Who is the program for?
Unique in Brazil, the Master’s in Management (MiM) program is a full-time designed program for recent graduates from all areas, with 100% of classes taught in English by a world-renowned faculty.
Held entirely in Brazil, this International Program attracts students from all continents, which provides a multicultural and challenging environment.
MiM is a passport for those who want to achieve exceptional careers in management, obtaining an agile and excellent education. With a shorter duration and, at the same time, intensive learning, the course is ideal for students who are about to obtain a Bachelor’s degree or graduated a maximum of three years ago and have little or no work experience.
What to expect?
The Master’s in Management (MiM) program boosts the careers of young professionals, deepening their knowledge in the areas of business management and making them attractive to the job market, both nationally and internationally.
What will you achieve?
MiM offers a solid foundation in core management areas, with a strong international perspective. With multicultural professors and multidisciplinary content, the program combines soft skills with a methodology based on real cases.
Students can choose between two academic tracks:
- General Management: which provides a broad view of management; and
- Sustainability Management in Emerging Markets: which trains students on sustainable development in the public, private, or nonprofit sectors.
Program duration
MiM Program: 15 months
MiM Double Degree program: 21 months
Frequency and hours
Starting in the first semester of the calendar year, classes occur every three months, from Monday to Thursday, in the morning and afternoon. Makeup classes are scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays.
Students who choose the regular program modality can choose between the General Management or Sustainability Management in Emerging Markets academic tracks. Those who choose the double degree program can opt for a few different alternatives for degrees, from Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Montpellier Business School, or ESCP Business School. In all institutions, students take compulsory and elective courses and participate in extra courses and lectures.
Degree
Students who graduate from FGV EBAPE’s Master´s in Management program receive the Master’s Degree in Administration.
Students of the double degree program have the following options:
Double degree program FGV EBAPE – Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics: Master’s degree in administration from both institutions
Double degree program FGV EBAPE-ESCP: Master’s degree in administration from both institutions
Double degree program FGV EBAPE-Montpellier Business School: Master’s degree in administration from both institutions
Head of the Master's in Management
Consulting Project
The Consulting Project allows students to implement what they have learned in theory. Students need to carry out a strategic consulting project for a partner organization, solving real problems.
Elective Course*.
Partner schools
FGV EBAPE is committed to promoting the internationalization of its activities, establishing partnerships with the best business and administration schools worldwide, and building the best opportunities for students, professors, and institutions.
Find the list of partner schools here.
Academic track - Sustainability Management in Emerging Markets
This academic track meets the needs of the dynamic and fast-growing sustainable development job market, relying on a mix of distinct courses: Management, Economics, Social Sciences, and Development Studies.
The academic track offers students content and practical projects and experiences in Brazil’s critical environmental regions, which often present vulnerabilities.
Students acquire knowledge about concepts and theories related to sustainability and the skills needed to practically manage environmental challenges in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors of emerging markets.
The Sustainability Management in Emerging Markets academic track offers students content and practical projects and experiences in Brazil’s critical environmental regions, which often present vulnerabilities.
The Sustainability Management in Emerging Markets academic track is organized into three periods, lasting one quarter each:
The main purposes are to offer:
- Basic knowledge of concepts and theories related to sustainability; and
- Necessary skills to practically manage environmental challenges in the public, private, and third sectors of emerging markets.
The Sustainability Management in Emerging Markets academic track is organized into three periods, lasting one quarter each:
Stage 1 (July to October)
Core courses on sustainability:
In this quarter, students are exposed to critical concepts and challenges faced by sustainability management and development. The scope is wide enough to address institutional strengthening, capacity building, sustainable development, climate change, green finance, inequality and social policies, forest management, and biodiversity (conservation and economic exploitation), among others.
Click here to see the core courses.
Stage 2 (October to December)
Stage 2 (October to December)
In addition to extra short courses, this trimester offers hands-on experiences that will help students broaden and deepen their knowledge, fostering a broad network of local and international partners.
Click here to see the extra courses.
This period is made up of three main components:
- Additional 15-hour courses;
- Possibility of immersion in the Amazon;
- Possibility of consulting projects with partner organizations to solve a specific organizational problem
Lectures and Networking
This final period offers a series of lectures with leading experts in business, academia, and social entrepreneurship from Brazil and abroad.
Stage 3 (from January to May)
Research and thesis
Students are expected to devote significant time and effort to completing the literature review, fine-tuning the research question, collecting and analyzing data, and writing and defending the master’s thesis with the advisor’s support.
Individuals
Recent graduates from any undergraduate program who are interested in sustainability; young professionals who wish to update their knowledge before moving up the job ladder; and mid-career professionals who want to gain experience in public policy aimed at sustainable development.
