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Master's in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Education objectives

This is a Management program focused on Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation. It proposes to develop skills for the creation and implementation of innovative solutions that impact society in response to the needs and challenges of today.
To this end, the degree program has as its main objective to train future leaders of Innovation with Impact, based on Management and on scientific evidence, on the one hand, and, through practical learning and an entrepreneurial project, on the other. Thus, the program aims both to provide students with the technical and scientific knowledge that enables them to identify, create and develop innovative solutions to complex social problems, while at the same time providing the appropriate management tools for the implementation and management of innovative projects with impact, through a model of experiential and experimental teaching.

information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/masters/impact-entrepreneurship-innovation/program  

General characterization

DGES code

MB55

Cicle

Master (2nd Cycle)

Degree

Master

Access to other programs

Allows access to other study cycles

information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/phds 

Coordinator

Professor Doutor Roberto Ragozzino

Opening date

setembro 2025

Vacancies

100

Fees

12.149€ information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/pt/cursos/mestrados/empreendedorismo-de-impacto-e-inovacao/custos-bolsas


Schedule

Full-time, on-campus

Teaching language

English

Degree pre-requisites

For obtaining the master’s degree (*) is required to complete a minimum of 90 ECTS.

(* For the graduation, students must complete the degree academic requirements and the necessary number of ECTS, according to the course’s list offered in the academic year. The list of course's offered is subject to change.) 

information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/masters/impact-entrepreneurship-innovation/program  


Conditions of admittance

Eligible candidates must hold a bachelor's degree, from science, engineering, computer science or health, to economics, finance, management, or even architecture, design and arts or social work.

Candidates with experience (volunteering, social projects, working in for-profit or non-profit organizations, etc.) are welcome.

Provide proof of B2-level English language proficiency, have up to 2 years of professional experience, and be under 36 years of age.

information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/apply/masters/eligibility 


Evaluation rules

Throughout the master's program, and depending on the courses, students are evaluated through various methods such as exams, assignments, projects, presentations, and participation on class discussions.   

information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/masters/impact-entrepreneurship-innovation/program 


