Master in Management (Master Grande École)

This track is available in French and in English on our campuses in La Rochelle, Paris and Tours

This year focusses on the fundamentals, with all subjects being compulsory. You can personalise your studies via experiential activities to reflect your individual needs and future plans.

Core core modules 

Semester 1

• Principles of Accounting
• Business Game
• Marketing in a changing world
• Companies & Work Organisation
• The Challenges of Climate Change: the case of water
• Learning to learn
• Human & Social Sciences
• Water Fresk
• English for working and studying abroad 
• 2^nd Modern Language

Semester 2

• Economics in a changing world
• Financial Management
• Quantitative Methods for Business Analysis
• Introduction to AI
• Climatology, Water, & Environment
• Business Communication
• Preparation workshops for programme experiences and Sustainable Development Goals
• Business English 
• 2^nd Modern Language

Experiences

• Climacité© project (6 weeks)
• Cap International project (2 months)

This track is available in French and in English on our campuses in La Rochelle and Paris or in French only on our Tours campus

This year focusses on the fundamentals, with all subjects being compulsory. You can personalise your studies via experiential activities to reflect your individual needs and future plans.

Core core modules

Semester 1

• Fundamentals of Strategic Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• New modes of Responsible Consumption
• Fundamentals of Sales & Negotiation
• Fundamentals of Purchasing & Business Process Management
• Data Collection & Data Analysis for Businesses
• English
• 2^nd Modern Language
• Workshop: L’Atelier Compte-Gouttes (focus on water)

Semester 2

• Business Accounting
• Digitalisation of Companies: Technology & Practices
• Digital Marketing
• Human & Social Sciences
• Geopolitics
• Water and climate, planning for the future

Experiences

• Humacité© project (2 months)
• Operational internship (3 months)

For students who joined in Years 1 and 2

You will spend both semesters of Year 3 on academic expatriation at one of our 230 partner universities.

Discover our partner universities

Students are assigned to a partner university on the basis of their academic achievements in Year 2 (their ranking across all campuses) and their linguistic ability.

In addition to the traditional academic expatriation to a partner university, there are two other possibilities for expatriation:

• Stockton University, New Jersey, USA
  Stockton StudyEx: Enjoy one semester of total immersion in the USA at AACSB-accredited Stockton University (minimum 15 students required), resulting in the equivalent of 30 ECTS credits. You will enroll on two modules taught by Stockton University faculty, and two modules taught by Excelia Faculty based at Stockton. In addition, you will benefit from company visits and other cultural activities. This is a unique opportunity to develop your skills, broaden your horizons and enjoy an unforgettable experience in the United States!
• Kozminski University, Poland
  If you do not have the required English language level to study in the USA, you can choose to head to Poland in semester 1, spending an intensive semester at Kozminksi University (additional fees apply), our triple-accredited partner, where you will enroll on English language courses and management modules.
  For semester 2, you will carry out academic expatriation at another partner university.

For students joining in Year 3

This track is available in French and in English on either our La Rochelle campus or Paris campus

This year focusses on the fundamentals of Management and Humanities. During the year, you will carry out a Humacité© project as well as an end-of-year operational internship

Core core modules

Semester 1

• Principles of Economics + Challenges of Sustainability
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Legal Framework for Companies
• Human Resources
• Introduction to Social Sciences
• Geopolitics of Water
• Climate Fresk
• Humacité©: project preparation
• Languages: English, 2nd Modern Language

Semester 2

• Fundamentals of Strategic Management
• Financial Accounting & International Standards
• Corporate Taxation
• Principles of Marketing
• Applied Business Analytics 
• Introduction to AI
• Energy Transition: Climate Change & Water-related Issues
• Business Communication
• Voltaire project
• Workshop: Introduction to Sustainable Development & CSR

Experiences

• Humacité© project (2 months)
• Operational internship (3 months)

This track offers you the opportunity to strengthen your understanding and application of concepts and theories, through innovative pedagogy based on experiential learning. You will have the chance of working on hands-on projects which address the needs of partner companies, both locally and internationally.

Choosing this track means privileged access to our partner companies, benefitting from exclusive internship opportunities, round-table discussions, career seminars, and company visits led by industry professionals with inspiring backgrounds.

In addition, this track gives you the possibility of selecting specific courses and even of studying for a double qualification, including the DSCG diploma in accounting and management.

