Master in Management (Master Grande École)

*Responsible managers: combining economic rationale, social responsibility and environmental responsibility in an ethical manner.

Excelia Business School has continued its progression in the FT World Ranking of Masters in Management. The School has been ranked 42^nd, moving up 6 places! It is now ranked 9^th among the French Business Schools that feature in the ranking.

Why choose the Master in Management?

• Lessons in Human and Social Sciences to provide you with an understanding of the World, the major issues, and the different relationships between individuals and groups of individuals
• Experiential and Personal Development (EPD): giving you the opportunity to build a unique study path
• 2 civic and humanitarian projects to help raise your awareness of social issues
  • Humacité©: a project enabling you to acquire strong values to ensure you become a socially committed and responsible manager
  • Climacité©: a project focussing on the challenges of sustainable development and energy transition
• A strong international dimension throughout your studies, with projects such as Cap Anglophone, Humacité©, Climacité©, internships, academic expatriation, 100% English Track
• 15 double qualifications with our partner universities
• One to two years of professional experience by the end of the programme, via internships or work-study, ensuring you acquire valuable professional experience even before you graduate
• A wide choice of specialisations in MiM Year 5: Classic Track, Work-study Track, French Track, English Track, double qualification, etc.
• A programme recognised by all stakeholders in higher education:
  • Endorsed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, State-certified with Grade de Master
  • Triple-accredited: a Master programme offered by our Business School which is part of the 1% of the world's elite group of Business Schools boasting this ‘Triple Crown’
• Rankings: 8^th place in the Financial Times ranking, 2^nd place in the L'Étudiant ranking, 10^th place in the Figaro ranking, 10^th place in the Challenges magazine ranking... Excelia Business School's Master Grande Ecole is one of the most dynamic in terms of evolution.

The perfect study track for each professional project

Right from the start of Year 1, you will have choices to make: in which country should you carry out your Cap Anglophone project, doing what? With which association or NGO will you carry out your Humacité© project? Will it be in France or abroad? Which country will you go to for your academic expatriation? Which specialisation should you choose? …

Every year, you will have many different possibilities, with choices to be made.

To help you make the right choices, throughout your studies you will receive support and guidance from a personal tutor. They will be on hand to guide you in the development and management of your personal and professional project. In addition, you will benefit from personal development tools (self-awareness, etc.) and professional development tools (CV preparation, mock interviews, etc.).

BACHELOR LEVEL (UNDERGRADUATE): THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT & OPENNESS TO THE WORLD AND TO OTHER

YEARS 1 AND 2

Learning the fundamentals – all lessons are compulsory and adapted to a student’s profile and project via experiential projects:

• Humacité© and Climacité© projects

• Company internship

YEAR 3 (pre-Master year)

Depending on which year you joined the programme, there are 2 tracks available:

1. If you joined the programme in Year 1, you will spend both semesters of Year 3 on academic expatriation in the United States, in China, or at one of our 85 partner universities.

Those who are particularly determined can choose to study for a double qualification. To ensure you get the most from this expatriation experience on a cultural, linguistic and personal level, we limit the number of students assigned to the same destination. Of Excelia’s 200 partner universities, 50 % are specific to the Master in Management programme.

For studying abroad:

• Academic exchange: 2 semesters in one of our 85 partner universities, offering 15 double qualifications

1. If you join the programme in Year 3, you can choose to study either on the Tours campus or the La Rochelle campus, with a programme focussing on the fundamentals of Management and Humanities. You will carry out 2 civic and humanitarian projects – Humacité© and Climacité©.

MASTER LEVEL (POSTGRADUATE): ENHANCING MANAGERIAL SKILLS & SPECIALISATION 

From Year 4 of the programme (equivalent to year one of a Master qualification), you can choose one of 5 different tracks, ensuring your studies remain in line with your future project

YEAR 4 – CLASSIC TRACK

SEMESTER 1: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Available in French and English, lessons focus on project management and development strategies.

In line with the lessons of the core curriculum, you will carry out group work on an activity of your choice from the following:

• Business Development Consultancy Project
• Management of an association (real case)
• Business Creation*
• Applied Research on Organisations and Managerial Practices **

* Possibility of obtaining a University Degree in Entrepreneurship

** Possibility of obtaining a University Degree in Research

SEMESTER 2: ELECTIVES

In Semester 2, you will design your own programme by choosing 5 electives (offered in French or in English) centred around the themes of Big Data, Innovation, Global Perspectives, Humanities and Research. 

YEAR 4 – INTERNATIONAL TRACK

Some of you may wish to boost your international experience by spending another year abroad, studying for a double qualification.

Those students joining the programme in Year 4 can choose to spend one semester abroad at one of our partner universities.

