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MSc IT - ENABLED INNOVATION

Qualification : MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Award Type and NFQ level : TAUGHT MASTERS (9)

CAO/MU Apply code : MH85D

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Closing Date : 30 June 2025

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The MSc in IT-Enabled Innovation is primarily for graduates of any discipline who wish to pursue a career in digital transformation in the private, public and other sectors of the economy. This programme utilises the educational resources provided by the School of Business and the knowledge found at the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) - a research centre within the university - to respond to the need for educational offerings in the management and governance of both established IT systems and new digital technologies. 

Over the years, IVI has built up a wealth of expertise on what constitutes the essential management and governance difficulties facing digital technologies today and how these challenges can be met by working with leading industry partners in Ireland and abroad. 

The guiding philosophy for this course is based on the idea that work, processes and the systemic characteristics of intra- and inter-organisational activities and connections are inextricably linked with IT or digital technology and cannot be separated from them. This perspective emphasises the systemic relationships, interdependencies, and work context. In this socio-technical view, business and IT are intertwined and work and business processes that are supported by IT are viewed as one. 

This highly renowned program is altered annually due to the quick speed of IT innovation and its worth is recognised in the fact that it has been shortlisted for the Irish Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards in two categories for both 2018 and 2019. 

Additional Resources 

Please check out the Postgraduate Open Day Page for details on our upcoming open days and postgraduate information and resources shared at previous open days which includes information on fees, funding, scholarships and student life.

Course Commences

September entry

What our Graduates say? 

“I chose this course because I would like to be more competitive on the labour market.  The IVI expert’s guest lecture on IT governance was a real highlight.” Yuliia Yehorova 

“This course enhanced my education and became a fundamental part of my career journey.  It is one of very few courses stays relevant for a long period in IT.”  Jonathan D’Arcy 

 

The programme assumes no prior knowledge of IT, business or management topics, but does assume the capacity for study and rapid development associated with an honour’s degree graduate. Candidates should have a minimum 2.2 grade, honours (level 8) degree.  

In exceptional circumstances, consideration will be given to candidates who do not hold a primary degree, but who do have significant relevant work experience at least 3 of which must be in a management position. These applicants are managed through the Maynooth University Procedure for non-Standard Entrants and  Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). 

Minimum English language requirements: please visit Maynooth University International Office website for information about English language tests accepted and required scores. The requirements specified are applicable to both EU and non-EU applicants.

Maynooth University's TOEFL code is 8850

Emmanuel Kypraios

Academic

Department of School of Business


Department of Faculty of Social Sciences


Department of International


Department of ICARUS

The programme is intensive and fast-paced, bringing students on a high growth learning experience across the 24 months of the programme. Modules are delivered over four semesters (September - May of each year) with the Business Consulting Project conducted between May and August of each year. The programme will generally be delivered through lectures, presentations, and intensive workshops. We have two semesters of taught modules, during which each module is taught over four days.  These four days will be time-tabled three to four weeks apart so that learning can occur between the individual teaching days and permits for reflection on content and the completion of projects and tasks, followed by less structured supervision contact over the third (summer) semester. Part time students take the Business Consulting Project in year 2.   For details on module overviews, learning outcomes, teaching and learning methods and assessment please visit Course Finder. 

Themes may include:

  • Digital Technology Governance  
  • Digital Business  
  • Strategic Management 
  • Career Planning and Development  
  • Analytics Live  
  • Disruptive & Emerging Digital Technologies  
  • Introduction to Sustainability in Business 
  • Financial Management 
  • Actionable Insights through Research  
  • Business Consulting Project (BCP)/Placement Project/Dissertation 

 

Course Duration: 2 years part-time

Students graduating from this programme will have a distinctive and career defining capability. They are afforded a unique opportunity to explore and address current critical IT-Enabled Innovation challenges - learning from the lessons of many leading global organisations. The programme contributes to the career development needs of current and future IT executives in both public and private sector organisations. The teaching material takes a broad, cross-sectoral, and international approach. 

This programme also offers students the opportunity to work with leading companies either as a consultant, through a business consulting project or some students will complete an industry placement. The success of this course is reflected in a recent survey we conducted which showed 100% of respondents in full-time employment, with over 80% of these in managerial roles. Some of the roles our graduates fill includes business analyst, process and governance co-coordinator, marketing executive, director, senior IT project manager, games development advisor and sales executive. 

This course also provides graduates with the tools to continue their professional development long after they graduate through a specially designed Career Planning and Development module. 

Online application only. To make an application please click here

To apply for your chosen postgraduate study at Maynooth University, please ensure you have the following documents to make an application: 

  • Evidence of your primary degree 
  • Academic transcripts 
  • A copy of your passport 
  • A personal statement   

Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants. 

 

 

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