Project Management

Become a project leader with a global outlook

Get ready to lead and manage projects with this degree, which gives you a strong foundation in business, along with practical project management skills. You'll delve into the social and organizational aspects of projects, learning how to navigate challenges and deliver successful outcomes. Equipped with in-demand management skills, you'll thrive in dynamic marketplaces and position yourself as an exceptional candidate for diverse career opportunities in any industry, from IT and education to marketing, and event management.

Learn how to:

• Master project planning & control techniques
• Analyze financial data & informed decision-making
• Utilize business information systems effectively
• Foster collaboration & communication within teams
• Evaluate project feasibility & performance metrics

Program structure

This is a full-time, three-year, six-semester EQF level 6/NFQ level 8 honors program (180 ECTS).

In the first year of this honors degree course, you will be given a thorough grounding with core courses in management, organization, marketing, finance, IT and economics as they relate to business. In the second and third years, you will build on this knowledge to gain an advanced understanding of these key areas, as well as acquire specific knowledge and skills relating to project management in specialist courses in this pathway. Your studies culminate in a final year capstone research project.  

Learning outcomes

The BA (Hons) in Business (Project Management) prepares students for future careers in global business ventures and large international organizations. 

In addition, after graduating, students will competently:

• Assess knowledge and information, tools, and techniques in a critical way to confidently adapt to changing business environments. 
• Evaluate data and information derived through research to ensure relevant new knowledge is continually incorporated to enhance business planning and decision making. 
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiation, persuasion, and presentation in individual and group situations. 
• Display an in‐depth understanding of the inter‐relationships between business functions and business processes and their impact on product and service provision. 
• Apply diagnostic and creative skills in the solution of business problems showing an interdisciplinary approach to resolution. 
• Demonstrate a capacity to contribute to business development and enhanced strategic decision-making.
• Appreciate the importance of the project management function within organizations and adopt an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the management of projects within organizations.
• Analyse methods, tools, and techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling projects and for risk management within and around projects.

Degree awarded

On successful completion of this program, you will earn:

• A state-recognized Dublin Business School BA (Hons) in Business degree awarded by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

Awarding Body
Quality and Qualifications, Ireland (QQI) is the Irish State body responsible for the Quality Assurance of all education and training services in Ireland. QQI sets quality assurance criteria for the sector and regulates and approves programmes of study. For more information about QQI, click here.