Overview
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Exit Award only
Students on the MSc (Business Economics) programme who successfully achieve the pass standard in Part I, but who do not achieve the pass standard in Part II or who opt not to proceed to Part II, may opt instead to exit the programme and be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Economics.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| EC6617 | Professional Business Skills | 10 |
| EC6619 | Advanced Quantitative Techniques for Business Research | 5 |
| EC6620 | Responsible Research Methods for Business Economics | 5 |
| EC6621 | Strategy for Global Business | 5 |
| EC6622 | Global Business Strategy and Business Relationships | 5 |
| EC6623 | Analysing General Business Conditions | 5 |
| EC6624 | International Macroeconomic Data in Strategic Decision Making | 5 |
| EC6625 | Financial Economics and Business Strategy | 5 |
| EC6626 | Corporate Treasury Management | 5 |
| EC6627 | Fieldwork Research Methods for Business | 5 |
| EC6628 | Analysis of Business Survey Data | 5 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Business Economics (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Communicate and work effectively to a high professional standard;
- Demonstrate advanced analytical and problem solving skills associated with effective practice;
- Engage in advanced application of frameworks and techniques in organizational settings;
- Conduct quality business consultancy in a team for an international business;
- Develop self-awareness and reflective capacity to design and assess own learning goals and needs and your core values as business economics postgraduates.
