Professional Master in Applied Digitalization. Master Degree.

2nd Cycle of Studies. EQF level 7. ISCED 2011 level 7.

The professional master's degree in Applied Digitalization is aimed at promoting lifelong learning, meaning that only students with a minimum previous professional experience of five years in the predominant scientific area of the study cycle, duly proven, can be admitted. Additionally, candidates must have: a) Bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent; b) Foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by an acceding State; c) Foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of the bachelor's degree by the competent body of the higher education institution where they wish to be admitted; d) Academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized as attesting the ability to carry out this cycle of studies by the competent body of the higher education institution where you intend to be admitted.

Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution. Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB. For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the pages https://ipb.pt/pt/estudar, https://ipb.pt/pt/estudar/estudantes/servicos-academicos and https://ipb.pt/pt/estudar/candidaturas/creditacao.

2 curricular semesters (1 year). 20 weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 hours per week. 810 hours per semester (1620 per year). 60 ECTS credits (30 per semester), corresponding 1 credit to 27 hours. Includes a project work developed entirely in the workplace or an internship with a final report, corresponding to 30 credits.

The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional specialized skills in the study areas of

The degree of "mestre" (master) in Applied Digitalization is awarded to those students that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deal with complex matters and develop solutions, in wide multidisciplinary situations, in the areas of electronics, automation and IT, combined with skills in leadership, social sciences and behavior. These professionals must also develop skills in: a) organization, autonomy, proactivity, interpersonal relationships, teamwork, emotional intelligence, leadership, strategy, ethics, communication; b) critical thinking, creativity, capacity for innovation, disruption, behavior analysis, signs and anticipation of the future; c) understanding and reflection on sustainability challenges, opportunities for implementation in the professional framework; d) understanding and reflection on the challenges of digitalization, opportunities for implementation in the professional framework.

The Master's in Applied Digitalization aims to train professionals, with skills in the fields of electronics, automation and informatics. Strongly aimed at students, who, as professionals from employers in the region, will position companies and organizations with better skills regarding the evolution of knowledge in the areas of technology, engineering, and social and behavioral sciences in their broader scope for the future. This master's degree aims to requalify and update the skills of professionals who, putting themselves at the service of employers, will be able to generate opportunities for connections between the various sectoral areas, promoting intraentrepreneurship, constant adaptation to technological and organizational changes imposed by the challenges of digitalization , thus becoming assets with the potential to increase the activity of companies and organizations in the region even in the most competitive environments.

The degree of "mestre" allows to proceed to 3rd cycle studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in https://ipb.pt/pt/estudar/candidaturas/regulamentacao-academica, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.estig.ipb.pt. Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.

Full-time

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