The programme is delivered on a full-time basis over 12 months, commencing in late September with a team-building exercise. Over the first two semesters, students on both streams follow a common core curriculum and also take a number of modules particular to their stream (with each module carrying a weighting of 5 credits). Students on the Business stream take modules in advanced business topics, as well as some fundamental modules in computing. Simultaneously, students on the Technical stream take advanced computing modules and some introductory modules in business topics.

The majority of modules are assessed by a combination of written exams and continuous assessment, and the schedule of assessments will be available online. Examinations, where relevant, take place in mid-January for Semester 1 subjects and in mid-May for Semester 2 subjects. In the final semester, from mid May to August, students undertake a team "practicum" (or significant entrepreneurial or innovative e-commerce project), worth 15 credits to each student, giving an overall 75 credits for the programme.

The structure of the programme is represented in the table below, with links to the fuller module descriptions available on the DCU Intranet only.

	Technical Stream	Common Modules	Business Stream
Late September	Orientation Programme
Semester 1 (October to January)	Cryptography & Number Theory System Software	Web Design and Implementation Marketing in a High-Tech Environment Business Modelling & Process Innovation	Organisation & Management in the Networked Era Business Process Innovation Object Oriented Java Programming Accounting
Semester 2 (February to May)	Public Key Cryptography & Security Protocols	E-Commerce Infrastructure Information Access Innovation & High Technology Entrepreneurship Risk Management & Regulation in e-Commerce	Strategic Thinking in the Information Age Networks & Internets Business Finance
Summer (May to August)	PRACTICUM