Program Overview

Master Droit des Affaires - Parcours Droit des Transports Internationaux et de la Supply Chain

Overview

The Master Droit des Affaires - Parcours Droit des Transports Internationaux et de la Supply Chain is a program created in 2005 to form versatile executives skilled in law, management, and service activities in the transport sector. The program focuses on the interaction with the professional world and has a multidisciplinary approach, combining law and management.

Objectives

The program aims to train cadres who are proficient in the law, management, and service activities of the transport sector, including road, rail, and fluvial transport of goods and passengers. The formation is characterized by its strong interaction with the professional world and its multidisciplinary nature.

Prerequisites

• Bac+4 (law, economics, management, commerce)

Sites of Education

• FDSP, Aix-en-Provence

Formation and Research

The program is linked to the Pôle Transports (CDMT and IFURTA) of the Faculté de Droit et de Science Politique, which animates and coordinates the team of maritime, air, and transport law of the Centre de Droit Économique (EA n° 4224, AMU). The program perpetuates the tradition of research in maritime law at the Faculté de Droit d'Aix-en-Provence, with a strong emphasis on documentation, memoirs, and student participation in colloquia organized by the Pôle Transports.

Competences to Acquire

• Mastery of the law of terrestrial transport of goods and passengers
• Mastery of the different aspects of the economy and management (strategy, organization, finance, marketing, human resources) of terrestrial transport of goods and passengers
• Mastery of safety and security rules in different modes of terrestrial transport of passengers and goods
• Mastery of transport insurance provisions
• Mastery of rules related to international sales to determine costs and best transport schemes
• Ability to advise companies on negotiation and drafting of contracts with different actors in the transport chain
• Ability to advise companies on social regulation of transporters
• Ability to elaborate procedures for different agents in the transport chain to respect legal and contractual prescriptions
• Ability to conduct an innovative approach taking into account the complexity of a situation using incomplete or contradictory information
• Ability to conduct a project (conception, piloting, implementation, management, evaluation, and diffusion) mobilizing multidisciplinary knowledge

Pedagogical Modalities

The formation alternates between theoretical and practical teachings. Practical teachings are dispensed by high-level professionals in the terrestrial sector. Some courses are taught in English.

Targeted Professions

• Rédaction and management in insurance
• Management and business engineering
• Legal collaboration
• Legal defense and counsel
• Encadrement of maritime navigation

NSF Domains

• Droit fiscal; Droit des affaires; Droit pénal; Droit de l'environnement; Droit de la santé; Droit de la sécurité et de la défense; Droit du transport
• Transport, handling, storage
• Finances, banks, insurance

List of Teachings

The detailed list of teachings is available on the official university website.

Miscellaneous Information

The program is offered in initial training, continuous training, and alternating training (apprenticeship and professionalization contracts) with the CFA Épure Méditerranée. The duration of the program is 1 year, and it is located in Aix-en-Provence.