Industrial Engineering and Management
Education objectives
Industrial Engineering and Management plays a vital role in improving the performance of production systems for goods and services, focusing on resource reduction while ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and competitiveness of organizations.
With a comprehensive curriculum that combines solid Engineering knowledge with skills in Management and Technology, the Undergraduate Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management stands out for its academic excellence, supported by a highly qualified and renowned faculty. This programme prepares future engineers to apply advanced Engineering and Management principles and techniques to production systems, ensuring effective integration and coordination of processes, as well as the rational use of human, material, and other resources.
Why Choose This Degree?
• Comprehensive and robust education – The bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management offers a multidisciplinary education, combining a strong foundation in engineering with advanced skills in Management and Technology.
• Strong connection to the job market – By awarding the title engineer, this programme prepares students for a swift integration into the workforce.
Immediate professional recognition – Graduates obtain the technical and practical skills required for a seamless and successful transition into the job market.
Academic excellence and continuity – The programme provides a pathway to advanced studies, such as the Master''s in Industrial Engineering and Management, where students can delve deeper into specific areas like Logistics, Production, Quality, Information Systems, and Project Management, broadening their specialisation opportunities.
International mobility opportunities – Through the Erasmus+ programme, students have the chance to complete part of their studies at European universities.
Strategic partnerships with industry – The programme maintains close ties with the business sector, offering students opportunities to participate in internships and develop projects, gaining enriching experiences aligned with market demands.
Career Opportunities
Graduates can perform operational roles as well as provide support to those in strategic positions within SMEs and large companies across industrial and service sectors, including:
Consulting and project development: technological and process consulting, industrial engineering project offices.
Industry: sectors such as chemical, food, automotive and component manufacturing, metalworking, electromechanics, and machine tools, among others.
Services: including transportation, communications, banking and insurance, hospitals and healthcare facilities, airlines, logistics and distribution, project management, retail, and certification bodies.
Other career paths: public administration, engineering laboratories, teaching, and research.
General characterization
DGES code
1048
Cicle
Bachelor (1st Cycle)
Degree
Licenciado
Access to other programs
Access to 2nd cycle
Coordinator
Ana Paula Ferreira Barroso
Opening date
September
Vacancies
55
Fees
Portuguese students: 697 euros/year
Foreign students: 7000 euros/year
Schedule
Daytime
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Duration: 3 years
Credits: 180 ECTS
| Scientific Area |
Acronym | ECTS | |
| Mandatory | Optional | ||
| Engineering Sciences | CE | 21 | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | EI | 54 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering | EMc | 24 | 0 |
| Chemical Engineering | EQ | 3 | 0 |
| Mathematics | M | 36 | 0 |
| Physics | F | 18 | 0 |
| Chemistry | Q | 6 | 0 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities | CHS | 6 | 0 |
| Transferable Skills | CC | 3 | 0 |
| Any Scientific Area | QAC | 0 | 6 (a) |
| TOTAL | 171 | 9 | |
(a) 6 ECTS in courses chosen by the student on a list approved annually by the Scientific Council of NOVA FCT, which includes the unity of all scientific areas of NOVA FCT.
Conditions of admittance
Specific exams:
07 Physics and Chemistry + 19 Mathematics A
Admission formula:
50% of the final grade obtained in secondary school
50% of the final grade of the specific(s) exam(s)
Minimum grade of the specific(s) exam(s): 95
Minimum grade of the application: 95
Evaluation rules
The evaluation of all UC is continuous for all the components that integrate it, and it must be completed by the last day of the school term of the academic semester.
The continuous evaluation of a UC must include a minimum of two elements in the set of evaluation components, on dates adequately spaced throughout the period of classes.
All UC with a theoretical-practical evaluation component must provide, in addition, a form of evaluation of this component by exam, to be carried out after the period of classes (Examination of Appeal).
All requirements and conditions related to the evaluation of the UC, namely the minimum weights and classifications, if any, of each component, as well as the Frequency conditions, are defined a priori and, mandatorily, published in the Discipline Form.
For each UC, combinations of three evaluation components are allowed: (i) Theoretical-practical evaluation; (ii) Laboratory or project evaluation; (iii) Summative assessment.
Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (Licenciaturas, Mestrados Integrados e Mestrados.)
Structure
| 1.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 11505 | Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry | 6.0 |
| 13493 | Calculus I D | 6.0 |
| 10574 | Introduction to Industrial Engineering | 3.0 |
| 13504 | Mechanics D | 6.0 |
| 10429 | Chemistry C | 6.0 |
| 2.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 13497 | Calculus II D | 6.0 |
| 10571 | Industrial Drawing | 6.0 |
| 10579 | Economics | 3.0 |
| 11148 | Informatics for Science and Engineering D | 6.0 |
| 12509 | Technologies and Chemical Processes | 3.0 |
| 13472 | Thermodynamics D | 6.0 |
| 2.º Trimester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 10352 | Soft Skills for Science and Technology | 3.0 |
| 3.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 7544 | Mathematical Analysis III D | 6.0 |
| 10575 | Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering | 6.0 |
| 13470 | Electromagnetism D | 6.0 |
| 10420 | Quality Management | 6.0 |
| 12510 | Probability and Statistics B | 6.0 |
| 4.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12513 | General Electrical Engineering | 3.0 |
| 8163 | Work Study | 6.0 |
| 10361 | Operational Research (Engineering Courses) | 6.0 |
| 10577 | Technologies and Mechanical Processes | 6.0 |
| 12551 | Fluid Thermodynamics | 6.0 |
| 6.º Trimester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12512 | Society, Sustainability and Digital Transformation | 3.0 |
| 5.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 3708 | Cost Accounting | 6.0 |
| 12561 | Engineering Economics | 3.0 |
| 13240 | Production and Operations Management | 6.0 |
| 12511 | Introduction to Solid Mechanics | 6.0 |
| 6.º Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 12515 | Automation and Industrial Control | 6.0 |
| 13238 | Logistics | 6.0 |
| 10580 | Quantitative Methods | 6.0 |
| 12517 | Industrial Engineering and Management Project | 9.0 |
| 12514 | Information Systems | 3.0 |
| 10.º Trimester - Opção PIIC/PIPP | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 10568 | Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program | 3.0 |
| 10567 | Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program | 3.0 | O aluno deverá obter 3.0 créditos nesta opção. |