Master’s in Health Management
The Master's in Health Management is recognized for promoting career advancement, enabling you to manage healthcare institutions (both nationally and internationally), enhance the performance of these organizations and health systems, as well as conduct research and contribute to knowledge in the core areas of health management, particularly health policy and administration.
OUR STUDENTS PROFILE
Professionals with a degree in fields related to Public Health, interested in taking on management roles in healthcare, who are already working in the sector and wish to progress to management positions, or those who are not yet working but aim to do so, both nationally and internationally, as well as those wishing to pursue an academic career by later enrolling in a doctoral program.
COORDINATOR'S MESSAGE
"This Master's degree has a highly experienced and academically recognized teaching staff. The groups created are usually very diverse, in terms of basic training, age and experience, which leads to the emergence of very rich working groups that guarantee an important sharing of experiences.
We have an internationally validated curriculum plan that adapts to the specificities of management in the health sector. It is also possible to adapt training to each student through the numerous optional curricular units available."
Paulo Boto (Master's Coordinator)
Accreditation and recognition

NOVA NSPH is accredited as a member of the EHMA – European Health Management Association”.

| Course units | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Economia da Saúde | 4 |
| Epidemiologia | 4 |
| Estatística | 4 |
| Fundamentos da Saúde Pública | 4 |
| Gestão de Informação em Saúde | 4 |
| Gestão em Saúde | 5 |
| Optional Units | 12 |
| Course units | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Direito e Ética em Saúde | 4 |
| Gestão de Recursos Humanos | 4 |
| Gestão Financeira | 4 |
| Logística e Gestão de Operações | 4 |
| Métodos de Investigação Social em Saúde | 4 |
| Qualidade em Saúde | 4 |
| Course units | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Dissertation, Project Work or Internship Report | 60 |
Coordinators
Faculty body
- Course duration
- 2 years
- Format
- Hybrid
- Language
- Portuguese
Full-time schedule
- Mandatory curricular units (in-person)
- Optional course units (online)
To learn more about the Optional Units, click here.
Provisional list of candidates admitted (3rd phase)
Provisional list of candidates admitted (2nd phase)
Definitive list of candidates admitted (1st phase)
1st PHASE
- Application period: December 19, 2025 to March 6, 2026
- Publication of provisional list of successful applicants: March 16, 2026
- Hearing of interested parties: March 17 to 30, 2026
- Publication of final list of successful applicants: March 31, 2026
- Registration and enrollment period: March 31 to April 3, 2026
2nd PHASE
- Application period: March 9 to June 26, 2026
- Publication of provisional list of successful applicants: July 3, 2026
- Hearing of interested parties: July 6 to 17, 2026
- Publication of final list of successful applicants: July 20, 2026
- Registration and enrollment period: July 20 to 23, 2026
3rd PHASE
- Application period: June 29 to August 20, 2026
- Publication of provisional list of successful applicants: August 25, 2026
- Hearing of interested parties: August 26 to September 8 2026
- Publication of final list of successful applicants: September 9, 2026
- Registration and enrollment period: September 9 to 11, 2026
Applications for this course are currently closed.
Requirements
- Degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Law, Administration and Management, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Technologies, Biological Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Engineering, Sociology, Psychology, Political Sciences and Education and Communication Sciences, Human Motricity or in other areas recognized by the course Coordination, related to Public Health;
- Proficiency in Portuguese and English.
In addition to the valuable diversity of students, I found a challenging and engaging faculty, open to collaboratively defining personalized learning paths and encouraging each student to surpass themselves; while also demanding a meaningful contribution from each student toward the development of the institution.
When I took on the role of service director in a hospital, I felt the need to enhance my training. This Master’s program emerged as the best option: in addition to the School's renowned reputation and its faculty, the areas covered during the academic year proved to be highly relevant to the tasks I need to perform.
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