Master’s in Management and International Master’s in Management

Nova School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)

• Ubicación Lisboa, Portugal
• Tipo de Programa Master
• Fecha de inicio No info
• Duración No info
• Fecha límite de inscripción No info
• Idioma Inglés
• Modalidad Presencial
• Dedicación Jornada completa
• Ritmo Definido por profesor
• Tasas de matrícula 13250 €

Descripción del programa

The Nova SBE Master’s in Management and the International Master’s in Management are designed for students from any graduate background wishing to gain a management education. That is why we have core courses, areas of expertise, electives, and professional development modules, where you can choose specific subjects that best suit your academic and professional goals. It's a customizable learning experience, so you can align your education and professional skills to excel in what you are good at.

In Nova SBE we make sure you have the right balance between theory and practice. We nurture your human and professional skills for you to embrace your inner potential and leave your mark in the business world. We want you to differentiate yourself from the crowd with a hands-on approach and a real-world business perspectives, with a keen sense of both contemporary and foundational issues, such as product innovation, entrepreneurship, globalization, sustainability and digital business.

Basic Structure*

Week 1

Discovery Week

1st Semester (30 ECTS)

Mandatory Courses

Electives

Professional Development Modules

Study Trips

Career Development Program

Mastering Your Career

Regular Seminars, Networking Events, Business Forum, Conferences

2nd Semester (30 ECTS)

Mandatory Courses

Electives

Professional Development Modules

Study Trips

Career Development Program

Mentoring Program

Regular Seminars, Networking Events, Business Forum, Conferences

3rd Semester (30 ECTS)

Work Project

Career Development Program

Regular Seminars, Networking Events, Business Forum, Conferences

In addition to the regular program, international programs such as the CEMS MIM, Double Degrees, and Exchange may require an additional semester.

* Please note that for the academic year of 2021/2022 this information may be subject to changes.

Mandatory Course*

Finance

Human Resources

Marketing

​Statistics

Strategy

* Please note that for the academic year of 2021/2022 this information may be subject to changes.

Areas of Expertise*

Accounting and auditing

Would you like to work in Management Accounting and Control, Auditing and Corporate Taxation areas? Take a look at these courses:

Applied Corporate Finance

• Auditing
• Financial Management
• Financial Statement Analysis
• International Taxation
• Management Control Systems
• Managerial Accounting
• Business and data analytics

Data is shaping the digital future. For today's business executive is crucial to understand and interpret data to find better business solutions. A strong background in mathematics and applied statistics is required so that students will be able to analyze large data sets and translate them to support grounded strategic decisions.

Computational Thinking and Data Science

• Data Curation
• Data Visualization
• Introduction to Programming
• Machine Learning
• Numerical Methods and MatLab

Digital Business

Digital is a core strategic tool. You will get your mind (and hands) in different areas in which managers can leverage from technology to improve sales, performance, and productivity in core areas.

• Big Data Analysis
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Strategy and Transformation
• E-Commerce
• Innovation and Value Creation Wheel
• Introduction to Programming
• Open Innovation
• Technology Strategy

Financial management

Financial resources, cost efficiency and effectiveness, are management subjects that make you work better and harder. Check the following courses for a career in Corporate Finance.

• Applied Corporate Finance
• Auditing
• Banking
• Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital
• Financial Management
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Futures and Options
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Restructuring
• Private Equity

Hospitality & Service Management, in partnership with the Westmont Hospitality Group

With this new area of expertise our students will be able to develop and manage organizations with unique customer experiences and to understand current trends in terms of hospitality industry and customer behaviour and their impact in service management.

Hospitality & Service Management students will have access to leading hospitality partners that will teach them solid management skills and offer field experiences through immersion programs and partnerships in hotels and other corporate entities.

This innovative integrated approach, balancing theoretical skills with a strong industry connection and hands on experience will give the students the right set of tools to pursue a global career in hospitality and service management.

Do you wish to learn how to incorporate hospitality and service management principles into business operations and how to generate and to develop new ideas and services to enhance the customer experience, through an innovation program? Take a look at the mandatory courses for this area:

• Brand Management for Hospitality
• Customer Experience and Service Excellence
• Hospitality Operations
• International Events Management
• Introduction to Hospitality Industry
• Revenue Management

Students will have an initial tourism & hospitality immersion in Cascais (with Cascais Municipality) and after the 1st semester will have study trips to selected partners to understand current challenges in the hospitality industry. At the end of the 2nd semester, students will participate in a Hospitality Experience Innovation Lab, an innovation program that will give students the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial skills, to develop their own projects and even start their own businesses - students will explore challenges in 2 immersion programs (2 weeks in a Hotel School plus 4 weeks in a hotel) and will participate in a 4-6 weeks acceleration program to develop their ideas and projects. This will feed their capstone Work Project to be developed in the 3rd semester. If you wish to know more please contact the Student Recruitment & Admissions Office and, when applying, do not forget to tick your interest in this area of expertise.

