Administration of Health Units

Postgraduate Degree

Ano Letivo 2026/2027

The Management Department of the University of Évora in collaboration with the São João de Deus Higher School of Nursing, with the ARS Alentejo I.P. as a partner, prepared a postgraduate training course in Health Unit Administration aimed at improving skills in the fields of management to health professionals in primary care, hospital and continued care. The general objectives of this course are to provide students with adequate and solid scientific training in the area of management; to enhance the ability to solve problems and create solutions in non-routine and unpredictable situations; to develop the ability to argue and make value judgments in the context of limited and/or incomplete information; to stimulate transdisciplinary and integrated reasoning in organizations, enhancing leadership skills; consolidate cultural, social, ethical and citizenship values, which are the guarantor of social cohesion and stability; develop the ability to implement and use information and communication technologies to support management; develop a culture of constant application of ethics and professional deontology; develop skills in the field of self-directed or autonomous learning.