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 Master in Business and Management
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This Master Degree in Business and Management provides fundamental training in management in its various areas. It is intended for graduates of all scientific backgrounds interested in enhancing the development of their careers and seeking to acquire additional training and develop skills in the areas of business and management. 

Graduates are able to use theoretical knowledge and apply strategic management skills in managerial decision-making. They also are able to analyse complex data and think critically, as well as, to operate effectively and efficiently in cross-cultural teams and act ethically and with integrity. Students are prepared to become highly qualified professionals in several areas of business and management that require a comprehensive overview of the organisation and the business. 

Specialization Diploma: Completing the academic part of the course guarantees you the opportunity to apply for your Specialization Diploma in Business and Management.

It is offered one class fully taught in Portuguese and another class fully taught in English. ​​



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Note: ​

The UC "Data Analysis and Transferable Skills" requires the attendance of modules credited to the course in the EEG DataPro programme and the EEGenerating Skills programme, which may run outside of the Scheduled Class.


2025/2026

General

Academic degree:
  • Master's degree
ECTS:
90
Duration:
3 curricular semesters
Regime:
Mixed
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Management

Contacts

    School of Economics and Management
    Campus de Gualtar
    4710 - 057 Braga
    Tel: +351 253604510 Fax: +351 253601380
    E-Mail: pedagogico@eeg.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.eeg.uminho.pt

Description

The Master in Business and Management offers a wide education in Management. It covers the full range of management disciplines: accounting, finance, marketing and strategy, operations management and human resource management. Graduates are able to use theoretical knowledge and apply strategic management skills in managerial decision-making. They also are able to analyse complex data and think critically, as well as, to operate effectively and efficiently in cross-cultural teams and act ethically and with integrity.

Key learning outcomes

1. To promote knowledge in Management in its various functional fields
2. To promote and stimulate critical thinking and reasoned opinions based on the prevailing management conceptual models
3. To understand organisations and their stakeholders
4. To apply methods, techniques and tools for management and data analysis
5. To promote a cross-cultural environment, in a globalization context
6. To promote effective team work
7. To promote business ethics
8. To promote scientific research in the various fields of management
9. To promote the development of a career in management and a commitment to lifelong learning

Access to higher education

Masters in Business and Management are qualified to start a Ph.D. in Management or related fields.

Careers

Graduates in Business and Management are qualified to pursue a career in management and its functional areas (namely, finance, corporate strategy, accounting, organizational behavior and human resources, marketing and operations management), in a variety of organizations (public and private, national and international, profit and non-profit).

Access

60

Vacancies

20

Minimum

Access forms

The access to this Cycle of Study can be done at the Students Portal of the University of Minho
https://alunos.uminho.pt/EN/candidates/MastersDegrees/Pages/default.aspx

This information does not replace consultation of the Academic Regulations of the University of Minho and other official documents.

Formal requirements

- Holders of an undergraduate degree, or equivalent, either pursued in national or in foreign universities;
- Holders of a university degree awarded abroad after the completion of the first cycle of studies in the aforementioned scientific areas, organised in line with the principles of Bologna and recognised by the Scientific Board of the School of Economics and Management
- Holders of a relevant academic and/or professional curriculum vitae and which the Executive Board of the Master programme considers as fit for pursuing a Master Programme in Management.

Application deadlines

Information on Application Deadlines can be found at:
https://www.eeg.uminho.pt/en/study/mestrados/Pages/admission.aspx

Registration deadlines

Information on Registration Deadlines can be found at:
https://www.eeg.uminho.pt/en/study/mestrados/Pages/admission.aspx

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Accounting for Managers G 6
S1 Corporate Strategy G 6
S1 Data Analysis and Transferable Skills CPRI; G; E; CA 6
S1 Fundamentals of Financial Management G 6
S1 Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour G 6
S2 Economic Analysis for Business E 6
S2 Fundamentals of Production and Operations Management G 6
S2 Management Research Methodology and Proposal G 6
S2 Opção I 6
Service Marketing and Management G 6
Behavioral Finance G 6
Business Analytics G 6
Complements of Corporate Finance G 6
Complements of Investments G 6
Complements of Management Accounting G 6
Corporate Restructuring G 6
Corporate Valuation G 6
Derivatives G 6
Digital Marketing and e-Business G 6
Diversity Management G 6
Entrepreneurship G 6
Ethics and Social Responsibility in Management G 6
Financial and Sustainability Reporting G 6
Financial Auditing G 6
Financial Statement Analysis G 6
Fundamentals of Logistics G 6
Human Resource Management in SMEs G 6
Innovation and Change Management G 6
International Finance G 6
Logistics Topics G 6
Management Control and Performance Evaluation G 6
Management Project G 6
Marketing and Sustainability G 6
Métodos Quantitativos Aplicados à Gestão G 6
Omnichannel Marketing Strategy G 6
Policies and Practices in Human Resource Management G 6
Principles of Auditing G 6
Quality Management G 6
Sustainability in Global Supply Chains G 6
Sustainable Finance G 6
S2 Opção II 6
Service Marketing and Management G 6
Behavioral Finance G 6
Business Analytics G 6
Complements of Corporate Finance G 6
Complements of Investments G 6
Complements of Management Accounting G 6
Corporate Restructuring G 6
Corporate Valuation G 6
Derivatives G 6
Digital Marketing and e-Business G 6
Diversity Management G 6
Economics of Knowledge and Innovation E 6
Entrepreneurship G 6
Environmental Economics and Energy E 6
Environmental Economics and Policy E 6
Ethics and Social Responsibility in Management G 6
Financial and Sustainability Reporting G 6
Financial Statement Analysis G 6
Fundamentals of Logistics G 6
Human Capital and Environmental Accounting G 6
Human Resource Management in SMEs G 6
Innovation and Change Management G 6
International Finance G 6
Logistics Topics G 6
Management Control and Performance Evaluation G 6
Marketing and Sustainability G 6
Métodos Quantitativos Aplicados à Gestão G 6
Omnichannel Marketing Strategy G 6
Policies and Practices in Human Resource Management G 6
Principles of Auditing G 6
Quality Management G 6
Sustainability in Global Supply Chains G 6
Sustainable Finance G 6
Topics in Global Economics E 6
Topics of Banking Economics E 6
Year 2 30
S1 Opção III 30
Dissertation G 30
Internship G 30
Project Work G 30

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
20-12-2024
A3ES deliberation:
https://si.a3es.pt/sia3es/page?stage=ConsultaPublicaProcesso&secureparams=L5EsOZ0UqEiyoZPeX7bF0%2FueJkaWGbR5
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Ef 3511/2011/AL01
Registry Date:
17-03-2020
Accreditation validity:
31-07-2030