Program Overview

Integrated Masters in Industrial Engineering and Management

The Integrated Masters in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) is based on the analysis, design, performance improvement, and control of integrated systems of people, materials, equipment, and energy. The goal of the IEM course is to graduate individuals with a solid background and multidisciplinary competences in the basic sciences and in the sciences applied to engineering systems. It also intends to equip graduates with knowledge in the areas of economics, management, and production technologies.

Course Description

The development of skills aligned with labor market requirements is one of the main concerns of the course. The possibility of making a curricular internship allows students to be immersed in the context of problems and challenges that characterize the main functions of an IEM professional. The Dissertation/Project/Internship unit enables students to acquire scientific research competencies that allow them to pursue their academic training in a 3rd cycle of study.

Director

The director of the program is Leonor da Conceiçăo Teixeira.

Department

The program is offered by the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering, and Tourism.

Admissions

The course is no longer available for new admissions.

Professional Outcomes

The competences of the holders of a Master's degree in Management and Industrial Engineering include:

• Deep knowledge of the concepts and methods specific to Industrial Engineering, particularly in the areas of operations management, applied quantitative methods, and information systems.
• The capacity to integrate acquired knowledge to resolve complex technical problems, establishing synergies between operations, management, technology, and information systems, and evaluating the economic consequences of proposed actions.
• The capacity to create, commercialize, innovate, decide, and lead.
• The ability to take decisions at operational and strategic levels and act as an agent of change.
• The ability to evaluate the environmental and social impacts of considered alternatives and decisions taken.
• The ability to incorporate intuitive and external factors into the decision-making process.
• The ability to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• The capacity to interact with different stakeholders and staff.
• The interest in keeping up-to-date with developments in scientific and technological fields.

Flexible and Versatile Profile

The flexible and versatile profile of the holders of a Master's degree in Management and Industrial Engineering will support their professional activity in a wide range of sectors, including:

• Operations management in diverse businesses and sectors.
• Service industries and public organizations.
• Consultancy and auditing firms.
• Automobile industry.
• Textiles, ceramics, and glass.
• Electronics and telecommunications.
• Banks and insurance houses.
• Moulding companies, plastics, industrial metals, and metal engineering.
• Shoe industry, fittings, and furnishing.
• Wood and cement industries.
• Offices of financial management and accountancy.
• Food and drinks companies.
• Energy and refrigeration industries.
• Civil construction and housing.
• Chemicals.

Registers

The course is registered at the General Directorate of Higher Education with the number R/A-Cr 21/2017/AL01, and was published in the Diário da República, 2.Ş série N.ş 53 15 de março de 2018, Aviso n.ş 3449/2018.

Accreditation

The course is accredited by the a3es, with accreditation results available in the Self Evaluation Report A3ES and the Self Evaluation Report SGQ. The accreditation date is 3/21/2017.