Program Overview

Grande École Program - Master in Management

A cycle of knowledge enhancement, open-mindedness and development of leadership skills

• A skill-based approach: Learning through experience and experimentation: students engage in case studies (data provided by companies or organizations) and projects. The Master Cycle consists of a set of courses, a thesis or consulting project and a 6-month internship.
• Development of leadership skills in the “Positive Leadership” core course, applied in the “Managing Diversity in Vivo” course, where students gain real-life experience of group management.
• Active pedagogy based on interactions between professors and students, combining online and on-site courses.
• Personalized coaching by experts to help students prepare for their professional projects.

Objectives of the Master Cycle

• Acquire a solid set of interdisciplinary skills and expertise
• Advance forward in professional projects with the ability to think differently and ask the right questions
• Work on leadership, change management, CSR, creativity, and innovation as well as analysis and decision-making in a complex environment

Organization of the Master Cycle

• 120 ECTS/4 semesters, according to the following structure:
• 3 semesters of courses: 2 semesters of major courses and 1 semester of minor courses
• 1 semester of Executive Internship (also known as end-of-studies internship) alongside the thesis or consulting project

Program of the Master Cycle

• Overall structure of the Master cycle
• Tailoring your path: from core curriculum to specialization

Core Courses

Introduction

All Master’s degree students benefit from a common core curriculum, accounting for 36 ECTS credits, spread over the three semesters of the Master’s program.

Courses

• Business Game
• Career Bootcamp
• Career Program
• Change Management for Sustainability Strategies
• Data Visualization
• Geopolitics and Strategic Foresight
• Master Thesis Methodology
• No-Code and Generative AI
• Personal Data Management and Protection
• Positive Leadership Development
• Research and Consulting Tools
• Understanding Business Cycles for Strategic Decisions

Majors

Presentation of the 7 Majors

In the Master’s cycle, students choose a major from the 7 available.

• Financial Management & Control
• Finance
• Marketing
• General Management & Strategic Consulting
• Operation & Supply Chain Management
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Minor

Choosing a minor to tailor your profile to your career aspirations.

Examples of minor courses:

• Audit & Control
• Managerial Decision-Making
• Digital Transformation
• Managing People and Organizations
• Sustainability and Transition
• General Management & Strategy Consulting

Final Thesis or Consulting Project

Completed in semester 4 (2nd year) of the Master cycle.

• Objectives

• Final Thesis
• Students write a thesis involving in-depth personal research with the assistance of their thesis supervisor.
• Students can choose to work on a particular case or a broader issue illustrated through precise examples.
• Consulting Projects
• Educational work where students work as consultants for a company.
• Business Consulting Project
• Entrepreneurship Consulting Project

Executive Internship

• End-of-Studies Internship (Executive Internship)
• Completed during the Master program, where students take on “junior executive” responsibilities and demonstrate their ability to analyze a problem and propose solutions."