Universidade Lusófona do Porto

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Duration / Confered Degree / ECTS

2 Years (4 Semester) / Master / 120 ECTS

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Qualification requirements and regulations

The following may apply for the Master's Degree:
a) People who hold a B.A. or equivalent degree;
b) People who hold a foreign academic degree awarded after a 1st study cycle organized according to the Bologna Process by a member state of that process;
c) People who hold a foreign academic degree acknowledged as a degree satisfying the objectives of the graduate degree by the due body;
d) People who have a school, scientific or professional curriculum acknowledged by the due body of ULP certifying the capacity to obtain this study cycle.

Presentation

Begining of classes: 23rd. feb. 2012

Academic Calendar
1 year: 1º semester from feb to july 2012; 2º semester from sept. 2012 to jan. 2013
2º year: feb. 2013 to jan. 2014

Objectives

The course of study presented aims to prepare students with profiles characterized by an enormous versatility
in the Information Technologie markets . The curriculum provides students with two areas of specific training
specialization. These two specializations serve the interests of candidates at the Software Engineering
(managers dedicated to developing computer applications and multimedia) and Information Systems
(dedicated to managers of information systems departments and consultants). During the course, students are
constantly challenged to work with realpractice scenarios in order to cope with different professional profiles.
This cycle is designed to develop scientific students skills, exploring the discovery of new concepts and
models, and challenging them for the creation of scientific work.

Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired

This degree curricula is aimed at training professionals characterized by an enormous versatility skill for Information Technologies market. It is intended that students develop their critical capacity of analysis in the fields of Software Engineering and Information Systems, with a geat focus on current research and practical application of their knowledge. This course offers an enormous breadth of knowledge, allowing rapid adaptation to a continuously changing business processes that requires a timely and consistent monitoring of computer systems. The curriculum culminates with a thesis that evaluates the development of scientific skills and its application to a topic of student interest.

Comments

This degree in proposes 2 alternative specializatios:
- Software Engeneering
- Information Systems

Scientific Areas

Ciências informáticas;
Informática - programas não classificados noutra área;

Study Plan

Ministerial Decree nº 9288-BS/2007 of 21 May

1st Year / Core Curriculum		ECTS
Marketing and Information Technologies Management	Semestral	6
Software Development Management	Semestral	8
Data Warehouse	2º Semestre	10
Fundamentals of Information Systems	2º Semestre	8
Scientific Research Methodologies	2º Semestre	4
1st Year / Specialism area in Software Engineering		ECTS
Database Design	2º Semestre	8
Software Engineering	2º Semestre	8
Software evolution and maintenance	2º Semestre	8
1st Year / Specialism area in Information Systems		ECTS
Business Systems and Modelling	Semestral	8
Information Systems and Technologies Management	Semestral	8
Specifications and Design	Semestral	8
2nd Year / Specialism area in Software Engineering		ECTS
Requisite Engineering	1º Semestre	8
Seminário - Projecto de Engenharia de Software	1º Semestre	14
Software Tests	1º Semestre	8
Dissertation	2º Semestre	30
2nd Year / Specialism area in Information Systems		ECTS
Decision Theories in Diffuse Environments	1º Semestre	8
Safety Technologies	1º Semestre	8
Seminar - Information Systems Project	1º Semestre	14