This track is available in French and in English on our campuses in La Rochelle, Paris or Tours

Semester 1

Strategy & Business Development

Core core modules: a focus on project management and development strategies

• Business Models & Strategy
• Strategic Financial Management
• IS Management & Web Development
• Strategic Marketing: context and applications 
• Supply Chain Management & Supply Chain Process Performance
• Project Management & Enterprise Risk Management
• Group project* (Consultancy, Research, Entrepreneurship, Association Management)
• English for Professional Projects

* In line with the Core core modules, you will carry out a group project, choosing from one of the following:

• Business Development Consultancy Project 
• Applied Research (organisations and managerial practices)
• Business Creation 
• Association Management/Takeover (real case) 

Semester 2

Semester 2 begins with a core curriculum, followed by 3 weeks of pre-specialisation electives, culminating with a 3- to 5-month internship.

Core core modules

• Business Ethics & CSR
• Cost Control & Budgeting
• Marketing Research
• Management & Leadership
• Introduction to Research
• Global Geopolitical Perspectives

Electives

You will choose 1 module per elective, i.e. a total of 3 modules.

Elective 1: Digital Transition & Data

• Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
• Artificial Intelligence & Decision-making
• e-Commerce & Business Analytics
• FinTech: Principles & Technologies
• Data-driven Planning & Management
• Machine Learning
• Sustainability & Digitalisation

Elective 2: Humanities & Global Perspectives

• International economics: Rethinking the economy – degrowth in the face of EST
• Neuroscience & Communication
• Doing Business in Asia
• HR Management
• Intercultural Management
• Introduction to the History of Women
• Sociology of Organisations
• Working with Latin America (language: Spanish)
• International Economics

Elective 3: Innovation & Sustainable Growth

• Circular Economy, Resources & Innovative Models
• Entrepreneurship, Impact & Innovation
• Responsible Marketing
• Agile Management & Resilience
• Sustainable Supply Chain & Innovation
• Energy Transition & Resource Management
• Biodiversity & Ecosystems

Experiences

• Vocational internship (3-5 months) OR  Internship (3 months) + Humacité©/Climacité© project (2 months) for students joining directly in Year 4

According to a study* by the Céreq (French centre for studies and research on qualifications), published on 3rd June 2025, international mobility facilitates access to executive positions. It also leads to higher salaries as well as to a better understanding of the world and its issues.

*Study entitled – Does international student mobility offer a competitive advantage when it comes to management positions?

There are several possibilities for heading overseas, depending on the year in which you join the programme

If you would like to boost your international experience, you can head abroad on an academic exchange and/or study for a double qualification.

3 options for studying abroad in Year 4

• Academic exchanges and international double qualifications 
  • If you joined in Year 1 or Year 2: you can spend 2 semesters at one of our 15 partner universities that offer the possibility of a double qualification
  • If you joined in Year 3: you can spend 1 or 2 semesters at one of our partner universities, either as a regular exchange student or studying for a double qualification
• Disney International Program (USA)
  (1 semester in the USA, validating 30 ECTS credits) 
  Spend 1 month studying at Delaware State University and take 2 online Harvard courses; then carry out a 6-month internship in an ancillary service at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Florida
• UCLA Certificates (USA) 
  Spend 2 quarters studying in the heart of Los Angeles, California, leading to UCLA certification (in Marketing or Project Management); no additional fees payable 

This track is available in French only on our campuses in La Rochelle, Paris and Tours

In Year 4, you can opt for a Work-study Track. If you choose this option, you will be committing to 24 months (Years 4 and 5) of alternating school-based and company-based periods. You will have to secure and sign either a contrat de professionnalisation (professional training contract) or a contrat d’apprentissage (apprenticeship contract) with a company. This track will give you the opportunity of adding a professional dimension to your studies by acquiring valuable real-life experience whilst having your studies financed by the host company and earning a salary.

