Bachelor in Accounting and Public Management – Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra

Course Objectives

To train professionals with a high level of skills and abilities necessary for the management of public and business administration.
Address the lack of staff in public services with expertise in public accounting and public administration and management based on economy and efficiency criteria used in private organizations.

Access Conditions

Secondary school or equivalent and one of the following exams: Mathematics (16) or Economics (04) or Geography (09);
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Professional Outlets

Public Manager;
Administrator;
Senior Technician in Public Administration;
Tax Expert;
Management Consultant and Advisor;
Certified Accountant;
Auditor/Statutory Auditor.

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Learning Language

Portuguese Language.

Learning Objectives

Att the end of the study cycle, the degree in Accounting and Public Management must have the following skills: to coordinate the preparation of financial and public information; identify and solve accounting and / or public management problems; implement management techniques with particular emphasis on those of public management.

Access to Superior Studies

The graduate degree allows the students to apply for Post-graduate

Course Coordinators

Miguel Maria Carvalho Lira (mlira@iscac.pt)

Organic Unit(s) Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração
More Info Regime Full-time, with face-to-face and daytime teaching. DGES Code 9722 Qualification Bachelor Duration 3 Years ECTS 180 Accreditation Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior - CE/0112482 Accreditation Date 30-07-2024 Accreditation Term 30-07-2030 Registration Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior - R/A-Ef 406/2011/AL02 Registration Date 08-01-2025

Common Field

Curricular Year: 1

Curricular Unit	Code	ECTS	Period
Administrative Law and Public Procurement Law	51002431	6	1^st S
Applied Mathematics	51002101	6	1^st S
Financial Accounting	51002414	6	1^st S
Management Principles	51002076	6	1^st S
Microeconomics	51002087	6	1^st S
Budgetary Accounting for the Public Sector	51002420	6	2^nd S
Business English	51002134	3	2^nd S
Governance and Public Management	51002403	6	2^nd S
Information Technology Applications	51002065	6	2^nd S
Microeconomics	51002442	6	2^nd S
Organizational Communication Management	51002155	3	2^nd S

Curricular Year: 2

Curricular Unit	Code	ECTS	Period
Data Analytics	51002244	6	1^st S
Financial Accounting for Public Administrations	51002516	6	1^st S
Fundamentals of Programming	51002200	6	1^st S
Local Management	51002458	6	1^st S
Taxation I	51002199	6	1^st S
Applied Statistics	51002256	6	2^nd S
Financial Management in the Public Sector	51002469	6	2^nd S
Management Accounting for Public Administrations	51002505	6	2^nd S
Taxation II	51002222	6	2^nd S

Option I

Curricular Unit	Code	ECTS	Period
Accounting and Financial Reporting	51002497	6	2^nd S
Public Finances	51002486	6	2^nd S
Public Policy	51002475	6	2^nd S

Curricular Year: 3

Curricular Unit	Code	ECTS	Period
Audit and Account Review in the Public Sector	51002590	4	1^st S
Consolidation and Accountability in the Public Sector	51002527	6	1^st S
Human Resource Management in the Public Sector	51002606	6	1^st S
Organisational Simulation I	51002584	8	1^st S
Quality Management in Public Services	51002549	6	1^st S
Commercial Calculus	51002538	4	2^nd S
Organisational Simulation II	51002551	8	2^nd S
Preparation and Evaluation of Investment Projects	51002396	6	2^nd S
Tax Law	51002166	6	2^nd S

Option II

Curricular Unit	Code	ECTS	Period
Civil Service Law	51002562	6	2^nd S
Internal Control and Risk Management	51002573	6	2^nd S
Management Control Systems	51002321	6	2^nd S