Masters Students HB 2014-2015 - MSC Management Updated Nov 2014 PDF

M
TERS
IN MANAGEMENT
2014/15
Updated Nov 2014
X RULES OF CONDUCT 50
Table of Contents X.1 CLASSROOM RULES 50
X.2 HONOR CODE 50
XI GRADES AND FEEDBACK 52

XI.1 COURSE EVALUATION 52
MINI GUIDE XI.2 FINAL EXAMS 52
XI.3 EXAMINATIONS – ALTERNATIVE EXAMINATION
I ACADEMIC CALENDAR 4 ARRANGEMENTS 53
XI.4 SPECIAL EXAM TO GRADUATE 53
II EXAMS CALENDAR 5 XI.5 FEEDBACK AND FINAL EXAM REVIEW 54
XI.6 IMPROVING A GRADE 54
II.1 FULL-TIME MASTERS 5 XI.7 EVALUATING COURSES AND INSTRUCTORS 54
II.2 MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT – PART-TIME
PROGRAM 9 XII COMMUNICATION AND IT 56
III MASTER IN MANAGEMENT 11 XII.1 SCHOOL’S IT FACILITIES 56

XII.2 INSTITUTIONAL E-MAIL 56
III.1 MASTERS STRUCTURE 11 XII.3 MOODLE 56
III.2 REQUIREMENTS TO GRADUATE 12 XII.4 COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS 57
III.3 HOW TO CALCULATE THE FINAL GPA 12 XII.5 IT SUPPORT 57
III.4 TUITION FEES 13
III.5 CURRICULUM TRACK FOR FULL-TIME XIII INTERNATIONAL MASTERS TRACK 58
PROGRAM 15
III.6 CURRICULUM TRACK FOR PART-TIME XIII.1 MASTER’S IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM 17 (MIM) STUDENTS 58
III.7 ELECTIVES – FULL-TIME PROGRAM 19 XIII.2 IMF – INTERNATIONAL MASTERS IN FINANCE
III.8 DESCRIPTION OF MAJORS 21 BRAZIL – EUROPE 59
III.9 MODULES 28 XIII.3 EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 60
XIII.4 DOUBLE DEGREES 62
IV MANDATORY BACKGROUND FOR
ELECTIVES 29 XIV MONEY MATTERS 69
XIV.1 TUITION FEE AND PAYMENTS 69
V 10 THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND 30 XIV.2 LATE PAYMENTS 70
XIV.3 FINANCIAL AID 71
XV GRADUATING FROM NOVA SBE 72

XV.1 REQUIREMENTS AND THE GPA 72
XV.2 REQUESTING COMPLETION 73
XV.3 POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE 73
DETAILED INFORMATION XV.4 AWARDS 74
XV.5 GRADUATION CEREMONY 75
VI FAQ’S 32
XVI MASTERS – TRANSFERRING,
VII GENERAL STRUCTURE 34 QUITTING AND READMISSIONS 76
VII.1 TYPE OF COURSES OFFERED 34 XVI.1 TRANSFERRING OF MASTERS 76
VII.2 CURRICULUM TRACKS 35 XVI.2 QUITTING THE MASTERS 76
VII.3 BRIDGING COURSES 35 XVI.3 READMISSIONS 76
VII.4 ACADEMIC PILLAR 36
VII.5 WP TERM 39 XVII SERVICES AND GOVERNANCE 77
VII.6 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULES 39
VII.7 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 41 XVII.1 ACADEMIC SUPPORT 77
XVII.2 STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (SDO) 77
VIII REGISTRATION AND ENROLMENT 42 XVII.3 CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT 79
XVII.4 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 83
VIII.1 REGISTRATION 42 XVII.5 CORPORATE AND ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE
VIII.2 COURSE ENROLMENT 42 84
VIII.3 MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER XVII.6 LIBRARY 84
ELECTIVE COURSE 43 XVII.7 ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE 85
IX MASTERS WORK PROJECTS 44 XVIII FACILITIES AND SERVICES 86

IX.1 FIELD LABS 45 XVIII.1 MAIN BUILDINGS: OPENING-HOURS 86
IX.2 DIRECTED RESEARCH 46 XVIII.2 CLASSROOMS AND STUDY-ROOMS 86
IX.3 DIRECTED RESEARCH INTERNSHIP 46 XVIII.3 PARKING 87
IX.4 ENROLLING ON THE W ORK PROJECT 47 XVIII.4 COPY SHOP 87
IX.5 FINAL REPORT DELIVERY 47 XVIII.5 FOOD SERVICES 87
IX.6 PUBLIC DEFENSE 48
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XIX ABOUT NOVA SBE 88

XIX.1 HISTORY, MISSION AND VISION 88
DISCLAIMER: The rules in this guide may be subject to

change. Updated versions will be posted on Moodle.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students who have started their Master

Program before Fall 2014 MUST follow the academic rules
that were in place when they entered the Nova SBE Masters,
unless they reapply for a change of Masters.
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Mini Guide
Notice: We strongly recommend students to read the section Detailed Information.
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I Academic Calendar
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II Exams Calendar
II.1 Full-time Masters

A Fall Semester – 1st Half
Day Time Course Day Time Course
9.30 am 2352 Quality Management
Integrated Marketing
9:30 am
1 pm 2177 Public Finance Communications –
13:10 pm 2337
Presentations of
A223
23-Oct Communication Plans
Thursday
27-Oct
4 pm 2374 Social Entrepreneurship
Monday
7 pm 2433 Statistics I 4 pm 2254 Strategic Marketing
The Economics of 7 pm 2161 Microfinance

9.30 am 2166 Agriculture and the
Environment
9:30 am
Communications –
13:10 pm 2337
Human Resources Presentations of
1 pm 2336 A223
Management Communication Plans
24-Oct
Friday
Macroeconomics of 28-Oct Advanced Industrial
4 pm 2233 4 pm 2179
Financial Markets Tuesday Organisation
Customer Relationship New Product

7 pm 2389 7 pm 2348
Management Development
9.30 am 2217 Corporate Governance
9.30 am 2434 Statistics II

1 pm 2416 Family Business
29-Oct
Wednesday
25-Oct
1 pm 2238 Financial Reporting 4 pm 2255 Financial Modeling
Saturday
4 pm 2351 Pricing Strategies 7 pm 2422 Strategy I
7 pm 2419 Positive Organizations
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B Fall Semester – 2nd Half
2331 Corporate Strategy

9:00 am Integrated Marketing
9.30 am 13:00 pm 2337 Communications - Presentations of
A223 Communication Plans
2175 Econometrics
13-Dec 1 pm 2255 Financial Modeling 18-Dec 1 pm 2376 Project Management

Saturday Thursday
Economics of Health and Health
4 pm 2135
Care
4 pm 2336 Human Resources Management
2431 Marketing Management TB
7 pm
7 pm 2253 Corporate Finance 2229 Investments
Global Human Resources

9.30 am 2161 Microfinance 9.30 am 2334
Management
1 pm 2359 Operations Management
15-Dec 19-Dec 1 pm 2188 Microeconomic Analysis
Monday 4 pm 2236 Private Equity Friday
2176 Development Economics 2434 Statistics II

7 pm 7 pm
2385 Negotiation Analysis 2257 Futures and Options
2222 Financial Statement Analysis 2237 Financial Econometrics

9.30 am 9.30 am
2424 E-Commerce
2375 Corporate Social Responsibility
2398 Consulting
16-Dec 1 pm
Tuesday 2356 Sustainable International Business 1 pm 2423 Strategy II
20-Dec
4 pm 2180 Empirical Industrial Organisation Saturday 2134 Economics of Education
4 pm
7 pm 2436 Change and Process Mgm
2206 Banking
2389 Customer Relationship Mgm
9:00 am Integrated Marketing
13:00 pm 7 pm
2337 Communications - Presentations 2215 Auditing
A223 of Communication Plans
1 pm 2174 Macroeconomic Analysis

2431 – Marketing Management TA and 2430 – Advanced Marketing and
17-Dec
2335 – Global Supply Chain Management have no Final Exam.
Wednesday 2348 New Product Development
4 pm
2243 Real Estate Finance
Note: Exams dates may be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.
7 pm 2414 Financial Management
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C Spring Semester – 1st Half

9:30 9 am –
2258 Corporate Taxation 2337 Communications -
am 1 pm
Presentations
9.30 Maritime Business and
1 pm 2395 Macroeconomics for Managers 2392
am Economics
21-March 2138 Environmental Policy 1 pm 2330 Consumer Behaviour

Saturday 4 pm
2130 Distribution Channels
Global Supply Chain
2335
Management
2336 Human Resources Management 26-March 4 pm
6:30 Thursday
pm Accounting for Financial
2214 Asset Management 2178
Institutions
9:30 2359 Operations Management

am 2173 Macroeconomic Theory 2181 Policy Evaluation
6:30
1 pm 2248 Fixed Income pm
23-March Global Human Resource

4 pm 2436 Change and Process Management 2334
Monday Management
2446 Small Business Management

6:30 9 am –
2337 Communications -
pm 1 pm
2153 Tools For Applied Policy Analysis Presentations
9:30 9.30
2388 Leadership & Change Management 2128 Competition Policy
am am
1 pm 2169 Financial Crises in History 1 pm 2412 Managerial Accounting

27-March
Friday
2438 Cross-Cultural Issues for Marketing 2376 Project Management
24-Mach
4 pm 4 pm
Tuesday
2246 Bank Regulation 2218 Derivatives
Numerical Methods and

2422 Strategy I 2172
6:30 6.30 MatLab
pm pm Sustainable International
2145 Labour Economics 2356
Business
9:30 Corporate Social
2187 Economics, A Not Dismal Science 2375
am 9.30 Responsibility
am
1 pm 2222 Financial Statement Analysis 2191 Firms in the global economy
2426 Sustainable Growth 1 pm 2241 Project Finance

25-March 28-March
4 pm
Wednesday Economics and Management of Saturday
2427 4 pm 2400 Organisation and Incentives
Tourism Systems
2257 Futures and Options 2239 Corporate Valuation

6:30 6.30
pm pm
2338 International Business 2434 Statistics II
(*) Modelling Business Decisions - Delivery of Reports – Date TBD by the Professor. Strategy Seminar has no Final Exam.
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D Spring Semester – 2nd Half

9.30 2332 Entrepreneurship 2384 Marketing Research
am 9.30
2440 am
1 pm Big Data Analysis 2168 Macroeconometrics
Auditing and Supervision
2160 Poverty: Concepts and Challenges 1 pm 2245
Techniques
21-May 4 pm 26-May
Thursday Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Tuesday
2220 2338 International Business
Capital 4 pm
2423 Strategy II 2261 Energy Finance
6.30 6.30
pm 2437 Luxury and Fashion Marketing
2448 Business Model Innovation
pm
2165 Microeconometrics
9.30
9.30 2439 Management Control Systems
2364 Venture Simulation am
am
1 pm 2132 Economics of Regulation
Research Methods for
1 pm 2235 Credit Risk 2445
Business
27-May 4 pm
Wednesday
22-May 2355 Sales Force Management & Retailing 2390 Marine Resources
Friday
4 pm
2327 Brand Management
2182 European Economy 6.30
pm
2232 Applied Corporate Finance
6.30 2421 Applied Entrepreneurship 9.30 2162 International Trade
pm
am 2330 Consumer Behaviour
9.30 2419 Positive Organisations

1 pm 2386 Persuasion and Negotiation
am
2192 Workers in the Global Economy
2519 International Taxation 28-May 2331 Corporate Strategy

1 pm 4 pm
Global Business Challenges Thursday
23-May 2365 2141 Global Energy Markets
Saturday
2259 International Financial Management Corporate and Brand
4 pm 2449
Communication
2435 Statistics III 6:30
2225 Risk Management pm 2247 Applied Derivatives
6.30
pm 2417 Mgm of Non-Profit Organisations 2393 Coastal and Marine Tourism
9.30 Mergers,
2416 Family Business 2204
am 9:30 Acquisitions&Restructuring
am
1 pm 2441 Digital Marketing 2878 Strategic Planning
Consumer and Managerial

2329
Decision Making
1 pm
25-May 2226 Hedge Funds 29-May
Monday Friday 2184 Political Economy
4 pm
4 pm 2240 Financial Intermediation

2185 Game Theory
6.30
6:30 2189 Globalization and Governance
2414 Financial Management
pm pm
2447 Route To Market For SMEs
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II.2 Masters in Management – Part-time Program
st
A Fall Semester – 1 Half
Day Time Course Code Course
23 Oct
7 pm 2433 Statistics I
Thursday
24 Oct
7 pm 2336 Human Resources Management
Friday
25 Oct 2422
1 pm Strategy I
Saturday
B Fall Semester – 2nd Half
9.30 am 2431 Marketing Management
13 Dec
Saturday 2376 Project Management
4 pm
2338 International Business
19 Dec
7 pm 2434 Statistics II
Friday
20 Dec
1 pm 2423 Strategy II
Saturday
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C Spring Semester – 1 Half
23 March
6:30 pm 2446 Small Business Management
Monday
D Spring Semester – 2nd Half
21 May
6.30 pm 2448 Business Model Innovation
Thursday
25 May
6.30 pm 2414 Financial Management
Monday
28 May 6.30 pm 2449 Corporate and Brand Communication
Thursday
29 May
6.30 pm 2447 Route To Market For SMEs
Friday
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III Master in Management
III.1 Masters Structure
Recommended structure of Masters in full-time
Entry in Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May
Professional Work
Academic Academic Missing PD
Fall Development Project
Term 1 Term 2 Modules
(PD) Modules Term
Professional
Work
Academic Academic Development
Spring Project
Term 1 Term 2 (PD)
Term
Modules
Recommended structure of Masters in Management in part-time
Entry in Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May
Professional Work
Academic Academic Academic Missing PD
Fall Development Project
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Modules
(PD) Modules Term
The standard ECTS curriculum should unfold as follows:
30 ECTS in Mandatory Courses including the Mastering Your Own Career Activities
(Bridging courses not included)
+
28 ECTS in Elective Courses (minimum)
+
2 ECTS in Professional Development Modules
+
42 ECTS in the Work Project
=
102 ECTS (minimum)
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III.2 Requirements to Graduate
In order to graduate, students must satisfy all of the requirements below:
Pass all required, bridging courses and Mastering Your own Career Activities, according to the
assigned track.
Approve 2 ECTS in Modules – each module is worth 0.5 ECTS (attendance of 1 module in each Area)*
Complete a minimum of 58 ECTS (max 76 ECTS) in the Academic courses, including all mandatory
and elective courses. Only a maximum of 7 ECTS in courses outside of the student’s Master’s
Program can be credited for the total amount of 58 ECTS.
Pass the Work Project - 42 ECTS.
Complete a minimum of 102 ECTS (58 + 2 + 42).
* Students undertaking the International Masters track must:

Approve the Language Course belonging to Area D or waive the course and take another module from
Area D.
III.3 How to calculate the Final GPA
The final classification of the Masters is a weighted average of the final classification of the Academic
Curricular part (weighted at 65%) and the classification of the Masters Work Project (weighted at 35%).
For the calculation, the Academic Curricular part is truncated to two decimal places and the classification
of the WP is rounded to the units.
The final GPA will consider rounding numbers up, when the grade is equal or above XX,50 (e.g.: 14,50 will
be rounded up to 15).
Formula to the calculation of the final GPA:
0.65 X Academic Curricular Average + 0.35 X Masters Work Project Grade

=
Final Masters GPA
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III.4 Tuition Fees
A Regular Masters Student

8.502 € for the intake 2014/2015.
The fee is charged in three identical installments of 2.834 € per semester.
1.417 € per additional semester
The registration fee of 450 € paid in the Application Process is deducted from the first installment.
Deadlines:
st
o 1 installment – until September 12, 2014
nd
o 2 installment – until February 11, 2015
rd
o 3 installment – September 2015, day to be confirmed
Students with bank loans, scholarships or financial problems may request a different payment plan. Please
send your request to mco@novasbe.pt at least 2 weeks before the deadlines with the reasons behind your
request.
B CEMS MIM Student

Students enrolled in the CEMS MIM will be subject to a different payment schedule in the MIM Year 2.
Please contact the MIM office for more details.
C Double Degree Student

11.500 € for DD Programs with 4 semesters
Deadlines:
st
o 1 installment – until September 12, 2014 – 2.425 € (450 € where paid before classes)
nd
o 2 installment – until February 11, 2015 - 2.875 €
rd
o 3 installment – September 2015, day to be confirmed - 2.875 €
th
o 4 installment - February 2016, day to be confirmed - 2.875 € (deposit of 1000 euros is
deducted in this installment).
9.501 € for the DD Program with Maastricht University (3 semesters)

Deadlines:
st
o 1 installment – until September 12, 2014 – 2.717 € (450 € where paid before classes)
nd
o 2 installment – until February 11, 2015 – 3.167 €
o 3rd installment – September 2015, day to be confirmed – 3.167 € (deposit of 1000 € is
deducted in this installment).
D Part-time Student
The fee is charged in four identical installments of 2.834 € per semester – total: 11.336 €. If the
student is able to complete the Masters in 3 semesters the payment will be three installments of
2.834 €.
From the 4th semester, 1.417 € per additional semester.
The registration fee of 450 € paid in the Application Process is deducted from the first installment.
Deadlines:
st
o 1 installment – until September 12, 2014
nd
o 2 installment – until February 11, 2015
rd
o 3 installment – September 2015, day to be confirmed
th
o 4 installment - February 2016, day to be confirmed
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E Additional Courses
(4)
If Nova SBE alumni decide to do additional courses, the cost for enrolling will be :
Full Course – 300 €;
Short Course – 250 €.
The amounts for students outside Nova SBE will be:

