Master in Management (Programme Grande École)

You can choose to study at our La Rochelle or Paris-Cachan campuses in either the French- or English-taught pathway, or at our Tours campus in the French-taught pathway.

Discover the programme's core foundations: all modules are compulsory, while students can tailor their learning experience to their individual profile and career aspirations through experiential learning pathways.

Core Curriculum

Semester 1

• Learning to Learn
• Principles of Accounting
• Business Game
• Marketing in a Changing World
• Business and the Organisation of Work (ENG)
• Introduction to Law
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• English for Working and Studying Abroad
• Modern Foreign Language 2
• Succeeding in Climacité
• Dream Career – Exploring Career Options and First Steps

Semester 2

• Economics in a Changing World
• Financial Management
• Quantitative Methods for Business Analysis
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Taking Action on Climate Change: The Water Challenge
• Professional Communication
• English for the Professional World
• Modern Foreign Language 2
• International Pathway Preparation
• Community Engagement Project

Experiential Learning

• Climacité© Missions (6 weeks)
• International Pathway (8 weeks)

You can choose to study in either the French- or English-taught pathway at our La Rochelle or Paris-Cachan campuses, or in the French-taught pathway at our Tours campus.

Build a strong foundation: all modules are compulsory, while students can personalise their learning experience according to their profile and career goals through experiential learning pathways.

Core Curriculum

Semester 1

• Fundamentals of Strategic Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility: Principles, Tools and Best Practices
• New Trends in Responsible Consumption (ENG)
• Negotiation and Sales Fundamentals
• Fundamentals of Procurement Management and Business Processes
• Data Collection and Analysis for Business
• English for Academic Purposes
• Modern Foreign Language 2
• Succeeding in Humacité
• Dream Career – Self-Assessment and Career Preparation

Semester 2

• Management Accounting
• Business Digitalisation: Technologies, Practices and ANSSI Cybersecurity Certification
• Digital Marketing
• Humanities and Social Sciences (ENG)
• Geopolitics
• Water and Climate: Managing Tomorrow's Challenges
• English for Contemporary Issues
• Modern Foreign Language 2
• Community Engagement Project

Experiential Learning

• Humacité© Mission (2 months)
• Operational Internship (3 months)

If you joined the programme in Year 1 or Year 2

You will spend both semesters of your final undergraduate year studying abroad at one of our 230 partner universities.

Find out more about our partner universities

Allocation to a partner university is based on your Year 2 academic ranking across all campuses, followed by your level of language proficiency.

In addition to the traditional year-long study abroad experience at a partner university, two alternative international mobility options are also available:

• If you do not meet the minimum English language requirements to study abroad in English, you may choose to complete an intensive semester (fee-paying option) combining English language tuition with business and management modules taught in English at Kozminski University, our triple-accredited partner university in Poland. You will then complete Semester 2 at another partner university.

If you join the programme directly in Year 3

You can study at our La Rochelle or Paris-Cachan campuses in either the French- or English-taught pathway.

This year focuses on the fundamentals of management and the social sciences. You will also complete an international social impact project through the Humacité© Mission.

Core Curriculum:

Semester 1:

• Economic Principles and Sustainability Challenges
• Corporate Social Responsibility: Concepts, Tools and Best Practices
• Business Law (ENG)
• Human Resource Management
• Introduction to the Social Sciences
• Water Geopolitics
• Preparing for the International Humacité© Mission
• Languages: English and a Second Modern Foreign Language
• Dream Career – Independence and Practical Application

Semester 2:

• Fundamentals of Strategic Management
• Financial Accounting and International Standards
• Corporate Taxation
• Principles of Marketing
• Applied Business Analysis
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (ENG)
• The Energy Transition: Addressing Climate and Water Challenges
• Professional Communication
• Projet Voltaire
• Workshop: Introduction to Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Community Engagement Project

Experiential Learning:

• International Humacité© Mission (2 months)
• Operational Internship (3 months)

Discover our experiential learning opportunities

The Classic Pathway offers the broadest range of opportunities. It enables you to deepen your understanding and application of key management concepts and theories through an innovative teaching approach based on experiential learning. Throughout the programme, you will work on real-world projects designed to address the challenges faced by our local and international corporate partners.

You will also benefit from exclusive partnerships with leading organisations, including reserved internship opportunities within major companies, round-table discussions, careers talks and company visits led by inspiring industry professionals.

In addition, this pathway provides privileged access to selected double degrees, including the DSCG (Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Management), as well as a range of professional certificates.

You can choose to study at our La Rochelle or Paris-Cachan campuses in either the French- or English-taught pathway, or at our Tours campus in the French-taught pathway.

