Program Overview

MSC Strategic Management

ADMISSION

• 4th year: Bac +3 Validated
• 5th year: Bac +4/5 Validated

COMPETITION

• ESAM competition

DURATION

• 2 years

CAMPUS

• Paris
• Lyon
• Toulouse

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

• Up to 12-month internship in France or abroad
• Apprenticeship contract, professionalization contract, internship in a company

INTERNATIONAL

• Possibility of internship abroad
• Silicon Valley Seminar

BACK-TO-SCHOOL DATES

• February
• October

ESAM's Master of Science in Strategic Management

This program is part of a competitive environment that is constantly changing with the development of digital tools. This transformation impacts the entrepreneurial culture and international exchanges. Thereby, the art of strategic management becomes fundamental for anyone wishing to lead, manage or advise a company or a business unit.

Developing your business sense, entrepreneurship, managing teams and projects, advising, analyzing, and making decisions to participate in the development of a business are your daily priorities? The Master of Science in Strategic Management is for you.

A recognized diploma

• Certified title ESAM (Groupe IGENSIA Education) Manager des Organisations registered with RNCP n° 38825 at level 7 (EU) (former level I) - NSF code 310, by registration decision of France Compétences dated 27/03/2024, eligible CPF.
• This title also accessible by the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE).

THE TRAINING PROGRAM

• This program is offered on the Paris and Lyon Campuses. The work-study program is possible over 1 or 2 years.

4TH YEAR

• Change management
• Project management
• Financial Management
• Digital transformation of Organizations
• E-business
• ERP & CRM specialized systems
• Internal control and risk management (entrepreneurship: Lean Start-up / Design and Innovation)
• Corporate law
• Labor law
• Business English

5TH YEARS

• Management of complex Organizations
• Management of strategic information
• Steering indicators
• Financial business plan
• Law and tax audit
• Criminal law of business affairs
• Consultant methodology
• CSR
• Business Game
• Business English

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

• Profit center manager
• Manager of SME, Subsidiary
• Organizational consulting
• Organization and strategy consultant
• Project manager
• Responsible for sales administration
• Commercial director

THE STRENGTHS OF THE TRAINING

• A strategy and development oriented training which integrates thee-business dimensions anddigital management
• Seminars and professional situations at the heart of learning methods
• One RNCP title - level 7 - Manager des Organisations
• Organization in Paris of the annual Managerial Innovation Day
• Possibility of integrating the business incubator and incubator of the Paris and Lyon campuses of the Groupe IGENSIA Education (formerly Groupe IGS)
• Sponsorship of the promotion
• Series of lectures

Access to training

• Prerequisites: Bac+3 validated (180 ECTS credits)
• Admission Parallels: possible in 2nd year of Master of Science with a validated Bac+4 (240 ECTS credits)
• Fall intake: MSc 1st and MSc 2nd year
• Winter return: MSc 1st year
• Alternating training: Apprenticeship contract or professionalization contract (autumn entry only)
• Rhythm of alternation: 2 weeks in business / 1 week in school

Methods used and Evaluation Modalities

• Learning methods
  • Face-to-face and distance courses
  • Business cases and scenarios
  • Group work, research activities and company visits
  • Collective projects
  • Personal development workshops
  • Digital workshops
  • Coaching (mock exams for written as well as oral)
  • Progress interviews and group regulation sessions
  • Provision of online educational platforms and resources
  • Pedagogical evaluation questionnaire and learner satisfaction questionnaire at the end of the course
• Assessment methods
  • The evaluation of the different modules of the MSc Strategic Management consists of a plurality of diversified assessments, distributed regularly over all the weeks of the semester and for all the courses, the objective of which is to reinforce the formative dimension of the assessments and to give feedback on the assessments an important role in student progress.

Targeted Skill

• The MSc in Strategic Management validates the Level 7 Title "Manager des Organisations" registered in the National Register of Professional Certification (RNCP). An RNCP title is issued by the Ministry of Labor: it is therefore recognized by the State throughout France and Europe (ECTS credits).

Key indicators

• Professional integration rate within 6 months: 92 % (of which 95 % on permanent contracts) **
• Average salary upon graduation: € 36,000*
• Average salary 5 years after the end of training: € 45,000*
• Success rate: 91 %**
• Continuation rate: 0 %**
• Dropout rate: 2 %**

** Class of 2019
* Study carried out on the last 5 promotions.