In a context of the constantly changing challenges faced by professionals in the area of management, the Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance provides specialised training in decisive areas for organisational performance. The accounting and finance skills that the master’s degree course develops contribute to the professional development of the students and to improving their competitiveness in the labour market.

This Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance operates under the scope of a partnership with the Association of Polytechnics in Northern Portugal (APNOR), made up of the Polytechnic University of Viana do Castelo (IPVC) and the Bragança (IPB) and Cávado e Ave (IPCA) polytechnic institutions.

The course is for three semesters and is held in the evenings.

For those wishing to become Chartered Accountants, attending three course units in this Master’s Degree Course – “Advanced Financial Accounting”, “Corporate Accounting” and “Advanced Fiscal Management”, will provide graduates in Management from this school with the training deemed necessary for access to the profession.

Successfully completing the internship in the second year of the course, in the area of accounting, complies with the internship requirement provided for in Art. 2(c) of the Professional Registration, Internship and Exam Regulations of the Association of Chartered Accountants (OCC).

For the professionals who are already Chartered Accountants, successfully completing the Master’s Degree course is equal to 30 training credits under the terms of Art. 17(b) of the OCC’s Continuous Training Regulations.

Career progression

This course is recognised by the DGAE | Directorate General for School Administration for career progression for teaching staff.

Education level: Primary, Middle and Secondary School

Recruitment group: 430

Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Prospectus