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Our MSc Marketing program at Cork University Business School equips you with specialized expertise to excel as a marketing leader. This intensive one-year course boosts career prospects by cultivating skills that address genuine marketing and business challenges. The curriculum includes hands-on learning through an industry-partnered research and consultancy project, sharpening your marketing intuition and creative thinking while advancing both professional competence and personal growth. You'll acquire cutting-edge workplace capabilities such as generating customer insights, dynamic problem-solving, and implementing digital marketing strategies. Through blended learning approaches - including live corporate projects, tailored workshops, marketing simulations, and practical industry experience - the program transforms graduates into skilled marketing professionals. Our alumni have secured positions with leading companies like Accenture, Deloitte, Apple, Janssen, and DoneDeal, among numerous others.
Applicants must have a Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or a Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a Higher Diploma (NFQ, Level 8 Major Award).‚ÄØ
Consideration under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may also be given to applicants who have a minimum of three years of relevant professional marketing experience.‚ÄØ To demonstrate relevant professional marketing experience, applicants will need to provide a detailed job specification of their role(s) and an interview may also be required.
Duolingo English Test: DET 120 (with a minimum score of 110 in each individual section)
IELTS: 6.5 Overall; 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
TOEFL iBT: 90 Overall; Listening 20; Reading 19; Speaking 21; Writing 20
Cambridge Examinations:
C2 Proficiency
C1 Advanced
B2 First
176 overall with no less than 169 in each element of the test
Pearson PTE: Minimum score of 63 with no section score below 59