MBA Project: MBA Capstone Project The MBA Project requires students to build on both their professional experience and their learning on the MBA programme to identify, scope, design, lead and evaluate an in-company applied strategic leadership project. The project will be chosen in consultation with the MBA Project multi-disciplinary academic assessment team. The project requires students to integrate the functional knowledge and transformational leadership skills they have learned on the MBA programme. Students are required to critically examine a real-world business challenge in an organisation by applying theory to practice. In completing the module, participants will apply their critical research and business consultancy skills. The project will require participants to consider a range of organisational issues within the broader external environment context and assess relevant ethical and corporate social responsibility (CSR) considerations. The MBA Project is the capstone integrative module on the MBA. Participants will be supported through a range of innovative learning methods including action learning sets, multi-disciplinary academic team input, phased in-class deliverables, peer-to-peer learning, and external business coaches.

Leadership and Change Effective leadership and effective change management are inextricably linked. A leader must constantly look forward and identify and manage the necessary changes for the organisation. As a result, this module will focus on leadership and change management with a particular emphasis on leader self-awareness and leadership development. The module will focus on individual, team and organisational leadership and change. Students will be provided with the opportunity to enhance their awareness of their personal leadership and management styles with the use of accredited (British Psychological Society) psychometric profiling, 360° feedback reports and one-to-one executive coaching.

International Leadership Gateway (MBA) Organisations operate in a global context and whether your organisation is operating nationally or internationally it faces global competition. Accordingly, today's leaders are required to possess a deep understanding of international influences and practices. This innovative gateway programme will develop and enhance students' international leadership perspective. The gateway module is delivered in an international location, such as Fordham University NYC, in collaboration with academic and business partners. It affords participants exposure to, and interaction with, high-calibre academics, public and business leaders. This compulsory module will take place in late May or early June and is normally taken during year one. The module pivots around students’ personal leadership development. There are many innovative methods for delivery such as learning “Teamwork through Jazz” at the world famous Lincoln Centre, hosted visits to the United Nations and Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission to the UN, among others.

All of Kate's modules focus on Targets: 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe working environments; 16.3 Promote the rule of law and ensure equal access to justice, 16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery, 16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions, 16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making, 16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms