Catolica Lisbon, School of Business & Economics

Católica-Lisbon - located in Lisbon, was the first Portuguese Business School accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA and is one of the very few schools in the world holding the famous Triple Crown accreditation. Católica-Lisbon is the Leading Portuguese Business School to be ranked amongst the Top European Business Schools according to the Financial Times.

Programs key features

Individual Talent

• Identify your talent at the very start of the program.
• Build your foundation: consolidate your knowledge in the fundamentals with a group of core courses.
• Design your profile: match your talent to a major! Guarantee a specialization.
• Develop and strengthen your talent during your masters with the help of our Career Services and Leadership Lab Staff.

International

• A network with the Best Business Schools Worldwide.
• International Immersion: choose an exchange semester abroad or a Double Degree with a partner school.
• A passport to the World: Católica-Lisbon develops in students a global mindset preparing you to work in a multicultural context and provides international opportunities.
• Learn new language skills as an open door to the world.

Immersion in the Business World

• 100% of Católica-Lisbon Master Students were placed in the job market within 3 months after graduation.
• Católica-Lisbon students have access to our outstanding alumni with high-level careers through the Mentoring Program.
• At Católica-Lisbon, students have access to internships, company based projects and entrepreneurial start-up projects and participate in ventures with companies and NGO. For example, Católica-Lisbon students started microcredit projects in Africa helping finance start-up companies managed by local communities.

Double Degree - Control your destiny

• Double Degree with ESCP-Europe
• Double Degree with University of Lancaster
• Double Degree with Bocconi University
• Double Degree with BI Norwegian School of Management
• Double Degree with Lancaster University Management School

Admission requirements

• first cycle degree equivalent to 180 ECTS.
• All the MSc programs are taught in English, so a high level of fluency is required.
• For the International Master in Business Administration we accept candidates with a degree in any area.
• A GMAT Exam or equivalent may be required.
• Our programs are pre-experience.

Scholarship

Católica Top+ is a scholarship program for Economics and Business Administration students with an outstanding academic record.

Implemented by Católica-Lisbon, this program allows high-potential students to complete their program at Católica-Lisbon with a partial waiver of tuition fees.

We encourage outstanding students to apply to these scholarships; especially those that have completed their first cycle degree at the top of their classes (for example, average final grades of 77.5% or above).

Our Master Programs

International MSc in Business Administration

Duration: 2 years
Program: Full-time (120 ECTS)
Language: English
Admission Period: Fall Intake: March - June
Spring intake: October - December

Tuition fees: 9,960€ (entire course)

The International Master of Science in Business is extremely flexible in order to better address your individual preferences, background and professional interests.

Courses are divided into specific topics and you may choose the courses you think are most suitable to your profile. This is called menu-based learning.

If you have an undergraduate degree in Business, Economics or other fields and feel that a future in Business Administration is the right fit for you, then this master program will allow you to gain an expertise and focus on the areas of your particular preferences.

Select one of our majors and get ready to become an expert in that area.

• Major in Marketing
• Major in Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• Major in Corporate Finance and Control
• Major in Innovation and Technology
• Major in General Management

International MSc in Finance

Duration: 2 years
Program: Full-time (120 ECTS)
Language: English
Admission Period: March - June (this program is only available for the September Intake)

Tuition fees: 10,980€ (entire course)

The International Master of Science in Finance offers you the possibility of becoming an expert in the highly demanding Finance field.

Católica-Lisbon has been offering for more than 6 years the post-experience Master in Finance, the only CFA Program partner in Portugal. This is the leading program in Portugal in this area, with a very strong reputation both among candidates and corporations. Católica-Lisbon has launched a pre-experience Master in Finance, which will prepare you for a consistent career in Finance. Based on our past experience, the program is designed to allow you to obtain CFA 1 certification at the end of the first year and CFA 2 certification shortly after concluding your Master degree. Católica-Lisbon's Master in Finance jointly with the CFA certifications, are crucial elements to build a very consistent CV, oriented for a strong career in Finance.

MSc in Economics

Duration: between 3 and 4 semesters.
Program: Full-time (120 ECTS)
Language: English
Admission Period: Fall intake: March - June, Spring intake: October-December

Tuition fees: 8,490€ (entire course)

Our Master of Science in Economics gives you professional skills and an advanced understanding of economic and finance problems, both from a theoretical and an applied perspective.

Our program prepares you for highly-skilled jobs in the private sector or in governmental agencies, in Portugal or abroad, requiring solid quantitative and analytical skills, and provides a sound foundation for an academic career in economics if that is your choice. The aim of the Program is to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to take up specialist positions in the public or private sector or to pursue an academic/research career via a PhD.

Majors

• Major in Finance
• Major in Law and Economics in collaboration with Law School
• Major in Economics Policy