YEAR 4 – WORK-STUDY TRACK  

You can choose the Work-study Track as of Year 4, committing to a 24-month work-study period (Years 4 and 5). You will have to negotiate either a contrat de professionnalisation (professional training contract) or a contrat d’apprentissage (apprenticeship contract) with a company. This will give you the opportunity of adding a professional dimension to your studies by acquiring significant, real-life experience, whilst having your studies financed by the host company.

Format: 1 week School-based/3 weeks company-based

Note: There is also the possibility of carrying out work-study in your final year only (Year 5), for a period of 12 months.

YEAR 4 – DSCG TRACK (LA ROCHELLE CAMPUS)

The Master in Management provides you with equivalences in DCG (Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion – a management and accountancy qualification) and Teaching Units 3, 6 and 7 of the DSCG (Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et de Gestion – a leading management and accountancy qualification).

By choosing the DSCG Track in Year 4, you will study 4 additional DSCG modules:

• DSCG Droit Social (Employment Law)
• DSCG Droit pénal des groupes (Compagny Law)
• DSCG Gestion juridique, fiscale de l'entreprise 2 (Corporate Legal and Tax Administration 2)
• DSCG Gestion Financière avancée
• DSCG Analyse Financière Avancée
• DSCG Contrôle de Gestion approfondi

Depending on your choices in Year 4, in your final year you will select a specialisation in line with your professional project. This Master in Management specialisation will be carried out on either our La Rochelle or our Tours campus.

YEAR 5 – WORK-STUDY TRACK  

A second year of work-study for those that chose this track in Year 4. However, all other students have the possibility of opting for a work-study track in their final year only, for a period of 12 months.

Format: 1 week School-based/3 weeks company-based

YEAR 5 – CLASSIC TRACK  

You will have 6 months of lessons focussing on a specialisation followed by a 6-month end-of-studies internship.

Year 5 specialisations in La Rochelle 

 

Work-study Track

• Brand Management
• Sales and Brand Marketing (distance learning)
• Supply Chain Management and Control
• HR Management
• Project Management

 

Classic Track 

• Marketing and Sales 4.0
• Data Management (available from September 2023)

 

Year 5 specialisations in Tours – Work-study Track only 

• Digital Transformation Management

YEAR 5 – INTERNATIONAL TRACK

Le MBA Pittsburg State University (USA): In the final year of the programme, this unique academic exchange offers students the opportunity to obtain a MiM/MBA double qualification and to benefit from a one-year work permit for the United States.

Zagreb School of Economics and Management (Croatia): this academic exchange offers students the opportunity of obtaining a double qualification, MiM/MBE, in 4 specialisations: Management, Marketing, Finance and Banking, and Supply Chain Management.

YEAR 5 – RESEARCH TRACK

The Diplôme Universitaire Recherche (University research qualification) is carried out in partnership with the University of Poitiers. Year 5 students have the possibility of studying for this in parallel with the MiM programme, thereby obtain a recognised research qualification (the dissertation submitted for the Diplôme Universitaire Recherche is also valid for the MiM).

A choice of campus: La Rochelle or Tours

It is possible to transfer between campuses throughout the programme, depending on your choice of final-year specialisation and the location of your host company (for those on a work-study track).

For both campuses, the programme is taught by teachers from Excelia, under the overall management of Caroline Hermet, Head of the Master in Management programme.

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All you need to know about languages, assessment, lessons and your teachers

Languages:

• Years 1 and 2: French
• Year 3: Language relative to chosen academic expatriation for students who joined in Year 1
• Year 3: French or English for students joining in Year 3
• Year 4: Language relative to chosen academic expatriation (during Semester 1 / Semester 2 / entire year)
• Year 4: French or English for students not on academic expatriation
• Year 5: French or English depending on chosen specialisation
• Work-study Track (24 or 12 months): French

Assessment:

Exams:

• Continuous assessment (40%), End-of-semester exams (60%)
• End-of-studies thesis, one of the main focusses of your final year
• GEODE certification (Grandir, Être, Oser, DEvenir - Develop, Be, Dare, Become): this is an opportunity to demonstrate the coherence of your project, present your achievements and your job market analysis, whilst proving your communication skills

Your teachers:

The teaching Faculty of the Master in Management is made up of French and international research-active Faculty members.

The research-active Faculty work with our laboratory, Excelia Lab, offering students innovative pedagogy. In addition, the industry professionals who teach on the programme focus on real-life business issues: they are recognised for their strong expertise in the fields of management.

Types of lessons:

Your core course modules are taught as amphitheatre lessons, with your entire year group. In addition, you will also have tutorials in smaller groups, depending on your chosen specialisation, language ability, etc.