MASTER'S DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Industrial Engineering and Management focuses on the rationalization of resource use (machines, transportation systems, tools, information technology, people, space, financial resources, etc.) in industrial and service companies, with the goal of improving their overall performance.
The aim of the course is to train professionals with technical and scientific knowledge capable of ensuring a competitive performance for the production systems of the companies in which they are employed.
It provides the acquisition of specific competencies that allow the application of engineering methods and scientific principles of management to the production systems of goods and services, aiming to achieve the most effective integration and coordination of the company’s management processes, utilizing various types of human, material, technical, economic, and informational resources.
Director
Anabela Carvalho Alves
dir-megi@dps.uminho.pt
Secretariat
Ana Rita Rodrigues
megi@dps.uminho.pt
(+351) 253 510 342
Office: CA-11-02-46-47 (Azurém Campus)
Duration
2 years - 4 semesters
Regime
Daytime
Academic Degree
Academic Degree
ECTS
120
Location
Azurém Campus, Guimarães
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Scientific Area
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tuition Fees
697€ / year
(national)
2500€ / year
(CPLP)
6500€ / year
(others)
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
A professional in this field performs roles in Industrial Engineering and Management that cover a wide range of industrial companies (footwear, textiles, metalworking, automotive, electronics, etc.) and service companies (banks, supermarkets, insurance companies, hospitals, etc.), ranging from SMEs to large corporations.
- Production Planning/Scheduling
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Inventory Management
- Design/Organization of Production Systems
- Logistics and Distribution
- Layout Studies
- Project Management
- Quality Assurance
- Industrial Optimization
- Marketing
- Investment Evaluation and Management
- Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene and Safety
- Industrial Maintenance
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
- Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
- Technological Innovation
THESIS
Each academic year, students submit their dissertations by the end of October. Completed dissertations can be accessed in the RepositóriUM.
ACCESS METHODS
The candidates for this program must hold a bachelor’s degree in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management (EGI) or a related field from a national institution deemed suitable by the Scientific Committee of the Study Cycle.
ADMISSION
Admission Criteria
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management or a related field.
Vacancies
65 vacancies
Accreditation by A3ES
The Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (A3ES) accredited the MEGI program without conditions for a period of 6 years, on October 22, 2020, in accordance with the recommendation and justification provided by the respective External Evaluation Committee. For more information, refer to the reports produced by A3ES.
Academic Degree
The Master’s degree is awarded to students who have completed 120 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits, along with the preparation and public defense of a thesis.
Awards and Scholarships
For more information on scholarships and awards, including study grants, emergency social fund, academic merit scholarships, excellence scholarships, and other school scholarships and awards, please visit: Scholarships and Awards.