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Electronic Commerce (Business) – (M.Sc.)
Dublin City University
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| Application Deadline: | July 31 (EU); July 15 (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,750 ≈ € 13,300 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dublin / Ireland | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Dublin City University
The MSc in Electronic Commerce is the ideal postgraduate programme for graduates of business and computing degrees who are seeking to advance their careers by obtaining a leading postgraduate qualification in Ireland.
Delivered jointly by DCU Business School and the DCU School of Computing, this e-commerce Masters programme features a common core curriculum with two distinct streams - business and technical.
With major fee support for most EU candidates and a strong practical focus, the course has a wealth of attractive features for those wishing to make their mark in the fields of electronic and mobile commerce.
The programme has been awarded the prestigious EPAS accreditation. The accreditation recognises the quality of alumni of the programme and their career progression, the market positioning of the programme nationally and internationally, the curriculum content and delivery system, the extent to which the programme has an international focus, its balance between academic and managerial dimensions, and the appropriateness of the faculty who deliver the programme.
Aims and Objectives:
The one-year Masters programme is designed to produce the kind of e-business technologists, managers, entrepreneurs and innovators in greatest demand by the information economy. It does this by providing students on each stream with a powerful combination of technological and business skills of relevance to electronic commerce applications. A strong collaborative ethos across the business and technical streams is fostered through the extensive shared curriculum, interactive teaching modes and overall entrepreneurial and innovative orientation.
Contents
The Masters in Electronic Commerce programme is delivered on a full-time basis over 12 months.
Students on both streams take a core set of modules such as web design, business modelling and process innovation, information access and e-commerce infrastructure in the first two semesters. Students on the business stream take modules in advanced business topics as well as some fundamental modules in computing. Students with a technical background on the business stream take additional business modules in lieu of the fundamental modules in computing. Students on the technical stream take modules in advanced security and encryption.
Indicative Programme Modules
* Immersion Course
* Next Generation Management
* Object Oriented Programming
* Organisation and Management in the Networked Era
* Web Design and Media
* Accounting*
* Business Finance*
* The Digital Economy*
* Business Modelling and Process Innovation*
* Innovation and High Technology Entrepreneurship
* Networks and Internets
* Risk Management and Regulation in E-commerce
* Information Access**
* eCommerce Infrastructure**
* Next Generation Marketing**
* Strategic Thinking in the Information Age**
* Group Practicum
* All students select one of these options in Semester 1. Students on the Business Stream with a technical background must select an additional optional module in lieu of Object Oriented Programming.
** All students select one of these options in Semester 2. Students on the Business Stream with a technical background must select an additional optional module in lieu of Networks and Internets.
Next Generation Management The MSc in Electronic Commerce (Business) is part of DCU Business School's Next Generation Management initiative. Starting with a weeklong immersion course, this initiative provides students with a unique and flexible learning opportunity to develop the competencies required for successful management careers and to contribute to business success. Particular emphasis is placed on refective and critical thinking, collaborating with people, creating and sharing knowledge and dealing with complexity.
The module is structured around the major personal, organisational and contextual challenges in modern management and focuses on four key themes: personal and career development; leadership, teamwork and corporate accountability; global and societal awareness; and research, media and communication.
Putting Knowledge into Practice
Throughout the programme, students will be given the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world projects. This may involve running an online marketing campaign, researching a commercial opportunity or international market entry strategy, compiling a business plan or applying some other business process or toolset.
As well as undertaking these projects for individual modules, students have the opportunity of working together in a group to complete a major practical project which is submitted and presented in August. In addition to business research, this typically entails the prototyping of an e-commerce system or development of a software application. Projects are sourced from DCU's research centres, corporate clients, or may be based on students' own insights and ideas.
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Register Now!Requirements
There are two distinct intakes into the degree programme reflecting the two different streams of the graduates produced:
Business Stream
(i) A First or Upper Second-Class Honours degree in Business, Computing or a related discipline*; or
(ii) Candidates with significant business experience on top of a primary degree.
* In exceptional circumstances, candidates with a lower second class honours degree may be admitted.
Technical Stream: Please refer to technical stream prospectus for details.
If, as is normally the case, demand from qualified applicants exceeds available places, applicants will be ranked for admission purposes on the basis of prior academic performance. Those who have not received their degree results by the application closing date will receive conditional offers.
International Applications
International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
Accreditation
EPAS Accreditation
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