International Business

Master’s Programme

The Master in International Business (MIB) targets allowing graduate students to continue studying emphasizing international business, to improve their employability in firms and public organizations, as well as promoting the economy – namely in the international dimension – through foreign trade and foreign investment.

Programme Coordinator

João Neves de Carvalho Santos
coord.mni.estg@ipleiria.pt

Reference

2095

School

Technology and Management

City

Leiria

Language

English

Type

Evening

Length

4 Semesters

Vacancies

General and International student contingent: 35

Notice

Edital 2024
Edital 2024 (PT Doc)

DGES certification

Link to Registration

Objectives

Programme

Promote the acquisition of specific knowledge at advanced level in specialized International Business areas;
To cope with challenges in global markets, MIB trains professionals who become available for national and foreign firms to recruit to lead and support their internationalization process;
Contribute to promote research in international business field;
Contribute to improve the competitiveness of the regional firms, many of which are exporting SMEs;
To have an active role in managing organizations, being a part of top management teams.

Study Plan

ECTS: 120

1st Year
2nd Year

1st Year
ID	Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
2005102	Accounting and Finance	1st Semester	5	34 h
1. The institutional context and the fundamental concepts of accounting To whom e for what? Traditional paradigm versus utilitarist/informational paradigm The objective of the firm and agency problems 2. Accounting and Reporting 2.1 Harmonization and normalization – Portugal, EU, IASB; 2.2 The standards – SNC, IAS/IFRS – characterization 2.3 The conceptual framework of accounting 2.4 Earnings measurement and reporting 2.5 Assets, liabilities and equity measurement and reporting 3. Corporate finance 3.1 Financial decisions and the importance of corporate finance 3.2 The mathematics of finance 3.3 Value – The different views 3.4 Stocks evaluation 3.5 Portfolio selection 3.6 The cost of capital
2005103	Advanced Strategic Management	1st Semester	5	34 h
1. What is strategy 2. Strategic planning process 3. Vision, mission, values and objectives 4. External environment analysis 5. Internal environment analysis and SWOT analysis 6. Business and functional strategies 7. Corporate strategies 8. Internationalization and international strategies 9. Notes on strategy implementation
2005104	Quantitative Methods for Management	1st Semester	5	34 h
1. Introduction to SPSS 2. Univariate statistics a. Point estimation and interval estimation. b. Hypothesis test. 3. Multivariate Analysis a. Regression. b. Factor analysis. c. Clusters analysis. 4. Chronological Succession and Forecast a. Decomposition. b. The Box-Jenkins forecast technique. c. Modeling conditional heterocedasticity.
2005105	Information Systems for Management	1st Semester	5	34 h
1. The Digital Firm 2. Information Systems in the Enterprise 3. Information Systems, Organizations, Management and Strategy 4. Business and Electronic Commerce 5. Infrastructure and Platforms 6. The Wireless Revolution 7. Security 8. Enterprise business applications and their integration in the enterprise 9. Knowledge Management in the Digital Firm 10. Redesign of the organization using Information Systems
2005132	International Business and Management	1st Semester	4	34 h
1. Globalization 2. Models of Internationalization of the Firm 2.1. Modes of Entry 3. Foreign Direct Investment 4. Internationalization and Dynamic Capabilities 5. Internationalization and Institutions
2005133	Research Methodology	1st Semester	6	34 h
1. Research in Management 2. Use of data 3. Use of technical / scientific information 4. Methodologies and techniques common in research in Management 5. Writing and presentation of scientific papers
2005134	Investment and Financial Information Analysis	2nd Semester	5	34 h
1. Harmonization versus Normalization Accounting Standards. 2. Accounting Framework 3. Framework and Financial Statements. 4. Quality of Financial Information 5. New Reporting Models 6. Valuations Methodologies for Investment
2005135	Multinational Corporations Strategies and Multiculturalism	2nd Semester	5	34 h
1 – Core concepts of international business and internationalization of firms 2 – The impact of the globalization of markets and production on the internationalization strategies 3 – Environmental and strategic pressures on multinationals’ conduct 4 – Location and multinationals’ specific advantages: Na approach to the fundamental theories 5 – The multinational enterprises: Headquarters-subsidiaries relations 6 – Location factors – Roots of the competitive advantage of nations and firms – and the impact of the institutional environment on firms’ strategies and markets selection 7 – Changes in the paradigma of global competition 8 – Development of firm-specific advantages through international operations 9 – Growth to and from emerging and transition economies 10 – The impact of culture on multinationals’ strategies
2005112	Advanced International Financial Management	2nd Semester	5	34 h
1. Introduction: Framework of International Finance: Why International Financial Management, International Monetary System, Foreign Exchange Market, Currencies and Exchange Rates; 2. Exchange Rates: direct and indirect quotation, cross exchange rate, spot and forward exchange rate; bilateral and triangular arbitrage; 3. Exchange risk management, arbitration mechanisms, currency swaps, currency options; 4. International capital markets: framework, efficiency of international capital markets; 5. International portfolio management, international diversification: traditional and contemporary vision.
2005116	Global Marketing	2nd Semester	5	34 h
1. Introduction to Global Marketing 2. The Global Marketing Environment 3. Global Information Systems and Market Research 4. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning 5. Global Marketing Strategies 6. The Global Marketing Mix 7. Recent Global Marketing Challenges
	Elective I	2nd Semester	5
2005144 – International Business
	Elective II	2nd Semester	5
2005143 – International Entrepreneurship

2nd Year
ID	Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
	Elective III	Annual	60
2005139 – Project a) 2005140 – Dissertation a) 2005141 – Internship a) a) Choose one of three optional subjects.

Entry Requirements

People who can apply to the Master’s Degree:

Holders of an undergraduate degree or a legal equivalent in any scientific field;
Holders of a foreign higher education diploma, granted after a first cycle of studies, under the principles of the Bologna Process, by a State, which has subscribed this Process, in any scientific field;
Holders of a foreign higher education diploma that is recognized as meeting the objectives of an undergraduate degree by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management, in any scientific field;
Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as certifying the skills to attend this cycle of studies by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management.

International Student
All information related to the international student application should be consulted on our International Students webpage.

Accreditation

State: Accredited
Number of years of accreditation: 6
Publication Date: 15-01-2014
A3ES Accreditation
A3ES Self-assessment Report

More Information

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Application Fee

60€

Enrolment Fee

General contingent: 50€
International student contingent: 100€

Tuition Fee

General contingent: 1140€
International student contingent: 3000€

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