Semester 1

Business Development

The core curriculum focuses on project management and business development strategies:

• Business Models and Strategy (ENG)
• Strategic Financial Management
• Information Systems Management and Web Development
• Strategic Marketing: Context and Applications
• Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Performance
• Project and Enterprise Risk Management
• Pathway Project* (Consultancy, Research, Entrepreneurship or Community Engagement)
• English for Professional Projects
• Optional Second Modern Foreign Language

*Building on the core curriculum, you will complete a group project based on one of the following options:

• Business Development Consultancy Project
• Managing or Taking Over a Non-Profit Organisation (real-life project)
• Business Creation Project
• Applied Research into Organisations and Management Practices

Semester 2

The second semester begins with a core curriculum, followed by three weeks of pre-specialisation electives and concludes with a 3- to 5-month internship.

Core Curriculum

• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Cost Accounting and Budgetary Management (ENG)
• Marketing Research
• Management and Leadership
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Global Geopolitical Perspectives
• Dream Career – Consolidation and Career Strategy

Electives

You will choose one module from each elective theme, for a total of three elective modules.

The elective themes are as follows:

Digital Transformation and Data

• Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
• Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making
• E-commerce and Business Analytics
• FinTech: Principles and Technologies
• Data-Driven Planning and Management
• Practical Machine Learning
• Sustainability and Digitalisation
• Artificial Intelligence for Managers (Aivancity AI Certificate) – available on the Paris campus only

Humanities and Global Perspectives

• Rethinking the Economy: Degrowth Perspectives on Socio-Ecological Transitions
• Neuroscience and Communication
• Doing Business in Asian Countries
• Human Resource Management
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Introduction to Women's History
• Sociology of Organisations
• Working in Latin America

Innovation and Sustainable Growth

• Circular Economy, Resources and Innovative Business Models
• Entrepreneurship, Impact and Innovation
• Responsible Marketing
• Agile Management and Organisational Resilience
• Sustainable Supply Chains and Innovation
• Environmental Risk Management

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 17 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 

You can choose to study at our La Rochelle, Tours or Paris-Cachan campuses in the French-taught pathway.

You can join the work-study pathway from the first year of the Master's cycle (M1). In this case, you commit to a 24-month programme (M1 and M2) and secure either an apprenticeship or professional training contract with a company. This enables you to gain substantial professional experience while funding your studies and earning a salary.

Work-study schedule: 3 weeks in the workplace / 1 week on campus

Core Curriculum

Semester 1

• Business Models and Strategy
• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Cost Accounting and Budgetary Management
• Marketing Research
• Project and Enterprise Risk Management

Semester 2

• Sustainability and Digitalisation: The Challenge of Transitions or Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age (depending on the campus)
• Strategic Financial Management
• Information Systems Management and Web Development
• Management and Leadership
• Strategic Marketing: Context and Applications
• Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Performance
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Risk Management and Biodiversity Impacts
• Global Geopolitical Perspectives or Sociology of Organisations (depending on the campus)
• Introduction to Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility
• English for Professional Projects (seminar)
• Integrated Management Case Study
• Dream Career – Consolidation and Career Strategy

Experiential Learning

• Climacité Project (for students joining the programme directly), carried out within their host company as part of the work-study pathway

Discover our experiential learning opportunities

Classic Pathway

The Classic Pathway of the Master in Management (PGE) gives you access to a range of Majors in your final year, allowing you to specialise in key areas of management that meet the needs of tomorrow's organisations.

Choosing the Classic Pathway enables you to deepen your understanding and application of management concepts and theories through an innovative teaching approach based on experiential learning. Throughout the programme, you will work on real-world projects designed to address the challenges faced by our local and international corporate partners.

You will also benefit from exclusive partnerships with leading organisations, including reserved internship opportunities within major companies, round-table discussions, careers talks and company visits led by inspiring industry professionals.

Core Curriculum

• Advanced Excel and Professional Applications
• Workplace Wellbeing Management
• Research Methodology
• Specialisation Modules in Your Chosen Major
• TES: TASK Preparation and Assessment
• English
• Business Game
• Data Marketing
• Organisation and Change Management (ENG)
• Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental Management and Enterprise Risk
• Final Dissertation
• Dream Career – Expertise and Career Launch
• XL International Symposium

    
Experiential Learning

• Management Internship

Discover our Classic Pathway Majors and the campuses where they are offered

Work-Study Pathway

Students who began the work-study pathway in M1 continue their 24-month work-study experience. Students following the Classic Pathway in M1 may also choose to complete a 12-month work-study placement during their final year.

Work-study schedule: 3 weeks in the workplace / 1 week on campus

 

Core Curriculum

Semester 1

• Advanced Excel and Professional Applications
• Workplace Wellbeing Management
• Research Methodology
• TES: TASK Preparation and Assessment
• English for General and Business Communication (e-learning)
• Major Modules

Semester 2

• Business Game
• Data Marketing
• Organisation and Change Management (ENG)
• Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental Management and Enterprise Risk
• Professional Dissertation
• English for General and Business Communication (e-learning)
• Major Modules
• Dream Career – Expertise and Career Launch
• XL International Symposium
• Integrated Management Case Study

Discover our work-study Majors and the campuses where they are offered

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 cites: La Rochelle, Paris-Cachan, Tours and Orleans, either on a Classic Track or a Work-study 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-Cachan 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 MIND: 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