Full Courses – 880 € each;
Short Courses – 440 € each.
Enrolment will be subject to availability of slots and curricula evaluation.
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III.5 Curriculum Track for Full-Time Program
A Accelerating (Beginner) Track

For students with limited background in Mathematics, Economics and Business / Management
FALL SPRING
Pre Season st nd st
1 Half 2 Half 1 Half 2nd Half
2525
Mathematics for
2431 | Marketing Management* 2414 | Financial Management
Managers
(No Credit)
2544 Finance
2433 | Statistics I
Introductory 2434 | Statistics II Elective Elective
(No Credit)
(No Credit)
2545 Financial
Accounting 2422 | Strategy I 2423 | Strategy II Elective Elective
(No Credit)
2563 Business 2336 | Human
Economics Resource Elective Elective Elective
(No Credit) Management
2432 | Mastering your own Career *** Elective **
* Automatic waiver to all Universities undergrads with Marketing (subject to Nova SBE evaluation) in this case the student will take
Advanced Marketing.
** The elective may be done in the 3rd semester with the Work Project, excepted if you are considering Consulting Lab as your Work
Project format.
*** Mastering your own Career (Discovery Week + Build your Career)
B Growing (Standard) Track

For students with background in Mathematics / Engineering, but no undergraduate in Economics or
Business / Management
FALL SPRING
Pre Season
1st Half 2nd Half 1st Half 2nd Half
2544 Finance
2431 | Marketing Management* or 2431 | Marketing Management* or
Introductory
2414 | Financial Management*** 2414 | Financial Management ***
(No Credit)
2545
Financial
2336 | HRM Elective Elective Elective
Accounting
(No Credit)
2563 2434 | Statistics II
Elective Elective Elective
Business ****
Economics
2422 | Strategy I 2423 | Strategy II Elective Elective
(No Credit)
2432 | Mastering your own Career **
Advanced Marketing.
** Mastering your own Career (Discovery Week + Build your Career)
*** Students interested in taking the Accounting and Auditing or Financial Management Majors must have Financial Management
course in the first semester.
**** Statistics III is offered on the Spring semester, if a student wants to take it, he/she takes an elective on the Fall.
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C Specialist (Advanced) Track

For students with undergraduate degrees in Business / Management or Economics, entering in the Fall
FALL SPRING
st nd st
2431 | Marketing Management* or 2431 | Marketing Management* or
2430 | Advanced Marketing or 2430 | Advanced Marketing or
2414 | Financial Management *** 2414 | Financial Management ***
2422 | Strategy I 2423 | Strategy II Elective Elective
2434 | Statistics II **** 2434 | Statistics II****
Elective Elective
or 2336 | HRM or 2336 | HRM
Elective Elective Elective Elective
2432 | Mastering your own Career **
Advanced Marketing.
** Mastering your own Career (Discovery Week + Build your Career)
*** Students interested in taking the Accounting and Auditing or Financial Management Majors must have Financial Management
course in the first semester.
**** Statistics III is offered on the Spring semester, if a student wants to take it, he/she takes an elective on the Fall.
For students with undergraduate degrees in Business or Economics, entering in the Spring
SPRING FALL
st nd st
2422 | Strategy I 2423 | Strategy II 2414 | Financial Management
2431 | Marketing Management* or
Elective Elective
2430 | Advanced Marketing
2336 | HRM 2435 | Statistics III Elective Elective
Elective Elective Elective Elective
2432 | Mastering your own Career
* Automatic waiver in Marketing Management to all Universities undergrads with Marketing (subject to Nova SBE evaluation) in this
case the student will take Advanced Marketing.
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III.6 Curriculum Track for Part-Time Program
The part-time Masters in Management is targeted at students, who will not be able to attend the regular full-
time program of the Masters in Management.
The part-time program guarantees the same level of content difficulty and quality of the regular full-time
program.
Classes will take place on Friday afternoons and Saturdays, all day. The program is completed in four
academic semesters and has a fixed format (structure below). Students will choose from a more limited
number of elective courses, and will not take a specific major. The program will be a generalist Masters in
Management.
A Accelerating (Beginner) Track

For students with limited background in Mathematics, Economics and Business / Management
FALL SPRING FALL

Pre-Season
1st Half 2nd Half 1st Half 2nd Half 1st Half 2nd Half
2525
Mathematics for 2414 | Financial
2431 | Marketing Management Elective Elective
Managers Management
(No Credit)
2544 Finance
2422 |
Introductory 2423 | Strategy II Elective
Strategy I
(No Credit)
2545 Financial
2434 | Statistics
Accounting 2336 | HRM Elective
II
(No Credit)
2563 Business 2433 |
Mastering your own
Economics Statistics I Elective*
Career Course (2 ects)
(No Credit) (No Credit)
nd rd
* Elective may be taken in the 2 or 3 Semester.
On the 4th Semester – Development of the Work Project
B Growing (Standard) Track

For students with background in Mathematics / Engineering, but no undergraduate in Economics or
Business / Management
FALL SPRING FALL

Pre-Season
1st Half 2nd Half 1st Half 2nd Half 1st Half 2nd Half
2544 Finance
2414 | Financial
Introductory 2431 | Marketing Management Elective Elective
Management
(No Credit)
2545 Financial
2422 |
Accounting 2423 | Strategy II Elective
Strategy I
(No Credit)
2563 Business
2434 | Statistics
Economics 2336 | HRM Elective
II
(No Credit)
Mastering your own
Elective*
nd rd
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C Specialist (Advanced) Track

For students with undergraduate degrees in Business / Management or Economics
FALL SPRING FALL

st nd st nd st
1 Half 2 Half 1 Half 2 Half 1 Half 2nd Half
2414 | Financial
2431 | Marketing Management Elective Elective
Management
2422 | Strategy 2423 | Strategy

Elective
I II
2434 |
2336 | HRM Elective
Statistics II
Mastering your own
Elective*
nd rd
Electives
nd
Offer on the 2 half of the Fall semester on Saturdays:
2376 Project Management – Prof. Paulo Faroleiro
2338 International Business – Prof. Filipe Castro Soeiro
Offer on the Spring Semester:

2446 Small Business Management – T3 – Prof. Alexandre Dias da Cunha
2447 Route To Market For SMEs – T4 – Prof. Clara Moura Guedes
2448 Business Model Innovation – T4 – Prof. Rui Rolão de Carvalho
2449 Corporate and Brand Communication – T4 – Prof. Denise Bieler
Other electives offered during the day are also available for Part-time students. Please make sure you
check the schedule of these classes and the exam date and time before enrolling.
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III.7 Electives – Full-time Program
Period Code Course Class ECTS Faculty
S1 2206 Banking TA 7 Paulo Pinho

1
S1 2385 Negotiation Analysis TA 7 Luís Almeida Costa
S2 2220 Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital TA 7 Paulo Pinho

S2 2232 Applied Corporate Finance TA 7 Paulo Pinho
S2 2327 Brand Management TA 7 Catherine da Silveira
S2 2365 Global Business Challenges TA 7 José Tavares
S2 2384 Marketing Research TA 7 Carlos Santos
S2 2386 Persuasion and Negotiation TA 7 Pedro Neves
S2 2421 Applied Entrepreneurship TA 7 Diogo Rezende
S2 2437 Luxury and Fashion Marketing TA 7 Catherine da Silveira
Creating and Managing Entrepreneurial Organized by the
S2 2518 Ventures TA 7 Rectorate
T1 2217 Corporate Governance TA 3,5 António Nogueira Leite
T1 2351 Pricing Strategies TA / TB 3,5 José Mata
T1 2352 Quality Management TA 3,5 Sónia Dahab
T1 2374 Social Entrepreneurship TA 3,5 Miguel Alves Martins
T1 / T2 2161 Microfinance TA 3,5 António Miguel
T1 / T2 2300 Management Seminar TA 3,5 Carlos Marques
T1 / T2 2348 New Product Development TA 3,5 Luis Lages
T1 / T2 2389 Customer Relationship Management TA 3,5 Elizabete Cardoso
T1 / T2 /
T3 2337 Integrated Marketing Communications TA / TB 3,5 Jorge Velosa
T1 / T3 2438 Cross-Cultural Issues for Marketing TA 3,5 Carmen Lages
T1 / T4 2416 Family Business TA 3,5 Alexandre Dias da Cunha
T1 / T4 2419 Positive Organizations TA 3,5 Miguel Pina e Cunha
T2 2134 Economics of Education TA 3,5 Ana Balcão Reis
T2 2135 Economics of Health and Health Care TA 3,5 Pedro Pita Barros
T2 2215 Auditing TA 3,5 Pedro Mendes
T2 2236 Private Equity TA 3,5 Paulo Pinho
T2 2338 International Business TAPT 3,5 Filipe Castro Soeiro
T2 2398 Consulting TA 3,5 Luís Filipe Lopes
T2 2424 E-Commerce TA 3,5 David Bernardo
T2 / T3 2222 Financial Statement Analysis TA 3,5 Leonor Ferreira da Silva
T2 / T3 2257 Futures and Options TA 3,5 João Amaro de Matos
T2 / T3 2334 Global Human Resource Management TA 3,5 Rita Campos e Cunha
T2 / T3 2335 Global Supply Chain Management TA 3,5 José Crespo de Carvalho

T2 / T3 2356 Sustainable International Business TA 3,5 Daniel Traça
T2 / T3 2359 Operations Management TA 3,5 Alper Nakkas
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T2 / T3 2375 Corporate Social Responsibility TA 3,5 Joana Story

TAPT /
T2 / T3 2376 Project Management TA 3,5 Paulo Faroleiro
T2 / T3 2436 Change and Process Management TA 3,5 Alper Nakkas
T2 / T4 2331 Corporate Strategy TA 3,5 António Bernardo
T3 2128 Competition Policy TA 3,5 Pedro Pita Barros
T3 2130 Distribution Channels TA 3,5 Jorge Velosa
T3 2258 Corporate Taxation TA 3,5 João Gil Figueira
T3 2388 Leadership and Change Management TA 3,5 Filipa Castanheira
T3 2395 Macro for Managers TA 3,5 Daniel Traça
T3 2400 Organization and Incentives TA 3,5 Steffen Hoernig
T3 2412 Managerial Accounting TA 3,5 Maria João Major
Economics and Management of Tourism
T3 2427 Systems TA 3,5 Luís Correia da Silva
T3 2443 Strategy Seminar TA 3,5 Carlos Marques
T3 2445 Research Methods for Business TA 3,5 Elizabete Cardoso
T3 2446 Small Business Management TA 3,5 Alexandre Dias da Cunha
T3 / T4 2330 Consumer Behavior TA 3,5 Luis Martinez
T3 / T4 2338 International Business TA 3,5 Emanuel Gomes
T3 / T4 2346 Modeling Business Decisions TA / TB 3,5 Sofia Franco
T4 2160 Poverty: Concepts and Challenges TA 3,5 Pedro Vicente
T4 2204 Mergers, Acquisitions, Restructuring TA / TB 3,5 José Neves de Almeida
T4 2329 Consumer and Managerial Decision Making TA 3,5 Luis Martinez
T4 2332 Entrepreneurship TA 3,5 Nadim Habib
T4 2355 Sales Forces Management & Retailing TA 3,5 Jorge Velosa
T4 2364 Venture Simulation TA 3,5 António Marinho Torres
T4 2417 Management of Non-Profit Organizations TA 3,5 Miguel Alves Martins
T4 2439 Management Control Systems TA 3,5 Inês Cruz Tavares
T4 2440 Big Data Analysis TA 3,5 Carlos Santos
T4 2441 Digital Marketing TA 3,5 António Marinho Torres
T4 2444 Marketing Seminar TA 3,5 Carlos Marques
T4 2447 Route To Market For SMEs TA 3,5 Clara Moura Guedes
T4 2448 Business Model Innovation TA 3,5 Rui Rolão de Carvalho
T4 2449 Corporate and Brand Communication TA 3,5 Denise Bieler
T4 2450 E-commerce and Digital Marketing TA 3,5 David Bernardo
T4 2519 International Taxation TA 3,5 Carlos Loureiro
T4 2878 Strategic Planning TA 3,5 João Silveira Lobo
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Negotiation Analysis is not available for MIM Year 1 students (MIM students taking the major in HRM must
replace the core course with Negotiation Strategy and MIM students taking the major in Strategy and International
Business can replace the elective course with Negotiation Strategy).
Note: In the case of courses that changed name, the students are not allowed to enroll in the current course if they
already took the course under the previous name.
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III.8 Description of Majors
A Major is an area of specialization of the full-time Master. It conveys to potential employers the notion of
the student’s preferences and competences.
To have a major the student must complete 21 ECTS (including core and electives courses belonging to
that major).
Students can qualify for only ONE MAJOR. If they satisfy the requirement for more than one major, they
must choose one of them to be mentioned in the Masters Completion Certificate.
It is not mandatory for students to choose a major and they can simply graduate in their respective Master
without referring to any Major.
III.8.i Accounting and Auditing
The Accounting and Auditing major deals with essential issues for a career in the Management Accounting
and Control, Auditing and Corporate Taxation areas.
Students interested in taking this major MUST select this major on the online enrolment system before
starting enrollment in order to follow a slightly different course path, having the Financial Management
course in their first semester.
Code Course ECTS Term Type Pre-requisite courses Faculty

Required in
2414 Financial Management 7 S1 the first Melissa Prado
semester
Management Control Basic Managerial Inês Cruz
2439 3,5 T4 Core
Systems Accounting knowledge Tavares
Applied Corporate
2232 7 S2 Elective Paulo Pinho
Finance
2215 Auditing 3,5 T2 Elective Pedro Mendes
2258 Corporate Taxation 3,5 T3 Elective João Gil Figueira
Financial Statement Leonor Ferreira
2222 3,5 T2/T3 Elective
Analysis da Silva
2519 International Taxation 3,5 T4 Elective Carlos Loureiro
2300 Management Seminar 3,5 T1/T2 Elective Carlos Marques
Only for students from
Maria João
2412 Managerial Accounting 3,5 T3 Elective Accelerating and
Major
Growing tracks
2444 Marketing Seminar 3,5 T4 Elective Carlos Marques
2443 Strategy Seminar 3,5 T3 Elective Carlos Marques
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III.8.ii Financial Management
The Financial Management major deals with essential issues for a career in the Corporate Finance
Function. Students interested in taking this major MUST select this major on the online enrollment system
before starting enrollment in order to follow a slightly different course path, having the Financial
Management course in their first semester.
Pre-requisite
Code Course ECTS Term Type Faculty
courses
Required in
Financial
2414 7 S1 the first Melissa Prado
Management
semester
Applied Corporate
2232 7 S2 Core Paulo Pinho
Finance
Financial Statement Leonor Ferreira da
2222 3,5 T2/T3 Core
Analysis Silva
2206 Banking 7 S1 Elective Paulo Pinho
Corporate Antonio Nogueira
2217 3,5 T1 Elective
Governance Leite
Entrepreneurial Fin. &
Venture Capital
João Amaro de
2257 Futures and Options 3,5 T2/T3 Elective
Matos
Financial valuation
Mergers, Acquisitions José Neves de
2204 3,5 T4 Elective knowledge
& Restructuring Almeida
required
Financial valuation
2236 Private Equity 3,5 T2 Elective knowledge Paulo Pinho
required
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III.8.iii Human Resource Management
People are at the core of the success of companies, namely within such a tremendous pace of market
changes. Human Resource Management deals with people and the workplace – handling employment
issues such as staffing, performance management, motivation and retention, pay and health and safety at
work. It also deals with the management of change processes.

Global Human Resource
2334 3,5 T2/T3 Core Rita Campos e Cunha
Man.
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2385 Negotiation Analysis 7 S1 Core Luís Almeida Costa
Corporate Social
2375 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Joana Story
Responsibility
Leadership & Change
2388 3,5 T3 Elective Filipa Castanheira
Management
2400 Organization and Incentives 3,5 T3 Elective Steffen Hoernig
2386 Persuasion and Negotiation 7 S2 Elective Pedro Neves
2419 Positive Organizations 3,5 T1/T4 Elective Miguel Pina e Cunha
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III.8.iv Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Major aims at preparing students to pursue an entrepreneurial career.
Courses focus on the general understanding of how to test whether an innovative idea, product or
processes will be demanded by customers, how to finance start-up ventures and innovation projects, and
how to sell and market new products and services into national and international market places, in start-ups
and in existing organizations/firms.
Students taking this major have the following requirements:

Core courses: ‘Applied Entrepreneurship’ or ‘Creating and Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures’.
Additionally, students must take ‘Venture Simulation’.
Students must also participate in the NOVA Idea Competition
Work Project: From a Field Lab, developing a Business Plan.

