Program Overview

Master 2 Manager Double Compétence

Presentation

The Master 2 Manager Double Compétence program is designed to provide students with a dual competence in management and a specific field of study. This program is aimed at students who have a strong ambition to mobilize managerial skills in their future careers as executives.

Summary

The program is specifically designed for students who have completed different initial training courses, such as engineering, science, law, economics, literature, and IEP. The diversity of student profiles fosters the sharing of experiences, adaptability, teamwork, and rapid integration into companies. The program has privileged agreements with engineering students in their final year at ENSE3, ENSIMAG, PHELMA, PAGORA, ESISAR, and POLYTECH of Grenoble INP, pharmacists in their final year, and doctoral students in their first year of thesis.

Specificities

• The program is known and recognized with an active network of graduates.
• It was created in 1955 and represents the flagship program of the national network of 32 IAE.
• The program is organized in Grenoble since 1958 in initial training and since 1974 in continuing education.
• It benefits from real recognition by companies and a network of former graduates who are active.

Admission

• Level of recruitment: Bac + 4
• Tuition fees: University registration fees fixed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research + CVEC
• Accessible in:
  • Initial training
  • Continuing education

Conditions of Admission

The Master's program is open to all candidates who hold at least a Master's degree in a discipline other than management.

• The admission process consists of three steps:
  • Presentation of an English language test with a minimum level of B1
  • Examination of the academic file
  • Individual interview to discuss the professional project

Program

• Duration of studies: 1 year (510 hours)
• The training includes 2 semesters: from late September to late September, ending with an internship starting in April, which can last between 4 to 6 months.

Debouches

Competence(s) Targeted

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

• Master specific knowledge in management
• Conduct missions and projects within a structure
• Make management decisions
• Acquire an entrepreneurial and innovative posture
• Develop collaborative skills

Employment Statistics

• Net employment rate at 6 months: 84%
• Average job search time: 1 month
• Average gross salary excluding bonuses: 43,708 (CGE survey 2025 on 2024 graduates)

Professional Outlets

The jobs occupied by double competence managers are mostly project management positions and/or management positions in companies of different sizes and sectors, closely related to their initial training. This training can also lead some students with projects to create their own business or access more specialized training at Grenoble IAE-INP.

Testimonials

"[...] You will ask me why Grenoble? Simply because I was already there, having completed my end-of-studies internship at the Commissariat ŕ l'Energie Atomique (CEA). And the least that can be said is that I was not disappointed! In 6 months of training at the IAE (+6 months of internship), I had the feeling of learning more than I had ever learned before. [...]"
Karl Boche, Commercial Director

Note of Satisfaction of Graduates

83% of graduates are satisfied (CGE survey 2025 on 2024 graduates)

Rhythm and Modalities

• Initial training: full-time in-person
• Continuing education: program in 18 months
• Campus: Grenoble
• Main language of instruction: French

Accessible to Students with Disabilities

• Arrangement of the curriculum and exams - first formalities.
• Services adapted to students.

Accessible VAE

Recognized by the Labor Code, the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) allows students to have their professional experience recognized in order to obtain a diploma, title, or professional qualification certificate.

Accessible to Special Status

• High-level artist
• High-level athlete
• Student-entrepreneur
• ENGAGE status