MESTRADO EM INTERCULTURAL STUDIES FOR BUSINESS

PROPINA ANUAL PARA O ANO LETIVO 2024/2025:
1.º Ano: 1500 euros/Ano
2.º Ano: 1500 euros/Ano

PAGAMENTO DE PROPINAS: Numa única prestação no ato da inscrição/matrícula ou em 10 prestações.

testimonies

My name is Francesca Bacchilega, I'm 23 years old, originally from Italy, and I'm a second-year student of the Master.
From September 2023 to January 2024, I spent an exchange semester in Porto, Portugal, attending ISCAP university.
The first difference I noticed when I started this experience was how incredibly foreign friendly the city and the university were. Everybody speaks English, the ISCAP course offer in English is very wide, also among the regular students there are many internationals and the Portuguese students have no problem talking in English to include everybody.
A second aspect that I found remarkable is how informal the relationship with the professors is. You address them by their first names and the courses are almost exclusively seminars where interaction is an essential element that can make up to the 50% of your final grade. This approach encourages debate and critical thinking, values the student's opinions and allows sharing different worldviews. I was genuinely happy to go to class and learning felt incredibly stimulating and fun.
Additionally, I was positively surprised by the excellent organization of the university, the international office and the overall Erasmus experience. All processes went smoothly and every email was answered within a short time.
Needless to say, the Portuguese people are very welcoming, friendly and open-minded. I don't think I remember any negative interaction with a local throughout the semester.
To conclude, I couldn't recommend this country and this university more. I'm very grateful for this experience and I will forever cherish the beautiful memories I've made.
My advice for incoming students is to start looking for housing very early, to ask a local about the city zones before purchasing a transport subscription and to sign up for a Portuguese course.
Thank you for reading and I hope there will be more new Iscapianos from the master in the years to come!

MASTERS IN INTERCULTURAL STUDIES FOR BUSINESS 

The MA program in Intercultural Studies for Business opens up new international horizons for students. The course has been approved unconditionally for 6 years by the national agency for accreditation A3Es. 

With a highly specialized faculty, the MA offers innovative courses such as: Chinese (Mandarin) and Arabic Languages and Cultures for Business, Culture and Development, Intercultural Economic Relations, Entrepreneurship in Culture, Intercultural Communication Technologies, as well as English, French, Spanish, and German Cultures for Business. 

The master's course is fully taught in English, thus allowing greater collaboration and international mobility. Students can opt for a double diploma, in combination either with the Masters in Languages and Intercultural Management at the Université d'Artois, France, or with the Masters in Intercultural Management of ISIT – Institut de Management et de Communication Interculturels, in Paris. The master's course has specific ERASMUS mobility protocols with the University of Applied Sciences, RheinAhrCampus, Germany, and with the Master’s in Media, Communication and Culture of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. The master's course has five specific protocols for PhDs at the Universities of Vigo, Santiago de Compostela and Salamanca, in Spain.

The course offers internships with Incubitz Business Consulting & Entrepreneurship, the Portuguese High Commissioner for Migrations, the National Association of Women Entrepreneurs, Vida Económica Publishing Group, EDUCOACH Education and Social Innovation, Sinerconsult, the London Eligent Club, and other European partners.  

The course is likely to attract graduates from all the schools of P.PORTO, as well as graduates and professionals in the fields of heritage, arts, communication, social sciences, humanities, economics, cultural planning, languages, literatures, marketing, management, international trade, local and central administration, public and international relations, tourism, hotel management, publishing, project management, cultural mediation, NGOs, and education, among others.

Graduates are able to use interdisciplinary techniques and knowledge to facilitate the implementation of international projects, identify and respond to the needs of different cultural environments, improve communication between different business cultures and effectively deal with intercultural situations, supporting integration and growth. They are also qualified to develop sustainable and culturally aware business projects, and to develop scientific research with a solid practical, technical and theoretical basis.

Although English is the working language of the course, the linguistic component is NOT under assessment (except in Arabic/Chinese Language and Culture). French, Spanish and German will be used in the respective course units, with a level of proficiency to be negotiated with the group.

Please feel free to contact the course director, Professor Clara Sarmento, at: 
dir-curso.misb@iscap.ipp.pt and clarasarmento@gmail.com 
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OBJECTIVES

In line with a policy of self-employment, the MA in Intercultural Studies for Business considers the knowledge of culture as a profitable field, indispensable for any company, both as a tool and as an agent in business and economic growth. The MA pays special attention to the current flows of business and decision making centers to China, the Maghreb, the Middle East, Hispano-America, and the Commonwealth, among many others. This MA articulates intercultural studies with economics, communication, politics, history, management, and tourism, in order to create a professional profile with growing demand in different fields and institutions, within the national and international context.

DURATION OF THE COURSE

4 semestres

ACCESS CONDITIONS

Candidates with the following qualifications may apply:

1. Holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent;
2. Holders of a foreign academic degree conferred following a 1^st cycle studies, organized according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to this process;
3. Holders of a foreign academic degree that is recognized as meeting the objectives of a bachelor’s degree by the Technical-Scientific Council of the school that provides the course the candidate is applying to;
4. Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting the capacity to carry out this cycle of studies by the Technical-Scientific Council of the school that provides the course the candidate is applying to;
5. Oral and written proficiency (European level B2) in English.

POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS
Creative industries
Cultural heritage management
Consular representation
Cultural consulting
Cultural planning
Curation
Entrepreneurship
Hospitality and tourism
Intercultural coaching and mentoring
Intercultural communication
Intercultural mediation
International management and trade
International project management
Local and central power
Marketing and publicity
NGOs
Product management
Public and international relations
Publishing and bookselling
Research activities
Tourism

COURSE PLAN