Digital Technologies and Management
Qualification awarded (in original language)
" Licenciatura em Tecnologias Digitais e Gestão". Title of "Licenciado".Level of qualification
1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6.Admission requirements
Students may apply to the 1st cycle of studies through the general regime, through special conditions and through special competitions, as stated in the description 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. Students may apply, through the general regime, if they obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) in the national entrance examination of Mathematics (16) and one of the follow examinations: Biology and Geology (02), Economics (04), Physics and Chemistry (07), Geography (09), Descriptive Geometry (10), Portuguese (18).Recognition of prior learning
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.
Qualification requirements and regulations
6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours. It includes a final project comprising 6 credits.The holders of this qualification are entitled to apply for positions in the public administration and local government senior official career and for senior positions in enterprises.
Profile of the programme
The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Digital Technologies and Management: Information Systems, Management and Computer Science.Key learning outcomes
The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Digital Technologies and Management is awarded to those students that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competencies required to solve problems and demonstrate a professional approach in the following domains: management and administration support, information systems management, data science and artificial intelligence, IT project planning and management, information systems auditing and consulting, web application and service development, multimedia, digital marketing and information security.To complete the qualification, students must pass all mandatory curricular units in the study plan.
Occupational profiles of graduates
The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Digital Technologies and Management belongs to the education and training area of Technologies. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.Access to further studies
The degree of "licenciado" allows to proceed to post-graduate 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.Graduation requirements
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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.
Mode of study
Full-time.Programme director
| Jose Carlos Rufino Amaro ( | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
Scientific areas of the study plan
| Scientific Area | Acronym | ECTS Credits | |
| Compulsory | Optional | ||
| All of IPB | AIPB | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Computer Science | CC | 24.0 | 0.0 |
| Information Systems | IS | 54.0 | 0.0 |
| Management | Man | 42.0 | 0.0 |
| Mathematics | Mat | 30.0 | 0.0 |
| Option | OP | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Project | Prj | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 156.0 | 0.0 | |
Course structure
| Year | Sem | Type | Code | Course Unit | Scientific Area | ECTS Credits |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-1101-00-24 | Linear Algebra | Mat | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-1102-00-24 | Mathematical Analysis | Mat | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-1103-00-24 | Introduction to Management | Man | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-1104-00-24 | Programming I | CC | 6.0 |
| 1 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-1105-00-24 | Management Information Systems | IS | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-1201-00-24 | Financial Accounting | Man | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-1202-00-24 | Economy | Man | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-1203-00-24 | Software Engineering | IS | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-1204-00-24 | Discrete Mathematics | Mat | 6.0 |
| 1 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-1205-00-24 | Programming II | CC | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-2101-00-24 | Databases | IS | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-2102-00-24 | Management Accounting | Man | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-2103-00-24 | Statistics | Mat | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-2104-00-24 | Person-Computer Interaction | IS | 6.0 |
| 2 | 1 | Semestral | Option I ↓ | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-2201-00-24 | Data Science | Mat | 6.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-2202-00-24 | Business Process Modeling | IS | 6.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-2203-00-24 | Multimedia and Digital Marketing | IS | 6.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | Option II ↓ | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-2205-00-24 | Information Security | IS | 6.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-3101-00-24 | Machine Learning | CC | 6.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-3102-00-24 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability | Man | 6.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-3103-00-24 | Web Development Laboratory | CC | 6.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-3104-00-24 | Logistics | Man | 6.0 |
| 3 | 1 | Semestral | 9603-854-3105-00-24 | IPB Free Unit I | --- | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-3201-00-24 | Investment Analysis | Man | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-3202-00-24 | Information Systems Integration | IS | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-3203-00-24 | Business Intelligence | IS | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-3204-00-24 | Project | Prj | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Semestral | 9603-854-3205-00-24 | IPB Free Unit II | --- | 6.0 |