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

Core core modules

Semester 1

• Business Models & Strategy
• Business Ethics & CSR
• Cost Control & Budgeting
• Market Research
• Project Management & Enterprise Risk Management

Semester 2

• Sustainability & Digitalisation: the challenge of transition 
• Strategic Financial Management
• IS Management & Web Development
• Management & Leadership
• Strategic Marketing
• Supply Chain Management & Supply Chain Process Performance
• Introduction to Research
• Managing Risks & Impact on Biodiversity
• Global Geopolitical Perspectives or Sociology of Organisations (depending on choice of campus)
• Introduction to Sustainable Development & CSR
• English for Professional Projects (seminar)
• Management Analysis

Experiences

• Climacité© project within host company (ONLY for students joining the programme in Year 4)

Classic track

The MiM Classic Track in Year 5 offers you access to Majors, enabling you to focus on areas of management that address the needs of the companies of tomorrow. You will have the opportunity to strengthen your understanding and application of concepts and theories, through innovative pedagogy based on experiential learning. You will also have the chance of working on hands-on projects which address the needs of partner companies, both locally and internationally.

Choosing this track means privileged access to our partner companies, benefitting from exclusive internship opportunities, round-table discussions, career seminars, and company visits led by industry professionals with inspiring backgrounds.

Core core modules

Semester 1

• Advanced Excel & Professional Applications
• Managing Wellbeing at Work
• Research Methodology
• Lessons in chosen Major
• EST preparation and TASK™ test 
• English

Semester 2

• Business Game
• Data Marketing
• Organisation & Change Management
• Quality, Safety, Environment & Enterprise Risk Management  
• End-of-studies Thesis
• Lessons in chosen Major
• English

Experiences

• Management-level internship

Discover the MiM majors (for Classic Track) and on which campus they are available
 

Work-study track

Students who opted for work-study in Year 4 will continue on this track in Year 5. However, all other students have the possibility of choosing the work-study track for this final year, for a period of 12 months.

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

Core core modules

Semester 1

• Advanced Excel
• Managing Wellbeing at Work
• Methodology
• Environmental & Social Transition – TASK™
• Everyday English & Business English (e-learning)
• Modules for Majors

Semester 2

• Business Game
• Data Marketing
• Organisation & Change Management
• Quality, Safety, Environment & Enterprise Risk Management  
• End-of-studies Thesis
• Everyday English & Business English (e-learning)
• Modules for Majors

Discover the MiM majors (Work-study Track) and on which campus they are available
 

MiM+MSc double qualifications 

Our MSc portfolio is centred on three main business areas: Marketing – Finance, IS & Strategy – Business & Management. It is offered on our four campuses in La Rochelle, Paris, Tours and Orleans, either on a Classic Track or a Work-study Track.

Access to MiM+MSc double qualifications is conditional on the completion of at least one year of the Master in Management on the Classic Track.

 

Core core modules

Semester 1

• Advanced Excel
• Data Driven Management
• Research Methodology
• Professional Thesis Coaching
• Preparation for vocational integration
• Specialisation Modules

Semester 2

• Digital transformation of organisations: Web Hackathon for managers/COMPIT simulator
• Environmental & Social Transition – TASK™
• Specialisation Modules

Discover our portfolio of MiM+MSc double qualifications (available on a Classic Track or Work-study Track) and on which campus they are available

Double international qualification

Double international qualification

In Year 5, you have the option of boosting your international experience by spending a year abroad, studying for a double international qualification.

• MBA Pittsburg State University (USA)
  This unique academic exchange offers you 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 you the opportunity of obtaining a double qualification, MiM+MBE, in 4 specialisations: Management, Marketing, Finance and Banking, and Supply Chain Management.
• National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
  This offers you the opportunity to obtain a double qualification MiM+MBA in one of the following specialisations: Innovation, Human Resources, Data and Digital. 
• HEC Montréal
  This academic exchange offers the opportunity to obtain a double qualification in 10 specialisations: Business Analysis, Sustainable Development, Organisational Development, Social Innovation, Management, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Supply Chain, e-Commerce, Project Management.

XL International Symposium:

As international experience is a prerequisite for graduation, students who have not had the opportunity to spend time abroad will be able to take part in the XL International Symposium, a week of lectures and debates, in English, blending a topical theme with intercultural issues.

The programme offers integrated pathways as part of a multi-partner, multi-region skills hybridisation strategy. The goal is to educate highly skilled hybrid talents capable of meeting the challenges of tomorrow’s businesses. This includes the development of systems thinking, data-driven analytical skills and traditional creative skills.

Our partnerships are centred on areas of excellence such as Digital Transformation and Business Engineering, amongst others.