Organizations
Local, state, and federal governments that want to invest in the qualification of employees in new areas; multinational companies that want to support their employees in innovative approaches to sustainability; foundations and nonprofit philanthropic entities that intend to professionalize their staff in policy issues relevant to their areas of activity.
Internationalization
The courses are taught in English and MiM offers the possibility of a second degree with partner schools abroad, reflecting FGV EBAPE's continuous effort to invest in offering international opportunities to its students. Students can choose from several countries and benefit from opening up job opportunities in every corner of the world.
With 80% of the students coming from abroad, the program offers an enriching coexistence between people from different cultures, with multiple experiences, and different points of view.
Double Degree Program
In the MIM Double Degree at FGV EBAPE, in addition to the regular disciplines, the candidates will be able to choose one of the renowned partner schools abroad to complete part of their training, receiving double certification.
Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics
Founded more than 40 years ago, Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics is specialized in Economics and Management. The School is a leader among educational institutions in Portugal and it has a long-standing reputation for innovative teaching and rigorous academic practice, encouraging critical thinking and excellence in learning.
The school also has a strong connection with the business world, as most of its former students hold senior executive positions in organizations of various sizes.
Montpellier Business School
Founded in 1897, MBS offers French and international students the excellent training of a globally recognized school of management. Committed and inclusive, it educates students to change the future by making a responsible economic transition.
ESCP Business School
A pioneer in the last 200 years, ESCP boasts many innovations successfully adopted worldwide and is also the only pan-European school with campuses in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Turin, and Warsaw.
Some partner schools have limited number of places, the designation is based on availability.
Professional development activities
Designing a good CV
Group based activities:
- Review of the general consensus of what is a good CV — structure and content;
- Illustration of good practices for a standard CV;
- Group criticism on samples of bad CVs;
- Collective draft — creation of a fictitious CV.
Individual activities:
- Individual critique sessions and joint review of CVs.
Cover letter workshops
Group based activities:
- Review of the general consensus of what a standard cover letter should contain;
- Structuring the cover letter and including specific content;
- Work on the basic and formal writing skills necessary for daily survival, with a focus on business English.
Individual Activities
- Individual sessions for cover letter critique and joint review.
Group based activities:
Good practices on LinkedIn;
- Good practices on LinkedIn;
- Site exploration – how to use it;
- Group dynamics – creation of a fictitious LinkedIn profile (collective creation).
Interview (Conversation/Simulations)
Group based activities:
- Review of the dynamics of an interview: what kind of questions are asked and why;
- Better understanding of the interview from a “disaster” perspective;
- Work on specific speech structure (Q&A format);
- Simulation of interview/group dynamics (fictitious job vacancy);
- Interview questions and the purpose behind them.
Individual activities:
- Interview simulation - in person and via skype.
Networking
Integration and networking
In addition to the interaction provided within the MiM classrooms, students can take courses in other FGV EBAPE master’s degree programs, up to a limit of three elective courses.
Such integration and networking have produced national and international alliances among FGV EBAPE graduate students, building solid partnerships between public agency managers, for example, and leading to valuable experience exchanges.
Multicultural experience
With 80% of the students coming from abroad, the program offers an enriching coexistence between people from different cultures, with multiple experiences, and different points of view.
Students are encouraged to submit their research works to academic conferences, increasing their repertoire and network of contacts
Alumni
FGV EBAPE’s Alumni Network offers a channel so students can suggest activities, share experiences, and disseminate projects and other initiatives.
Academic Excellence
Faculty
MiM’s professors stand out for their academic quality and are among the best in the country. They all hold PhDs obtained in prestigious institutions, actively participate in internationally recognized conferences and research projects, and publish technical and scientific research in leading journals worldwide.
Student Research Incentive
Research is a fundamental and challenging part of the master’s degree. Therefore, MiM stimulates students to be critical thinkers, motivating them to engage in collaboration activities with partner teaching and research institutions, publish their research, and participate in congresses worldwide.
Databases
FGV EBAPE offers complete and up-to-date databases. It is an outstanding collection in Brazil, and students can access extensive databases and indexes at the school’s premises or online.
Students and professors can access content and case studies from the Harvard Business School (HBS). They have the right to a digital subscription to the Financial Times (FT) platform, with access to the research area and complete content on business, careers, news, and sustainability.
MiM Insights
Four International Accreditations
FGV EBAPE is a well-known and reputed school, recognized by leading international accreditation institutions for its outstanding programs, faculty, and syllabus:
AACSB International (AACSB) – the most recognized American accreditor for business schools.
EQUIS international accreditation of the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS-EFMD) – one of the most important certifications in the academic world.
ICAPA (International Commission on Accreditation of Public Administration Education) – the commission is responsible for the accreditation of education and training programs according to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA).
After a rigorous evaluation process, FGV EBAPE has been awarded another important international accreditation seal, becoming the first school in Brazil to be accredited by NASPAA, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration.