Human Resources Management

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Human Resources Management: Shaping the next generation of leaders through people-focused strategies.

IPT’s mission is to broaden access to knowledge for the advancement of individuals and society, through research, education and collaboration as part of a holistic approach to personal development. This Master’s degree is committed to preparing students for professional practice in Human Resources Management, ensuring advanced-level specialisation. It is a logical continuation of the Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour offered at IPT’s Business School. Accordingly, IPT is well positioned to enable students to deepen their understanding of emerging markets and to broaden their network of national and international contacts, which are of growing intangible value today.

ECTS credits: 120
Location: Tomar

DGES Registration No.: R/A -Cr 32/2017
DGES Registration Date: 08/06/2017
ECTS: 120
Location: Tomar.

Process No.: ACEF/2025/1600207
Accreditation Term: 3 Anos
Publication Date: 15/07/2025
A3ES Deliberation

Objectives

Organisations are experiencing profound transformations marked by intense dynamics, which continuously challenge their management approaches. In this context, human and intangible factors assume a fundamental and differentiating role. Modern Human Resources Management is not limited to operational tasks - it includes a strategic focus on diagnosing and improving the organisation in a way that supports ongoing, sustainable growth in line with its mission and values. Professionals are required to have specific and advanced skills that can only be acquired through specialised studies, grounded in the continuous updating of knowledge. The Master’s program in Human Resources Management seeks to provide students with advanced technical knowledge and strategic development skills for effective practice in HRM, while also enhancing their scientific research capabilities.

Professional Goals

Graduates from the second-cycle programme in Human Resources Management have a wide range of career prospects and may perform, among others, the following roles:

- Human Resources Manager or Director;

- Human Resources Management Specialist;

- Executive or Administrative Advisor;

- Organization Technician/Analyst;

- Specialist in HRIS and Organisational Systems;

- Project Analyst;

- Consultant;

- Career Planning and Development Specialist;

- Vocational training manager;

- Executive search/headhunting/outplacement technician/expert;

- Lecturer;

- Researcher.

These career opportunities may be pursued in both private companies and public sector entities, including central, regional, and local administrations, within human resources departments (such as service directorates or divisions) and in Public Business Entities.

Info to candidates

Eligible applicants to the Master’s in Human Resources Management are those who have completed a first-cycle degree in the relevant area. Applications will be considered from holders of a national or foreign higher education degree equivalent to a first-cycle qualification in the fields of management and the social sciences, in general. According to article 17(d) of Decree-Law 74/2006 dated 24 March, other applications deemed suitable by the selection committee will also be considered, based on an analysis of applicant’s academic and professional record.

Mode of operation: Evening sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm.

Curricular plan

Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho n.º 6419/2017, de 24-07-2017

1º Ano
2º Ano

Plano curricular
Cód.	UC	Area	ECTS		Lecturer
Cód.	UC	Area	Obg.	Opt.	Lecturer
1º Semestre
92995	International Human Resource Management	Recursos Humanos	6		Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2)
92991	Organizational Behaviour	Recursos Humanos	5		Isabel Maria da Silva Rodrigues Pinto dos Reis (1)(2)
92993	Organizational Diagnosis and Intervention	Recursos Humanos	6		Sílvio Brito (1)(2)
92994	Strategic Organisational Management	Gestão	7		José Pinheiro Nogueira (1)(2) Vasco Santos (2)
92992	Talent Attraction, Development and Retention in Organisations	Recursos Humanos	6		Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2)
2º Semestre
92999	Advanced Data Analysis Methods	Matemática	6		Francisco Carvalho (1)(2)
92996	Career Management and Reward Systems	Recursos Humanos	6		Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2)
92998	Healthy Workplace Management	Recursos Humanos	5		Gabriela Pedro Gomes (1)(2)
929910	Information Systems for Human Resource Management	Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação	6		Vasco Silva (1)(2)
92997	Start-up Management Processes	Gestão	7		Jorge Simões (1)(2) Sílvio Silva (2)

Plano curricular
Cód.	UC	Area	ECTS		Lecturer
Cód.	UC	Area	Obr.	Opt.	Lecturer
Anual
929914	Dissertation	Recursos Humanos		48	Isabel Maria da Silva Rodrigues Pinto dos Reis (2) Sílvio Brito (2) Fernanda Aparício (2) Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2)
929916	Internship/Placement	Recursos Humanos		48	Isabel Maria da Silva Rodrigues Pinto dos Reis (2) Sílvio Brito (2) Fernanda Aparício (2) Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2)
929915	Project	Recursos Humanos		48	Isabel Maria da Silva Rodrigues Pinto dos Reis (2) Sílvio Brito (2) Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2) Fernanda Aparício (2)
1º Semestre
929911	Research Seminar	Recursos Humanos	8		Sílvio Brito (2) Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2)
929912	Thematic Seminars on Human Resources Management	Recursos Humanos	4		Isabel Maria da Silva Rodrigues Pinto dos Reis (2) Sílvio Brito (2) Fernanda Aparício (2) Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino Silva (1)(2)

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Partnerships

The Polytechnic of Tomar maintains partnerships with other Higher Education Institutions, which have resulted in joint academic programmes: ISPA; ISEG, with which it has jointly offered a Master's programme; ISCSP, through shared faculty and partnership, offering the Master's in Public Management and Policies; and the University of Salamanca, with the Master's in Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development.