Master's Degree in Strategic Process Management
Online
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
01 Apr 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
With the Master you will obtain a broad vision of the improvement of processes and operations in organizations of any sector or department. You will also work with the latest methodologies in the design and improvement of processes such as Lean Management, Process Management and Quality Management.
Currently business, the new environment requires transformations for organizations to adapt to the demands of the Knowledge Society and become organizations of operational excellence that allows sustained growth. This master's degree provides you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead this transformation in any organization.
With this Master you will obtain a broad vision of operational excellence. In addition, during the Master you will develop a real project to implement or improve a process in your own company or in another organization.
Official master's degree Verified by the Council of Universities.
Enhance your Master's Degree with the UNIR Project Management Specialty, and obtain the 35 PDUs to access the PDI PMP certification exam
A new concept of online university
The International University of La Rioja, a university with 100% online teaching, has established itself as an educational solution adapted to the new times and to today's society. UNIR 's innovative pedagogical model has managed to create a new concept of university in which state-of-the-art technological aspects are integrated at the service of a close and quality education. The 100% online methodology allows students to study wherever they are, interacting, relating and sharing experiences with their classmates and teachers. UNIR currently has:
- More than 41,000 students.
- More than 10,000 international students.
- Presence in 90 countries on the 5 continents.
- More than 130 Undergraduate and Postgraduate titles.
- More than 4,000 collaboration agreements signed to cover internships for our students. UNIR is a responsible university with culture, economy and society. This commitment is materialized through the UNIR Foundation.
In addition, UNIR has expanded to Latin America and UNIR Mexico has been active since 2014, the first online university with live classes in the country and with its official headquarters in Mexico City.
Admissions
Curriculum
Face real business challenges with a unique study plan on the market
The study plan of this master's degree stands out for its practical orientation, since all subjects are focused on the acquisition of specific skills to develop specific jobs through the resolution of real cases.
Estructura del plan de estudios
Consulta la distribución de asignaturas por cuatrimestres y sus contenidos, las competencias a adquirir, la metodología de aprendizaje, el proceso de evaluación, la bibliografía asociada y orientaciones para el estudio.
Primer Cuatrimestre
- Direction, Leadership and Operational Excellence (Mandatory)
- Process Modeling in BPMN (Business Process Model & Notation) (Mandatory)
- Strategic Planning through Business Architecture (Mandatory)
- Processes to Generate and Satisfy Demand (Mandatory)
- Processes to Develop Products and Services (Mandatory)
Segundo Cuatrimestre
- Operational Excellence Methodologies and Tools (Mandatory)
- Process Performance Control (Mandatory)
- External Practices (Internships)
- Trabajo Fin de Máster
Prácticas Profesionales
You will do them in the second semester of the master's degree to apply the knowledge acquired or improve a company's processes. They are face-to-face or virtual and are developed in companies through a collaboration agreement between the institution and UNIR .
For recognition you must demonstrate a minimum of two years' professional experience in one of the following areas:
- Development of improvement projects.
- Development of plans aimed at continuous improvement.
- Implementation of standardized management systems.
- Modeling, analysis and redesign of business processes.
- Process mapping and documentation.
- Change management/implementation.
- Quality assurance of processes and/or products.
- Operational BPM.
Trabajo de Fin de Máster
You can complete your TFM through RED Projectum , which will allow you to face real challenges proposed by collaborating companies. You can also do the project in the company where you are already working. Upon completion you will obtain an academic certificate to highlight on your resume. The TFM is supervised by a TFM director, with periodic meetings for personalized guidance.
4P, an innovative method to develop your capabilities to the maximum
Solve real problems and learn to use the tools of the sector using the 4P Model , an innovative and exclusive methodology from UNIR . Upon completion of your master's degree, you will be able to join any organization with high performance from day one.
- Problems: explore real situations of various companies, from multinationals to SMEs and the self-employed. You will learn to devise management solutions adapted to different business needs.
- Projects: throughout the master's degree, you will carry out comprehensive projects related to operations and process management.
- People: access a personalized development plan designed to foster super competencies that will enhance your growth both personally and professionally. This approach is tailored to your individual profile, promoting optimal growth.
- Portfolio: reflect in your professional portfolio all the practical cases, live workshops, problem solving and tools that you acquire during the master's degree. It will be a testimony of your experience and learning, demonstrating your preparation to face the challenges of the world of work in this specialization.
Program Outcome
Perfil professional
This official degree prepares you to direct operational excellence initiatives of the transversal processes of an organization, being able to:
- Manage by Processes (BPM – Business Process Management ) in a comprehensive manner, to assess the effects of any strategic change in the transversal processes that you wish to make.
- Model and analyze business processes using the ISO BPMN ( Business Process Model & Notation) standard and business rules with DMN ( Decision Model and Notation ).
- Apply continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, SixSigma and TOC) to optimize processes aligned with the business strategy with justification of the ROI it implies.
- Direct operations with leadership and orientation to transversal processes from start to finish, aligned with short, medium and long-term strategic objectives.
- Achieve excellence in the operations of any private or public organization, contributing to its continuous and sustained growth, aligned with the business strategy.
- Understand the difficulties and opportunities of the transformation process of an organization for correct decision-making based on data.
- Plan a real project to improve the operational excellence of an organization and its corresponding processes and subprocesses.
- Define and manage the business architecture of an organization.
Scholarships and Funding
Santander Scholarships - UNIR
Financial aid program
We have 17 scholarships of 1,000 euros each for this fall 2024 call. They are aimed at students of UNIR 's Professional Program in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science to promote and facilitate access to Higher Education and thus contribute to defraying the expenses derived from their postgraduate studies.
English language immersion courses, for master's degree holders in teaching and teachers
The extract of the Resolution of July 10, 2023, which calls for 315 grants to participate in English language immersion courses for teachers already qualified in Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, is published in the BOE. , Vocational Training and Language Teaching.
Requirements
- Have completed the Master's Degree in any of the specialties in any of the following academic years: 2021-2022, 2020-2021 or 2019-2020 with an average academic record grade of at least 7.50 points.
- Have completed the Master's degree in Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate Teacher Training, Vocational Training and Language Teaching in one of the following academic years: 2021-2022, 2020-2021 or 2019-2020 with an average grade in the master's degree. at least 7.50 points.
ERASMUS+ mobility plan
After achieving the ECHE (Erasmus Higher Education charter), UNIR is working on an ambitious mobility plan, conditioned by our virtual nature, based on a new Office created for this purpose, which will be in charge of coordinating all actions in that area.
Furthermore, at UNIR we have bilateral mobility agreements with European higher education institutions, internally coordinating all our actions with the different departments involved, and giving maximum dissemination and information to mobility actions within our university community.
- General information
- Calls
Within the mobility actions of the Erasmus+ program, UNIR also participates in the international internship modality. The Erasmus+ learning mobility program allows you to do up to 12 months of mobility between internships and training within the same degree, and even carry out this once you have finished or concluded your studies.
Documentation for the processing of Scholarships
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Ideal Students
This program is ideal for candidates seeking:
- Expand your training, especially for engineers who want to better understand the business environment.
- Specialize in project planning and execution through process automation.
- Other professionals who want to redirect their professional career as business process model & notation .
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Program Admission Requirements
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