Program Overview

Master Management Public - Parcours Recherche, Études et Conseil en Sciences de Gestion

The Master Management Public, parcours « Recherche, études et conseil en Sciences de gestion » aims to train future professionals in academic or applied research. It prepares students for careers in teaching and research, as well as consulting, with a focus on pursuing a doctorate in Management Science.

Presentation of the Program

This program is designed to develop skills over two years. The first year covers theoretical, legal, and technical elements of public administration, while the second year enables students to master research techniques, managerial theories, and concepts that they will apply in their professional lives, whether in academia or as consultants. Each student benefits from specialized training that meets the highest international research standards.

Target Audience

• Initial Training: Candidates who have validated a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, primarily in management, economics, or law.
• Continuing Education: Professionals working in equivalent functions in the public or private sector, consistent with the program's professional evolution or consolidation project.

Skills

The program offers blocks of knowledge and skills (BCC) aligned with its objectives. In Master 1, these include:

• Appropriating the environment of public and non-market organizations
• Managing public policies in a context of social transition
• Managing in public, non-market, and collective interest organizations
• Applying a scientific method in public and territorial management
• Preparing/reflection on professional activity and social commitment in a changing world

In Master 2, the skills include:

• Appropriating the research and consulting environment
• Analyzing and accompanying public policy management
• Analyzing and accompanying practices of public and collective interest organizations
• Designing and implementing a scientific approach in public management
• Building and realizing a professional project in academic research and consulting

Organization of the Program

• Master 1: The first year is common to several paths and allows students to develop essential skills for future public managers. A system of options in the second semester enables students to design their professional project and orient themselves towards the "research and consulting in management sciences" domain.
• Master 2: The year is divided into two complementary parts. The first part (third semester) includes courses in English on the methodological foundations of research in management sciences. The second part (fourth semester) allows students to acquire knowledge in the main areas of research in public management and to put this knowledge into practice by constructing and conducting their own research.

Content of the Program

The program's content is synthetic and indicative, subject to modification. It includes:

• Master 1 - Semesters 1 and 2: Courses shared with other Master's programs, focusing on appropriating the environment of public and non-market organizations, managing public policies, and applying a scientific method in public management.
• Master 2 - Semesters 3 and 4: Courses that deepen the understanding of research and consulting environments, analyzing public policy management, and designing a scientific approach in public management.

Pursuit of Studies and Career Opportunities

• Pursuit of Studies: After the first year, students can pursue the second year of the Master's in Management Public, parcours Recherche et conseil en Sciences de gestion, or other Master's programs. After completing the two years, students can pursue a Doctorate in Management Science.
• Career Opportunities: This Master's prepares students for careers in teaching, research, consulting (in public sector consulting firms), and for roles as managers in large public organizations or as study officers.

Admission Requirements

Admission is subject to application. The required level of French is C1 - C2.

• Master 1: Candidates must have validated a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, primarily in management, economics, or law. Applications from other fields are considered if the candidate demonstrates a good academic level and clear motivation for reorientation.
• Master 2: Candidates must have validated the first year of a Master's in Management Public or come from other university programs (law, economics, management) or exercise equivalent functions in the public or private sector, consistent with the program's professional evolution or consolidation project. The Validation of Professional Experience (VAP) system is possible for students who do not meet the required level for entry into the program.

Conclusion

The Master Management Public, parcours Recherche, études et conseil en Sciences de gestion, offers a comprehensive education for future professionals in research, consulting, and public management. With its focus on developing skills over two years and its emphasis on research and consulting, this program provides students with the knowledge and competencies necessary to succeed in their chosen careers.