Structure

Fall
Code Name ECTS
2585 Evidence-Based Practices for Wellbeing 7.0
2460 Strategy Consulting 7.0
2578 Mastering Your Career 2.0
2648 Diversity & Inclusion 7.0
2176 Development Economics 7.0
2421 Applied Entrepreneurship 7.0
2628 Entrepreneurship with Impact 7.0
2784 Curricular Internship - Semestral 7.0
2582 Competitive Strategy: An Analytical Approach 7.0
2484 Corporate Strategy and Transformation 7.0
2232 Applied Corporate Finance 7.0
2652 Fundamentals on Environment and Sustainability 7.0
2206 Banking 7.0
2446 Small Business Management 3.5
2477 Introduction to Programming 7.0
2229 Investments 7.0
2233 Macroeconomics of Financial Markets 3.5
2386 Persuasion and Negotiation 7.0
Spring
Code Name ECTS
2695 Introduction to Machine Learning 7.0
2220 Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital 7.0
2698 Management Consulting 7.0
2460 Strategy Consulting 7.0
2580 Value-Based Health Care 7.0
2578 Mastering Your Career 2.0
2638 Design Thinking for Social Innovation 7.0
2421 Applied Entrepreneurship 7.0
2654 Strategic Errors in Organizations 7.0
2784 Curricular Internship - Semestral 7.0
2484 Corporate Strategy and Transformation 7.0
2232 Applied Corporate Finance 7.0
2652 Fundamentals on Environment and Sustainability 7.0
2206 Banking 7.0
2446 Small Business Management 3.5
2485 Innovation and Value Creation Wheel 7.0
2477 Introduction to Programming 7.0
2229 Investments 7.0
2168 Macroeconometrics 7.0
2233 Macroeconomics of Financial Markets 3.5
2437 Luxury and Fashion Marketing 7.0
2661 Better Marketing for Consumer Wellbeing 7.0
2165 Microeconometrics 7.0
2756 Entrepreneurial Project 7.0
2765 Innovation Project 7.0
2660 Applied Sports Projects 3.5
2438 Cross-Cultural Issues for Marketing 7.0
Fall 1st Half
Code Name ECTS
2337 Integrated Marketing Communications 3.5
2760 Becoming a Change Maker 3.5
2329 Consumer and Managerial Decision Making 3.5
2218 Derivatives 3.5
2481 Product Design and Development 3.5
2454 Doing Business in China 3.5
2332 Entrepreneurship 3.5
2789 Firms and Markets 3.5
2688 Curricular Internship - Trimestral 3.5
2639 Entrepreneurial Strategy 3.5
2468 Technology Strategy 3.5
2480 Digital Strategy and Transformation 3.5
2193 Behavioral Economics and Finance 3.5
2768 Personal Finance 3.5
2490 Geoeconomics and International Relations 3.5
2352 Quality Management 3.5
2446 Small Business Management 3.5
2376 Project Management 3.5
2389 Customer Relationship Management 3.5
2618 Risk and Crisis Management 3.5
2783 Corporate Financial Risk Management 3.5
2790 Financial Management for Entrepreneurs 3.5
2632 Opportunity Identification 3.5
2277 Investimentos com Impacto 3.5
2388 Leadership and Change Management 3.5
2233 Macroeconomics of Financial Markets 3.5
2613 Asian Brands 3.5
2643 Social Media Marketing 3.5
2473 Negotiation 3.5
2416 Family Business 3.5
2128 Política da Concorrência 3.5
2375 Corporate Social Responsibility 3.5
2364 Venture Simulation 3.5
2689 Hospitality Trends 3.5
2656 Work & Family 3.5
2496 Strategic Foresight and Scenario Planning 3.5
Fall 2nd Half
Code Name ECTS
2440 Big Data Analysis 3.5
2222 Financial Statement Analysis 3.5
2493 Marketing Analytics 3.5
2215 Auditing 3.5
2778 Cybersecurity in Organizations 3.5
2337 Integrated Marketing Communications 3.5
2329 Consumer and Managerial Decision Making 3.5
2218 Derivatives 3.5
2588 Science-Based Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3.5
2774 The Business of Climate Action 3.5
2789 Firms and Markets 3.5
2590 Leading Social Enterprises with Impact in International Development 3.5
2649 Energy and Climate Change 3.5
2688 Curricular Internship - Trimestral 3.5
2468 Technology Strategy 3.5
2480 Digital Strategy and Transformation 3.5
2691 Climate Finance 3.5
2622 Blockchain Fundamentals 3.5
2204 Mergers, Acquisitions, Restructuring 3.5
2257 Futures and Options 3.5
2690 Shopper Marketing Management 3.5
2359 Operations Management 3.5
2417 Management of Non-Profit Organizations 3.5
2446 Small Business Management 3.5
2790 Financial Management for Entrepreneurs 3.5
2621 Algorithmic Governance  3.5
2217 Corporate Governance 3.5
2194 History of Economic Analysis 3.5
2277 Investimentos com Impacto 3.5
2448 Business Model Innovation 3.5
2764 Healthcare Innovation 3.5
2693 Innovation for Impact 3.5
2694 Leading Transformation 3.5
2441 Digital Marketing 3.5
2339 International Marketing Strategy 3.5
2346 Modeling Business Decisions 3.5
2500 Performance and Progress 3.5
2236 Private Equity 3.5
2185 Game Theory 3.5
2651 Digital Transformation in Hospitality 3.5
2491 Data Visualization 3.5
Spring 1st Half
Code Name ECTS
2493 Marketing Analytics 3.5
2215 Auditing 3.5
2239 Corporate Valuation 3.5
2181 Policy Evaluation 3.5
2668 Sustainability Evaluation of Policies, Plans and Projects 3.5
2337 Integrated Marketing Communications 3.5
2616 Cracking the Sales Code 3.5
2218 Derivatives 3.5
2481 Product Design and Development 3.5
2752 Team Dynamics in Organizations 3.5
2371 CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Eliminate, Circulate and Regenerate 3.5
2134 Economics of Education 3.5
2135 Economics of Health and Health Care 3.5
2138 Environmental Policy 3.5
2145 Labor Economics 3.5
2184 Political Economy 3.5
2332 Entrepreneurship 3.5
2273 Fintech Ventures 3.5
2688 Curricular Internship - Trimestral 3.5
2685 Applied Quantitative Studies 3.5
2667 Service Excellence 3.5
2691 Climate Finance 3.5
2768 Personal Finance 3.5
2248 Fixed Income 3.5
2622 Blockchain Fundamentals 3.5
2490 Geoeconomics and International Relations 3.5
2352 Quality Management 3.5
2214 Asset Management 3.5
2699 Sports Club Management 3.5
2657 Hospitality Operations Management 3.5
2614 Revenue Management 3.5
2389 Customer Relationship Management 3.5
2334 Global Human Resources Management 3.5
2217 Corporate Governance 3.5
2226 Hedge Funds 3.5
2465 Open Innovation 3.5
2448 Business Model Innovation 3.5
2795 Innovations in the Experience Economy 3.5
2613 Asian Brands 3.5
2636 Brands and Marketing in Asia´s Emerging Markets 3.5
2643 Social Media Marketing 3.5
2339 International Marketing Strategy 3.5
2763 Entrepreneurial Mindset 3.5
2772 Research Methods for Finance 3.5
2196 International Migration 3.5
2665 Mental Models for Strategy 3.5
2633 System Change 3.5
2473 Negotiation 3.5
2338 International Business 3.5
2416 Family Business 3.5
2635 Organizing for Good in the digital age 3.5
2494 Computational Thinking and Data Science 3.5
2770 Power and Social Change 3.5
2687 Public Policy 3.5
2236 Private Equity 3.5
2672 Responsibility and Ethics of Business 3.5
2646 Strategic Costing 3.5
2278 Sustainable Finance 3.5
2173 Macroeconomic Theory 3.5
2656 Work & Family 3.5
2755 Advanced Financial Transactions in M&A 3.5
2715 Sustainable Tourism 3.5
2496 Strategic Foresight and Scenario Planning 3.5
Spring 2nd Half
Code Name ECTS
2623 Network Analytics 3.5
2282 Sovereign Advisory 3.5
2215 Auditing 3.5
2239 Corporate Valuation 3.5
2778 Cybersecurity in Organizations 3.5
2710 Data Science for Impact 3.5
2794 B-Corp Clinic 3.5
2683 E-Commerce and Metaverse 3.5
2753 Tourism & Hospitality Consulting 3.5
2218 Derivatives 3.5
2458 Talent Development 3.5
2791 Advanced Product Design 3.5
2752 Team Dynamics in Organizations 3.5
2197 Advanced Behavioral Economics 3.5
2134 Economics of Education 3.5
2961 Economics of Immigration 3.5
2158 Economics of Health Systems 3.5
2332 Entrepreneurship 3.5
2588 Science-Based Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3.5
2688 Curricular Internship - Trimestral 3.5
2351 Pricing Strategies 3.5
2775 Investment Philosophies 3.5
2673 Decentralized Finance 3.5
2960 Blue Finance 3.5
2676 Finance and the transition to net zero 3.5
2243 Real Estate Finance 3.5
2279 Islamic Finance 3.5
2177 Public Finance 3.5
2397 Innovation Management 3.5
2757 Hotel Asset Management 3.5
2359 Operations Management 3.5
2417 Management of Non-Profit Organizations 3.5
2225 Risk Management 3.5
2749 Management in the Public Sector 3.5
2226 Hedge Funds 3.5
2592 Strategy Implementation 3.5
2465 Open Innovation 3.5
2448 Business Model Innovation 3.5
2240 Financial Intermediation 3.5
2776 Hotel Investment and Development 3.5
2233 Macroeconomics of Financial Markets 3.5
2613 Asian Brands 3.5
2708 Sports Marketing 3.5
2441 Digital Marketing 3.5
2619 Social Marketing 3.5
2751 Sustainable Marketing 3.5
2141 Global Energy Markets 3.5
2338 International Business 3.5
2716 Regenerative Business 3.5
2663 AI Impact on Business 3.5
2644 Sustainable Operations 3.5
2635 Organizing for Good in the digital age 3.5
2500 Performance and Progress 3.5
2647 Strategic Planning and Control 3.5
2770 Power and Social Change 3.5
2687 Public Policy 3.5
2236 Private Equity 3.5
2375 Corporate Social Responsibility 3.5
2235 Credit Risk 3.5
2185 Game Theory 3.5
2755 Advanced Financial Transactions in M&A 3.5
2675 European Union: Governance and Crises 3.5
2491 Data Visualization 3.5
Code Name ECTS
2181 Policy Evaluation 3.5
2135 Economics of Health and Health Care 3.5
2138 Environmental Policy 3.5
2145 Labor Economics 3.5
2184 Political Economy 3.5
2173 Macroeconomic Theory 3.5