Automotive Business Management and Technology

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

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Type of Programme
Full-time
Number of Places
40
Duration
4 Years
Course Code
MT 847
Entry Requirements
310 CAO Points in 2023 (round 1) and meet minimum entry requirements as listed below
Application Deadline
See CAO for details
Location(s)
MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork
Course NFQ Level
Level 8

Dr Clive Atkinson

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Overview

Automotive Business Management and Technology is an exciting honours degree programme being offered by MTU to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of the ever changing automotive sector.

This course has been developed in conjunction with the automotive industry to meet the specific requirements of the industry and therefore provide graduates with significant advantages when seeking employment in the automotive sector. Particular emphasis is placed on course content that prepares students with the required blend of business and technical aspects to enable them achieve successful and rewarding careers within the automotive industry. The mixture of management, financial, legal and strategic analysis modules in particular will provide graduates with opportunities for rapid career advancement. The programme is delivered through a combination of theory and practical oriented modules.

A unique aspect of the programme being the integration of dealer management software use within core modules which will ensure that graduates possess the most up to date and advanced skills required by key management personnel within the automotive sector.

Work placement incorporated in year 3 provides the opportunity to apply learned knowledge and skills, while gaining valuable industry experience and unearthing potential employment opportunities for graduates. The final year project facilitates close working relationships between students and their preferred area within the automotive industry. Work placement can be undertaken in any suitable organisation where it is deemed that students will be able to achieve the learning outcomes for the module. This includes placements abroad.

What will I study?

First year at a glance

  • Automotive Administration: theory and practice providing an overview of auto industry structure and operations, including basic dealer management software functions
  • Marketing and Management: introduction to the basic concepts of management and marketing and their application in automotive businesses
  • Engine Technology: theory-based instruction on engine construction and operating principles
  • Automobile Electrical Systems: theory and practical application of automobile electrical and electronic systems
  • Vehicle Dynamics: theory-based instruction on vehicle running gear and transmission systems
  • Garage Practice: practical experience of motor vehicle engine, transmission and running gear systems
  • Automotive Science: introduction to scientific principles relating to automobile design, operation and performance

Modules

What is a Module?

A module is a standalone unit of learning and assessment and is completed within one semester. A full-time student will normally study six modules in each semester; part-time and ACCS (Accumulation of Credits and Certification of Subjects) students will have flexibility as to the number of modules taken.

The button below provides a link to all of the University's approved modules for this programme.

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Entry Requirements

Entry 2024

For admission to a programme, standard applicants must

  • score the necessary CAO points and
  • meet the minimum entry requirements

Leaving Certificate in six subjects i.e. H5 in two subjects and O6/H7 in four other subjects. The six subjects must include Mathematics and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.

 

For Non-EU International Entry Requirements please visit https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/.

Career options

Employment Opportunities

A wide range of career opportunities exist at all levels of the automotive industry ranging from motor dealerships to vehicle distributors, fleet operators, consultancy, business finance and sales positions.

  • Sales, service and parts department management roles within motor dealerships
  • Administration, management, marketing roles within motor vehicle distributors
  • Vehicle parts supplier marketing and management roles
  • Vehicle fleet operator management positions
  • Consultancy and training roles within DMS providers to the automotive industry

Progression

Further Studies

Graduates who achieve the specified level of academic performance are eligible to apply for a postgraduate course of study, both at MTU and other third level colleges in Ireland and abroad.

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Question Time

Yes, the MTU Keyloop bursary for the academic year 2023/2024 is €3,000 (towards your first year of study). The support of Keyloop for the bursary is a major endorsement of the relevance of the course to the Automotive Business Management and Technology industry.

To reflect the relevance within the automotive industry, IT forms a very important part of the programme and is integrated into modules throughout, culminating in year 4 with the use of dealer management software for strategic analysis, decision making and planning. Topics are: Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Keyloop Dealer Management System; Autodata; CDX Learning Systems.

Business modules include Automotive Industry and Dealership Administration; Management and Entrepreneurship; Financial Accounting and Management Accounting basics; and Consumer and HR Law.

Yes, a number of modules provide the basis for a good understanding of marketing and sales. Such modules include Management & Marketing, Automotive Sales Processes, and Automotive Marketing Practices.

Yes, graduates will have gained knowledge of the important criteria for business establishment and those with the necessary `self-start’ characteristics will be able to use this during business start-up.

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