2364 Venture Simulation 3,5 T4 Core António Marinho Torres
Core
2421 Applied Entrepreneurship 7 S2 Diogo Rezende
(optional)
Creating & Managing Entrepreneurial Core
2518 7 S2 Rectorate
Ventures (optional)
Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture
Capital
2332 Entrepreneurship 3,5 T4 Elective Nadim Habib
2348 New Product Development 3,5 T1/T2 Elective Luís Lages
2374 Social Entrepreneurship 3,5 T1 Elective Miguel Alves Martins
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III.8.v Marketing
Marketing deals with choosing target markets and getting, keeping, and growing customers through the
creation, delivery, and communication of superior “customer value”. It is a dynamic field that combines
creative ability and analytical skills.
Besides the two foundation courses i.e. Marketing Management and Advanced Marketing (depending on
your initial background and knowledge of the field), the school provides the following:
Pre-
Code Course ECTS Term Type requisite Faculty
courses
2327 Brand Management 7 S2 Core 1 Catherine da Silveira
2337 3,5 T1/T2/T3 Core 1 Jorge Velosa
Communication
2384 Marketing Research 7 S2 Core 1 Carlos Santos
2440 Big Data Analysis 3,5 T4 Elective 1 Carlos Santos
Consumer & Management
2329 3,5 T4 Elective 1 Luís Martinez
Decision Making
2330 Consumer Behavior 3,5 T3/T4 Elective 1 Luís Martinez
Corporate and Brand 3,5 T4 Elective 1 Denise Bieler
2449
Communication
Cross-cultural issues for
2348 3,5 T1/T3 Elective 1 Carmen Lages
Marketing
Customer and Relationship
2389 3,5 T1/T2 Elective 1 Elizabete Cardoso
Management
António Marinho
2441 Digital Marketing 3,5 T4 Elective 1
Torres
2130 Distribution Channels 3,5 T3 Elective 1 Jorge Velosa
2424 E-Commerce 3,5 T2 Elective 1 David Bernardo
E-commerce and Digital 3,5 T4 Elective 1 David Bernardo
2450
Marketing
2437 Luxury and Fashion Marketing 7 S2 Elective 1 Catherine da Silveira
2300 Management Seminar 3.5 T1 / T2 Elective 1 Carlos Marques

2444 Marketing Seminar 3,5 T4 Elective 1 Carlos Marques
2348 New Product Development 3,5 T1/T2 Elective 1 Luís Lages
2351 Pricing Strategies 3,5 T1 Elective 1 José Mata
Research Methods for
2445 3,5 T4 Elective 1 Elizabete Cardoso
Business
2447 Route To Market For SMEs 3,5 T4 Elective 1 Clara Moura Guedes
Sales Force Management &
2355 3,5 T4 Elective 1 Jorge Velosa
Retailing
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parallel enrollment and completion is accepted.
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III.8.vi Operations Management
Operations Management is about getting things done effectively and efficiently in organizations. This
major will therefore cover such issues as business process re-engineering, quality management,
better customer service, inventory systems, managing manufacturing, supply chain management
and project management. Students need strong analytical skills.

2359 Operations Management 3,5 T2/T3 Core Alper Nakkas
2436 Change and Process Management 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Alper Nakkas
José Crespo de
2335 Global Supply Chain Management 3,5 T2/T3 Elective
Carvalho
2300 Management Seminar 3,5 T1 / T2 Elective Carlos Marques
2346 Modeling Business Decisions 3,5 T3/T4 Elective Sofia Franco
2376 Project Management 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Paulo Faroleiro
2352 Quality Management 3,5 T1 Elective Sonia Dahab
III.8.vii Social Entreprise
The Social Enterprise major is focused on building leadership skills and awareness to socially responsible
global leaders in both for-profit corporations and nonprofit organizations, in different types of positions
including consulting, financial services and consumer products, educational and health institutions, social
services and governmental institutions.

2417 Management of Non-Profit Organizations 3,5 T4 Core Miguel Alves Martins
2374 Social Entrepreneurship 3,5 T1 Core Miguel Alves Martins
2375 Corporate Social Responsibility 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Joana Story
2135 Economics Health & Health Care 3,5 T2 Elective Pedro Pita Barros
2134 Economics of Education 3,5 T2 Elective Ana Balcão Reis

2161 Microfinance 3,5 T1/T2 Elective Rita Baptista
2160 Poverty: Concepts and Challenges 3,5 T4 Elective Pedro Vicente

2356 Sustainable International Business 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Daniel Traça
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III.8.viii Strategy and International Business
Business leaders need to provide direction to their companies, and to organize it in order to put the strategy
in place. To build a sustainable competitive advantage, companies need to understand their customers and
competitors, their strengths and weaknesses, the complex business and institutional environments, and the
existing resource constraints. It’s also imperative that companies know how to serve customers in
international markets, and how to internationalize a local business.
The major in Strategy and International Business focuses on the strategic management of companies.

2331 Corporate Strategy 3,5 T2/T4 Core António Bernardo
T2 (part-
Filipe Castro Soeiro (T2)
2338 International Business 3,5 time class) / Core
Emanuel Gomes (T3/T4)
T3/T4
2448 Business Model Innovation 3,5 T4 Elective Rui Rolão de Carvalho
2128 Competition Policy 3,5 T3 Elective Pedro Pita Barros
2398 Consulting 3,5 T2 Elective Luís Carvalho Lopes
2375 Corporate Social Responsibility 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Joana Story
2416 Family Business 3,5 T1/T4 Elective Alexandre Dias da Cunha
2365 Global Business Challenges 7 S2 Elective José Tavares
2334 Global Human Resource Manag. 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Rita Campos e Cunha
2388 Leadership & Change Manag. 3,5 T3 Elective Filipa Castanheira
2346 Modeling Business Decisions 3,5 T3/T4 Elective Sofia Franco
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2385 Negotiation Analysis 7 S1 Elective Luís Almeida Costa
2400 Organization and Incentives 3,5 T3 Elective Steffen Hoernig
2386 Persuasion and Negotiation 7 S2 Elective Pedro Neves

2351 Pricing Strategies 3,5 T1 Elective José Mata
2447 Route To Market For SMEs 3,5 T4 Elective Clara Moura Guedes
2446 Small Business Management 3,5 T3 Elective Alexandre Dias da Cunha
2356 Sustainable International Business 3,5 T2/T3 Elective Daniel Traça
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III.9 Modules
The Modules are divided in 4 areas and the students must approve 1 module of each area according with
their Masters Program. Each Module is worth 0.5 ects and is evaluated on a Pass / Fail scheme.
Modules’ Areas:
A – Quantitative Skills;
B – Ethics;
C – Corporate Links / Internationalization
D – Communication and Creativity
The agenda of modules will be available in the beginning of September.

The majority of Modules is offered in January (a few will be offered in May / June and during the Fall
semester).
Language courses belonging to Area D are mandatory for International Track Students (i.e. Double Degree,
CEMS MIM, IMF, Manhattan Project and Outgoing Exchange Students; students that took a 10 weeks
International Internship or students that hold an International Undergraduate Degree).
Nova SBE offers the following language courses:

Spanish Language course addressed to Portuguese speakers;
Portuguese Language course addressed to other nationalities.
Both courses take place on-campus, last for one semester (30 hours) and are basic level. Students will
have 3 hours per week, with a total of 10 weeks. Attendance is mandatory. Depending on availability,
students will attend the language course during one of the semesters at Nova SBE.
International Track Students in the following conditions will get a waiver:

A Certificate in any language (besides English and mother tongue) of A2 Level, or above;
nd
A2 mother tongue (not English);
Secondary School or Undergraduate Degree taken in a foreign language (neither English nor
mother tongue).
Students that waive the language requirement may earn the 0.5 ECTS in another module of area D or in an
additional academic course.
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IV Mandatory Background for Electives
Mandatory Background for Electives

MASTERS
COURSE BACKGROUND
E M F
X X Applied Corporate Finance Corporate Finance or Financial Management
X X Applied Derivatives Investments or Financial Management
X X Asset Management Investments or Financial Management
X X Audit and Supervision Techniques Banking
X X Bank Regulation Banking
X Corporate Valuation Corporate Finance or Financial Management
X X Credit Risk Investments or Financial Management
X X Derivatives Investments or Futures and Options

Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture
X X X Corporate Finance or Financial Management
Capital
X X Financial Intermediation Banking
Financial Accounting + Finance (Bridging
X Financial Statement Analysis
courses)*
X X Fixed income Investments or Financial Management
X X Futures and Options Investments for finance students
X Global Human Resource Management Human Resource Management
X X Hedge Funds Investments or Financial Management
X Integrated Marketing Communications Approved in at least one Marketing course
X International Financial Management Corporate Finance or Financial Management
X X Management Control Systems Managerial Accounting

Mergers, Acquisitions and
X X X Corporate Finance or Financial Management
Restructuring
X X Modeling Business Decisions Statistics II or III + Strategy I or Econometrics
X Nova Students Portfolio Investments
X X Private Equity Corporate Finance or Financial Management
X X Project Finance Corporate Finance or Financial Management
X X Risk Management Investments or Financial Management
* Required only for students in the Accelerating / Beginner and Growing / Standard Track
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V 10 Things to Keep in Mind
i Read carefully this guide! It contains vital information for a successful Masters. Ignorance of
the rules and regulations enclosed cannot be used as an excuse for any action or conduct.
ii Check your institutional e-mail and the Moodle regularly for announcements made by the
Masters Office. Also keep your contact info, including mobile phone, up to date on Netpa, in
case we need to contact you urgently.
iii Commit to the community’s life by engaging in the social activities proposed and leading your
own activities. The Masters programs at Nova SBE are a communal endeavor by the class. You
will have much to learn from your peers and from your teachers.
iv Uphold the highest standards of integrity and honesty. Respect your colleagues and
teachers. Enforcement of the code of conduct is extremely strict at the Nova SBE Masters.
Severe penalties will be applied to any misconduct towards the Honor Code and class decorum.
v Do not quit a course! If you quit a course in the middle of the term you will get a “FAILED” on
the course roster and Transcript and you will lose any awarded financial aid.
vi Check regularly your academic records through the online platform in order to avoid
attendance of additional semesters.
vii Live up to your financial obligations! Any late payment will imply payment of interests and
delay fees.
viii Bring your Student Card with you to Campus everyday! You will need it to access the
dedicated facilities for Masters Students.
ix Be active in your job search! The Career Management Office (CMO) will give you support and
counseling but it is entirely your responsibility to find a job.
x Help us help you! All the procedures of your Masters are handled by the Masters Office. You
are entitled to a diligent and considerate service by the Masters Office. Please be courteous and
respectful with the Masters team: respect the schedule of the office and check for the
information you need before contacting the office.
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Detailed Information
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VI FAQ’s
1. How is the structure of the Masters program?

2. Which type of courses is offered?
Starting 3. How many ECTS do I need to graduate?
the 4. I am a beginner / standard track student. What does that mean?

5. What does it mean to have a waiver?
Masters
6. What are the mandatory courses of my masters?
7. What is a major?
nd
8. What is the 2 foreign language requirement of the International Masters
Track?
9. Which are the areas of the Professional Development Modules on offer?
10. What is the English Assessment Test?
11. How is the enrollment process in electives?
12. How do I change my enrollment in electives?
13. Can I interrupt the Masters?
14. Can I transfer to another Nova Masters Program?
15. What are the course evaluation rules?
16. I do not agree with my exam grade. What can I do?
17. What is the Special Exam to graduate?
18. I am a foreigner student. How can I find accommodation in Lisbon?
19. Can I do an exchange during the Masters?
20. I am a Double Degree Student
21. I am a CEMS MIM Student
22. I am an IMF student
23. How do I contact the Masters Office?
24. How can I have support in finding an internship or a job?
25. How can I join the Volunteering Program at Nova SBE?
26. How can I be a Tutor?
27. How can I contact the Corporate and Alumni Office?
28. How can I contact the IT help desk?
29. How do I access Moodle?
30. Which services are available at the Library?
31. What are the deadlines for the payment of fees?
32. I am late on the payment of my fees. What will happen?
33. How many ECTS do I need to enroll in the Work Project (WP)?
34. How many ECTS can I do during the WP Semester?
35. Which formats of WP are offered?
Graduation 36. How do I enroll on the WP?

37. What are the guidelines for the WP final report?
38. How is the WP defense?
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39. I am not delivering or defending the WP. What happens?

40. Am I eligible for an Award?
41. How is the final GPA calculated?
42. How do I ask for the Certificate and Diploma?
43. When is the Graduation Ceremony?
44. When is the school open?
45. Can I park on-campus?
46. What is the Masters Student Board?
47. Rules of conduct
48. Honor Code
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VII General Structure
The Nova SBE Masters are offered from Monday to Friday, exceptionally on Saturday. All class work and
projects are scheduled to be undertaken during the Academic Calendar (from September until June). The
Masters Programs in Finance and Economics are full-time programs offered during working hours, The
Masters in Management is offered in Full-time and Part-time.
The School expects the same level of commitment from all its students, regardless of their professional
situation. No exceptions or special circumstances will be accepted based on the student’s employment
status.
Nova SBE Masters are organized by semesters. Each Masters in full-time has an expected duration of 3
(1)
semesters, including two Academic Terms and the Work Project (dissertation) Term .
(1)
Once registered, you will have a maximum of 6 academic terms to complete your Master’s Program . If
there is a strong reason or special need to enroll in more than 6 academic terms, students must present a
formal written request to the Masters Office (mco@novasbe.pt). The Masters Office will evaluate the
situation and provide a decision on the matter.
Each course successfully attended and completed corresponds to a specific number of ECTS (European
Credit Transfer System) credits.
In graded courses and modules, the students earn the credits if their final grade is 10 (out of 20) or above.
In pass / fail modules, students earn the 0.5 credits if they obtain a “Pass”. To obtain a “Pass”, it is
mandatory that students attend the entire scheduled days of the module and deliver any assignment
requested.
VII.1 Type of courses offered
Full courses
Take 12 weeks of class work and are worth 7 ECTS. These courses can be lectured once a week with the
duration of 3 hours in a row OR they can be lectured in 2 sessions of 1.5 hours per week. The exams for
nd
full-courses take place in the same week as the 2 half short-courses, at the end of each semester.
Short-courses
Take 6 weeks of class work and account for 3.5 ECTS each. These courses can be lectured once a week
with the duration of three hours in a row OR they can be lectured in 2 sessions of 1.5 hours per week. At the
end of the 6 weeks, the short-courses will be followed by a whole week of exams. In each term, there are
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two halves; and in each one of them, different short-courses are offered. For information on the Courses
offered please check the table in the beginning of this handbook.
All information on courses is available on the course Syllabus (Professor’s contacts, Course Aims and
Contents, Teaching and Learning Methods, Assessment and Bibliography). The Syllabi are available on
Moodle.
Mastering your Own Career

Worth 2 ECTS, includes the Discovery Week and a short course taken on the Fall or Spring semester. The
half semester course is designed to help Masters Students on their path to conquer their preferred job
position upon graduation.
Professional Development Modules

The Modules are divided in 4 areas and the students must approve 1 module of each area.
Each Module is worth 0.5 ects and is evaluated on a Pass / Fail scheme.
VII.2 Curriculum Tracks
Given the diversity of backgrounds accepted at the Nova SBE Masters, three curriculum tracks have been
set up: Beginner / Accelerating, Standard / Growing and Advanced / Specialist.
Students are allotted to these tracks according to the following criteria:

Beginner / Accelerating - Students with limited background in Mathematics, Economics and Business.
Standard / Growing - Students with background in Mathematics, but no undergraduate degree in
Economics or Business.
Advanced / Specialist - Students with undergraduate degrees in Economics or Business (For the MSc
Economics, an undergraduate degree in Economics is required). Only candidates of this track will be
admitted for entrance in the Spring Semester.
Before enrolment, students will receive an email with information about their curriculum track. Students are
strongly advised to confirm that this track makes sense to them given their profile and the courses taken in
their Undergraduate Degree. Students should contact the Masters Office before September, if they have
concerns about their curriculum track. There will be no reassessment of curriculum track after the enrolment
period.
If you are a student in the Advanced / Specialist Track please move to section Academic Pillar.
VII.3 Bridging courses
If you have been assigned to the Beginner / Accelerating or Standard / Growing tracks you must undertake
Bridging Courses. Courses offered only in the beginning of the Academic Year.
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These courses are designed for students with limited background in the fields of Economics, Mathematics
or Business, and help them to keep up with their peers with undergraduate degrees in these fields. Bridging
courses earn no credits for the completion of the Masters and are graded on a pass/fail basis.
Some bridging courses are offered before the term begins (pre-season). These courses are on-campus and
end with an Assessment Test.
VII.4 Academic Pillar
The academic pillar unfolds in the first two semesters and includes mandatory and elective courses.
VII.4.i Mandatory Courses

Required courses cover basic knowledge and some of them are required background for specific electives.
Students must undertake the required courses, more generally, at the beginning of their Masters.
Note that some Mandatory Courses are only offered in the Fall semester and the Masters Office cannot
guarantee vacancies in those courses for students that fail. This situation may lead students to do
mandatory courses in the WP semester, which is not advisable.
VII.4.ii Waivers
Students may ask for a waiver before the deadline for waiver requests, if they consider they have covered
the respective contents in a previous Masters program.
Waiving a mandatory course which has previously not been sufficiently covered, may create difficulties in
following-up some electives. For this reason, the school will be very strict when granting waivers to required
courses. If a waiver is granted the school suggests a more advanced course on the topic if available.
For students accepted in the Masters in Management, the Masters Office will automatically grant a waiver to
Marketing Management, if students have approved courses in the area of Marketing in the Undergraduate.
These students will take Advanced Marketing.
If a student waives a required course, he/she will not earn the respective credits. The waiver of a
course will not affect the total number of credits required to complete the Masters.
Waived courses must be replaced in order to ensure that the number of credit requirements is satisfied.
No student will be allowed to graduate unless they have passed or waived all the required courses
in their Masters curriculum.
There is no procedure to earn credits for courses or modules undertaken in other programs and/or
academic institutions.
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Procedure to Request a waiver:
To request a waiver, students MUST submit a “Waiver Request Form”. This form is available in Moodle. It
can also be requested to the Masters Office (mco@novasbe.pt).
When submitting a waiver request, students must submit valid information about the course(s) (e.g.
syllabus, course contents, website, grades), in order to justify the waiver. No Waiver Request will be
accepted with this information missing.
It is strongly recommended that students request waivers as early as possible.

All requests received before “Waiver Request Deadline” will have a final decision communicated to students
before the enrolment period (allowing students to register in an additional course within the enrolment credit
limit).
Students submitting waiver requests after the “Waiver Request Deadline” will not be able to replace the
course during enrolment. This situation may prevent students from completing the program in 3 semesters.
VII.4.iii List of required courses in each of the Nova SBE Masters
Required and bridging curriculum for Masters Programs

MSc in Management
MSc in Economics MSc in Finance
(full and part-time)
Mathematics for Mathematics for Managers
Pre- Beginner / Managers Financial Accounting
Season Accelerating Financial Accounting Finance Introductory
Track Finance Introductory Business Economics
st
Bridging Business Economics Statistics I (Fall - 1 Half)
Courses
(No Standard / Mathematics for Financial Accounting Financial Accounting
Credits) Growing Managers Finance Introductory Finance Introductory
Track Business Economics Business Economics Business Economics
Career Activities Mastering your Own Mastering your Own Mastering your Own
(2 ECTS) Career Career Career
Econometrics
Macroeconomic
Investments
Analysis Marketing Management *
Full courses Financial
Microeconomic or Advanced Marketing
(7 ECTS) Econometrics
Analysis Financial Management
Corporate Finance
Microeconometrics or
Macroeconometrics
Strategy I
Strategy II
Statistics II (only for
Half Courses Beginner / Accelerating Track
(3.5 ECTS) students)
Statistics III
Human Resource
Management
* Automatic Waiver to Undergrads with background in Marketing (subject to Nova SBE evaluation). Students with background in
Marketing will be enrolled in Advanced Marketing.
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VII.4.iv Electives
Electives on offer in the Nova SBE Masters are divided into three Areas: Economics, Finance and
Management. Some electives belong to more than one Area.
Students are allowed to take a maximum of 7 ECTS, and no more than 7 ECTS, in electives on areas
outside their Master’s program.
A Mandatory Background
When choosing an elective, and in order to succeed, students must have some background in the subject
matter. Hence students are required to have attended mandatory background courses in order to enroll in
some courses. Please check the list for mandatory background courses.
Students that have not attended the mandatory background courses outlined in that list, but believe they
have equivalent knowledge, must contact the instructor of the course to obtain their approval in due time
(within the period given for enrolment changes).
VII.4.v Majors
A Major is an area of specialization of the Master. It conveys to potential employers the notion of the
student’s preferences and competences.
In order to qualify for a Major, students must ensure they have satisfied the following requirements:
- Obtain at least 21 ECTS in courses belonging to the Major.
- The student must approve all the core courses indicated for the major and the necessary electives
belonging to the Major so that the core + the electives sum at least 21 ECTS.
Students that started their Masters before 2014/2015 will have the majors with the denomination in use on
their handbook and must satisfy the major requirements indicated there.
Students can qualify for only ONE MAJOR. If they satisfy the requirement for more than one major, they
must choose one of them to be mentioned in the Masters Completion Certificate.
It is not mandatory for students to choose a major and they can simply graduate in their respective
Master without referring to any Major.
Students must request the major on the Masters Completion Certificate Form and are strongly advised to
check in advance if they satisfy the requirements to ask for a Major - Number of ECTS in courses (electives
and core) belonging to the Major.
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VII.5 WP Term
The Work Project term unfolds in the last semester. The basic requirement to enroll for your WP semester
will be the completion / enrolment on 44 ECTS in Academic courses, including the Mastering Your Own
Career activities. During the WP semester, students are only able to enroll in up to 14 ECTS.
The offer of WP themes is available on a specific date (see Academic Calendar). More information is
available in Section Masters Work Projects.
VII.6 Professional Development Modules
Nova SBE Masters offer several modules aimed at enhancing the Professional Development of students
and fostering their success in the job market. Each module is expected to take a minimum of 3 days of full-
time work, and is evaluated on a Pass / Fail scheme. Active participation is required to pass the modules.
The offer of Modules for each semester will be available in the date indicated in the academic calendar. The
majority of Modules is offered in January (a few will be offered in May / June and during the Fall semester).
Nova Masters offer several modules organized in four different Areas:

A – Quantitative Skills;
B – Ethics;
C – Corporate Links / Internationalization
D – Communication and Creativity
The students must approve 1 module of each area.
A Quantitative Skills
Modules that will provide students with important tools to analyze and interpret data.
B Ethics
Modules were students will be challenged to think about ethics issues related with the area of their masters.
C Corporate Links / Internationalization

These modules expose students to an international experience, helping them to build knowledge about the
international business environment and international careers. These modules include several study-trips
abroad, in addition to modules on-campus.
In the case of study-trips, the school is responsible for the organization of the agenda, the costs of attending
each Study Trip, including airfare and accommodation, are borne by the students. A complete schedule and
budget of the Study-Trips will be provided to students in due time. Students need to book their flight ticket
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and accommodation. All students enrolled in the study trips must stay in the hotel suggested in the study
trip agenda.
In order to receive the 0.5 ECTS, the student must present a report (2 pages max) about the experience
abroad. This report must be sent to the Masters Office within the 48 hours after the last day of the trip.
For the report the student can select one of the companies or organizations visited and discuss the key
skills required for professional success in that organization, relating this to the organization’s mission and
strategy. A personal view of the study trip in general is also expected.
D Communication and Creativity

In this group the students can take language courses or modules that will challenge them to think “out-of-
the-box” and to use these skills to lead their organizations in a future dominated by innovation.
Nova SBE offers the following language courses:

Spanish Language course addressed to Portuguese speakers;
Portuguese Language course addressed to other nationalities.
Both courses take place on-campus, last for one semester (30 hours) and are basic level. Students will
have 3 hours per week, with a total of 10 weeks. Attendance is mandatory. Depending on availability,
students will attend the language course during one of the semesters at Nova SBE.
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Due to the 2 foreign language requirement, the language courses are mandatory for International
Track Students (i.e. Double Degree, CEMS MIM, IMF, Manhattan Project and Outgoing Exchange
Students; students that took a 10 weeks International Internship or students that hold an International
Undergraduate Degree).
International Track Students in the following conditions will get a waiver:

A Certificate in any language (besides English and mother tongue) of A2 Level, or above;
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A2 mother tongue (not English);
Secondary School or Undergraduate Degree taken in a foreign language (neither English nor
mother tongue).
Students that waive the language requirement may earn the 0.5 ECTS in another module of area D or in an
additional academic course.
If students fail the language course at Nova SBE they will not be allowed to enroll again. Therefore, in order
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to graduate the students will have to deliver a Certificate in a 2 foreign language until the end of the
Masters.
The Masters Office will provide additional information on the Professional Development Modules in
beginning of the Fall semester.
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If there are slots available and according to a previous request evaluation by the Masters Office, students
can register in more than the minimum number of modules, although there will be no extra credits counted.
If students decide not to take a module please be sure to cancel enrolment within the allowed period for
enrolment changes on modules. If students do not cancel the module(s), the information launched in the
roster will be “FAILED”. The same information will also be part of the Master’s Degree Certificate.
VII.7 English Language
The language of instruction in all Masters Programs is English. Students are expected to use English for all
written work, class presentations, group-work, readings, and examinations. Students are responsible for
ensuring that their level of English is good enough to undertake the Masters curriculum, in all of its
dimensions, follow class discussions, prepare assignments, make presentations, and take exams.
No other language will be allowed in class, in any written or oral work, or in presenting the work-project.
There are positively no exceptions to this rule. When group work is required, discussion within the groups
must be in English.
If students consider that their level of English may not be enough we recommend enrolling in a program of
English instruction, namely at the University’s language institute – ILNOVA (ilnova@fcsh.unl.pt).
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VIII Registration and Enrolment
VIII.1 Registration
Registration takes place at the beginning of the Master’s program. A student is considered registered after
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the payment of the registration fee of 450 € .
During the Master’s Program, a minimum of 18.5 ECTS in approved courses and modules is
required per semester (exceptions may be accepted during an exchange semester with a Learning
Agreement signed by both schools). If the student does not earn this minimum amount of ECTS per
semester he/she will have to leave the Master’s Program.
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Students may ask to interrupt their Master’s Program after the 1 Semester. Interrupting the masters allows
students to waive the minimum requirement of 18.5 ECTS per semester. For information on the conditions
to interrupt the masters please read section “Masters – transferring, quitting and readmissions”.
VIII.2 Course Enrolment

Courses on the Masters have an enrolment cap, in order to sustain the pedagogical quality of teaching at
Nova SBE. Hence, some students may be precluded from enrolling for electives, particularly the most
popular ones. It is important that you have alternative options thought through the enrolment time. We
strongly advise you to check the Academic Schedule and Exam Calendar available before you choose your
Elective courses in order to confirm the feasibility to attend them. Please remember that your presence in
classes is mandatory.
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There is only one enrolment period per term. Students must enroll for full-courses (7 ECTS each) and for 1
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and 2 half short-courses (3.5 ECTS each) during the same enrolment period. Students are allowed to
enroll for a maximum of 35 ECTS per term, except in the Work Project term, in which they can enroll for a
maximum of 14 ECTS, in addition to the WP (42 ECTS). Professional Development modules are not
included in these limits.
Course Enrolment takes place in a two-phase enrolment period.

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A 1 Phase (Before classes start – first enrolment)
Students will be able to enroll online on elective courses of their preference. There is a maximum of 35
ECTS per semester (including electives and mandatory courses).
Please note that when elective courses are exclusively classified as being from other Masters, you
can enroll up to a limit of 7 ECTS (1 Full course or 2 Short courses).
Enrolment confirmation: Only students properly enrolled are able to have a grade at the end of the term.
Please check that you are enrolled in the course and class at the beginning of the term by consulting your
NetPa. The Masters Office will not be responsible for checking each student’s enrolment.
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B 2 phase (During the first 5 days of classes - Changing and cancelling Enrolment on Electives)
Students will be able to cancel or change their enrolment on electives during the first week of
classes in each half. During this period it is possible to replace Short- or Full-elective courses. In the
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2 half it is not possible to cancel or replace Full Courses, even in the first week of classes, as they are
already taking place.
Changing or cancelling enrolment on elective courses must be done online during the first week of classes.
If you do not have access to the internet please ask someone to do it for you online. No changes will be
accepted before or after the dates scheduled for that purpose.
If students decide to drop a course please be sure to cancel this course online within the time frame (first
week of classes). If students do not cancel the course(s) during this week and decide not to complete the
Course, the information launched in the course roster will be “FAILED”. The same information will also be
part of the Master’s Degree Certificate.
VIII.3 Minimum number of students per Elective Course
There is a minimum of 6 students per elective course. Electives will not take place if the number of
students enrolled during the online enrolment process is less than 6. In this case, students will be informed
and have the possibility to enroll in another course.
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IX Masters Work Projects
To receive a Masters Degree Certificate, students must complete a Masters Work Project. The Masters
Work Project is an original piece of work, supervised by a Professor (the Advisor). The Masters Work
Project is worth 42 ECTS, which equals to 1176 hours of individual workload. The 42 ECTS of the Masters
Work Project will only be given to the student once the Work Project has been approved by a jury.
Normally, Work Projects are delivered at the beginning of the months of January, June or September and
argued before a jury, on the requested dates, according to procedures set by the Masters Office.
Double Degree and IMF students will have specific requirements and calendars according with the rules of
the partner school (read section “Double Degrees” and “IMF”). For more information, DD and IMF students
are advised to consult the information online or contact the Masters Office.
Each semester the School develops a series of Workshops to support the development of the students’
Work Project. These Workshops have a specific calendar, which are available on the WP Calendar and on
Moodle.
The Final Report of the Masters Work Project, as well as the preliminary versions, must be written in
English. Students that are less fluent in English should look for help, and make sure that their English
standards are improved.
The Work Projects of the Nova SBE Masters may have three-formats:
(i) Field Labs;
(ii) Directed Research;
(iii) Directed Research Internship.
The WP Themes are organized by Area as follows:
Masters in Finance
Masters in Management
 Corporate Finance;
 Accounting & Auditing;
 Financial Markets;
 Financial Management;
 Banking, Financial Regulation and Supervision.
 Human Resource Management;
Masters in Economics
 Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
 Development and Trade;
 Marketing;
 Business Economics;
 Operations Management;
 Public Policy;
 Social Enterprise;
 Competition and Regulation;
 Strategy and International Business.
 Macroeconomics and Financial Markets.
The Masters Certificate will indicate the WP format and the area (e.g. Directed Internship on HRM; Field
Lab on Marketing; Directed Research on Public Policy).
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IX.1 Field Labs

The Field Lab project is focused on a high-impact real problem that the student is able to face in the
professional future and offers the possibility to integrate distinct knowledge areas. Preliminary work can be
team-based, although students must present individual reports on specific developments around the
core research problem.
Field Labs will have a specific calendar, running in parallel to that of the Directed Research Work Projects.
The school is constantly developing new partnerships to expand the offer of Field Labs.
The Masters Office will communicate the Field Labs on offer and the deadlines for application on Moodle –
section Work Projects.
Field Labs on offer in previous years
Masters Field Lab Areas

Social Enterprise /
Economics WACT – We Are Changing Together Innovation & Entrepreneurship /
Globalization & Development Economics
Corporate Finance
Equity Research Financial Markets / Banking, Financial
Regulation and Supervision
Corporate Finance
Finance
FL in Consulting Financial Markets / Banking, Financial
Regulation and Supervision
Management Consulting Labs Strategy / Consulting / Financial Markets
International Business/ Strategy / Operations

Entrepreneurial Innovative Ventures
Management
SME Competitiveness: Internationalization

International Business / Strategy
Strategy
Children Consumer Behavior Marketing
Management Management Consulting Labs Strategy / Consulting
Social Entrepreneurship Consulting Labs Social Enterprise / Strategy
FL Marketing Labs – Marketing Business

Marketing
Plan
FL Marketing Labs – Branding Lab Marketing
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IX.2 Directed Research

Students choosing Directed Research will develop a research project suggested by a Professor, under
his/her direct scientific supervision. The list of proposed Directed Research themes is distributed before
students register for the Work Project. You may find the Directed Research themes proposed for this
academic year on Moodle – section Work Projects.
IX.3 Directed Research Internship

Students choosing the Directed Research Internship format will develop a project on a company during an
internship. An agreement will be signed between the company and Nova SBE. The student will have 2
advisors (an Academic Advisor and a Company Advisor).
The Projects may be:

Suggested by the student: The company and project must be approved by Nova SBE.
Offered by Nova SBE: The students will be chosen through an admission process.
The directed internships must respect the following criteria:

Have a “problem solving” format, this is to say that they must respond to a predefined question /
problem raised by the host organization.
The question or problem has to be approved by the faculty member responsible to supervise the
Project.
Have a designated supervisor for the internship within the host organization.
Internships will only be possible based on a specific protocol signed for this purpose. These protocols
should be signed by the Director of Masters Programs, the Advisor and the Company’s representative.
Examples of Directed Research Internships offered by Nova SBE in previous years
Masters Directed Research Internship Areas
ERSAR - Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de

Economics Applied Policy Analysis
Águas e Resíduos
Marketing / Operations
Management Call for Solutions – Sonae
Management
UKTI – British Embassy - Investment Support
Management Consulting
Experience
Finance BPI – Banco Português de Investimento Financial Markets
IGTCP - Instituto de Gestão da Tesouraria e do

Finance Financial Markets
Crédito Publico
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IX.4 Enrolling on the Work Project
Enrolment on the Masters Work Project must occur during the semester before the development of the
Work Project. Students can enroll in the Work Project only if they have obtained or are enrolled on at
least 44 ECTS in the Academic Pillar.
The WP enrolment and Assignment process unfolds according to the following steps:
1. Distribution of the WPs proposals – Students will receive by email a List of WP Proposals including
Field Lab, Directed Research themes from the faculty and Directed Research Internship offers.
2. Enrolment on WP – Students must enroll on the stipulated date (see Academic Calendar), on their
choice of WPs format from the List of WP Proposals.
3. Assignment of WP – The Masters Office publishes online the Matching Process list (with information
on the WP themes and which students have been assigned to them).
4. Kick-Off – Within ten days of WP assignment, students should contact their supervisor to establish an
initial contact and agree on a timeline for developing the WP. Students should make sure they do not
leave for vacations without contacting their supervisor.
IX.5 Final Report Delivery
Full guidelines for formal WP requirements, including formatting rules, are available online, and will be
distributed during the WP assignment period. Students can choose to do their Work Project as a Field Lab,
Directed Research or Directed Research Internship, but will always be required to present a written work
according to the guidelines.
The size of Work Project Reports has to follow very strict rules. The reports should be double-spaced, in a
Times New Roman font, size 12, and should have no more than 25 pages of text, including cover page,
bibliography, tables, figures and appendices. Students can include other annexes to the report, with
additional information. However, the reading of these annexes should not be mandatory to understand the
report and members of the jury should in no way be required to consult these annexes to evaluate the
report.
Some adaptations to the final report structure are possible in the case of Field Labs or Business Cases.
Students should check carefully the WP Guidelines available online and also sent by the Masters Office. In
case of doubts, the students should talk with their advisor.
Students must submit the final version of the WP to the Masters Office in the WP Delivery Date (see
Academic Calendar). A special room will be arranged on-campus, for the specific day of delivery. The
delivery of Work Projects will take place on this date and NOT at any earlier or later date. Failure to
submit on the scheduled day results on the student’s inability to defend the WP (except on cases previously
agreed for different dates, e.g. Double Degree students attending partner schools).
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After submission, all reports are thoroughly checked for plagiarism using internationally recognized,
state-of-the-art software. To avoid any problem and doubts, students should be extra careful and ensure
they respect all norms for referencing and citations.
On the WP delivery date, students will be required to deliver:

1. 3 hard copies of their Work Project (with a plastic cover and back, written in Times New Roman 12 font,
with double-line spacing) clearly stating their complete name, Master’s Program and student Masters
number on the front page;
2. A digital copy in PDF format should also be sent by e-mail to the Masters Office, no later than the final
due date;
3. Duly completed and signed copy of the “Work Project Defense Request” and answer the questionnaire
on Survey Monkey, using the link “Authorization to Publicize”. This form will be handed by the Masters
Office and will be available on Moodle.
Students have to submit all the above mentioned elements in order to be allowed to defend their WP.
Also, an anonymous online questionnaire form to evaluate the Work Project development has to be
answered before the defense.
Students having difficulties to meet their Work Project delivery date should first discuss their situation with
their advisor and then seek advice from the Masters Office.
Students failing to deliver or defend their Work Project can register for another semester and pay the
required fee. However, the school cannot guarantee that the WP supervisor will be able to carry on from
one semester to the other.
IX.6 Public Defense

The Work Project is evaluated by a jury in a session that is scheduled for that purpose. By Portuguese law,
the jury has to be composed of at least three and not more than five faculty members, including the
(1)
Supervisor . The period for Public Defense is indicated in the academic calendar, and all sessions will be
scheduled in that period. Students and faculty are requested to keep these dates free. The actual schedule
will be available to students only one week before the Public Defense period.
The defense begins with a presentation made by the student, followed by a discussion with the jury. Each
Public Defense session should take from 45 minutes to one hour. In the first 15 minutes, students present
their work orally, and after that, time will be dedicated to questions.
The presentation by the student should be prepared in PowerPoint.
The classification obtained in the final discussion of the Work Project is on a scale of 1-20. Work Project
approval requires a final grade greater or equal to 10. Students will obtain a final grade for their Work
Project after the Public Defense session, after a short discussion by the jury.
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The WP final grade will have two components:
1. R&D Process – The student will be evaluated by the supervisor on his/her effort, commitment,
autonomy, thoroughness and innovativeness during the research and development process. This
evaluation will be made on a short oral presentation by the supervisor.
2. Output – The jury will create an overall appreciation of the WP thesis and the presentation by the
student, based on criteria such as:
i. Innovativeness to the approach;
ii. Ability to work autonomously;
iii. Competence in the subject matter;
iv. Rigor in the analysis;
v. Quality of written report;
vi. Communication skills;
vii. Ability to discuss the topic and respond to the jury.
The jury is required to communicate to the student only the final grade of the WP. It is free to provide a
breakdown between the two components of the grade or to provide additional feedback or comments.
Students are entitled to overall feedback about the general quality of their work and for the shortcomings
that justify their grade.
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X Rules of Conduct
X.1 Classroom rules
Students are expected to attend and participate in all courses / seminar classes / modules on which they
have enrolled. Students are responsible for ensuring that there is no incompatibility in their schedule, which
prevents them from attending classes.
The only absences accepted are those that occur due to illness and exceptional family circumstances. In
the case of a prolonged illness, students should contact the Masters Office, who will notify the course’s
instructor.
Students should read the Syllabi of the courses to know the expectations of Faculty for each course and the
evaluation methods used.
Students are also requested to respect the following classroom rules, for the sake of the learning
experience of the class:
Arrive on time to class. Faculty is allowed to block entry of participants due to lateness;
Prepare your readings and participate in class discussions. Active participation requires
students to prepare cases and other assignments, and contribute to the discussion with valid and
pertinent input. Remember: class participation is evaluated;
Keep your cell phones turned off until the end of the class. Never answer calls or text messages
in class. Students answering their phone or engaging in text-messaging will be automatically asked
to leave the class;
Always display your name tag. Faculty may refuse to answer questions from students not
displaying their name tags;
Use of laptops or other electronic devices in class is subjected to the approval of the faculty.
Accessing e-mail or the Internet during class, other than for matters related to class is forbidden.
All the above mentioned rules will be weighted in the courses’ final grade, as well as class attendance and
participation.
X.2 Honor Code
Any instance of cheating diminishes the Nova SBE brand and is a violation of other students right to
fairness and justice.
Instances of cheating include:
Misuse of information – The misuse of information belonging to other students / Professors, will be
considered a crime and severely punished. The use of E-Learning platforms (e.g. Moodle) or IT tools obey
the same principles and rules applicable to activities in a conventional face-to-face class.
Plagiarism – Nova SBE has a strict policy against the deliberate reproducing of work of another person
or institution without acknowledgement. All sources used for any piece of work should be fully referenced
and acknowledged.
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Unlawful Collusion – Unauthorized co-operation between students in the production of materials

included in the grading process, whether taking place in the classroom or at home, other than teamwork
explicitly assigned by the teacher is not allowed. Students are expected to complete their own work. In
case of unlawful collusion all elements of the group will be punished, even if they did not take part in the
misconduct.
Unlawful Copying – Copying from another student’s examination, with or without his/her consent,
submitting a work previously submitted by another student, violating any examination recommendations or
any rules relating to academic conduct of a course, unauthorized use of course material during a closed
book exam, submitting the same work for more than one course without prior permission of both
instructors, unauthorized use of cell phones, calculators, dictionary, books, computer during an
examination, are instances of unlawful copying. In case of copying, the school will punish all students
involved, including the ones that have facilitated copying.
X.2.i Standard punishment

When there is suspicion of misconduct in any form, the course instructor is the first line of punishment.
Faculty is free to apply a punishment that it considers suitable, up to failure in the course. In an instance of
clear cheating in an exam, the exam should be immediately annulled and the students will be asked to
leave the room.
Students may appeal to the Pedagogical Council if they feel they have been unfairly treated. In all cases,
the course instructor will refer the student to the Director of Masters Studies with the name and number of
the student and a short description of the events and punishment applied. The event will be added to the
student’s file. If it is the student first offense, the Masters Office will notify the student that has taken note of
the offense and a more severe punishment will be applied in case of any follow on offense.
X.2.ii Aggravated Punishment

In case of a serious or repeated offense, the matter will be referred to the Masters Pedagogical Council
(MPC). The President of the Pedagogical Council will gather the facts and decide on the penalty beyond
that already implemented by the Course Instructor, based on the previous history of the student and in
consultation with the Course Instructor.
If the matter is deemed serious, the Pedagogical Council, including student members, will convene to hear
the facts and confront the student, less than 10 days after the event.
The Council will decide on an aggravated punishment, under suggestion of the President. The minimum
sanction will be the failure in the course, and maximum sanction will be expulsion from the program.
The Council will also discuss if there are attenuating circumstances that thwart the case from being referred
to the “Disciplinary Council” of the University. If the Council fails to agree on such circumstances, the case
will be automatically referred to the Disciplinary Council. In case of repeated transgressions, the sanction
should be strongly incremented.
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XI Grades and feedback
XI.1 Course Evaluation

Students' course evaluation is conducted on an individual basis, and final grades are on a scale of 0 – 20.
Academic courses and Work Project approval requires that the final grade is equal to or superior to 10.
(1)
There are no decimal points on final grades .
Each course’s evaluation can be based on a student’s participation in class, coursework, class-work, tests,
examinations and other evaluations.
The Final Exam is mandatory and Faculty MUST use more than one method of assessment. Individual
in-class written work cannot count for less than 50% of the final grade. The weight of the final exam should
not be less than 30 % nor exceed 70%.
The Faculty clearly specifies which methods will be used and their contribution to the final grade (in
percentages) in the syllabus of each course available on Moodle. Please be aware that evaluation is the
sole responsibility of the teacher.
Grades are posted on Netpa, within 10 days after the exam’s day. Faculty should not provide any
information to the student about the final grade, before its publication online. Nova’s policy prohibits the
release of grades over the telephone, by fax or by e-mail. A roster may be published by faculty with the
partial grades of the students, during the feedback process.
If a certain component of a grade, such as a paper, has an extended deadline that goes over the exam
week, the final grade will be made available only when all components are delivered. When, due to an
exceptional delay by Faculty, the final grade is not available within the normal deadline, a follow-up e-mail
will inform students as soon as that grade is posted.
All courses and modules where the student was enrolled will be launched in the course roster (including the
ones that the student failed, due to a final grade below 10 or not attending). The same information will also
be part of the Master’s Degree Certificate.
XI.2 Final Exams

For full-courses, the examinations will be scheduled at the end of the semester during which they are
offered.
For short-courses, the examinations will be offered at the end of each half during which they are offered.
Examination schedules are set before the beginning of each academic year and are available online.
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All students enrolled in a course (mandatory or elective) are expected to take exams, when required in the
course’s assessment rules. If a student does not take the final exam, the course roster will state
“FAILED”. The same information will also be part of the Masters Degree Certificate.
There is only ONE examination period per course. There will be no special sessions, except for the
graduation exam (see item Special Exam to Graduate below).
Laptops and other electronics devices are not allowed during the exams, unless the instructor explicitly
allows it.
If a student comes late to the exam, the instructor is not allowed to give extra time. All students MUST finish
and hand in the exam at the same time and identify all pages delivered, including those that arrived late.
If students miss an exam for a legitimate medical or any other emergency, they must provide a written
document in support of their absence (e.g. medical certificate). If the absence is deemed justified, students
are entitled to take a make-up exam. Date and other specific details will be organized by the Masters Office.
XI.3 Examinations – Alternative examination arrangements

1) Alternative examination arrangements can be provided for students with verified or permanent
disabilities:
a) For students with vision impairments or motor disabilities that limit movement of the hand and arms,
written examinations should be replaced by oral examinations or alternative forms of assessment
given the nature of the student’s specific disability;
b) For students who are deaf or have significant hearing impairments, oral examinations should be
replaced by written examinations or alternative forms of assessment given the nature of the
student’s specific disability;
2) In cases where the disability has implications in slow reading or writing, additional time for the exams
should be provided. The extent of additional time allowances will depend on the requirements of the
individual student though this is limited to a maximum of double the scheduled time.
3) If an examination question contains components (e.g. illustrations, graphs, etc.) that are difficult for
students to understand and if these are crucial for an adequate understanding of the question, the
instructor should make adjustments by using an alternative form to demonstrate or explain information.
XI.4 Special Exam to Graduate

Students that have successfully presented their Masters Work Project, missing only ONE required course
(short or full course) in order to achieve the required 58 ECTS in Academic courses to graduate, will be able
to take this course’s exam a second time, as long as they have enrolled in the course before and got a
minimum of 05/20 final grade in the course.
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There is a 150 Euros fee for taking the special exam to graduate. If there is a strong reason for a fee
reduction, students may present a written request to the Masters Academic Committee, in order to obtain it.
In order to schedule the special exam to graduate, students must contact the Masters Office before their
WP defense. The exam date will always take place after their Masters Work Project defense, ideally in the
next 2 weeks. This second exam may be written or oral, and the final grade will not exceed 11 out of 20.
XI.5 Feedback and Final Exam Review
Students are entitled to obtain feedback from the faculty about their performance and their grade, and to
review their final exam. Faculty should post a time and date for exam review, at the time of submitting their
grades. This review should happen within five days of final grade’s publication.
Students may request a review of their final exam grade to the teacher. Because the process of
grading is subjective, only gross mistakes in grading, i.e. those with the potential of involving at
least 50% of the points assigned to the question or 1 point, whatever lowest, should be considered
by the teacher. If the student is correct and an increase in the points of a question is higher than the
threshold set above, the teacher should request a grade change to the President of the Masters
Pedagogical Council, explaining the reasons for the change in each question.
When the grade change is due to mistakes in the addition of partial grades, the threshold above does not
apply. There is no appeal to the appraisal of the grade review by the teacher.
XI.6 Improving a Grade
There is no procedure to improve a grade. There is no possibility to re-sit an exam or enroll in a course
for a second time, once a student obtains the credits of a course, by obtaining a grade of at least 10. The
student must keep the grade obtained in the course, which will be included in the transcript and final GPA,
unless there is a grade review by the faculty (see guidelines for grade reviews above).
XI.7 Evaluating Courses and Instructors
During the Master’s program, students will be asked to fill in three different surveys. Collaboration on these
matters is essential for the School, as it can help us improve our programs.
Course Evaluation Survey

At the end of each class period, students will be asked to fill in a survey about each course. The form
includes questions for Faculty evaluation and additional space for comments and suggestions. These
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survey forms must be completed by students in one of the last classes of the course. This survey is
anonymous.
The result of the survey will remain confidential, and will be communicated to the teacher and the Faculty
Council. The comments and suggestions will be sent to the teacher.
Masters Satisfaction Survey

At the beginning of the third semester, students will be asked to complete an extensive survey about their
overall experience in the Nova SBE Masters, including topics such as: schedules, service, staff, exams
calendars, program structure, etc…
This survey is anonymous. The survey form will be distributed through an online tool.
Masters Work Project Survey

During the month of the WP defense, students will be asked to submit a WP evaluation form, including
feedback on the supervisor, the support by the Masters Office and other services during the WP. The
feedback will be communicated to the supervisor and the Faculty Council and remains confidential
otherwise.
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XII Communication and IT
XII.1 School’s IT facilities
Upon arrival, Masters Students receive a Username and Password for the School’s IT services. This
password will provide access to the school’s portal, as well as to the institutional email account. In case you
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lose your password, please contact the IT Helpdesk (2 floor, room 206).
XII.2 Institutional E-mail
The institutional email account at the School’s domain is created according to the following rule:
name.YYYY@school’s domain, where Name is the Student’s first and last name and YYYY is the Masters’
beginning year.
This account may be forwarded to a personal account (contact the IT Help Desk for support in this process).
Students are responsible for confirming that any forwarding rules are properly set up, so that all emails
arriving at that account reach them.
The Masters Office will contact the students individually or in groups only via their institutional email. Since
communication between the Masters Office and students is very important to address administrative
questions, it is very important that students regularly check their institutional account. Problems with their
institutional mailbox will not be considered or accepted as an excuse for not having received important
information from the Masters Office or any other office at Nova SBE.
The Masters Office will avoid mass emails to students. If you are not receiving emails because your
school’s email box is full please contact the IT Help Desk.
XII.3 Moodle
“moodle@NovaSBE” is a Course Management System platform available to Nova SBE Faculty and
Students, used as a complement to face-to-face classes allowing for web and technological enriched
Courses, enabling rich interactions between moodle-Teachers and Students and focusing on Students’
learning needs. It provides goal-oriented feedback with multiple means to measure and keep track of
Students progress with a variety of objectives and tools for communication, collaborative work and sharing
of materials and knowledge in an online environment, available any time and from any location with Internet
access.
To access “moodle@NovaSBE” platform,

- enter the address http://moodle.novasbe.pt in a browser (Firefox preferably), or
- go to the School´s website http://www.novasbe.pt, click in the “Moodle@” link (in the top bar of the
screen) and enter the usual Login information
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For information on how to:

- start – before Login, click “HOW DO I START” in the Front Page,
- use Moodle – after Login, please consult the “Info & Support” block on the left with help and support
for its uses and underlying rules and procedures.
The Masters Office manages the “Masters Office area” also in the “moodle@NovaSBE” platform. Frequent
visits to this area are important to stay up to date about any changes or any development in the program.
XII.4 Computer and internet access
Students with a personal laptop can access the School’s wireless connection: eduroam.
To configure your laptop, please consult the instructions on the homepage “eduroam_guest”.
Students can also use the computer labs. The computer lab in Room 215 is dedicated only to Masters
Students. There, students can use the desktops available, using their Username and Password to log in.
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A self-service printing system, managed by the Copy Shop on-campus, is available on the 2 floor.
XII.5 IT support
The IT HELPDESK provides support to Masters Students in the access and operation of the School’s IT
services, including:
Management of the students’ privileges in the School’s IT infrastructure;
Configuration of laptops to access the School’s resources (wireless, email, etc), as well as for the
management of their user privileges for the intranet;
Other services in the portal or email.
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The IT HELPDESK is open from 8 am to 8 pm, every weekday, and is located in room 206, on the 2 floor.
Students can also contact the Helpdesk by email: helpdesk@novasbe.pt (replies during office hours).
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XIII International Masters Track
XIII.1 Master’s in International Management (MIM) Students
Students in the MIM program year one are students enrolled in one of the pre-experience Masters
programs (in Economics, Finance, or Management). During this first year students are expected to
complete the curricular part of their pre-experience Master’s program including all mandatory requirements.
MIM students will not do the regular Work Project, but instead will carry out a Business Project and
complete a separate individual assignment in their second year of MIM. Guidelines on the articulation of the
Business Project with this individual assignment are published in the Spring Semester.
Please note: students enrolled in the Masters in Finance or Economics have to do a mandatory half course,
“Strategic Marketing”, during their first semester at Nova SBE (in the first half).
To have a major in a given area, MIM students must be approved in Year 1 courses of that area
corresponding to 21 ECTS. MIM Year 2 courses may also be considered, depending on the approval of the
MIM Academic Director.
All matters related with Year-One are to be addressed to the Masters Office;
Matters related with Year-Two and generic CEMS MIM issues are dealt with by the CEMS Office.
A Requirements
In order to start the MIM Year-Two, students must have passed at least 45 ECTS. Only 1 mandatory
element of the pre-experience Masters program can be left behind.
Note that having a waiver releases the student from the component requirement but does not earn the
credits.
MIM Year-Two students must complete a total of 45 ECTS in MIM academic courses, 15 ECTS in the
Business Project, 3 ECTS in the Block Seminar, 1 ECTS in the Responsible Global Leadership Seminar, 1
ECTS in the Business Communication Skill Seminar and 1 ECTS in skills seminars.
The tests for Business Communication and the 10 weeks international internship can be done during the
MIM Year-One or MIM Year-Two.
B Credit transfers between MScs and MIM

By the end of the MIM program a maximum number of 15 ECTS is allowed to be transferred from the MSc
to the MIM and vice-versa. Only MIM elective courses can be double counted. Students transferring credits
from the MIM to the MSc must respect all the requirements of their master’s program. For example, MIM
electives cannot be used to replace mandatory modules or required seminar of the MSc.
Credits obtained at another CEMS School in Year-Two can only be converted to your Year-One Masters
upon submission and acceptance of the Transfer of Exchange Credits form, to be delivered with the original
transcript of records to the Nova CEMS Office no later than four weeks after the semester has ended at the
host school.
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After application of all flexibility rules, a student must still successfully pass a minimum of 24 ECTS per
term, and will be able to credit a maximum 37.5 ECTS per term.
This includes courses, the Block Seminar, Global Responsible Leadership Seminar, Skill Seminars and the
Business Project.
The CEMS Office (+ 351 213 822 753; mim@novasbe.pt) is located at the Palacete Henrique Mendonça.
Office hours (during term time) are on Monday to Friday 11:00 – 13:00; Tuesday and Thursday 14:00 –
17:30 or by appointment.
For your convenience, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 14:00-17:30 the office hours will be at
the Masters Office at the Campus de Campolide.
Academic matters pertaining to the CEMS MIM program are the responsibility of the CEMS Academic
Director and the CEMS-MIM Executive Coordinator. All contacts should be directed to the CEMS Office.
XIII.2 IMF – International Masters in Finance Brazil – Europe
The International Master in Finance Brazil-Europe is a joint Program offered by Nova SBE and São Paulo
School of Economics - Fundação Getulio Vargas, in collaboration with Cass Business School – three
highly-regarded international business schools, with a proven track record in preparing specialized finance
professionals.
This program is designed to develop solid knowledge and analytical, problem-solving competencies in the
financial area. Students will have the opportunity to study in a multicultural learning environment, with
classes in São Paulo, London and Lisbon, benefit from first-hand contact with financial institutions in the
three countries, work on real-life cases and prepare for a demanding career in an international market.
Students are also allocated mentors from different markets as means to expand and strengthen their
professional network.
Since the program is taught in conjunction with EESP-FGV, the rules and calendar for the Work Project, as
well as the format of the final document and presentation is different from the standard Nova SBE thesis.
The Work Project must be co-advised by Faculty at Nova SBE and Faculty at EESP-FGV.
Credits obtained at EESP-FGV will be recognized as ECTS credits for the Masters in Finance from Nova
SBE. Students are awarded a degree in International Master in Finance by Nova School of Business and
Economics, and a degree in International Professional Master in Finance by EESP-FGV.
Matters related with the International Master in Finance Brazil-Europe should be addressed to the New
Projects and Program Development Office at imf@novasbe.pt
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XIII.3 Exchange Programs
Masters Students may participate in an exchange program during one academic semester and attend
courses at an institution with which Nova SBE has a Bilateral Agreement valid for the current academic
year.
During the study period at a partner university, the student cannot be enrolled on any course at the Nova
SBE Masters nor be registered for the Work Project.
The student continues to pay tuition fees at Nova SBE during the entire period of study at the partner
university. A Bilateral Agreement between Nova SBE and partner schools ensure that students are
exempted from paying tuition / enrolment fees at the partner university.
The selection of the Masters Students for these Exchanges will take place each semester following
deadlines and application process rules. The entire process is managed by the Masters Office.
A How to proceed
1. Check the international agreements available and the Exchange Program Regulation. The information
can be found in the master’s area on Moodle.
2. Be aware of the Application Process deadlines (information will be posted on Moodle).
3. Attend the Exchange Information Session in the beginning of each the semester (the date will be
announced on Moodle).
4. Deliver the documents necessary for application to the Masters Office before the deadline.
5. If accepted, the Masters Office will undertake the nomination process to the partner university. If the
nominations are done by email, the student is put in cc to the email.
6. After the nomination, the student should contact the partner university directly to ask for information
regarding the enrolment process, academic calendar, deadlines, courses available; Visas and all other
relevant information for the period abroad.
7. Fill out and sign the Learning Agreement (a document that shows the plan of study the student wishes
to follow at the partner university) and deliver it to the Masters Office before leaving to the semester
abroad.
8. When returning to Nova SBE, the student must request course and credits creditation to the Academic
Coordinator of Exchange Programs (ACEP).
B Conversion of Credits and Grades
To convert credits and grades to the Nova SBE Master the student must submit the Transfer of Exchange
Credits Form after arrival. This form must be obligatorily accompanied by the original version of the
Transcript of Records obtained at the partner university.
The Transcript of Records must satisfy the following requirements:

The number of credit units must be expressed according to the ECTS system. If the credits used by
the partner university do not correspond to the ECTS system, the student must present information
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in official document that permits the ACEP to convert them to the ECTS system. It is fundamental to
know the number of units corresponding to the host university’s normal workload during one
academic year.
To convert the grade, if the scale used is different from Nova SBE’s, it is important to know if the
scale used considers an indication of pass/failure rates, and the frequency distribution of grades
recently obtained at the partner university.
Only original Transcript of Records or authenticated translations will be accepted; and only those
written in the following languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese.
All courses included in the Transcript of Records must be part of the Transfer of Exchange Credits form.
This request must be submitted to the Masters Office within 1 month of the last exam at the partner
university.
o Only courses relevant to the respective Masters will be credited.
o A maximum of 35 ECTS will be recognized.

If the student is awarded with an Erasmus grant a minimum of one approved course on the semester
abroad is necessary.
In the Transfer of Exchange Credits Form, the student may ask for the integration of a course(s) done at the
partner university within a Major of Nova SBE’s Masters Programs. To grant this transfer, the ACEP will
consult the Academic Director of the Master in which the student is registered.
Students are advised to do the majority of mandatory courses before leaving for an Exchange. It is not
possible to waive mandatory courses with courses done in Exchange.
Students should also be aware that some mandatory courses are offered only once a year.
The rules of the Exchange Program are stipulated in the Exchange Program Regulation for the Masters
Students (available on Moodle – Masters Office area).
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XIII.4 Double Degrees
A Double Degree is a combined study program leading to two degrees from two universities. After
successful completion of all the program requirements from both universities, a student receives a Master’s
degree from Nova SBE together with a Master’s degree from the partner university. Due to different national
restrictions and differences between universities each Double Degree program is different, but usually it
involves an equal amount of study-time at each university. Credits obtained at both universities within the
program will be mutually acknowledged, resulting in a shortening of the required study time compared to
acquiring both degrees separately.
XIII.4.i Offer of Double Degrees
The majority of Double Degrees currently in place can be completed after two years of study, first in Lisbon,
then at the partner institution. Nova students pay Nova SBE tuition fees only. The choice of partner
institutions for a double degree follows strict criteria of academic quality, local reputation and relevance for
labor market placement.
Brazil - a country where about 650 Portuguese corporations are present. The institutions chosen as
partners are considered the most dynamic in São Paulo, the heart of Brazilian economic and financial life.
A EAESP-FGV Business School – São Paulo (Management)

Founded in 1954, the EAESP-FGV is one of the most prestigious Business Schools in Latin America, the
first to get the triple-crown accreditation in that continent. EAESP-FGV is one of the 8 schools worldwide,
together with Nova SBE, to be triple-crowned and to simultaneously belong to the CEMS global alliance for
management education that offers the CEMS MIM program.
Classes are in English.
Rules of Double Degree (Management):
After acceptance, all the documents regarding the validation of the students’ undergraduate diploma
must be provided to EAESP, so that the Brazilian legal requirement of recognition of that diploma may
be satisfied in order to issue the MSc degree.
Nova SBE students in the Management MSc will be given a Double Degree by EAESP-FGV in
International Management;
B INSPER – São Paulo (Management, Economics or Finance)

INSPER is a recent, high-profile, non-profit educational institution in the area of Business and Economics.
Since its launch in São Paulo in 1987, the programs offered by the School combine academic excellence
with a pragmatic vision and are among the most highly regarded in the market, based on national and
international rankings. Internationally accredited and highly ranked by the FT due to its Executive Education
programs, INSPER focuses in research and in an integrated educational model through a culture of learning
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that makes students very active in their learning experience, by demanding their intense dedication and
participation.
Classes are in Portuguese.
Rules of Double Degrees (Management, Economics or Finance):
After acceptance at the Double Degree, students must provide the required documents to validate their
undergraduate Diploma, according to Brazilian law. Students will go to Brazil in the second year with
that process already solved.
Nova SBE students in the Management MSc will be given a Double Degree by INSPER in
Administração;
Nova SBE students in the Economics MSc will be given a double-degree by INSPER in Economics with
a major in Applied Macroeconomics;
Nova SBE students in the Finance MSc will be given a double-degree by INSPER in Economics with
major in Applied Finance.
Italy
C LUISS – Libera Università Internazionale Degli Studi Sociali – Rome (Management, Economics or
Finance)
LUISS Guido Carli is a private Italian university located in the heart of Rome, in one of its most charming
neighborhoods. The university aims to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the development and
transmission of scientific, technological, and classical knowledge and understanding. It is committed to
promoting and organizing research activities, educating both culturally and professionally, and contributing
with the transfer of innovation. Recognized for its academic excellence, LUISS Guido Carli is a dynamic
university with highly selective admissions. It has trained world-class leaders sensitive to the values of
market culture and to the rules of a modern democracy, and has made important academic contributions in
the fields of economics, law and political science. LUISS Guido Carli holds a privileged position in the
working environment. Over 200 public, private, and multinational corporations cooperate with the University
to provide undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students with solid career opportunities.
Rules of Double Degrees (Management, Economics or Finance):
Nova SBE students in the Management MSc will be given a double-degree by LUISS in General
Management;
Nova SBE students in the Economics MSc will be given a double-degree by LUISS in Economia e
Finanza with a major in Financial Economics;
Nova SBE students in the Finance MSc will be given a double-degree by LUISS in Economia e Finanza
with major in Financial Economics.
Poland: an example of a country with an economic potential of growth within Europe, where some major
Portuguese corporations started their strategy of expansion to Eastern Europe several years ago, and are
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now well settled. The opportunity to enter one such innovative and dynamic market favors both Nova SBE
students and the Portuguese corporations working there.
D Warsaw School of Economics – Warsaw, Poland (Management)

It is the oldest and renowned economic University in Poland. It was founded in 1906 as a private school and
was nationalized after World War II. Today, the Warsaw School of Economics offers courses leading to
Bachelor's or Master's degrees to both full-time and extramural students. It also offers Doctoral and
Postgraduate Programs. The schools’ Finance and Accounting program was ranked in the Top 40
European Masters in Management by the Financial Times, in 2008. Warsaw School of Economics
cooperates with around 200 higher education institutions around the world within student and staff
exchange areas. It is Nova’s partner at the CEMS network, also offering the MIM program, ranked by the FT
as the best pre-experience Masters in Management worldwide in 2009.
Rules of Double Degree (Management):
Joint selection interviews by both Nova SBE and Warsaw School of Economics.
Belgium:
E Louvain School of Management (Management, Economics or Finance)

The University of Louvain is an old exchange partner of Nova SBE. The Louvain School of Management is
a recently restructured institution that brings together four partners:
• LSM - Brussels (Department of Management Sciences, FUSL-Saint Louis);
• LSM - Louvain-la-Neuve (Institut d’Administration et de Gestion of the UCL)
• LSM - Mons (Department of Management Sciences, FUCaM);
• LSM - Namur (Department of Management Sciences, FUNDP).
Together, the four partners offer high-level teaching based on advanced research and provide a global
network of partnerships with over 130 foreign universities on five continents and a network of more than 100
corporate partners very active in placing graduates in the heart of European’s job market.
It is the number 1 business school in the country, according to the Financial Times Ranking of 2010. It
combines tradition with innovation. Its beginnings date from 1897 and it is nowadays one of the most
innovative management schools in Europe. This is reflected in its accreditations, especially Equis, and in
the fact that it is the CEMS partner school in the country through its partner UCL at Louvain-la-Neuve.
Besides the outstanding quality of the school, Louvain offers an exceptional location, right in the
geographical and political centre of Europe: it is located just 24 kms away from Brussels, the political capital
of the European Union, and a few hundred kms from some of the most important cities in Europe (about
160 kms from Amsterdam and about 300 kms from Paris or London).
Courses are taught in English and there is a Language requirement (English B2 or better) for admission in
this Double Degree. Courses can also be taught in French for which students are required to have a B1
Level in French Language.
Rules of Double Degree (Management, Economics and Finance):
Joint selection interviews by both Nova SBE and LSM.
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Nova SBE students in the Economics, Finance and Management MSc will be given a double-
degree by Louvain in Management Science.
The Netherlands:
F Maastricht University (UM)

Maastricht University (UM), the most international university in the Netherlands, stands out for its innovative
approach to learning and international outlook. Maastricht is Nova’s oldest and best succeeded partner in
that country. Also triple-crowned (with AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation as Nova SBE), Maastricht
University has 13,100 students and 3,500 staff, offering a wide choice of academic programs, all of which
are designed to bring out the best in its students. With unique Europe-focused and international-oriented
programs, UM can easily call itself the most international university in the Netherlands. Around 44% of their
students and 30% of their teaching staff come from abroad. Most of their programs are taught in English
and European and international themes are deeply rooted in research and education. That creates an
international atmosphere that's attractive to Dutch as well as international students and employees.
The focus on research is another important strength of UM. Researchers at UM work in multidisciplinary
teams and in close cooperation with international institutes, business and industry. Their high-quality
researchers have attracted international attention by taking the lead in several large European research
projects.
Rules of Double Degree (Management, Economics and Finance):
This Double Degree program has a duration of 3 semesters.
Joint selection interviews by both Nova SBE and Maastricht University.
Nova SBE students in the Management MSc will be given a double-degree by Maastricht University in
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International Business. Students stay the 1 semester at Nova SBE and the 2 and 3 at Maastricht.
Nova SBE students in the Economics MSc will be given a double-degree by Maastricht University in
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Economic Studies. Students stay the 1 semester at Maastricht and the 2 and 3 at Nova SBE.
Nova SBE students in the Finance MSc will be given a double-degree by Maastricht University in
st nd rd
Financial Economics. Students stay the 1 semester at Maastricht and the 2 and 3 at Nova SBE.
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Peru:
G Universidad del Pacifico, Lima (Finance)

Blooming economy in Latin America where European investments have been reinforced under
sustainable economical growth and political stability in parallel with Colombia.
Classes are in Spanish.
Rules of Double Degree (Finance)
Nova SBE students in the Finance MSc will be given a double-degree by Universidad del Pacifico in
Finance.
XIII.4.ii How to proceed

The selection criteria for these programs are very specific. Students should submit their application for
these programs when they apply for a Master’s Program at Nova SBE. This way allows them to plan a
specific Masters schedule according to the academic requirements of Nova SBE and the partner School
chosen.
These programs are demanding and more challenging than if students were to pursue a single MSc degree
at Nova SBE. This means that only the students with the strongest academic record and the highest levels
of ambition and motivation will be selected.
The selection of students occurs between June and July with an interview with Faculty from Nova SBE. A
joint interview with faculty from some of the partner universities may also occur.
After the nomination to the partner schools, the students should contact the partner university directly to ask
information regarding the application procedures, academic calendar, deadlines, Visas, information
regarding accommodation and all other relevant information for the period abroad.
Once in the partner University the double degree student must follow the plan of study defined in the
bilateral agreement signed between the two schools. A good planning of the first year courses at Nova
SBE is crucial for the success of a Double-Degree program.
XIII.4.iii Tuition Fees

The DD student continues to pays tuition fees at Nova SBE during the entire period of study at the partner
university.
The fees defined for the DD Programs for students starting their Masters in the Academic Year 2014/2015
(4)
are: 11.500 € for 4 semesters (the Double Degree with Maastricht is 9.501 € for 3 semesters) .
XIII.4.iv Transfer of Credits

Credits obtained at the partner university will be recognized as ECTS credits for the Masters Program on
which the student is enrolled.
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XIII.4.v Work Project

Students following a Double Degree program will be subject to the dissertation rules applied at both
schools. Students will deliver their final report to both schools. Nova SBE home students developing the WP
at the partner school are allowed to deliver at Nova SBE the final report according with the structure of the
partner school.
Students are required to defend a Master thesis at Nova SBE that must be co-advised by Faculty at Nova
SBE and Faculty at the partner institution. For some DD programs 2 defenses are mandatory.
Students are strongly advised to choose the topic of the thesis, the advisors at Nova SBE and at the
partner school during the first academic year, before leaving to the partner institution. Be aware that
schools have different rules for designation of a dissertation advisor. Students should make previous
contacts with Advisors in their Areas of interest. The Masters Office can give support on these contacts.
For Nova SBE students the rules indicated on the section Work Projects of this Handbook will be adapted in
order to be according with the partner school calendar and rules. For the specific rules for DD students
please check the document WP Guidelines for DD students on Moodle.
XIII.4.vi Recognition of the diplomas

Students who successfully complete the Double Degree Program receive two Master’s Degrees, one issued
by Nova SBE and another issued by the partner school. Students will earn the two degrees only upon
completion of all requirements set by both the awarding institutions.
A Guidelines for the issue of the Nova SBE Certificate
At Nova SBE the Masters Programs have a maximum limit of 120 ECTS. The same limit is respected for the
Nova SBE Certificate.
In the case of the Double Degree Programs the following rules apply:
When the total number of ECTS (Nova SBE + partner school) exceeds 120 ECTS, the student will
be asked to choose courses corresponding to the amount of ECTS in excess of 120, to be
considered extracurricular;
An extracurricular course is listed in the Certificate with the indication of extracurricular and no
indication of grade or ECTS. These courses do not count for ECTS or the calculus of the final GPA;
All courses taken at Nova SBE will be part of the Nova SBE Certificate and cannot be chosen as
extracurricular. The ECTS are counted and considered for the calculus of the final GPA. Students
will have to choose the extracurricular courses among the courses taken at the partner school
(home school for the DD incoming);
If exceptionally a Nova SBE student has taken at the partner school an equivalent course to a Nova
SBE mandatory course, that course must also be part of the Nova SBE Certificate.
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XIII.4.vii Prohibition to work full time

The student is not allowed to work full time while studying in the partner university, unless authorized by the
partner university. Not following this rule may lead to an exclusion from the Double Degree Program.
The rules of the Double Degree Program are stipulated in the Double Degree Program Regulation and the
WP Guidelines for DD Students (available on Moodle – Masters Office area).
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XIV Money Matters
XIV.1 Tuition Fee and Payments
Students enrolling in the Academic Year 2014/2015, will pay the tuition fee of 8.502 € for the Nova SBE
Masters program. This fee entitles the student to enroll in academic courses, professional development
modules and the work project for three semesters.
The fee is charged in three identical installments of 2.834 € per semester. The registration fee of 450 € paid
in the Application Process is deducted from the first installment. If the student fails to graduate over this
period, an additional fee of 1.417 € per additional semester must be paid. Any change in fee for the Masters
(4)
program will not affect students already enrolled .
Students enrolled in the CEMS MIM Year 2 and the IMF Brazil-Europe will be subject to a different
payment schedule. Please contact the MIM office and the New Projects and Program Development Office
respectively for more details.
Students enrolled in the Double Degree Programs will be subject to a different payment schedule, which will
be 11.500 € for 4 semesters. For the Maastricht DD Program the total cost is 9.501 € due to the duration of
(4)
only 3 semesters .
(4)
If Nova SBE alumni decide to do additional courses, the cost for enrolling will be :
Full Course – 300 €;
Short Course – 250 €.
The amounts for students outside Nova SBE will be:

Full Courses – 880 € each;
Short Courses – 440 € each.
Enrolment will be subject to availability of slots and curricula evaluation.
The tuition fees of the Full-time Masters are paid in three installments on the following months:
st
1 installment – until September 12, 2014
nd
2 installment – until February 11, 2015
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3 installment – September 2015, day to be confirmed
The students undertaking the part-time masters in Management pay in four installments (2834 € per
semester). If the student is able to complete the Masters in 3 semesters the payment will be three
th
installments of 2.834 €. From the 4 semester, an additional fee of 1.417 € per additional semester must be
paid.
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The students should be aware of the payment deadlines.

