Master in Management
In few words
Overview
The Master in Management at Clermont School of Business in France is a 2-year programme taught entirely in English and accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (M.E.S.R.). The programme is designed in collaboration with partner companies, allowing graduates to have the necessary business expertise, experience and managerial competencies needed to become future responsible managers and leaders of the global business world. Graduates of the programme are prepared to take onhigh-level managerial positions in France, Europe or world-wide.
The postgraduate programme offers students a professional management training, and various double-degree, exchange and internship opportunities, in an international environment.
Our differences
- A 100% customisable course content with hundreds of possible combinations to increase your skills.
- The opportunity to choose from more than 70 specializations in France and around the world and to accumulate majors, minors or double degrees
- The opportunity to go abroad several times during your studies or by opting for one or more optional breaks
Programme Grande École: a recognised business school diploma
With triple international accreditation recognition (AACSB, EFMD and AMBA), and regularly featuring in national and international rankings as a top French business school (L’Etudiant, Le Figaro, Financial Times and QS…), the Programme Grande Ecole programme is amongst the best referenced postgraduate degree programmes in France (Bulletin officiel spécial No. 1 of April 6, 2023) and around the world.
It is also registered in the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP – Sheet RNCP36567).
In order to gain experience, students can take a gap year between the two years of study in order to carry out internships in a company or to develop another skill in a partner university abroad.
With an excellent integration rate in management and management sciences, this is a choice degree geared towards the fast-changing business world.
In 2 to 3 years, you will:
- Be able to work in a field that suits you and acquire the targeted key skills for your professional project
- Combine several specializations, in the classic or apprenticeship track, with the possibility of obtaining a double degree.
- Acquire solid professional skills, thanks to a project-oriented pedagogy and the experience gained during your internship period or apprenticeship program.
- Achieve an excellent level of English essential to evolve in a company in France or internationally.
- Have the opportunity to validate an international double degree or semester abroad with an international partner, in addition to the MGE diploma.
What you’ll appreciate:
- The possibility to do an apprenticeship in 12 months, combined with all specializations and MSc.
- An innovative pedagogy focused on experience, and real business cases to allow you to quickly acquire professional reflexes. On the program: regular group work, seminars, business games, challenges as well classes in class of 35 students maximum, 15 for languages.
- Specializations and double degrees focused on innovation and the professions of the future, all integrating sustainable development.
- The intercultural environment allows you to work in groups with students from all over the world – more than 60 nationalities represented in the school that can prepare you to work in a multinational company
- The customisable course content in a school with a human dimension, and a personalized follow-up to accompany you in your choices and allow you to build a course that makes sense.
Why join a business school for your Master’s?
You may be wondering what the advantages of joining a business school for your Master’s degree are.
Here are some reasons why this choice can facilitate your integration into the job market:
- A business school, that is a member of the Conférence des Grandes École, offers a very high-quality training, oriented towards the knowledge of the business world and offering many specializations.
- Thanks to a project-oriented pedagogy, the school offers training focused on the professional sphere and real business cases.
- Students are accompanied throughout their training by the pedagogical team, multicultural atmosphere with a human dimension.
- As a student at Clermont School of Business, students benefit from a network of international partners for their exchange semester abroad or double degree options.
- Business schools have a large network of alumni who can provide advice and recommendations to recent graduates. At Clermont School of Business, you can connect with over 13,000 graduates around the world.
- The students at Clermont School of Business benefit from the support of teachers recognized in their fields and the intervention of expert professionals.
- The school’s reputationalso facilitates the professional integration of students.
- The courses allow access to highly qualified, innovative professions, and to prepare to evolve throughout one’s career.
- The professional integration of young graduates in France and abroad is facilitated thanks to multiple professional experiences and a constant link with the business world.
Strengths:
- Academic excellence: Our master’s degree has the highest national recognition: it is AACSB, AMBA, and EFMD accredited and recognized by the state.
- 100% Taught in English: The international programme is entirely taught in English. A French and English track is also available.
- International study experience: With over 100 partner universities; choose from various study options; summer School, internships abroad, dual-degree qualifications or exchange semester abroad.
- Preparation for managerial positions: Complete executive internships, apprenticeships or work placements to qualify for future business career opportunities and promotions in pursuit of high level management positions.
A TOP RANKING MASTER PROGRAMME
In the TOP 15 schools to Change the World (Changer le Monde)
Our school trains changemakers, in fact, many graduates engage in companies and careers with impact
In the TOP 85 worldwide and in the TOP 20 in France (FT 2023)
Our Master in Management degree is ranked #17 for French Master in Management Programs open to students applying after completing a Management School Foundation Program.
