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The MSc in Electronic Commerce is the ideal postgraduate programme for graduates of business and computing degrees who are seeking to advance their careers in the growing ICT industry in Ireland and abroad.

The Eduniversal Best Masters rankings, which rates Master’s degrees on reputation, student satisfaction, and employment prospects, placed the MSc in E-Commerce in 18th position globally. Further, the Ecommerce programme has been awarded the prestigious EPAS accreditation which 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.

This 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.

Throughout the programme, students will be given the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world projects. The MSc in e-Commerce is part of DCU Business School’s Next Generation Management initiative. 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.

The Practicum module is taken over the summer months and is a great opportunity to apply all the learning that you will do over the year to a real world case and will be a great asset on your CV upon graduation.

Read more about the MSc in Ecommerce & see how to apply here.

DCU Business School has performed strongly in the latest global business masters rankings.

It features in the Top 100 in the world for three of its Masters programmes – E-Commerce, Strategic Procurement and Finance.

The School’s MSc in eCommerce was ranked 14th in the world, and first in Ireland, by the Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking which evaluates the best business Masters and MBA programmes internationally.

Amonth the top-100 ranked programmes at DCU were: MSc E-Commerce – ranked 14th globally and the MSc Finance – ranked 68th globally.

The Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking classifies Masters and MBA programmes which develop and graduate the best new professionals in the global labour market by evaluating employer attitudes, employment prospects on graduation and student satisfaction. It measures the academic excellence and quality of 4,000 programmes in 30 fields of study across 1 000 academic institutions in 154 countries, with final rankings determined through a survey of 5,000 international recruiters and 800 000 students.

Dr Anne Sinnott, Executive Dean of DCU Business School said: “These rankings are a very welcome endorsement, by employers and graduates, of both the academic excellence of the Business School’s postgraduate programmes and the quality of student experience delivered. Our international ranking is improving year on year and I am particularly pleased to note the continuing improvement in the rankings of the MSc in Electronic Commerce and the MSc in Emergency Management, both of which are placed first in Ireland.”

Programme Overview

The DCU Business School MSc in E-Commerce is a one-year full-time programme designed to produce the kind of e-business technologists, managers, entrepreneurs and innovators in greatest demand by the information economy today. It does this by providing students with a powerful combination of technological and business skills required by the growing number of technological companies both in Ireland and abroad. There are two streams, business and technical and a strong collaborative ethos across both streams is fostered through the extensive shared curriculum, interactive teaching modes and overall entrepreneurial and innovative orientation.

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.

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What Modules will you Study?

  • Web Design & Development
  • Organisation & Management in the Networked Era
  • Business Process Innovation
  • Digital Business
  • Java Programming
  • Innovation & High Tech Entrepreneurship
  • Risk, Regulation & Ethics in E-Commerce
  • E-Commerce Infrastructure
  • Information Access
  • Networks and Internet

Throughout the programme, students will be given the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world projects across the range of modules above. 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.

Unique Programme Features

Students in the MSc in E-Commerce Programme will take the Practicum module over the summer months. This is where you will work in a group to complete a major practical project in lieu of an individual dissertation. It typically entails conducting business and market research and the prototyping of an e-commerce system or development of a software application. This is a great opportunity to apply all the learning that you will do over the year to a real-world case and will be a great asset on your CV upon graduation.

The MSc in E-Commerce is also part of DCU Business School’s Next Generation Management initiative. This starts with a pre-semester, week-long immersion course to provide students with the opportunity to develop the competencies required for successful management careers. The module focuses on four key themes: personal and career development; global and societal awareness; applied research skills; and digital media and communication. You will complete an applied learning portfolio based upon these themes through activities that you choose. Students have the flexibility to develop skills and knowledge in areas and industries they are interested in. The Next Generation Management learning portfolio has proven to be an excellent talking point for students in interviews and is highly regarded by our graduate employers.

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Major Fee Support

DCU’s MSc in Electronic Commerce 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. As such, fees for this programme are reduced to €2,750 (2013/2014).

If you are interested in applying for this programme you can do so via the Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC). Alternatively, if you would like more information, please fill in the from below!

 

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