Certificate in Organisational Behaviour & Entrepreneurship
Course Overview
Want to gain the knowledge necessary to successfully think and act entrepreneurially and lead entrepreneurial ventures with a focus on the human mind?
This is an ICHAS course delivered at Griffith College by ICHAS.
The programme will introduce the critical areas of entrepreneurship and help us understand the contribution of creativity within work-related contexts. It will supplement existing academic and professional learning among graduates who seek to understand and use entrepreneurship theories and creativity practices.
Why should you study this course in Organisational Behaviour and Entrepreneurship?
The programme will introduce the critical areas of entrepreneurship and help students understand the contribution of creativity within work-related contexts. This programme comprises 30 ECTS and is being offered as a Minor Award. It will supplement existing academic and professional learning among graduates who seek to understand and use entrepreneurship theories and creativity practices.
The key aims of the course in Organisational Behaviour and Entrepreneurship are to:
- Provide an introductory postgraduate qualification in entrepreneurship for graduates who work (or seek to work in) professional work-related leadership or management roles where entrepreneurship skills are critical for the organisation's success.
- Support learners in achieving the ability to engage in a comprehensive theoretical discourse and understanding of the key principles of entrepreneurship.
- Critically appraise entrepreneurship theories, models, etc, as applied to work contexts.
- Support graduates in developing and applying theoretical knowledge related to creativity to work-related contexts.
- Provide access routes to appropriate higher education for participants to specialise in based on their current professional needs, individual professional interests, and/or career orientation.
- Graduates are expected to be able to critically evaluate the conceptual and theoretical basis for applying entrepreneurial competencies. The programme, therefore, addresses the needs of graduates who wish to develop their professional competence in these contexts.
- Facilitate students to develop personal and professional capacity and collaborative problem-solving competencies underpinned by evidence-based practice and reflection.
Intake Dates
- Dublin - Full-Time, Part-Time - September 2025
- Limerick - Full-Time, Part-Time - September 2025
- Dublin - Full-Time, Part-Time - January 2026
- Limerick - Full-Time, Part-Time - January 2026
- Dublin - Full-Time, Part-Time - April 2026
- Limerick - Full-Time, Part-Time - April 2026
Course Details
Module Outline
The module aims to facilitate students to explore and critically evaluate knowledge of the principles of organisational psychology so as to better understand the role of individuals within organisational contexts, the psychology of organisational environments and the role of organisational psychology in facilitating an understanding of organisational life.
The aim of this module is to support learners to acquire knowledge of the theoretical basis to understand entrepreneurship. Learners will also focus on the theoretical basis for entrepreneurial concepts and approaches over the period of the module. Emphasis will be placed on the psychology of entrepreneurship, focusing on cognition, affect and personality research anchored in current neuroscientific findings.
Additionally, students will display the capacity to distinguish concepts (e.g., differences between enterprise and entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship, etc.) and gain advanced insight into a range of entrepreneurial capacities, including feasibility analysis, resourcing contingency, and skills and attitudes associated with entrepreneurship in diverse working environments. The module will, therefore, explore contemporary discourses with the study of entrepreneurship that will broadly correspond with basic psychological domains.
This module aims to support learners in appreciating the value of creativity and innovation within work-related contexts. Over the course of the module, it will focus on the theoretical basis for work-related innovation and creative approaches.
Both creativity and innovation are central to entrepreneurial activity and business initiation, development and sustaining viable businesses. This module takes an in-depth look at the whole area from a leadership and management perspective. It will critically evaluate the role of creativity and innovation in an organisational setting, providing learners with key skill knowledge and approaches that can be utilised within their respective workplaces.
Timetables
Timetable:
Timetables will be made available closer to the course start date.
The timetables are structured to optimise the utilisation of hybrid learning. This course can be taken over 1 Semester on a full-time basis or 2 Semesters on a part-time basis.
How to Apply
Entry Requirements & Selection Criteria
- The certificate is designed for graduates of a relevant Level 8 programme with a minimum standard of 2.2 who wish to pursue further study in this field.
- Relevant programmes may include but are not limited to designed graduates of psychology and business-related programmes. Graduates of Humanities and Human Sciences such as health sciences, nursing, social care, social work and programmes in cognate areas wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of the use, effectiveness and appropriateness of the principles of work-related psychology.
- Those who have completed other relevant education programmes or have relevant professional experience, etc., where Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and Acquired Prior Learning (APL) can be applied, may apply for admission to the programme by submitting programme content, qualification and assignments equivalent to an appropriate Second Class Honours (2:2)award at Level 8.
- If English is not your native language, you must meet the minimum English language proficiency requirement for this programme: B2+ in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, which is equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5.
- All applicants are required to be over 23 years of age.
- All applicants must attend an interview to ascertain their suitability for the programme.
Fees
Please note that not all study modes may be offered at all times; for confirmation, refer to the Intake dates on the Overview tab.
Tuition Fees
Study Mode: Full-Time / Blended
Dublin Main Campus
EUR 2,500.00
Study Mode: Part-Time / Blended
Dublin Main Campus
EUR 2,500.00
Flexible Payment Options
Students wishing to avail of an instalment plan should contact professionalacademy@griffith.ie
Sponsorship
Is your company paying for your course?
They will need to complete a Griffith College Sponsorship Form and send this to professionalacademy@griffith.ie
Progression
Progression:
Students can progress to a wide range of work-related psychology / behavioural programmes with the college and will receive exemptions based on the modules covered in this certificate programme.
