new look in September 2027. The programme will see eight two-day on-campus blocks, along with a professional development workshop day at the beginning of each semester. Students will also complete their studies within a shorter timeframe: those students starting in September 2027 will see a graduation date of August 2029.
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Year 1

Semester 1

  • Navigating financial reporting for leaders
  • Dynamics of organisational behaviour
  • Marketing strategy
  • Economics for the 21st century

Semester 2

  • Corporate finance for executive decision making
  • Creative ventures: driving innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Managing across cultures: a global perspective
  • Technology driven enterprise

Winter School – elective (select 1)

  • Business negotiations
  • Supply chain management
  • Lean tools and techniques
  • Systems thinking
  • Sustainable business
  • Strategic market relations
  • Project management for strategic execution
  • Applied statistics and data science for business

Summer School

  • Workshop series

Year 2

Semester 1

  • Competitive strategic analysis
  • Commercial and corporate law
  • Engaging human talent
  • Purpose-driven strategic leadership
  • Executive MBA thesis / Project 1

Semester 2

  • Strategy execution in complexity
  • Contemporary business issues
  • Executive MBA thesis / Project 2

Tailor your MBA programme

To ensure your MBA programme is reflective of the career you are pursuing, we offer several electives that are designed to provide you with the tools you need to succeed.

John Butler
The specialist electives enabled me to focus my MBA programme specifically to my career path and has given me the skills, knowledge, and confidence to accelerate my career.
John Butler Pilot, Emirates, MBA graduate

Virtual International Workshop

Explore perspectives from multiple countries via virtual discussions and interactive conferences with senior leaders from corporations around the world. The week-long virtual international workshop gives you a fresh insight into workplace cultures, organisational behaviours, and global business practices.

Business leaders and senior executives from local and multinational organisations share their learnings, experiences and advice for those students on the MBA programme, bringing to life the themes discussed in class while generating new global socio-economic insights.

Our virtual workshop is designed to encourage both international networking and peer-to-peer relationships, helping you to grow professionally with learnings you can implement directly.

Previous participating companies include Google, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Philips, United Nations, IBM, Intel, WHO, Smurfit Kappa, Braun, Dell, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Eithna O’Leary
The international workshop is an invaluable component of the MBA, it gave me an excellent insight into how other cultures work, a global business perspective, and helped to expand my network.
Eithne O’Leary Management Consultant, Pegasus Innovation Consulting Ltd., MBA graduate

Key features of the MBA programme

Focused 2-day blocks structure

The 2-day block structure is designed to make your studies easier and more effective. Our students find the block release structure really works, as it allows for easy planning against work and family commitments.

Professional workshops

Each semester begins with an in-person professional development workshop designed to provide detailed, targeted instruction on relevant topics, such as AI strategy, budgeting, and Lean tools.

Winter school electives

Winter school is held in January of Year 1 – a dedicated block for electives learning. Students choose one elective to benefit their career ambitions, whether that focuses on marketing, negotiation, systems, analytics, or other topics.

Thesis

You’ll complete two thesis modules during the second year of the MBA programme. We appreciate theses can be challenging, and so extra support is provided where needed – simply get in touch with your thesis advisor.
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Employer sponsorship

Your MBA degree is a brilliant way to enhance your business and leadership skills. As the course is designed with in-person block structures, it will likely also require support from your employer – whether that’s for funding, or simply the time to complete your structured modules.

Our Employer ROI brochure helps you make the case for employer support by showing how the MBA will help to strengthen your leadership skills and enhance your business’s innovation and competitive resilience over time.

Employer Brochure
Companies that have sponsored UL MBA students, including Embraer, Northern Trust, Stryker, MSD, Pfizer, Bank of Ireland, Intel and Medtronic

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