Program Overview

Master Management et Administration des Entreprises

The Master's program in Management and Administration of Enterprises is designed to prepare students for careers in higher education and research, as well as consulting in the field of management sciences.

Objectives

The program aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the latest research trends and methodologies in management sciences. It enables students to acquire the necessary skills to conduct research, collect and analyze data, and write research papers or consulting reports based on advanced research in the field.

Prerequisites

To be eligible for the program, students must hold a diploma of level Bac+4, Master 1 (240 ECTS), or equivalent (foreign diploma, VAE). The majority of candidates come from backgrounds in management and economics (universities and Grandes Ecoles), but the Master's program is also open to students from other disciplines, such as engineering schools, sociology, law, mathematics, philosophy, and political science.

Sites of Instruction

The program is taught at the IAE, Puyricard.

Formation and Research

The program is affiliated with the Centre d'études et de recherche en gestion d'Aix-Marseille (CERGAM EA 4225). The "Recherche, études et conseil en science de gestion" track is oriented towards research training and aims to prepare students to conduct research in an international context. Students in this track can also choose to complete an internship with a research problem.

Competencies to be Acquired

This program allows students to acquire all the necessary competencies to pursue a doctoral thesis and specialize in one of the three specialties offered at the IAE Aix: (1) Finance, Audit, Control; (2) Marketing and Service Management; (3) Strategy and Human Resource Management. The training takes place from September to June, with the first semester dedicated to acquiring the theoretical and methodological bases necessary for a doctorate in management sciences, as well as elaborating the research project, and the second semester dedicated to specialized courses and the dissertation.

Teaching

The common core teachings (Semester 3) provide the theoretical and methodological foundations of research in Management Sciences. Individualized support for acquiring written and oral expression skills useful for the researcher profession is offered, as well as support for elaborating the research project. Students can also choose two "advanced research methods" courses that best match their research project.

• Theory building and epistemological approaches: 36 hours
• Research design, artificial intelligence for research, and systematic literature review approaches: 18 hours
• Research project support and skills development: 36 hours
• Quantitative research methods: 48 hours
• Qualitative research methods: 48 hours
  • Two courses to choose from:
    • Advanced quantitative methods: 18 hours
    • Advanced mixed methods: 18 hours
    • Advanced qualitative methods: 18 hours

Specialized Teachings (Semester 4)

• Finance - Audit - Control Specialty:
  • Portfolio Management
  • Research in Financial Accounting and Audit
  • Econometrics and Financial Mathematics Tools
  • Advanced Theories in Corporate Finance
• Marketing and Service Management Specialty:
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Service Marketing
  • Brand Management Research
  • New Marketing Approaches
• Strategy and Human Resource Management Specialty:
  • Behavior of Actors in Organizations
  • Human Resource Management and Careers
  • Major Axes of Research in Strategy
  • Sustainable Development Strategy

Professional Integration Rate

The majority of Master's Research students pursue a doctorate, with the professional project of a career as a teacher-researcher in the field of management and management sciences. Many opportunities for positions in this developing discipline are offered both in France and abroad, at the university or in the major management schools.

Professional Outcomes

Some doctors opt for consulting careers, while others choose a career in business or within national or international organizations.

Tuition Fees

• Initial training: **250 **
• Registration fees: more information available
• Differentiated fees for non-EU students: more information available
• Continuing education: more information available

Duration and Volume

• 5TME - Master Management and Administration of Enterprises: 60 credits, 510 hours
• TME5AD - Track: Research, Studies, and Consulting in Management Sciences: 60 credits, 510 hours
• TME5ADW - Master 2 Management and Administration of Enterprises: RECSG: 60 credits, 510 hours
• TMECSAC - Semester 3 M2 MAE: Research, Studies, and Consulting in Management Sciences: 30 credits, 222 hours
• TMEDSAC - Semester 4 M2 MAE: Research, Studies, and Consulting in Management Sciences: 30 credits, 288 hours

Languages

The program is taught in English and French.