The Dublin Business School is rightly proud of what it calls the "astonishing record of success" achieved since it was set up in 1975. Its students have won national and international awards and have, the college points out, "in many cases been head-hunted by some of the prestigious companies in Ireland".
The range of programmes, degree and certificate courses on offer in the Aungier Street college is both wide and comprehensive. Primary degrees range from an honours course in business management, a BA (Hons) accounting and finance, BA (Hons) management and information systems and the very popular BA (Hons) in business studies.
The college also offers a national certificate in business studies (NCEA awarded) and professional programmes such as that of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIM) and the Institute of Accounting Technicians in Ireland (IATI).
An indication of the flexibility in the college's system is that students who complete the BA (Hons) accounting and finance are given substantial exemptions in the final stages of professional programmes such as ACCA and CIMA.
With partnerships with Liverpool Business School (which is a part of Liverpool John Moores University) and Henley Management College's associate college in Ireland, the DBS puts its links with both institutions to good use. A Master of Business Studies (MBS) from the Dublin Business School, which is designed for business-related graduates, is awarded by John Moores University in Liverpool and takes nine months' full-time study or 18 months part-time. Held in three stages, the programme aims to "significantly improve the prospects of its graduates in the job market and allows them obtain entry into management positions.
The DBS Graduate Diploma in Business Studies is awarded by the NCEA and takes place over a 12-month period.
The objective here is to prepare students for employment and career development with in a general business context and the course is designed for those with degrees in other disciplines who want to enter the world of business. The work placement aspect of the programme gives students practical experience over a four-month period while the course project has students working in small teams under the supervision of a project co-ordinator.
Working with Henley Management College, one of Europe's top business schools, the DBS offers the Henley Diploma in Management and the Henley Executive MBA through distance learning and weekend workshops.
Studies for the Henley Executive MBA can be undertaken while pursuing a career since the two are integrated.
This means that what is learned on the programme can be readily applied to the workplace and, obviously, work experiences put to the constructive help of the learning process.
The Henley MBA in project management aims, as well as improving project management skills, to help participants gain a broader functional and strategic perspective on general management.
Other postgraduate courses at the DBS include the certified diploma in accounting and finance (CDipAF), the internationally recognised management qualification in accounting and finance for non-financial personnel, and the graduate diploma in business studies (information technology) - which is awarded by the NCEA and which prepares graduates for employment in an IT-related business context.
This year too, for the second time, the DBS is offering five scholarships. For the academic year 1999/2000, they are available at both certificate and degree level and include all tuition, a maintenance grant of £1,500 per year during full-time study, student support and work placement and advice on career opportunities.
The Dublin Business School will have open days on September 4th between noon and 4 p.m., on September 7th between 12.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on September 18th between noon and 3 p.m.
