DL919-MBus Equality, Diversity
+ Inclusion
You will develop your core business knowledge, skills and competencies that are geared towards understanding and managing equality, diversity and inclusion issues.
IADT, in conjunction with the Higher Education Authority (HEA), will offer the Postgraduate Diploma in Equality, Diversity + Inclusion course as part of the Springboard+ initiative.
Applications for this course via Springboard+ will open in early May and are subject to meeting the eligibility and academic entry requirements.
Hear from our lecturers
What will I do?
Students will engage with contemporary debates and case studies from a variety of organisational contexts.
The programme will test existing opinions and provide opportunity to view EDI related issues in complex business situations from a variety of perspectives. It will combine broad societal issues with business development and sustainability challenges. The programme is 100% project based. The research project module focuses on equality, diversity or inclusion issues as identified by individual students.
What modules I study?
| Year 1 Modules |
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EDI Policy Implementation and evaluation |
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Strategic HRM and EDI |
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Critical Theory and Identity |
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EDI Context |
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Legal Framework and EDI |
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EDI Management theory and leadership |
| Year 2 Modules |
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Research Methods |
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Research Project |
Future careers
Graduates of this program will be in a position to add value to a range of projects in dynamic environments in both the profit and not for profit sectors. Opportunities are opening up in the following:
- Public sector organisations who are striving to offer leadership on the EDI agenda.
- Not for profits working to promote EDI
- SMEs who recognise there is a well-established business case for investing in equality and diversity.
- Corporate organisations who promote equality and foster diversity
Graduates of the programme will be positioned with modern and innovative best practice concepts and in this way can provide a sustainable advantage to their organisations and employers.