Expand+EU Student applications should be made on-line at www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity.
Applicants must have a current working email address to use this online application facility.

Non-EU Student applications may be submitted online via the Postgradua...

Hide-EU Student applications should be made on-line at www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity.
Applicants must have a current working email address to use this online application facility.

Non-EU Student applications may be submitted online via the Postgraduate Applications Centre: www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity
or
via one of Maynooth University’s trusted education agents.
For further information visit: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/international

All applications for Maynooth University postgraduate programmes must be submitted online via www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity. There is a non-refundable fee payable to PAC, which enables students to apply for up to 3 postgraduate programmes. Applicants need to register their details on the PAC website before selecting their course choices. Programmes should be selected in order of preference. Places are offered based on course entry requirements. The following information MUST be uploaded to your online application form or be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland, before your application will be considered:
* Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Non-Maynooth University applicants who are currently completing undergraduate/postgraduate programmes and have not as yet completed final exams should submit certified copies of academic transcripts with details of subjects studied and results to date. Final results and the proposed date of conferring should be submitted as soon as they become available.
* Non-Maynooth University students must provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport.

All documentation which is not in English must be officially translated to English.
Translated documentation must be forwarded to the Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland.

Offer of Places and Closing Dates
The Higher Diploma in Further Education, the Professional Masters in Education (Primary Teaching) and Professional Masters in Education (Secondary Teaching) have definitive closing dates as indicated in each course. In the case of all other programmes listed, the Maynooth University website provides an indicated closing date. We encourage you to apply as early as possible. Where programme places have not been filled it may be possible to make a late application.

Maynooth University’s postgraduate online application system (PAC) is open from November 2016 to accept applications for entry to programmes in 2017. On receipt of your online application the Department assesses it with a view to providing you with a decision as quickly as possible. Only complete applications can be assessed. However, please note that it can take up to four weeks to review a complete application, but within this timeframe you should receive one of the following in response:
* An offer
* A conditional offer
* A confirmation that you are on a reserve list
* A call to interview
* A confirmation that your application is deemed unsuccessful

Should you be offered a place on a programme you will be required to pay a on-refundable deposit of €200 to secure your place.

For help and support during your application please contact the Graduate Studies Office
by phone: 01 7086018
or via email: graduatestudies@nuim.ie

Expand+Finances
Postgraduate students are sometimes eligible for more than funding. Tax relief and some medical entitlements are also a possibility. You can find information about budgeting, medical entitlements and tax relief by visiting: www.maynoothuni...

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Postgraduate students are sometimes eligible for more than funding. Tax relief and some medical entitlements are also a possibility. You can find information about budgeting, medical entitlements and tax relief by visiting: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/ postgraduatestudies/fees-funding-scholarships

Student Grant Funding
The means-tested Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) online application system was introduced in 2012 and replaces City/County Council Higher Education Grant applications for postgraduate funding support for new entrants into postgraduate education. In recent times the application process has opened in May each year. Further details about this process, eligibility guidelines, and the link to the online application can be found at: www.susi.ie

Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)
The Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) is a scheme administered by the Department of Social Protection. It allows people in receipt of certain social welfare payments to retain those payments whilst participating in approved full-time courses in further and higher education – in recent years only Higher Diploma level 8 programmes or the Professional Masters in Education programme have been eligible for the BTEA. Students are advised to check with their local social welfare office for the most up-to-date information on this.

Expand+Entry Requirements for Business postgraduate programmes
The minimum standard entry criteria for MSc degrees in the School of Business are as follows;

Minimum entry criteria for MSc Business Management:
- Candidates should have a minimum of a ...

Hide-Entry Requirements for Business postgraduate programmes
The minimum standard entry criteria for MSc degrees in the School of Business are as follows;

Minimum entry criteria for MSc Business Management:
- Candidates should have a minimum of a 2.2 grade, honours (level 8) degree in a non-business discipline.

Minimum entry criteria for MSc IT-Enabled Innovation:
- Candidates should have a minimum of a 2.2 grade, honours (level 8) degree in a business or non-business discipline.

Minimum entry criteria for MSc Strategy and Innovation:
- Candidates should have a minimum of a 2.2 grade, honours (level 8) degree in a business discipline, or equivalent

- Candidates who obtained a business undergraduate degree five or more years ago may also apply for entry these programmes.

- Applicants who hold a non-business degree with five years’ relevant work experience will be considered.

All programmes:
- Exceptionally, candidates who do not have a level 8-degree may be admitted on a case-by-case basis where they have a minimum of ten years’ relevant work experience, three of which are at a management level. Applications may be required to provide further evidence of capability including a CV, additional written information (e.g. essay on relevance of prior work experience to current degree) and an interview.

- For international students whose first language is not English, an English language exam certificate showing IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required.

Expand+The School of Business at Maynooth provides students with the personal support that Maynooth is renowned for, backed by the industry experience of its lecturers, the ‘real-world’ focus of its course content and the preparation for the workplace offer...

Hide-The School of Business at Maynooth provides students with the personal support that Maynooth is renowned for, backed by the industry experience of its lecturers, the ‘real-world’ focus of its course content and the preparation for the workplace offered in the design of its programmes. Our passion is working with students from a mix of backgrounds (non-business degree holders, experienced professionals who do not hold a primary degree and business graduates) to develop their understanding of intermediate and advanced concepts and practices of business. We have a dynamic teaching approach. A typical full-time student usually takes classes for two full days every fortnight. Students are encouraged to learn independently, though significant reading and assignments, sometimes on their own but also working in teams both prior to a class and afterwards.

Expand+The MSc Strategy & Innovation is designed for those focussed on careers in general management that will have a strategic impact on their organisations. The programme provides the Business graduate or experienced manager with leading edge content in s...

Hide-The MSc Strategy & Innovation is designed for those focussed on careers in general management that will have a strategic impact on their organisations. The programme provides the Business graduate or experienced manager with leading edge content in strategy, innovation management, leadership, technology, and finance; all key elements affecting the performance of organisations in dynamic environments. Participants will also have the opportunity to apply the learning through a challenging and applied business research project addressing real world issues. The School of Business links students with organisations for these projects and those in employment studying part-time can address an issue in their own organisation.