Admission requirements

Successful applicants are admitted through one of the following competitions:

• Institutional Competition: completed secondary education and one of the following entrance exams:
  • Philosophy
  • Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Portuguese
• Special Competitions:
  • Students Over 23 Years of Age
  • Holders of Higher Education Degrees
  • Holders of a Technological Specialization Diploma (DET)
  • Holders of a Higher Technical Professional Diploma
• Change of Institution/Course
• Readmission
• International Student
• Special Conditions Regimes: see the DGES site.

Diploma Requirements

A successfully concluded Undergraduate Degree in Management requires the completion of a study program of 180 mandatory ECTS credits.

Licenciado degree holders in Management have thus acquired the skills and competences to:

• Analyze the evolution and the current situation of an economy;
• Interpret strategies and reactions of businesses to the economic environment and overall economic conditions;
• Interpret the evolution of economy and international markets, forecast possible economic settings and make decisions for the necessary adjustments;
• Interpret basic principles of business management and legislation;
• Apply business management techniques, and techniques for economic and financial analysis of companies;
• Run a business in all its aspects: finances, human resources, marketing, administrative management;
• Define business development strategies on the basis of economic contexts and environments;
• Use quantitative programming methods, and economic and business analysis;
• Master the interconnection between taxation, economics and organizational management;
• Make financial and organizational management studies and analyses.

Accreditation / Evaluation

• Accredited by the A3ES – Portuguese Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Agency

• Published: 26/11/2012

• Decision of the A3ES Board of Directors

Career opportunities

Career opportunities for Licenciado degree holders in Management include jobs and positions in/as:

• Project analysis, evaluation and management;
• Consulting;
• Management control;
• Accounting and finance leadership and management;
• Taxation;
• Financial management and analysis;
• Human resources management;
• Marketing;
• Businesses management.

Higher Institute of Intercultural and Transdisciplinary Studies of Almada

Registered at the Directorate-General of Higher Education (DGES – Direção-Geral de Ensino Superior) with n. R/B–AD-798/2007, dated March 16, 2007. Ministerial Order n. 12029/2013, dated September 18, 2013, amended by Rectification n. 1322/2013.

3 years / 6 semesters • Total = 180 ECTS Credits

Further studies

Undergraduate degree in Management gives access to postgraduate studies in terms and under the conditions of the currently valid legislation.

Study area

Management

Assessment

The purpose of the student’s assessment is to evaluate his/her achievements in the acquisition and development of knowledge and competences defined in the Curricular Units syllabi.

Thus, assessment methods and instruments are adapted to the specific objectives, characteristics and contents of the corresponding Curricular Unit, and assessment is carried out in accordance with the currently valid Attendance and Assessment Regulations.

There are two main types of assessment: Continuous Assessment, which assesses the student’s work over an academic period (semester / quarter / year), e.g. his/her participation in the Curricular Unit activities, individual and/or group assignments, oral and written tests, etc., and Assessment by Exam, which assesses only the student’s performance at the exam he/she sits for.