9th/38 for the satisfaction of graduates in the l’Etudiant
We renewed our HappyIndex®AtSchool Label in 2022 and enter the Top 5 schools offering the best Student Experience
Our school in the TOP of the sectoral rankings
We distinguish ourselves in particular in the field of Digital Marketing, Sports Management and Sustainable Development
Admission
- Bachelor Degree (or equivalent)
- Proficiency in English (Official TOEFL score of 550 at least or equivalent : IELTS (6,0), TOEFL IBT, Cambridge English, TOEIC (750))
- Eligible candidates will be invited to an automated video interview aiming to evaluate their academic profile, motivation and linguistic skills. A skype interview could be requested.
Application for Exchange student
Our campus is accessible to people with reduced mobility
Funding
Fees and Financing
There is an application fee of 50 Euros
Tuition Fees for the Master in Management Programme: € 11900 per year (excluding apprenticeship programmes)
They include:
- Double degree opportunities
- Access to online courses and e-learning platforms
- The services of the CareerLab, the SquareLab
- Access to international academic partners
- 2 English language certifications (TOEIC or TOEFL)
- Projet Voltaire Certification
- A first consultation with our partner, Moversia, to secure accommodation in Clermont-Ferrand
- The BDE membership fee
- Access to the Alumni Association – Clermont School of Business Alumni
The tuition fees for the Master in Management programme do not include living expenses in France or abroad related to educational activities, internships or expatriation. There will also be a charge for the integration weekend.
Financing your Programme
Early bird waiver:
- Payment of deposit: Those who pay the deposit before the beginning of March receive a 5% reduction on the tuition fees.
- Confirmation of enrolment: Those who pay the deposit within the two weeks following acceptance and by the end of June at the latest receive a 5% reduction on tuition fees.
- Full payment of tuition fees before starting of the programme: 5% reduction on tuition fees.
The first two reduction schemes are non-cumulative. The full payment of the discounted tuition fees discount is cumulative with either the first or second early bird waiver.
Scholarships
Various scholarships are offered to both French and International students based on different criterias.
Scholarships provided by the Clermont School of Business Foundation:
Clermont School of Business Foundation offers various scholarships that are open to both French and International students based on their academic achievements and social backgrounds. Students can apply for this scholarship after the start of their programme. A jury will study the submitted file and supporting documents on an individual basis.
Scholarships to go abroad:
- Erasmus+ scholarship: It allows students to finance part of their stay in Europe as part of their studies abroad in a partner university (semester / double-degree) or internship.
- Conseil Régional scholarship: It is a scholarship offered by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for students who do part of their studies or their internship abroad.
Flexible payment plans
There are flexible payment plans available to make it easier for students to pay their tuition fees. For example, students can pay in various installments or through fixed monthly payments.
Find out all about the assistance available to finance your studies
Student Life
Accommodation
If our campus has one strong asset in Clermont, it is that it is located right in the city centre, at the foot of the historic city centre and about ten minutes’ walk from the bus and train stations. This location in the city centre also has a significant advantage over accommodation: 95% of students come to classes on foot or by tram and 70% of them are less than 10 minutes away from the campus.
Associative life
Our students have always been invited to invest in associative life in order to acquire experience, maturity and autonomy outside of class! Joining an association and engaging in a project throughout the year also allows you to get to know other students and inevitably strengthens the spirit of community.
Programme
What I greatly appreciate during my stay here as a student is that more than 50% of lessons taught revolve around applied knowledge which honed both my theoretical knowledge and technical skills especially in my specialization (Business Intelligence & Analytics). The real-life cases or consultancy projects that I had the chance to work on also helped me test both my developed and acquired skills and expand my professional network.
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International
Study abroad
The School has more than 100 partnership agreements with various universities around the world. Whatever the language or skill you are looking for, the options are numerous and there is bound to be an offer that suits you. Double degree or semester courses… with no additional study costs.
Of these partners, more than a quarter are internationally accredited, just like the School!
What’s more, the School can help you obtain national scholarships (notably Erasmus+) or an international mobility scholarship from the Clermont School of Business Foundation.
Master 1
- Year or semester in a partner university
- 100% English language course possible
- LV2: Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese
- Minors in English
- Possibility of a 3-month internship abroad
Master 2 (except in the case of an apprenticeship option)
- Year or semester at a partner university
- Majors in English
Other possibilities: 6 month internship/ Gap year
- Year or semester abroad in a partner university, for a double competence
- Possibility of two internships of 6 months each
The School has more than 100 partnership agreements with various universities around the world. Whatever the language or skill you are looking for, the options are numerous and there is bound to be an offer that suits you. Double degree or semester courses… with no additional study costs.
Of these partners, more than a quarter are internationally accredited, just like the School!
