MSc in Pharmaceutical Business Management

Key Points

  • Work permit while you study

  • Post Graduation Work Permit for 24 months

  • Start dates: February / September

  • Duration: 1 year

  • Level 8 qualification

  • Type: Full Time

  • Campus Cork

  • Hours: Daytime

  • Enrollment Fee: From 14,000 € / year

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The Master of Pharmaceutical Business Management develops students’ skills to investigate current trends and developments in the pharmaceutical business management industry and to develop their knowledge, skills and competencies to work in this dynamic business environment in multiple industries, whether service-oriented or manufacturing.

As a course graduate:

  • Expand your knowledge of marketing, technology developments, product launches and regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Master business development and launch activities within an ever-expanding industry.
  • Become an expert in regional management, forecasting and budgeting.
  • Develop your interpersonal, professional and leadership skills by working independently and as part of a team on a variety of challenging projects. </ span >

Career progression

Graduates of the Master of Science in International Pharmaceutical Business Management are well positioned to begin or advance a highly attractive career in an expanding pharmaceutical industry both domestically and internationally. .

Program structure

The Program consists of three stages:

  • Stage 1 and 2: a two-semester teaching stage leading to the Graduate Diploma of Science in International Pharmaceutical Business Management, for students who wish to leave at that stage. (60 credits)
  • Stage 3: A semester-long dissertation-based stage, where students make regular contact with their dissertation supervisor, cumulatively leading to the Master of Science in Management of International Pharmaceutical Companies. (30 credits)

  • Accounting and management control
  • Leadership and management development
  • International strategy
  • International Marketing Management
  • Globalization and Corporate Responsibility
  • Business research methods
  • Business and financial considerations in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Regulatory and quality framework in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Business and technological innovation in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Marketing management for pharmaceutical marketers

Dissertation stage: The dissertation involves an in-depth exploration of a specialized area or central theme for international business management. Drawing on important and relevant research, literature, concepts, and techniques, students will seek to combine management theory and practice. Students will be supported as they design the research question, design and apply an appropriate methodology, critically review relevant literature, and write the thesis report. The dissertation offers students the opportunity to advance their business research and communication skills, and make a significant contribution to their chosen field through research.

Admission requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and notes, in the areas of Pharmacy, Sciences and related Sciences or Business, with three years of experience in the Pharmaceutical industry. Candidates possessing relevant alternative qualifications and related experiential learning will be deemed eligible to apply.
  • For international candidates, the foreign equivalent is required. In addition, an officially translated degree will be required.
  • If English is not your mother tongue, you must show that your level of English is at an adequate level, that is, a minimum of 6.5 IELTS or equivalent.

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