PostGraduate in Risk Analysis and Management
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Mestre
This path is an option of
ECTS Coordinator
Roberto André Pereira Henriques
Education objectives
The Master Program in Statistics and Information Management, with a specialization in Risk Analysis and Management, is ranked as the best Master degree Program in Insurance in Portugal, the 2nd in Europe and 4th in the World by Eduniversal, international agency that publishes an annual ranking of the best MBA and Master degree programs in the world.
The program aims to train technical or management staff of financial institutions or of a different nature, enabling them to make decisions, according to the capital requirements established by Solvency II and Basel III.
It is aimed at managers of financial and non-financial companies as well as other professionals with duties of risk management in organizations. It is especially for financial analysts, financial controllers, auditors, chartered accountants, among others.
The main goal of this program is to train techical staff and managers to:
- Become familiar with operations and products that are part of the activity of financial institutions;
- Identify and quantify risks associated with financial institutions;
- Manage various current risks in institutions;
- Take decisions based on quantifying techniques of economic value;
- Manage the new European solvency systems for banking and insurance in a balanced way.
Applications - academic year 2017/2018
To complete the application, the applicant must register in NOVA IMS' Applications Portal, fill the form, upload their Curriculum Vitae and submit the application in the end, from April 4th to May 11th, 2017. The selection process is based on the analysis of the applicant's academic and professional curriculum, and an interview.
Access conditions
The requirements for the applications are: a degree in a compatible field; analysis of the applicants' academic and professional curriculum; and an interview conducted by the Admissions' Jury Panel.
Degree pre-requisites
For the conclusion of the curricular component, it is necessary to obtain a minimum of 60 ECTS (credit units). The curricular component of the program includes two semesters, that corresponds to a postgraduate program diploma.
To earn the Master degree program in Statistics and Information Management, with a specialization in Risk Analysis and Management, the student must develop a scholarly thesis, work project or a professional internship, carried out in the third semester.
Access to other courses
Access to Doctoral Program.
Evaluation rules
The evaluation of each discipline is usually carried through a final exam. This evaluation may be complemented with a project developed individually or in group. A minimum classification of 10 values is demanded so that the discipline is concluded successfully.