Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
MSc in Management with Specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Impact
Lisbon, Portugal
MSc
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 17,200 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 4-semester| 14,700.00 EUR for 3-semester
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Key Summary
The MSc in Management with specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Impact provides the practical and academic knowledge required for entrepreneurs and high-level careers in Strategy. This program can prepare you for a top career in consulting, management, or strategy, or provide you with the tools to launch your entrepreneurial venture.
Students can choose from a wide range of electives offered including technology strategy, entrepreneurial finance, innovation management, and project management.
Key Features
A functional balance between core management and specialization courses.
Innovative semester-long projects put you front and center of where the action is:
- Strategic Management Consulting Project
- Lean Entrepreneurship Project
- Social Innovation: Building Impact Ventures
Students can choose from a wide range of electives, including technology strategy, entrepreneurial Finance, innovation management, and project management.
Interdisciplinary electives, such as New Value Creation, Intrapreneurship, and more.
Master dissertation with a choice to develop academic, pedagogical, or industry research under the guidance of CATÓLICA-LISBON's accomplished expert academics and practitioners.
Católica Top+ is a merit scholarship program for Master's students of all nationalities.
Implemented by Católica-Lisbon, this program allows high-potential students to complete their MSc with a partial waiver of tuition fees for the regular track of the program (3 semesters at our School; exchange semester excluded).
We encourage outstanding students to apply for this scholarship, especially those that have completed their first cycle degree at the top of their classes.
The following criteria are highly valued in the evaluation of the candidates for Católica Top+:
- Undergraduate academic record;
- International experience;
- Professional experience (e.g. internships);
- Extracurricular activities;
- Potential contribution to the community of Católica-Lisbon;
NOTE: Double Degree and Joint Degree students can only be granted a scholarship in the 1st year.
The Master of Science in Management with a Specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Impact is organized into Core Courses and Specialization Courses, providing students with a balanced perspective on management combined with a specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Impact.
Specialization Coursework
The coursework for the Specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Impact consists of Core Courses, Specialization Mandatory, and Elective Courses. Apart from that, Career Accelerator Lab and LERNE Sessions are also part of this coursework.
Semester 1
Core Courses
The core courses are designed to consolidate your integrated view of the firm and the business environment.
- Business Ethics & Social Responsibility (3.5 ECTS)
- Economics of Business and Markets (3.5 ECTS)
- Financial Decision-Making in a Business Context (3.5 ECTS)
- Management Accounting (3.5 ECTS)*
- Marketing Management (3.5 ECTS)
- Strategic Management (3.5 ECTS)*
*These courses are defined for your study plan based on the analysis of the undergraduate background to ensure that you complete the requirements of this Masters's degree.
Specialization Mandatory Courses
- Business Research Methods (7 ECTS)
- Advanced Strategic Management (3.5 ECTS)
Specialization Elective Courses
Depending on your individual study plan, during this semester there may be up to three elective specialization courses from the list of specialization electives below.
- Specialization Elective (3.5 ECTS)
- Specialization Elective (3.5 ECTS)
- Specialization Elective (3.5 ECTS)
Semester 2
Core Courses
Some courses will be waived, depending on your background:
- Business Ethics & Social Responsibility (3.5 ECTS)*
- Financial Decision-Making in a Business Context (3.5 ECTS)
- Managing People (3.5 ECTS) or Managing Organizations (3.5 ECTS)*
- Operations Management (3.5 ECTS)*
*These courses are defined for your study plan based on the analysis of the undergraduate background to ensure that you complete the requirements of this Master's degree.
Specialization Mandatory Courses
- Social Entrepreneurship: Building Impact Ventures (7 ECTS) or Strategic Management Consulting Project (7 ECTS) or Lean Entrepreneurship Project (7 ECTS)
Specialization Elective Courses
Depending on your individual study plan, during this semester there may be up to four elective specialization courses from the list of specialization electives below.
- Specialization Elective (3.5 ECTS)
- Specialization Elective (3.5 ECTS)
- Specialization Elective (3.5 ECTS)
- Specialization Elective (3.5 ECTS)
Semester 3 (optional)
The MSc in Management with Specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Impact allows you to have a Master's Exchange semester in one of our many international Partner Universities during the 3rd semester.
Alternatively, in the 3rd semester of the program, you may take an academic break to pursue a full-time internship before your thesis semester.
If you do not wish to pursue an exchange or academic break for a full-time internship, your 3rd Semester will be the Dissertation Semester.
Dissertation Semester
Dissertation Project
The Master's dissertation is the culmination of your master's program. This is when you build on the knowledge and skills acquired during the program to develop an individual project on a topic that resonates with your career aspirations and helps you excel in an area you find professionally relevant. At CATÓLICA-LISBON there are two models for dissertation supervision – an Independent Process, or a project developed in the Dissertation Seminar.
Most of our students develop their industry or academic research in a dissertation seminar supervised by an expert in a specific area. Here is a selection of Dissertation Seminars offered in 2022/2023. This list is updated every year to reflect the topics of interest for our master students and its relevance for companies.
- Applied Research Topics on Strategy
- Business Adaptive Strategies in Crisis
- Business Strategy Case Studies
- Competitive Advantage
- Consulting for Startups
- Consulting Project
- Decision Making
- New Business Opportunities
- New Frontiers in Strategic Thinking
- New Product Innovation
- Responsible Business
- The Future of Industries
- Managing in Global Companies
- Robotic Process Automation
- Work Design
- Product Management in Consumer Packaged Goods
- Qualitative studies in luxury, fashion and other creative industries
- Transition to sustainable, circular and regenerative business models
- Well-being: innovation and impact on personal choice
- Fashion, Sustainability and Purpose - A Consumer Perspective
- Brand Image & Equity: From Creation to Impact
- Automation and The Future Workplace
- Healthcare: Innovation and Transformation
- Internationalization: Small and Medium Businesses
- Marketing and Hedonic Experiences
- Digital and Sustainable Business Models
- Social Responsibility and Perceived Trust: Companies, Consumers and Stakeholders
- Building Sustainable Hybrid Organization–Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Marketing
The Dissertation Semester will take place in the last semester of the Master's Program.