This area is only available for students that submit their application on the Fall intake, and got accepted on it

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Do you want to be the next Richard Branson or Elon Musk? These courses will help you start your career as an entrepreneur. Test whether an innovative idea, product or processes will be demanded by customers, how to finance start-up ventures and innovation projects, and how to sell and market new products and services into national and international marketplaces.

• Applied Entrepreneurship
• Applied Social Entrepreneurship
• Business Model Innovation
• Creating and Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures
• Digital Strategy and Transformation
• Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation and Value Creation Wheel
• Innovation Management
• Open Innovation
• Product Design and Development
• Science-Based Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Venture Simulation

Marketing

If you like to communicate, launch and improve products and services, deliver superior customer value, the Marketing expertise area may be the right one for you. Take a look at the following courses:

• Brand Management
• Consumer and Managerial Decision Making
• Consumer Behavior
• Cross-Cultural Issues for Marketing
• Customer Relationship Management
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Strategy and Transformation
• E-Commerce
• Innovation and Value Creation Wheel
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• International Marketing Strategy
• Luxury and Fashion Marketing
• Marketing Analytics
• Methods for Applied Business Problems
• Product Design and Development
• Sales & Retailing
• Special Project L'Oreal Brandstorm
• WPP Master Class

Operations management

Can you develop and implement techniques to improve business processes and production? With these courses, you will. Tackles such issues as business process re-engineering, quality management, improving customer service, inventory systems, managing manufacturing, supply chain management, and project management.

• Global Supply Chain Management
• Innovation and Value Creation Wheel
• Modeling Managerial Decisions
• Operations Management
• Operations Strategy
• Project Management
• Quality Management
• Service Management
• Technology Strategy

Social enterprise

Focusses on building leadership skills and awareness of socially responsible global leaders in both for-profit corporations and non-profit organizations, in different types of positions including consulting, financial services and consumer products, educational and health institutions, social services and governmental institutions.

• Applied Entrepreneurship
• Applied Social Entrepreneurship
• Business Models for Sustainability
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Economics of Education
• Economics of Health and Health Care
• Financial Management
• Innovation and Value Creation Wheel
• Leading Social Enterprises with impact in International Development
• Management of Non-Profit Organizations
• Performance and Progress
• Sustainable International Business
• Value-Based Health Care

Strategy and international business

Do you see the world as a big marketplace? This expertise area will help you understand customers and competitors, their strengths and weaknesses, the complex business and institutional environments, and the existing resource constraints, on an international scale.

• Business Model Innovation
• Business Strategy and Practice
• Competition Policy
• Corporate Strategy and Transformation
• Digital Strategy and Transformation
• Doing Business in China
• Doing Business in Emerging Markets
• E-Commerce
• Family Business
• Geoeconomics and International Relations
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Innovation and Value Creation Wheel
• Modeling Managerial Decisions
• Negotiation
• Persuasion and Negotiation
• Small Business Management
• Strategic Foresight and Scenario Planning
• Strategy Consulting
• Strategy Implementation
• Sustainable International Business
• Technology Strategy

*Please take note of the following:

— Students can qualify for only one area of expertise, but it is not mandatory for students to choose one.

— Areas of expertise and respective courses might be subject to change from one academic year to the next.

— Some courses might not be offered every academic year.

— Students may attend elective courses from other Master’s programs, subject to availability.

— Please note that for the academic year of 2021/2022 this information may be subject to changes.

The Work Project

Students must complete a Master’s Work Project, which is equivalent to a Master's Thesis. You can choose one of the following to finish your studies with flying colors.

Directed Research

An original piece of work on a topic proposed and supervised by a professor. This may also take the form of a case study.

Field Lab

A group project developed in collaboration with a public or private institution and under supervision by a professor.

Internship

An internship where students develop a project in a problem-solving format for a company, in response to a predefined question/problem raised by the host organization and under the supervision of a Nova SBE Professor. Students may apply for internships offered by Nova SBE or obtain one directly from a company through their own contacts.

ECTS this, ECTS that

How does the grading system work?

Grading is based upon the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), a grading scale developed to better understand and compare grades given, according to different national systems.

We did the math for you and the awarding of ECTS grades breaks down as follows:

30 ECTS

in Mandatory Courses including the Mastering Your Career Activities

(Bridging courses not included)

28 ECTS

in Elective Courses (minimum)

2 ECTS

in Professional Development Modules

30 ECTS

in the Work Project

90 ECTS Total do graduate

You need a minimum of 90 ECTS to complete your Master’s, but if you need 120 ECTS to proceed with your studies, you can extend your Master’s by one semester with courses (28 ECTS) and modules (2 ECTS).

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