Become a business leader

You don’t have to be a business graduate to become a business leader, thanks to an exciting new one-year programme at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT).

The MSc in Business, Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship (mBITE) offers a rigorous business education to high calibre Science, Engineering, Social Science and Technology graduates.

Beyond academia
With a reputation for distinctive, high quality graduate programmes in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship, and a strong range of related practical initiatives (including enterprise support programmes, business incubation spaces and business advisory services), WIT has a proven flair for enterprise.

Connected to the economy
The mBITE programme will not only support, enhance and expand WIT's existing enterprise initiatives - it will actively address Ireland’s need to maintain competitiveness by nurturing cross-functional, entrepreneurial orientated graduates. The market needs individuals with the business acumen to successfully move ideas and innovations into commercial practice. This unique course will equip students with these skills.

A new approach
Unlike a traditional MBA, mBITE is designed so it can be taken at an early stage in a professional life. And, with a cutting edge emphasis on technological and innovation issues around new product and enterprise creation, the programme offers a more specialised, distinctly modern approach to preparation for senior business management. It is, however, exactly like an MBA in the sense that it turns the solid grounding graduates received in their undergraduate studies into a platform for business success. What’s more, with a strong focus on turning original ideas into robust business strategies, it equips them to become their own boss.

Firm foundations
Across three busy semesters, mBITE has been specially designed to provide valuable knowledge and skills,  both academic and practical.

The first semester introduces a framework of concepts and approaches necessary to develop and sustain enterprises in a range of disciplines - from innovation and strategy, through business management and economics, to marketing.

In the fast-paced second semester, students will be able to create a bespoke path by choosing from a suite of specialist taught modules that will enhance your understanding and abilities in the areas most relevant to them.

Throughout the third semester, students will complete the practical dissertation they commenced in the first semester. Choosing their own focus, they'll develop a deep involvement with both a body of academic literature and an enterprise, policy maker or research group. The innovative dissertation programme has three components: academic paper; product development; and commercialisation.
By the end of the course, they'll have enhanced their employment opportunities and maximised their potential to make an impact in their careers.

Discover more about the MSc in Business, Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship (mBITE).

Further info on postgraduate courses at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT).