MSc in Management - Program Content

Master of Science in ManagementProgram

Become the entrepreneur of your career path

Founded on the acknowledged academic excellence of ESSEC and its faculty, the MSc in Management program allows students to design their own course of study by selecting and planning their courses, seminars and professional experiences every trimester. The MSc in Management program makes the corporate world the focus of its coursework and offers a strong international perspective, through both its multicultural student body and an experience abroad of at least nine months, as well as a rich and varied range of student associations.

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Customized coursework

Every trimester during the MSc program, students choose their courses from among the over 200 offered in French or English.
Eight basic courses are required: Financial Accounting, Management Control, Managerial Economics, Financial Theory, Organizational Behavior, Marketing Management, Strategy and Management, and Information Systems Management.
Support is offered throughout the program: continuation of the support relationship formed in the Bachelor’s cycle, or the choice of a tutor for newly admitted students; development and submission of the Professional and Personal Project; validation of internship selection (duration, assignment, relevance to project).

In Cergy and Singapore

Among other academic advantages, ESSEC offers MSc students two options for pursuing their studies at the Singapore campus

The Core Track allows students to take all of the basic courses that are required for the degree. This program is offered every year from January to June.
The Global Manager in Asia is for students who want to acquire a global vision of management practices in Asia. The courses are offered from July to September. If they wish, after their selection, students may extend their stay with a three-month consultancy mission for a company based in Asia.

Generalist or specialized?

During this flexible and personalized program, students can decide to remain a generalist and to go further in certain courses, or to specialize in one management discipline, area of operations or sector, choosing among:

ESSEC tracks and programs (Accounting and Finance in partnership with the CFA Institute, Entrepreneurship, Property Management with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, etc.)
Teaching and Research Institutes and Faculty Chairs (LVMH, sanofi-aventis Therapeutic Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, KPMG Financial Reporting, Diversity and Performance, etc.)
Courses at one of the partner universities in the framework of an academic exchange or a dual degree
One of the two programs offered in Singapore (see opposite).
Partnerships in France (double degrees with the École Centrale de Paris and the ESM de St Cyr-Coëtquidan, Cultural Management track with the École du Louvre, Law program with Paris II-Assas, Prep’ENA track with Paris IX-Dauphine, Actuarial track with the ISUP etc.)

Ongoing connections with the corporate world

At the end of the MSc program, the student has accumulated a total of 18 months of professional experience that is very demanding in terms of content. Students can choose among several possibilities (internship, placement in an organization or humanitarian association, business creation)
Regular opportunities for contacts with companies through recruiting events (ESSEC campus, International Banking Seminar, career round tables and company presentations)
Every year, over 13,000 internship opportunities (including 2,000 outside France) are announced to students online.
An online tool offers all the information students need in terms of professional experience and developing their career plan.
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