Digital Transformation

Management & Digital Transformation (Years 4 and 5): double qualification in partnership with EFREI

This double qualification is carried out in partnership with the EFREI engineering school and is taught on the Paris campus. The aim of this 2-year double qualification is to train students to become experts in the digital transformation of organisations. As a future driver of innovation, it will provide you with the necessary knowledge and a comprehensive skillset to successfully manage all your digital projects.

Lessons include…

• Digital Strategy & Innovation
• Digital Entrepreneurship & Innovative Business Creation
• Digital Security Management
• e-Customer Relationship Management
• Digital Intelligence
• Digital Project Management & Digital Transformation

Aivancity + Berkeley certificate   

‘AI Product Engineering: From Concept to Market’

Post-MiM specialisation

• Possibility for MiM graduates to pursue one further year of studies at Aivancity on the Master of Science in Data Management (RNCP Level 7 professional certification of ‘Expert in infrastructure and Big Data processing’) 

Business Engineering

Business Engineer: double qualification with EIGSI

This double qualification programme educates future leaders in business development and the management of complex projects. Carried out on a work-study track, this programme combines theory and practice, with 100% remote lessons, covering areas such as sales, negotiation, project management, and B2B marketing. Thanks to a pedagogical approach based on case studies and in-company projects, it prepares you to excel in thriving sectors.

Format

• October-December: company-based period
  January-February: lessons
  March-July: Work-study (2 weeks school-based / 2 weeks company-based)
  Early July to end of contract: company-based period

 
Modules 

• Negotiation & Contracts
• Business Management Control & Performance Monitoring
• Corporate Strategy & General Policy
• Leveraging Human Resources 
• International Deployment Policy
• Business Intelligence & Innovation
• Agile Project Management & Certification 
• Organisation Management 
• Integrated Projects 
• Applied/Research Thesis 
• Industrial Management

Other hybrid offers

Supply Chain & International Transport Manager (Years 4 and 5): double qualification with EIGSI

This double qualification educates future experts in international logistics, capable of managing global supply chains,  ptimizing sites and services, integrating new technologies, and guaranteeing traceability whilst complying with quality benchmarks. It’s the perfect programme for meeting the global challenges facing the sector.

Graduate job opportunities

• Procurement Logistics Manager
• Distribution Logistics Manager
• Sourcing Manager
• Fleet Manager
• Logistics Director
• Consultant

Teaching units at EIGSI (Semester 8)

• Supply Chain Strategy, Planning & Forecasting 
• Supply Chain Flow Organisation
• Major Challenges in Supply Chain Management 
• Supply Chain Logistics
• Supply Chain Project & Financial Flow Management
• International Transport Operations

For further information, do not hesitate to contact us

Creative Strategy Manager / Video Game Manager (Years 4 and 5): double qualification with ISART 

This prestigious partnership combines Excelia Business School’s managerial expertise with ISART’s cutting-edge knowledge of video games, with the aim of preparing the creative managers of tomorrow. 

• Duration: 2 years
• Format: 
  • Year 1: Classic Track on Excelia’s Paris campus
  • Year 2: Work-study at ISART Paris or Classic Track at ISART Nice 
• Qualification: MiM with French Grade de Master and the RNCP Level 7 professional certification ‘Creative Strategy Manager/Producer’
• Educational goal: 
  • To become a Publishing Manager or Producer who can apply their skills across all sectors: games, technologies, platforms, business models, and organisations.
• Target industry:
  • Video games as well as any sector that requires creativity, gamification and digital technology: banking, healthcare, education, associations, events, etc.

Programme content 

Master Year 1 

Modules at Excelia:  

• Fundamentals of Management & Marketing
• Value Chain Management 
• Finance & Management
• Technology & Information Systems
• Research & Leadership
• Business Ethics & CSR
• English

Modules at ISART:  

• Video Games Management & Production 
• Video Games Planning
• Business, Marketing & Publishing 
• Video Games Quality Control 
• Game Data Analytics
• Video Games Production 
• Video Games: Communication/Culture & Monitoring 
• Vocational internship (3 months)

Master Year 2

Modules:

• Video Games Management & Production 
• Video Games Planning
• Business, Marketing & Publishing
• Video Games Quality Control
• Communication & Monitoring
• Practical English
• Professional Project & Oral Presentation
• Internship (min. 3 months) or Work-study Track

For further information, do not hesitate to contact us