On Netpa section Bursary the students have access to the fee amounts on payment, the deadlines and the
ATM reference for domestic payments. At the start of each semester, the Masters Office will send an email
reminding the students to pay their tuition fees.
For International Payments via bank transfer please ask for the bank details at the Bursary Office or
Masters Office.
Note: MIM Year 2 and IMF Brazil-Europe students should contact the MIM office the New Projects and
Program Development Office respectively for the bank details. These students should not use the bank
details of the regular Masters.
All payments should be done in Euros (EUR). Payment should be done without charges to the beneficiary.
Please ensure that you absorb ALL bank charges (your bank and/or any other intermediary bank). We may
be unable to view the fee as paid if the full amount does not reach the School’s account.
In the case of international wire transfers, students should indicate Name and student’s Master number.
After payment, students must send the confirmation of payment to the Bursary Office
(tesouraria@novasbe.pt). Without these steps, it is impossible to identify your transfer.
In case there are unclear situations presented to Faculty services, students may be asked to present proof
of payment. We therefore strongly recommend that students keep all receipts of their wire transfers.
XIV.2 Late payments
Students who fail to live up to their financial duties will have to pay interests (1% per each month after
(5)
the deadline) and fines as follows :
st
During the 5 working days after the deadline, the fees are accrued of 15 € (1 scale of the fine);
th th nd
Between the 6 and the 15 working day after the deadline, the fees are accrued of 47,50 € (2
scale of the fine);
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Between the 16 and the 30 working day after the deadline, the fees are accrued of 93 € (3 scale
of the fine);
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After the 31 working day and for each month of delay, the fees are accrued of 95 € (4 scale of
the fine);
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Students not paying until the 15 working day after the deadline will see their student privileges
revoked, including access to the intranet, to the library and to classes or exams. In order, to address
this situation, students will have to contact the Masters Office.
The reinstatement of student privileges will take place only after the Masters Office has received
confirmation that payments have been received.
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Students who, for any justifiable reasons, such as temporary financial problems, are unable to live up to
their duties, must contact the Masters Office at least 5 days before the deadline in order to arrange for a
Payment Plan.
XIV.3 Financial Aid
The decision to award financial aid to a student is the responsibility of the Admissions and Financial Aid
Committee (AFAC). Students are awarded with scholarships based on their academic performance and
overall CV, at the time of their application to the Nova SBE Masters.
If the students do not agree with the amount of reduction applied, he / she must contact the Recruitment
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and Admissions Office before the 1 day of classes. No complaints will be taken into account after that date.
Scholarships consist of a partial tuition waiver of 30%, 60% and 90%. These reductions may apply to the
installments of the first two semesters. Financial Aid is lost if the student fails a course starting from
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the 1 semester.
In order to maintain these scholarships for the third semester, students must complete at least 45 ECTS,
approve all courses and obtain a GPA of 14,00 (does not consider rounding numbers up) or above, during
the first two semesters.
There is no financial aid available beyond the third semester. Students will be informed by the Masters
Office that they have been granted an additional semester scholarship in due time.
These scholarships do not apply to MIM students in Year 2.
The award of scholarships for students entering in the Spring Semester depends on the availability of funds.
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XV Graduating from Nova SBE
XV.1 Requirements and the GPA
Students can graduate once they have completed the minimum requirements:
Pass or waive all required components, according to the assigned track and program.
Approve 2 ECTS in Modules (attendance of at least 1 module of each area is mandatory).
Complete a minimum of 58 ECTS (max 78 ECTS) in the Academic courses, including all mandatory
and elective courses. Only a maximum of 7 ECTS in courses outside of the student’s Masters Program can
be credited for the total amount of 58 ECTS.
Pass the Work Project - 42 ECTS.
Complete a minimum of 102 ECTS (58 + 2 + 42).
By graduation, students that wish to have a Major should have completed the required number of credits
in core and elective courses of their chosen Major (please check the Item Major Requirements).
A Final GPA
The final classification of the Masters is a weighted average of the final classification of the Academic
Curricular part (weighted at 65%) and the classification of the Masters Work Project (weighted at 35%).
For the calculation, the Academic Curricular part is truncated to two decimal places and the classification
of the WP is rounded to the units.
The final GPA will consider rounding numbers up, when the grade is equal or above XX,50 (e.g.: 14,50 will
be rounded up to 15).
Formula to the calculation of the final GPA:
0.65 X Academic Curricular Average + 0.35 X Masters Work Project Grade

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Final Masters GPA
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XV.2 Requesting Completion
After confirming that they have satisfied all requirements, each student must request the Completion of
the program by submitting the Masters Completion Certificate Form to the Masters Office. This request
should be done in the week after the Work Project Defense and implies the payment of an issuance Fee of
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50 € (1 issue, values for 2013/2014 – DR 2ª série, Nº 67, 4 Abril 2014).
An urgency tax will be established as follows:
- For Certificates issued on 24h – the issuance fee is accrued in 100%;
- For Certificates issued until three working days of the request day – the issuance fee is accrued in 50%;
The Master Office will validate the Completion of the program and computes the GPA of the student.
All courses and modules (approved and failed - due to a final grade below 10 / pass or not attending) will be
launched in the Master’s Degree Certificate if the student requests a certificate with discrimination of
courses.
In the request form, students must show interest in being invited to the graduation ceremony which takes
place at the end of January or beginning of February.
XV.3 Post-Graduate Certificate
Students who have successfully completed the curricular part of the program may request a Post-Graduate
Certificate. The Post-Graduate Certificate will carry a final grade equal to the credit-weighted average of all
the student’s grades and implies the payment of an issuance Fee of 33 € (values for 2012/2013 - DR, 2ª
série, nº 220, 13 Novembro 2013).
Any student can request the Post-graduate Certificate after successful completion of the curricular part of
the Masters. They may continue to do their Work Project and if successful, obtain their Master’s Degree.
To request their Post-Graduate Certificate, students should submit the “Post-Graduate Certificate Request
Form” to the Masters Office.
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XV.4 Awards
Each year several funding bodies, both national and international, grant awards to students who hold
outstanding grades in different fields and courses. These awards include (list of Awards in 2013/2014):
Amélia de Mello Award

Awarded to the student with the highest final grade in the curricular component of the Research Masters
in Economics or Finance.
Novo Banco Award

Awarded to the the student with the highest final grade in the Masters in Economics program.
Novo Banco Award

Awarded to student with the highest final grade in Finance program.
Novo Banco Award

Awarded to the student with the highest final grade in the Masters in Management program.
Espírito Santo Investment Award

Awarded to the best student in the course of Investments.
Francisco José Barosa Award (Santos Barosa – Vidros SA)

Awarded to the best student in the course of Advanced Industrial Organization.
Saint-Gobain Glass Award

Awarded to the the best student in the course of Global Energy Markets.
Nestlé/Nova Best Paper Award on Children Consumer Behavior

Awarded to the best student developing a Work Project – Field Lab on Children Consumer Behavior.
XV.4.i Eligibility and Presentation

Only Nova SBE students (including double-degree and IMF students) are eligible.
Incoming exchange and MIM students from partner schools are not eligible.
Awards are presented at the annual Graduation Ceremony and correspond to the academic results
obtained by students during the previous academic year (Fall and Spring). Only the students that
requested the Completion of the Master’s Program until the beginning of December will be
considered.
XV.4.ii Selection Procedure

Selection criteria are based on academic achievement, i.e. the student who achieves the highest
overall grade for the designated award.
Where there is a tie, the course instructor will provide grades rounded to the nearest hundredth. In
cases where a tie remains, the final decision will lie with the President of the Faculty Council.
If the course is offered more than once in the same academic year, the award is attributed to the
student holding the highest for the set of courses.
Award recipients will be contacted by the Masters Office.
A list containing the names of award recipients will be posted on the Masters Office Board on the
main corridor two weeks prior to the Graduation Ceremony.
Arising complaints may be made in writing to the Masters Office up to 5 working days after the
posting of the list with the names of the award recipients.
If the student is unable to attend the Graduation Ceremony, a person designated by the student may
receive the award on his/her behalf.
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XV.5 Graduation Ceremony
The official Masters Diploma/Letter of Program Completion, along with the Awards, are distributed to
students in a yearly Graduation Ceremony that takes place at the end of January / beginning of February.
For the exact date please check the Academic Calendar.
Students that show interest in attending the Ceremony will receive a formal invitation from the Masters
Office, with the ceremony’s details (date, place, time). Students must confirm their presence. Students are
entitled to invite only a limited number of guests, due to logistic matters. Any additional guests must pay an
entrance fee.
Students that do not attend the ceremony can receive their Diploma/Letter of Program Completion in the
Masters Office or by post-delivery (registered mail possible on request and with the payment of postal
costs).
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XVI Masters – transferring, quitting and readmissions
XVI.1 Transferring of Masters

Students are allowed to transfer to another Master. This transfer must be approved by the Admissions and
Financial Aid Committee, which will take into account the performance of the student, as well as her/his
background.
Students who transfer to another Masters may lose financial aid awarded at the time of the first application
and will most probably need additional semesters to finish the Master’s Program.
This change will only be effective in the following semester as this student will have to be registered again in
the new Master.
The student will have to do all the required courses and seminar of the new Masters according with
the rules applied to each Masters.
The student should ask for the transfer of courses at the Masters Office after the grades are launched.
Please take note of the rules for transfer of courses:

All approved courses will be credited in the new Masters;
Courses exclusive from other masters can be credited up to a maximum of 7 ECTS (counting for
the 58 ECTS necessary for graduation);
If the student has done more than 7 ECTS in courses exclusive from other masters, he / she may
choose the courses to be credited (counting for the 58 ECTS necessary for graduation);
Above the 7 ECTS, courses exclusive from other masters will be credited as extracurricular
courses.
XVI.2 Quitting the Masters

Students who want to quit their Masters must contact the Masters office by email. If the student informs the
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Masters Office during the first 15 days of classes (counting from the 1 day of classes) he/she is not
responsible for the payment of the fees of that semester.
If the communication occurs after the 15 days of classes, the students are responsible for the installment
relative to that semester.
Students, who quit, can only be readmitted after they settle all outstanding debt, as if they had been
enrolled in the Masters program during the period of their absence.
XVI.3 Readmissions
Students may return to the Masters after 1 semester of interruption without penalties. The count of
semesters continues from the semester of the return.
If a student interrupts for more than one semester the following rules apply:
The student must apply again to the Master’s Program;
If accepted, he / she may ask for the creditation of the approved courses;
The ECTS done previously are valid for 6 months.
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XVII Services and Governance
XVII.1 Academic support
The Masters Office is the main supporting service to Masters Students. The Masters office runs virtually all
aspects of the life of Masters Students, including enrolment procedures, organization of Work Projects,
setting of schedules and exams, coordination of Exchange and Double Degree Programs, etc. Students
should contact this office for all queries concerning their Masters program. The Masters Office is headed by
the Director of Masters Programs.
XVII.1.i Documents and Certificates

The Masters Office is also responsible for the issuance of any document or certificate the student might
request, concerning the Master program. The official certificates will be issued by the Masters Office after
the payment of the respective issuance fees.
To request a certificate, students should first consult the section “Request Forms” on Moodle, print the
respective form, fill and deliver it with the confirmation of payment.
XVII.1.ii Opening Hours

Students are encouraged to contact the Masters Office via email at mco@novasbe.pt.
If necessary, the office is open to students from Monday to Friday from 11.30 am to 6.30 pm (Closed for
lunch time from 1 pm to 2 pm).
Location: Entrance floor – Room 106
Students are requested to respect the opening hours, and will not be assisted outside this schedule, even if
the Masters Office staff is present at the office. Students should understand that the staff must devote a
share of their work time to back office and administrative procedures.
Students that cannot visit the office during normal hours can request a special appointment by email.
XVII.2 Student Development Office (SDO)
The Student Development Office exists to help students achieve a holistic development through their
academic pathway at Nova SBE.
XVII.2.i COMUNIDADE NOVA (Volunteering Program)

Within this program students can choose, from more than 40 institutions, a place to develop their volunteer
work.
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Volunteering is a source of wellbeing, providing the volunteer student an experience that allows him/her to
have a richer social and personal development.
This program consists of weekly and structured volunteer work, and there are also a few solidarity events,
and donations campaigns in benefit of partner institutions.
To join “Comunidade Nova”, you may register at the beginning of each semester.
XVII.2.ii PAIAS (Mentoring Program – Academic and Social Adaptation)

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PAIAS Mentors are students that give support to 1 year students as they arrive to school.
The Mentees receive academic, social and emotional support, and learn from the experience of their
Mentors.
Mentors and Mentees establish a relationship, from which they both benefit, and learn a wide range of skills.
Registrations for Mentors take place at the end of each academic year. As for Mentees, they can register at
the beginning of the academic year.
XVII.2.iii REBOOT (Personal Development Program)

Focused on students that want to explore their potential, improve their quality of life and relationships.
Psychological counseling enhances each individual’s characteristics, promotes empowerment and
knowledge. It is a process of constant development and personal fulfillment.
The student can request, at any time, a Reboot appointment.
XVII.2.iv PEER TUTORING PROGRAM

Students voluntarily invest their time to support colleagues in need of academic support.
A complementary preparation of the academic content is made with the help of weekly studying sessions,
for 1 hour and a half.
The Tutees can benefit from a more personal support, which allows them to improve the management of
their study. Registrations, both for Tutors and for Tutees are accepted at any time, throughout the academic
year.
XVII.2.v ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROMOTION PROGRAM

Through a series of workshops, academic success is analyzed and debated with the students. Several
topics like studying, time and/or stress management are discussed, providing students with new tools and
skills to reach a full academic adaptation.
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XVII.2.vi SKILLS PORTFOLIO

The skills portfolio intends to be a collection that documents students’ competencies and successes. The
goal is to provide students with a tool that documents personal, academic and professional experiences,
efficiently portraying them to potential employers in the future. It may include curriculum vitae, letters of
recommendation, certificates, awards, performance evaluations, volunteer work descriptions, photos, etc.
Any student that wants to build their own portfolio may contact SDO at any time.
XVII.2.vii BOARD OF HONOUR

The Board of Honour recognizes the exceptional performance by students whose skills and effort are
exemplary, throughout their undergraduate degree program, in 6 different areas of achievement: academic,
sports, arts, involvement in associations and involvement in the community. It distinguishes students with
the attribution of a certificate at the undergraduate ceremony. Any student may recommend to the Board of
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Honour a fellow 3 year student that will graduate during the current academic year, through a letter of
recommendation.
Contacts:
Tel: + 351 21 380 1632
General email: sdo@novasbe.pt
Location: Main Entrance floor – Room 133
XVII.3 Career Development Support

