Courses / Course structure

Note: all students register for MI6274 (Business Consulting Project (BCP)) at online registration at the start of this programme.

There may be an opportunity to change to either MI6275 (placement project) or MI6277 (dissertation) at the start of semester two - this is dependent on individual student progress in semester one. The School of Business will provide further details during semester one. 

MNAF6 - BUSINESS ANALYTICS

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		PEOPLE, ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIETY	MI6212	5	1
		DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING	MI6237	5	1
		CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	MI6272	10	1
		PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS	MI628	10	1
		EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT	MI6288	5	1
		ANALYTICS LIVE	MI6228	10	2
		DISRUPTIVE & EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES	MI6234	10	2
		INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS	MI6243	5	2
		PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS	MI629	5	2
		BUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECT (BCP)	MI6274	25	Year-Long
		PLACEMENT PROJECT	MI6275	25	Year-Long
		DISSERTATION	MI6277	25	Year-Long

Note: all students register for MI6274 (Business Consulting Project (BCP)) at online registration at the start of this programme.

There may be an opportunity to change to either MI6275 (placement project) or MI6277 (dissertation) at the start of semester two - this is dependent on individual student progress in semester one. The School of Business will provide further details during semester one. 

MNBF6 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS	MI6211	10	1
		PEOPLE, ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIETY	MI6212	5	1
		STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT	MI6242	5	1
		CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	MI6272	10	1
		EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT	MI6288	5	1
		GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	MI6213	10	2
		MARKETING	MI6214	10	2
		INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS	MI6243	5	2
		FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT	MI6271	5	2
		BUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECT (BCP)	MI6274	25	Year-Long
		PLACEMENT PROJECT	MI6275	25	Year-Long
		DISSERTATION	MI6277	25	Year-Long

** Commencing in 2026-27 academic year **

PDUXF6 - DESIGN FOR USER EXPERIENCE & INTERACTION (UX&I)

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		VISUALISING CONCEPTS	PD603	7.5	1
		DESIGN ETHNOGRAPHY	PD606A	10	1
		APPLIED INNOVATION LAB	PD625	10	1
		HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION	PD626	10	1
		INTERACTION DESIGN	CS610	7.5	2
		HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN SYSTEMS	PD627	5	2
		USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCH & DESIGN	PD628	10	2
		DISSERTATION/PROJECT	PD629	30	Year-Long

Note: all students register for MI6274 (Business Consulting Project (BCP)) at online registration at the start of this programme.

There may be an opportunity to change to either MI6275 (placement project) or MI6277 (dissertation) at the start of semester two - this is dependent on individual student progress in semester one. The School of Business will provide further details during semester one. 

MNDMF6 - DIGITAL MARKETING

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		DIGITAL CAMPAIGN STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT	MI6235	10	1
		DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING	MI6237	5	1
		CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	MI6272	10	1
		STRATEGIC INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS	MI6283	5	1
		EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT	MI6288	5	1
		MANAGING SOCIAL MEDIA	MI6238	5	2
		SEARCH MARKETING, ANALYTICS & MEASUREMENT	MI6239	10	2
		INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS	MI6243	5	2
		MASTERING BUSINESS CONSULTANCY (MARKETING)	MI6287	10	2
		BUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECT (BCP)	MI6274	25	Year-Long
		PLACEMENT PROJECT	MI6275	25	Year-Long
		DISSERTATION	MI6277	25	Year-Long

Note: all students register for MI6274 (Business Consulting Project (BCP)) at online registration at the start of this programme.

There may be an opportunity to change to either MI6275 (placement project) or MI6277 (dissertation) at the start of semester two - this is dependent on individual student progress in semester one. The School of Business will provide further details during semester one. 

MNIBF6 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT	MI607	5	1
		INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS	MI6211	10	1
		STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT	MI6242	5	1
		CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	MI6272	10	1
		EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT	MI6288	5	1
		MANAGING THE MNE: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE	MI608	5	2
		GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	MI6213	10	2
		INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS	MI6243	5	2
		MASTERING BUSINESS CONSULTANCY (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)	MI6285	10	2
		BUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECT (BCP)	MI6274	25	Year-Long
		PLACEMENT PROJECT	MI6275	25	Year-Long
		DISSERTATION	MI6277	25	Year-Long

Note: all students register for MI6274 (Business Consulting Project (BCP)) at online registration at the start of this programme.

There may be an opportunity to change to either MI6275 (placement project) or MI6277 (dissertation) at the start of semester two - this is dependent on individual student progress in semester one. The School of Business will provide further details during semester one. 

MNITF6 - IT - ENABLED INNOVATION

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE	MI6233	10	1
		DIGITAL BUSINESS	MI6241	5	1
		STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT	MI6242	5	1
		CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	MI6272	10	1
		EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT	MI6288	5	1
		ANALYTICS LIVE	MI6228	10	2
		DISRUPTIVE & EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES	MI6234	10	2
		INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS	MI6243	5	2
		FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT	MI6271	5	2
		BUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECT (BCP)	MI6274	25	Year-Long
		PLACEMENT PROJECT	MI6275	25	Year-Long
		DISSERTATION	MI6277	25	Year-Long

Note re. PS650

Depending on what has been studied previously, some students may be required to register to module PS650 (Introduction to Psychological Research Methods). PS650 will not be available at online registration. If registration to it is necessary, the Department will discuss this with individual students and organise their registration.

