International Master in Business Administration in Corporate Finance and Control – (M.Sc.)

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If you have a 1^st cycle degree in any area not related to Economics or Business Administration, but you feel that some business expertise would enhance your professional life, then CATÓLICA-LISBON has something for you!

We have designed introductory courses that should give you a good foundation in Business Science and give you the pre-requisites to succeed in your 2^nd cycle degree in Business Administration.

Each one of the Bridging Courses is a semester long and is worth 5.5 ECTS: contributing to the total number of ECTS needed to complete your master program.

• Accounting
• Marketing Planning
• Corporate Finance
• Business Statistics
• Managerial Economics

Courses are divided into specific topics and you get to choose the courses you think are most suitable for your profile.

An International MSc degree in Business Administration requires 120 ECTS:

Coursework Phase 78 ECTS

General Business Foundation Courses Between 14 and 28 ECTS

Major: Specialization Courses Between 20 and 40 ECTS (choose the Major)

• Major in Corporate Finance

• Major in Marketing

• Major in Strategy and Entrepreneurship

• Major in Innovation and Technology

• Major in General Management

International Electives 18 ECTS (including Language Requirement from 4 to 8 ECTS)

General Electives Between 6 and 23.5 ECTS

Leadership Lab 6 ECTS

Thesis Project 42 ECTS (including Research Methods Requirements: 4 ECTS)

The International MSc in Business Administration program takes four semesters to complete.

1st Year

• 1st Semester, 2nd Semester Coursework Phase, At CATÓLICA-LISBON
• Summer, Internship, In Portugal or Abroad
• Leadership Lab

2nd Year

• 3rd Semester, Coursework Phase Exchange Semester, Abroad
• 4th Semester, Thesis | Project, At CATÓLICA-LISBON, Abroad
• Leadership Lab

* If your first degree is not in a business-related subject, the school will recommend the Bridging courses necessary for your MSc program.

Coursework Phase: course details

General Business Foundation Courses

These courses are designed to consolidate your integrated view of the firm and its environment. Between 4 and 8 of the following half-semester subjects (3.5 ECTS each) are necessary to deepen your understanding of Business Administration.

• Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Economics of Business & Markets
• Financial Decision-Making in a Business Context
• Management Control Systems
• Managing People in Organizations
• Marketing Management
• Operations Management
• Strategic Management
• Marketing Planning (5.5 ECTS 1 Semester)

Major: Specialization Courses:

These subjects will set you on a path to becoming an expert in an area of your choice. They will provide useful tools to enrich your competencies and prepare you for a succesful carrer.

International Electives

Prepare yourself for a global career! Get a head start with an exchange semester at a top CATÓLICA-LISBON partner school and succeed anywhere in the world.

You will also need to choose electives with a clear international content, examples include:

• Managing in a Global Context (required for IMScBA)
• International Business
• International Industry Analysis
• Corporate Governance and Control: An International Perspective
• Corporate Sustainability & Citizenship: An International Perspective
• International Finance
• International Markets Segmentation
• International Financial Reporting Standards

You may attend these international electives at CATÓLICA-LISBON or at one of our partner schools abroad.

• Language Requirement

Become truly multilingual and learn another language! Choose one to complement your exchange semester and boost your portfolio of skills by becoming truly multilingual.

CATÓLICA-LISBON works hard to establish partnerships with the best schools throughout the world. Visit our website for an updated list of our partners and choose a top academic destination anywhere in the world!

General Electives

You are now left with ECTS to choose freely. Pick a subject to complement your area of expertise or simply choose a topic you enjoy studying. Every year CATÓLICA-LISBON will put together a set of electives taught by our own faculty, prestigious invited lecturers and top executives from the corporate world.

All the electives offered by CATÓLICA-LISBON will be considered free electives if they are not from your major.

• Advanced Corporate Finance (7 ECTS)
• Advanced Strategic Management
• Auditing
• Banking in a Global Context
• Brand Management
• Consumer Behavior
• Conflict and Emotions in Organizations
• Economic Policy
• Entrepreneurship & Business Plan (7 ECTS)
• Financial Investments (7 ECTS)
• Financial Derivatives
• Financial Reporting
• Firm Valuation
• Innovation Management
• Internet Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing Research (7 ECTS)
• Marketing Communication
• New Product Development
• Performance Evaluation
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Services Marketing
• Short-Term Financial Management
• Strategic Management Consulting
• Strategic Management Consulting Project (7 ECTS)
• Supply Chain Management
• Taxation I (in Portuguese)
• Taxation II (in Portuguese)
• Technology Strategy

Leadership Lab

Accreditation

CATÓLICA-LISBON was the first Portuguese School to be amongst the select group of Business Schools accredited with the Triple Crown. Only 1% of Business Schools worldwide have this accreditation.

CATÓLICA-LISBON has been named the only Program Partner in Portugal by the CFA Institute, the global association for investment professionals that awards the prestigious CFA designation.

These prestigious rankings represente the international recognition of our programs' academic excellence ensuring that they meet the most demandinh international standards. CATÓLICA-LISBON is the Leading Portuguese Business School to be ranked amongst the Top European Business Schools according to the Financial Times.

CATÓLICA-LISBON Master program entered FT rankings for Master programs. Occupies the 4th position worldwide for the variable that evaluates employability success .

Funding details

SCHOLARSHIP

Católica Top+ is a scholarship program for Economics and Business Administration students with an outstanding academic record.

Implemented by CATÓLICA-LISBON, this program allows high-potential students to complete their MSc at CATÓLICA-LISBON with a partial waiver of tuition fees.

We encourage outstanding students to apply to these scholarships; especially those that have completed their first cycle degree at the top of their classes (for example, average final grades of 77.5% or above).

The following criteria are highly valued by the jury:

- Undergraduate GPA

- International Experience

- Extracurricular activities

- Professional experience (e.g. internships)

- Contribution to the diversity of the group

- Contribution to School activities

Loans:

Top international bank institutions offer low-interest loans to students that cover tuition fees and study-related expenses.

The applications for these loans should be submitted directly to the bank. In addition, we strongly encourage you to check out the financial institutions in your home country