Qualification awarded (in original language) "Licenciatura em Gestão de Negócios Internacionais (Curso Europeu)". Title of "Licenciado". Level of qualification 1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6. Admission requirements Students may apply to the 1st cycle of studies through the general regime, through special conditions and through special competitions, as stated in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement. Students may apply, through the general regime, if they obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) in one of following national entrance examinations: Mathematics, Economics or Portuguese.

Recognition of prior learning

Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.
Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.

Qualification requirements and regulations

6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. It includes a final project comprising 12 credits.
The holders of this qualification are entitled to apply for senior positions in multinational enterprises.

Profile of the programme

The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Management.

Key learning outcomes

The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in International Business Management is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the acquired knowledges;
b) apply acquired knowledge and understanding capacity in order to clearly demonstrate a professional approach to the work carried out;
c) solve problems based upon their own arguments;
d) collate, select, and interpret relevant information which will enable them to consolidate the solutions they present and the opinions they put forward, including the analysis of relevant social, scientific and ethical aspects;
e) communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to experts and non-experts;
f) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from lifelong learning with a high degree of autonomy.

To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.

Occupational profiles of graduates

The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in International Business Management belongs to the education and training area of Business Sciences and Law. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.

Access to further studies

The degree of "licenciado" allows to proceed to post-graduate studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.

Graduation requirements

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Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.estig.ipb.pt.
Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.

Mode of study

Full-time.

Programme director

Nuno Filipe Lopes Moutinho (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Accounting	Acc	12.0	0.0
All of IPB	AIPB	0.0	12.0
Economics	Eco	15.0	0.0
Informatics	Inf	6.0	0.0
Languages	Lan	6.0	0.0
Law	Lw	12.0	0.0
Management	Man	90.0	12.0
Mathematics	Mat	12.0	0.0
Social and Human Sciences	SHS	15.0	0.0
Total		168.0	12.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	8487-711-1101-00-23	Fundamentals of Management	Man	6.0
1	1	Semestral	8487-711-1102-00-23	Business English I	Lan	3.0
1	1	Semestral	8487-711-1103-00-23	Mathemathics for Business	Mat	6.0
1	1	Semestral	8487-711-1104-00-23	Microeconomics	Eco	6.0
1	1	Semestral	8487-711-1105-00-23	International Relations	SHS	3.0
1	1	Semestral	8487-711-1106-00-23	Information Tecnologies	Inf	6.0
1	2	Semestral	8487-711-1201-00-23	Organisational Behaviour of International Firms	SHS	6.0
1	2	Semestral	8487-711-1202-00-23	Statistics for Business	Mat	6.0
1	2	Semestral	8487-711-1203-00-23	Fundamentals of International Financial Accounting	Acc	6.0
1	2	Semestral	8487-711-1204-00-23	Business English II	Lan	3.0
1	2	Semestral	8487-711-1205-00-23	Macroeconomics	Eco	6.0
1	2	Semestral	8487-711-1206-00-23	International Trade Policy	Eco	3.0
2	1	Semestral	8487-711-2101-00-23	Management Accounting in International Business	Acc	6.0
2	1	Semestral	8487-711-2102-00-23	International Contracts	Man	3.0
2	1	Semestral	8487-711-2103-00-23	Ethics in International Business	Man	3.0
2	1	Semestral	8487-711-2104-00-23	Fundamentals of Finance and International Finance	Man	6.0
2	1	Semestral	8487-711-2105-00-23	Fundamentals of Marketing and International Marketing	Man	6.0
2	1	Semestral	8487-711-2106-00-23	International Operations and Logistics	Man	6.0
2	2	Semestral	8487-711-2201-00-23	Fundamentals of International Law	Lw	6.0
2	2	Semestral	8487-711-2202-00-23	Fundamentals of Strategic Management and International Strategy	Man	6.0
2	2	Semestral	8487-711-2203-00-23	International Human Resource Management	SHS	6.0
2	2	Semestral	8487-711-2204-00-23	Applied Research for International Business Management	Man	6.0
2	2	Semestral	8487-711-2205-00-23	IPB Free Unit I	AIPB	6.0
3	1	Semestral	8487-711-3101-00-23	International Commercial and Fiscal Law	Lw	6.0
3	1	Semestral	8487-711-3102-00-23	Entrepreneurship	Man	6.0
3	1	Semestral	8487-711-3103-00-23	Management of International Projects	Man	6.0
3	1	Semestral	8487-711-3104-00-23	International Innovation Management	Man	6.0
3	1	Semestral	8487-711-3105-00-23	IPB Free Unit II	AIPB	6.0
3	2	Semestral	8487-711-3201-00-23	Internship and Thesis	Man	27.0
3	2	Semestral	8487-711-3202-00-23	Research Methodologies	Man	3.0

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