PSF6 - M.SC. PSYCHOLOGY (CONVERSION)

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		LABORATORIES IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 1	PS648	5	1
		CLASSIC STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY	PS649	5	1
		STATISTICAL & QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES FOR PSYCHOLOGY	PS652	10	1
		PSYCHOLOGY RIGHTS AND WRONGS	PS653	5	1
		PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIETY: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS	PS662	5	1
		ISSUES & DEBATES IN PSYCHOLOGY	PS654	5	2
		ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY	PS655	5	2
		LABORATORIES IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2	PS656	5	2
		QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES FOR PSYCHOLOGY	PS657	5	2
		CRITICAL SKILLS FOR CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY	PS658	5	2
		RESEARCH SEMINARS IN PSYCHOLOGY	PS659	5	Year-Long
		INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE	PS661	30	Year-Long

6 of the available modules are compulsory for all students. These are marked compulsory below.  

Students who completed their undergraduate degree at Maynooth University will have already completed some of the modules listed and cannot take them again. Please follow the registration instructions for your cohort: 

RID cohort: register for 8 compulsory modules plus CS404; EE651 and EE631 - no choice. 

CS cohort: register for 8 compulsory modules plus EE651; choose 10 ECTS from EE401, EE413 and EE631. 

RAIF6 - ROBOTICS AND EMBEDDED AI

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		COMPUTER VISION	CS410	5	1
		DEEP LEARNING	CS636	5	1
		EMBEDDED AI TEAM PROJECT	EE656	10	1
		MACHINE LEARNING & NEURAL NETWORKS	CS401	5	1
		ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & LANGUAGE PROCESSING	CS404	5	1
		ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION	CS422	5	1
		DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING	EE401	5	1
		ROBOTIC ACTUATION AND SENSING	EE413	5	1
		SOFT ROBOTICS: DESIGN & CONTROL	EE631	5	1
		INTRODUCTION TO CONTROL THEORY FOR ROBOTICS	EE651	5	1
		REINFORCEMENT LEARNING	CS637	5	2
		COGNITIVE AND AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS	EE650	5	2
		HUMAN ROBOT INTERACTION	EE653	5	2
		3D VISION AND AUGMENTED REALITY	EE654	5	2
		DISSERTATION	EE696	40	Year-Long

Not running 2024-25.

Re-commencing 2025-26 - module selection will be added before September 2025 registration

SOSRF6 - SOCIAL RESEARCH

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA STUDIO	SO637	10	1
		INNOVATION IN QUALITATIVE SOCIAL RESEARCH	SO647	10	1
		SOCIETAL CHALLENGES	SO649	10	1
		QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND DATA VISUALIZATION	SO648	10	2
		COMMUNICATING RESEARCH	SO658	10	2
		RESEARCH, POLICY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT	SO659	10	2
		THESIS	SO690	30	Year-Long

Note: all students register for MI6274 (Business Consulting Project (BCP)) at online registration at the start of this programme.

There may be an opportunity to change to either MI6275 (placement project) or MI6277 (dissertation) at the start of semester two - this is dependent on individual student progress in semester one. The School of Business will provide further details during semester one. 

MNS600 - STRATEGY & INNOVATION

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INNOVATION	MI6218	5	1
		STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: TOOLS AND CONCEPTS	MI6219	10	1
		DIGITAL BUSINESS	MI6241	5	1
		CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	MI6272	10	1
		EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT	MI6288	5	1
		LEADERSHIP	MI6220	10	2
		INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS	MI6243	5	2
		FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT	MI6271	5	2
		MASTERING BUSINESS CONSULTANCY (STRATEGY)	MI6286	10	2
		BUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECT (BCP)	MI6274	25	Year-Long
		PLACEMENT PROJECT	MI6275	25	Year-Long
		DISSERTATION	MI6277	25	Year-Long

 ** Commences each September

MPMF6 - THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS

Credits: 90 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		QUANTUM FIELD THEORY 1	MP601	10	1
		FLUID MECHANICS	MP453	5	1
		COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS II (COURSEWORK)	MP468C	5	1
		COSMOLOGY	MP475	5	1
		GROUPS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIONS	MP641	10	1
		READING COURSE	MP680	5	1
		COMPLEX ANALYSIS 2	MT433P	5	1
		GROUP THEORY 2	MT441P	5	1
		DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY	MT451P	5	1
		INTRO.TO PROGRAMMING FOR MATHEMATICIANS	MT471S	5	1
		READING COURSE	MT495R	5	1
		FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS	MT531U	10	1
		TOPICS IN ALGEBRA	MT543	10	1
		READING COURSE	MT597	10	1
		TOPICS IN GEOMETRY	MT552	10	2
		ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETISM	MP465	5	2
		PARTICLE PHYSICS	MP466	5	2
		QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING	MP472	5	2
		CONDENSED MATTER THEORY: INTERACTIONS, MAGNETISM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY	MP473	5	2
		QUANTUM FIELD THEORY 2	MP602	10	2
		TOPOLOGY IN QUANTUM MECHANICS	MP604	5	2
		GENERAL RELATIVITY	MP656	5	2
		PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	MT401S	5	2
		GALOIS THEORY	MT442P	5	2
		NUMBER THEORY	MT444P	5	2
		NUMERICAL ANALYSIS	MT472S	5	2
		FRACTALS AND REAL DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS	MT480E	5	2
		READING COURSE	MT496R	5	2
		TOPICS IN ANALYSIS	MT532	10	2
		READING COURSE	MT598	10	2
		THEORETICAL PHYSICS RESEARCH PROJECT	MP693	30	S
		MSC IN MATHEMATICS - PROJECT AND DISSERTATION	MT606	30	S
		SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS 2	MP631	10	Year-Long
		SEMINAR SERIES	MP681	5	Year-Long
		HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING	MP874	5	Year-Long