Overview
Marketing plays a central role in creating, communicating, delivering and sustaining value for organisations, customers and society. The rapid digital evolution, data overload and increasingly savvy consumers have made it ever more challenging for organisations to forecast market trends, understand consumers needs, build and maintain customer trust and engage with them in innovative ways in order to remain competitive. This environment necessitates modern day businesses to employ skilled marketing professionals and underpins the strong demand for our graduates.
Our MSc in Marketing is designed to equip our students with the capabilities to address the evolving needs of the marketing industry, with a strong emphasis on strategic decision-making, data-driven insights, and digital competence. Through our modules, students will gain proficiency in marketing principles, augmented by hands-on projects, case studies, analytical exercises, and real-world challenges posed by industry partners. This programme is both intellectually stimulating and pragmatically rewarding, preparing graduates for positions in marketing management in Ireland and abroad.
The MSc in Marketing at UCD Smurfit School is currently ranked 31st in the QS Global Masters in Marketing Rankings and is suitable for graduates from any discipline wishing to develop their marketing skills and knowledge.
Quick Facts
91%*
% Employed after 6 months
12 Months
Full-Time Programme Duration
September 2025
Starting
#31
QS Ranking 2024
Class Profile
Based on the class of 2023/2024
77
Class size
24
Average Age
64%/36%
Females/Males
12
Nationalities
74%
International class %
The Smurfit Experience
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Scholarships and Awards
- The Regina Angela Scholarship in Marketing will be awarded to one student from Ireland who has been accepted on the MSc Marketing /Digital Marketing /Marketing & Retail Innovation or the MSc in Marketing Practice programme at UCD and who is in financial need and requires support to complete their Masters. The scholar will receive 100% towards the tuition fee.
- UCD Smurfit Scholarships offer a life-changing opportunity to prospective students. By offering merit-based scholarships, we recruit the highest quality students from across the world; while our financial needs based scholarships put a Masters within reach for a number of ambitious students each year.
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