Master in SME Management
Portalegre, Portugal
Master degree
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
This master's course aims to provide distinctive training, which favors the study of the latest trends in business sciences, always with a view to the practical application of concepts to the business fabric, particularly to small and medium-sized companies.
At the same time, it is intended that the Master in SME Management can support the development of the region of influence of the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, through a strong connection to regional companies and institutions and through the contribution to the emergence of new business projects and to the establishment of people.
1st year
1st Semester
- Global and Knowledge Economy
- Statistical Methods of Analysis and Decision Support
- Competitive Strategies
- Research Methods
- SME's legal framework
2nd Semester
- Logistics and Operations
- Financial Management of SMEs
- Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
- Applied Marketing
- Performance Management
2nd year
1st Semester
- Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation
- Seminar
- Project or Internship
2nd Semester
- Project or Internship
It is intended that students can acquire knowledge and skills that allow them to intervene directly in the management of companies, regardless of the profile they may assume (entrepreneur, technical director, project coordinator).
The course aims to train professionals who are able to:
- Turn an idea into a business and design the respective plan;
- Understand human behavior in organizations, developing leadership and negotiation skills;
- Proceed with the structuring and financial restructuring of companies;
- Understand the business logistics system as a potential source of competitive advantage;
- Make strategic and operational marketing decisions and apply knowledge, instruments and methodologies in marketing planning;
- Design, implement and monitor the execution of strategic business plans;
- Design and implement innovation systems;
- Use organizational performance management tools and apply them in the work context.
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