The Career Management Office (CMO) is responsible for giving support to students regarding all issues
related to their transition to the job market. With this purpose, a Career Development Program was
created comprising different activities that will help students set professional and personal goals, acquire
the skills to attain them and benefit from the network and brand recognition of Nova SBE in the
marketplace. Students should make the best use of the CMO’s services and available tools to boost their
chances of finding their desired job. The CMO exists to give support and counseling but students are
responsible for being proactive and finding their own placement.
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XVII.3.i Activities of the CMO included in the Career Development Program
Discovery Week: the first week of the Masters’ Program is a full-time unforgettable experience
where Students will have the opportunity to explore the School, meet other Masters’ students and
find out more about the Masters’ Program, the students' clubs and activities. Students will also
come into contact with important recruiters and alumni that will help them think about career options
while providing some guidance on career tools needed to find the most desirable job.
Mastering your career: Half semester course designed to help Masters Students on their path to
conquer their preferred job position upon graduation; this course is held by our expert Career
Management Office Team and Corporate Guests and aims to help students consolidate relevant
information and tools to increase the success rate of recruitment processes.
Companies on campus: Companies’ representatives present their services to students, providing
an opportunity for students to increase market knowledge, networking and recruitment chances;
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Mentoring Program: each student will have an experienced alumnus of Nova SBE as a mentor.
Mentors will use their own experience and know-how to advice students for a period of one year;
Individual Counseling Sessions: All throughout the Career Development Program, students can
count on the support of a dedicated team in the Career Management Office. With extensive
experience in personal and professional development, the team provides on-demand, personal
support to students, from helping to cope with pressure and stress to guidance on CV, cover letter
writing and preparation for interviews.
Online Tools: Symplicity - the students’ door to the marketplace! Companies have direct access to
Symplicity and to the students’ CV’s; Goinglobal – worldwide job/internship listings and international
career guides; Vault - Job search help with career advice and mock interviews, among others,
organized by industry;
XVII.3.ii Rules of the CMO

CMO’s events and initiatives take place with alumni, corporate representatives and recruiters. The image
these partners have on the School and its students is critical to the School’s reputation and standards.
In order to promote professional and ethical behavior during the interaction with companies, it is essential
to comply with the following guidelines:
A Activities and presentations:

Students should participate as much as possible in these opportunities;
Regarding the Discovery Week, it is mandatory for students to attend all required sessions, and
to participate actively throughout them;
Students should sign up only for activities and events that they wish to attend;
Students can only attend the sessions to which they have been confirmed or invited;
It is advised to arrive 5 minutes early. Doors will be closed on time and it can be denied entry to
late comers;
It is required to stay until the end of the presentation;
Switching off mobile phones is mandatory;
It is not allowed to bring food/drink to the room;
Using laptops is forbidden (unless required);
In case students need to cancel their attendance to an event/presentation, they should inform
the CMO. It is required to give 48 hours working day notice;
Missing activities without cancellation notice and/or repeated lateness to company
presentations, workshops and / or interviews will be penalized;
Inappropriate or unprofessional conduct related to recruiting activities or towards the CMO’s
team members will be penalized.
B Counseling Sessions
To book an appointment with a member of the CMO, go to Symplicity – Calendar – Counseling
appointment;
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Before booking an appointment to review application documents (CV and Cover Letters),
students must read the corresponding booklets with the CMO guidelines (available on
Symplicity) and work on their documents accordingly;
Students must bring the documents that they wish to review already printed;
In case students need to cancel a session, they should inform the CMO through Symplicity with
24 hours working day notice.
C Data on Symplicity:
Students are responsible for the data they put on Symplicity and the update of their
information, except GPA, Degree, Program and Class, which are updated by the CMO.
Students must choose their privacy preferences once they login for the first time on Symplicity.
Default settings: receive email notifications: Yes; Include in CV books: Yes – please note that
only the students that have uploaded their CV on Symplicity and that have chosen to be
included in CV Books will be viewable to the companies.
Note: Companies are only able to see students CVs.
Students are responsible for the information on their CV and Cover Letters. False
information will result in the application of a penalty.
D Grade policy:
Students are not allowed to disclose the grades of colleagues or discuss peers’ academic
performance during their recruiting processes.
E Accepting Internship or Job offer:

Students must inform the CMO as soon as they have accepted an offer.
Before accepting an offer the CMO advises students to:
- make sure they understand the conditions offered by the company;
- make sure that it is their final decision.
If an offer implies the signing of an agreement with Nova SBE, students must check this
situation with the CMO before accepting it.
At the end of an Internship, students should give feedback to the CMO.
Nova Business Cards are available in the Copy Shop (costs supported by the students).
F Declining Internship or Job offer:

It is expected that students will honor their recruitment commitments. If a student has two or
more offers to choose from, he/she must choose carefully the best for him/her before signing
up. After accepting a proposal — verbally or in writing — the student has given his/her word
and cannot go back.
This is what is expected from a top professional. This is what is expected from a graduate
from Nova SBE. It is about integrity, it is about professionalism, it is about what you stand for.
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Non-compliance with any of these policies will result in the suspension of the CMO’s support
(including deactivation of the student’s Symplicity account) and the inability to use the office’s
services. The suspension will be cancelled at the CMO’s discretion.
Please contact the CMO if you have any questions related with the CMO’s Code of Conduct.
CMO Contacts:
Tel: + 351 21 380 1683
General email: cmo@novasbe.pt
XVII.4 International Students
The International Student Representatives are responsible for supporting foreign students in all issues
related to the logistics of arriving and residing in Portugal, including accommodation.
During the program, students may continue to contact the International Student Representatives for their
logistic problems. However, all academic issues related to the program on-campus, including for foreign
students, should be directed to the Masters Office (see above).
Foreign students are invited to contact the International Student Representatives, in the International Office:
Alexandra Duarte and Fernanda Vicente
Tel.: + 351 21 3801689
Emails: alexandra.duarte@novasbe.pt and fernanda.vicente@novasbe.pt
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XVII.5 Corporate and Alumni Relations Office
This department is responsible for managing external relations of Nova SBE with its alumni and corporate
institutions.
With the aim of providing a dedicated service to its external stakeholders this team is organized in two parts:
alumni and corporate relations.
The alumni relations team aims to stay in touch and support alumni needs throughout its life,
promoting the relationships within alumni, with alumni and current students and between alumni
and the school.
The corporate relations team aims to establish vital links with companies, actively promoting
partnerships, recruitment and all types of interactions between the school and the corporate world.
XVII.6 Library
The library’s collection contains an up-to-date set of information resources focused on the areas of
Economics, Finance and Management. These resources include books, eBooks, periodicals, reference
material, and online databases. Resources may be accessed at the Almada Negreiros Library on the
Campolide Campus. The library also offers remote access to many of their electronic resources.
Library Hours:
Please consult the Library Hours webpage for detailed information: http://libraries.fe.unl.pt
To use the library, students should have a Library Card, which can be obtained free of charge at the
Almada Negreiros Library. Students will need to fill out a brief form and provide their Nova SBE student ID,
another form of identification, and a photograph (returnable after card is generated). Cards are not
transferable and must be shown whenever requested by the Library staff.
The library offers the following services:

Check-out of books and periodicals from the libraries’ collection;
Reading and study rooms;
Inter-library loans;
Computers to access the catalog and other electronic resources;
Access to a wide variety of high-quality electronic resources (Portuguese and foreign);
Electronic publishing and retrieval of Nova SBE "working papers";
Personal reference service;
Training and assistance in library use.
For more detailed information about borrowing materials, accessing electronic resources, and other
services, students should visit the library’s website at http://libraries.fe.unl.pt.
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XVII.7 Academic Governance
XVII.7.i Director of Masters Studies

The day to day operation of the Nova SBE Masters, including addressing all of the students’ needs,
implementing the strategy of the school’s management and guaranteeing the academic standards set by
the Faculty Council, is the responsibility of the Director of Masters Studies. The Director is appointed by the
Dean.
The Director is available to students to address any needs or requests. Students that wish to meet with the
Director should schedule a meeting with the Director of Masters Studies Assistant (Office 103 – entrance
floor), stating the matter. Students should understand that, given the responsibilities and workload of the
Director, meetings may take some time to schedule and therefore students should do their utmost to solve
any questions directly with the Masters Office.
XVII.7.ii Masters Academic Committee (MAC)

The Masters Academic Committee is presided by the Director of Masters and includes also the Academic
Directors of each Master. The Academic Director of each Master is appointed by the Dean, and looks after
the academic standards of the respective program.
The MAC advises the Director in all matters related to strategy and academic affairs of the Nova SBE
Masters. The MAC proposes to the Faculty Council all changes in the academic curriculum, the creation of
new courses and the removal / replacement of old ones.
The MAC members are the representatives of the Faculty in the Pedagogical Council, according to the
School’s statues.
XVII.7.iii Masters Student Board

The Masters Student Board includes three student representatives, one from each Master’s program. It
meets regularly with the Director of Masters programs to address any issues related to academic and
operational matters affecting the life of students. These students are elected by their peers on a yearly
basis, in elections that take place in late October, organized by the Masters Office. This office will invite
students to run for election. Prospective candidates will have a debriefing with the Director, about the
expected responsibilities.
The student members of the Board are the Students representatives in the Pedagogical Council.
XVII.7.iv Masters Pedagogical Council

The Masters Pedagogical Council is a branch of the Pedagogical Council. It includes faculty and students
representing the Masters programs in the Pedagogical Council. As mentioned above, these are,
respectively, the members of the MAC and of the Student Board. The Masters Pedagogical Council is
headed by the President of the School’s Pedagogical Council.
The Masters Pedagogical Council meets at the end of the academic year to discuss the year and give
suggestions for the subsequent academic year, or whenever it is convened by the President. The Council
deals with all issues related to breaches in the honor code, whenever the President finds that there is
enough matter to charge a student.
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XVIII Facilities and Services
XVIII.1 Main Buildings: opening-hours
The school has two buildings: the main building, at the Campolide Campus and the Palacete Henrique de
Mendonça. All users must be ready to present an ID when entering the buildings or whenever requested by
the security officers.
Colégio de Campolide, Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 LISBOA;
Opening Hours:
During the academic year the school will be open 24 hours (from September to June)
In the months of July and August the schedule is the following:
Monday - Friday: 7 am – 00.30
Saturday: 9 am – 00.30
Sunday and Holidays - 10 am – 00.30
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Closed: January 1 , Good Friday, Easter, May 1 , August 15 and December 25
Palacete Henrique de Mendonça, Rua Marquês de Fronteira, 20, 1099-038 LISBOA
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday: 7.30 am – midnight

Closed: weekends and holidays
XVIII.2 Classrooms and study-rooms
The majority of masters’ classes take place at the Colégio de Campolide. Some classes and activities,
particularly for the CEMS-MIM students take place at the Palacete Henrique de Mendonça.
The following rooms at Colégio de Campolide are fully dedicated to Masters Students:
Individual study: Room 244 and the Main Hall (Salão Nobre);
Group study: Room 205;
Computer Lab: Room 215 is equipped with 18 personal computers connected to the network.
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XVIII.3 Parking
It is also possible for students to park inside the Campus. The Rectorate is responsible for the management
of the Parking facilities. To obtain an access card, students should go to the reception of the Rectorate
Building with a statement of enrolment, obtained from the Masters Office.
For more information, visit:

http://www.unl.pt/en/university/Parking_(Campolide_Campus)/pid=216/ppid=81/
XVIII.4 Copy Shop

Location: 0 floor (room 024)
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 9 am to 7 pm
Mid-July to mid-August: 10 am to 6 pm (closed for lunch between 1 pm and 2 pm)
Christmas break: 9 am to 4 pm
Nova Business Cards are available for purchase at the Copy Shop.
A self-service system for printing, copying and scanning is available. For more information please contact:
reprografia.feunl@gmail.com
XVIII.5 Food Services
Nova SBE students may take advantage of the following food-service facilities:
Restaurant and bar on the first floor of the main building of the Campolide campus, where meals are
served from noon until 2.30 pm.
This unit has the following opening hours:
- September to June: 8.30 am to 3 pm; 3.30 pm to 7 pm
- July: 8.30 am to 3 pm; 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm
- August: closed
Students' Association bar in the basement of the main building of the Campolide campus, which is open
from 7 am until 8 pm (July closed).
Canteen and bar on the ground floor of the University residence building "Alfredo de Sousa" of the
Campolide campus, which operates from 8 am to 8.30 pm, serving lunch between 11.30 am and 2.30
pm, and dinner between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm.
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XIX About Nova SBE
XIX.1 History, Mission and Vision
Key Dates and Facts
1977 Creation of the Faculdade de Economia.

1978-1979 Classes begin for the “Licenciatura” and Ph.D. in Economics.
1978 Creation of GANEC (the Office of Economic Analysis), providing economic consulting
services to public agencies and private enterprises.
1980-1981 Creation of the MBA program, first Executive Education programs begin.
1981-1982 Creation of CEGE (Business Management Study Center), developing and implementing a
variety of support activities for businesses, primarily consulting and applied research.
1984-1985 Creation of the Consulting Council constituted of 30 VIPs from private companies and high
state administration; Nova Students’ Association is created.
1987-1988 GAP (Career Management Office) is created to provide placement support for students.
1994 Creation of EGIDE (Economics & Management, Association for Research & Development
in Education).
1995-1996 Creation of “Licenciatura” in Management.
1996-1997 Creation of NOVA FORUM – Center for Executive Education.
2004 EQUIS Accreditation.
2005 Launch of the new doctorate program: Ph.D. in Finance.
2005 AMBA Accreditation.
2006 Implementation of Bologna reform and Creation of the Nova Masters.
2007 Launch of The Lisbon MBA (part-time program).
2007 Nova joins the CEMS Alliance.
2009 The Lisbon MBA (international full-time program) with MIT Sloan is launched.
2009 The first CEMS MIM program is offered.
2009 The Ph.D. in Management is launched.
2010 AACSB Accreditation.
2010 Creation of the Angola Business School (ABS) in Luanda.
2010 Nova receives the CEMS School of the Year and Course of the Year Awards.
2011 Change of image and name to Nova School of Business and Economics.
2011 Nova SBE receives the CEMS School of the Year Award.
2012 Launch of the Nova Brazil Office
2012 Launch of NOVAAFRICA
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The Nova SBE’s mission statement reflects its desire to be a centre for excellence in teaching and research
of Economics, Finance and Management. The School wishes to attract and retain the best faculty and
students through the provision of an intellectually stimulating environment and innovative courses.
Mission: The Nova School of Business and Economics provides an excellent level of higher education and
research.
We aim to:
Produce graduates and postgraduates equipped for the marketplace. Our high-quality and
innovative courses are geared to providing the knowledge and skills required, and are regularly
reviewed to aim at best practice. Our teaching is rigorous, and benefits from the stimulus of a wide
range of electives, international recruitment and exchange programs. Our intellectual environment
will attract and stimulate both Faculty and students.
Serve the wider community and advance knowledge. We influence economic policy and improve
business practice, through the provision of executive education, and consultancy services. We
conduct pure and applied research, which is scholarly, relevant, and rated internationally.
Profit from our strengths. As a combined school of Economics, Finance and Management, we
benefit from the synergy between these disciplines. Our research underpins the quality of our
teaching. Through embracing international perspectives and harnessing local experience, we create
a positive environment for education and research.
Bring prestige to Portugal, our students, Faculty, alumni and staff through international
recognition. We pursue international accreditation to enhance our standing, attract Faculty,
students and stakeholders, validate our standards, promote change and stimulate our quest for
continuous improvement.
Vision: “Our vision is to be among the best in Europe.”
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XI GRADES AND FEEDBACK 52

III MASTER IN MANAGEMENT 11 XII.1 SCHOOL’S IT FACILITIES 56

XV GRADUATING FROM NOVA SBE 72

IX MASTERS WORK PROJECTS 44 XVIII FACILITIES AND SERVICES 86

XIX ABOUT NOVA SBE 88

DISCLAIMER: The rules in this guide may be subject to

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students who have started their Master

Notice: We strongly recommend students to read the section Detailed Information.

II.1 Full-time Masters

Day Time Course Day Time Course

9.30 am 2352 Quality Management

7 pm 2433 Statistics I 4 pm 2254 Strategic Marketing

The Economics of 7 pm 2161 Microfinance

Customer Relationship New Product

9.30 am 2217 Corporate Governance

9.30 am 2434 Statistics II

4 pm 2351 Pricing Strategies 7 pm 2422 Strategy I

7 pm 2419 Positive Organizations

B Fall Semester – 2nd Half

Day Time Course Day Time Course

2331 Corporate Strategy

13-Dec 1 pm 2255 Financial Modeling 18-Dec 1 pm 2376 Project Management

Global Human Resources

2176 Development Economics 2434 Statistics II

2222 Financial Statement Analysis 2237 Financial Econometrics

1 pm 2174 Macroeconomic Analysis

C Spring Semester – 1st Half

Day Time Course Day Time Course

21-March 2138 Environmental Policy 1 pm 2330 Consumer Behaviour

9:30 2359 Operations Management

23-March Global Human Resource

2446 Small Business Management

1 pm 2169 Financial Crises in History 1 pm 2412 Managerial Accounting

Numerical Methods and

2426 Sustainable Growth 1 pm 2241 Project Finance

2257 Futures and Options 2239 Corporate Valuation

D Spring Semester – 2nd Half

Day Time Course Day Time Course

9.30 2419 Positive Organisations

2519 International Taxation 28-May 2331 Corporate Strategy

Consumer and Managerial

4 pm 2240 Financial Intermediation

II.2 Masters in Management – Part-time Program

Day Time Course Code Course

B Fall Semester – 2nd Half

Day Time Course Code Course

9.30 am 2431 Marketing Management

Day Time Course Code Course

D Spring Semester – 2nd Half

Day Time Course Code Course

III Master in Management

III.1 Masters Structure

Recommended structure of Masters in full-time

Entry in Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May

Recommended structure of Masters in Management in part-time

Entry in Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May Sep-Dec Jan Feb-May

The standard ECTS curriculum should unfold as follows:

III.2 Requirements to Graduate

In order to graduate, students must satisfy all of the requirements below:

* Students undertaking the International Masters track must:

III.3 How to calculate the Final GPA