Doctoral Program in Information Management
Lisbon, Portugal
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
09 Apr 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* The tuition fee is โฌ3,600 per year for applicants with a nationality from a non-European Union member country.
Key Summary
Introduction
The Doctoral Program in Information Management aims to promote knowledge and innovation in Information Management, particularly in the research of its impact on wealth creation, improving the performance of organizations, and the development of new methodologies and decision-making tools.
It provides advanced training through research, contributing to the progress of knowledge and the training of researchers, university teachers, and highly qualified professionals.
The study cycle in Information Management is designed to include five areas:
- Business Analytics
- Data-Driven Marketing
- Data Science
- Geoinformatics
- Information Systems
This Doctoral Program is part of NOVA Doctoral School, whose main goals are to develop Good Academic Practices and offer complementary training to its students, in free attendance events.
Length
The program lasts 6 academic semesters and includes the curricular component during the first three semesters, divided into 25 ECTS in Mandatory Course Units (Research Seminar I, II, and III) and 15 ECTS in Elective Course Units.
The classes of the 1st and 2nd semesters start in September 2025, ending in June 2026, and run after working hours (after 6:30 p.m.), 2 to 3 times a week.
NOVA Doctoral School
The Doctoral Program in Information Management is part of the NOVA Doctoral School (NED), the doctoral school of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. NED promotes the quality, interdisciplinarity, and internationalization of the University's Ph.D. programs, and reinforces the doctoral candidates' personal and professional training, through a wide range of skills training programs. NED promotes:
- Complementary training for the Doctoral candidates
- Academic and scientific activities, that promote interdisciplinarity, creating an open space for discussion and creativity
- Sharing good practices not only among the University's Ph.D. programs but also through partnerships with other higher education institutions
- The creation of collaborative mechanisms with businesses and society.
Ideal Students
Who is it for?
This Doctoral Program aims to provide advanced knowledge for highly qualified researchers, teachers, technical staff, and managers.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The Coordinator of the Program encourages and helps doctoral students with applications for scholarships or other financial support. Applicants in the Doctoral Program of NOVA IMS are, historically, highly successful in their applications for scholarships from FCT โ the Science and Technology Foundation.
The NOVA IMS programs, offer a unique learning experience, combining theory with the application of the best and most innovative teaching practices.
If you are interested in studying at NOVA IMS and want to explore scholarship and award opportunities, this page is your starting point to discover the options available in the different programs.
Curriculum
The standard length of the Doctoral Program is no fewer than 6 semesters (full-time). However, it is desirable not to exceed 4 years.
The curricular component takes place in the first three semesters and corresponds to 40 credits (ECTS). These are distributed between mandatory course units (25 ECTS) and elective course units (15 ECTS). The conclusion of the curricular component awards a Diploma of Advanced Studies.
- Research Seminar I
- Research Seminar II
- Research Seminar III
- Thesis
1st Year
- Research Seminar I
- Research Seminar II
- Elective Course Units
2nd Year
Research Seminar III
3rd Year
Thesis
Mandatory Course Units
Research Seminar I
Introduction to NOVA IMS' research fields through presentations by the researchers/teachers. Introduction to the main research methodologies in Information Management. The students determine their work subject, and the research literature/bibliography and present a preliminary proposal for their dissertation.
Research Seminar II
Continues the work developed in Research Seminar I, focusing on the methodologies and the preparation of the research work proposal. In this course, the students make an advanced and comprehensive research literature/bibliography and determine, in great detail, the methodologies to be applied in their dissertation. At this stage, the dissertation advisor is chosen.
Research Seminar III
The main goal of this course unit is to introduce the student to scholarly publishing. The students develop regular presentations, ending with the production of a first peer-reviewed publication, or the peer-reviewed presentation of the preliminary research findings at an international conference.
Elective Course Units
For the conclusion of the elective part, Students will have to choose 15 ECTS in Elective Course Units among the following are available:
- Advanced Topics Geographic Information Science
- Experimental Design
- Machine Learning
- Scale Development
- Business Decision-Making with Data Science
- Advanced Topics in Geospatial Analysis
- Genetic Programming
- Theories of the Adoption and Impact of Technologies
- Theory Testing with Structural Equation Modelling.
Program Outcome
Goals
The Doctoral Program provides advanced training through research, contributing to the progress of knowledge and the training of researchers, university teachers, and high-qualification professionals. The research may follow a more theoretical approach or be developed in an applied context, allowing the knowledge transfer from academia to society.
The main goal is to acquire:
- Solid scientific knowledge in an area of expertise
- Ability to design and develop independent research, according to international quality standards, the results must be of publishable quality for international journals
- Communication skills for research and the academic community
- Skills to manage innovation in academia, private enterprise, or public administration.
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