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 Master in Business and Management
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Master in Business and Management is the new designation of the Master in Management Studies resulting from the restructuring of the programme to be introduced in the academic year 2020/21.

This Master Degree in Business and Management provides advanced 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. 

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


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2020/2021

General

Academic degree:
  • Master's degree
ECTS:
90
Duration:
3 curricular semesters
Regime:
Mixt
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga
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: https://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

45

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 Regulation Cycle Studies Conducive to Obtaining a Master Degree from the University of Minho and other documents.

Formal requirements

Can apply for this Master's course: 
a) Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent; 
b) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this Process; 
c) Holders of a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the degree by the Scientific Council of the School of Economics and Management; 
d) Holders of a school, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the Scientific Council of the School of Economics and Management.

Recommended requirements

Not applicable.

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

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
14-11-2019
A3ES deliberation:
https://www.a3es.pt/pt/resultados-acreditacao/estudos-de-gestao
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Ef 3511/2011/AL01
Registry Date:
17-03-2020
Accreditation validity:
30-07-2024