What’s more, the School can help you obtain national scholarships (notably Erasmus+) or an international mobility scholarship from the Clermont School of Business Foundation.
Master 1
- Year or semester in a partner university
- 100% English language course possible
- LV2: Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese
- Minors in English
- Possibility of a 3-month internship abroad
Master 2 (except in the case of an apprenticeship option)
- Year or semester at a partner university
- Majors in English
Other possibilities: 6 month internship/ Gap year
- Year or semester abroad in a partner university, for a double competence
- Possibility of two internships of 6 months each
Professionalization
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pedagogy
The School offers one of the best teacher-to-student ratios in CGE member management schools. With 45 teacher-researchers in various disciplines, almost all of whom have a PhD, and nearly 300 professionals regularly involved in the courses, our pedagogy is quite simply that of common sense…
It alternates the acquisition of knowledge with practical application or situations (with group work or “business games” type work), which is also commonly known as “learning by doing”.
Finally, it affirms the preference for face-to-face courses rather than distance or e-learning, since they generally allow a better quality of interaction between students and teachers.
Specializations
Specializations offered to students are construed by a dedicated steering committee, in collaboration with partner companies so that students can acquire the skills required in a fast evolving global business world.
Specialisations taught entirely in English
- Business Intelligence
- Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
- Digital Marketing & Communication
- Financial Engineering & Innovation in Finance
MSc (as a double degree) taught entirely in English
Students may opt to study one of our Master of Sciences below during the final year and obtain both the Master in Management degree and an MSc.
- Project Management
- International Commerce & Digital Marketing
- Corporate Finance & Fintech
- Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Strategy & Design for the Anthropocene
- Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
- Digital Marketing & Communication
Specialisations taught in French:
- E-Business Development
- Financial Engineering and Sustainable Finance
- HRM and Ecological Transition Management
- Marketing et Data Marketing
- Sport Business
- Start-up culture & Entrepreneurship
Professional Specialisations taught in French:
Students can also opt to follow one of three postgraduate 2-year specialisation programmes:
- Audit-Financial Expertise-Consulting Specialisation (in partnership with the Order of Chartered Accountants)
- Engineering Manager specialisation, within the framework of partnership agreements
Professional experience
We believe that acquiring professional experiences throughout the educational course is vital for:
- putting theory into practice.
- deciding on the right career. Students can use their work experience to develop and affirm their career choice and professional
- getting a foothold in the job market.
- becoming creative and responsible managers of the future.
Internships
Students carry out a 3–month managerial internship in the first year. The second semester of the second and final year is dedicated to another executive internship, granting students the opportunity to build on their business experience and acquire managerial skills.
Gap year – Professional experience or further studies
Students on the Master in Management programme have the possibility to take a gap year between the first and final year of the programme to extend their internship period or work placement and consolidate their expertise in management.
During this gap year, students can alternatively choose to study at a partner university abroad to specialize in a wide variety of fields: sciences, art, social sciences, fashion, cuisine… This study period abroad allows students to acquire further skills besides a managerial expertise in order to enhance career prospects, language ability and interpersonal competencies.
Apprenticeships
Students can also do an apprenticeship that allow for a mixture between studying and working inside a company, providing a unique opportunity to combine academia and professional experience. Apprenticeships are possible only during the second year of the Master programme.
Programme recognitions
Your contacts
Careers
CareerLab
There is a dedicated career service which accompanies the students throughout their duration of the programme to build their career path while providing them with all the necessary tools, techniques and to secure the internships during the study period and work placements after finishing the programme.
Support given by the career service in terms of:
- Shaping the career path
- Organizing career days
- Workshops for interview preparation and job hunt
- Accessing the school’s online job portal
Indicators of the professional integration survey – 2022 Graduates (survey carried out by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles (CGE)
- Average time to find a job: 1.13 months
- First job found in less than two months: 83.34%
- Gross annual income (including bonus): 39,360 €
- 83% of students have permanent contracts
- Graduation rate 2022: 69%
Alumni Career Services
Groupe ESC Clermont-Auvergne’s Alumni Association offers alumni support to facilitate job searches and career management. Right from when students enter the School, and after graduation and throughout careers, the Alumni Association supports students and graduates according to the School’s motto “School for Life” and its own individual motto “Link up for Life”. Services include:
- Career development advice – support with career planning, job search techniques and career management and a graduate/student buddy system to provide advice on first job experiences, industry sectors, networking, career development and transition and company creation/start-up opportunities
- Job search preparation – advice on planning a successful job search including CV writing, networking and interviewing in collaboration with the School’s JobLab
- Career Days and other job search encounters – meetings with recruiters to gain insights from industry leaders, update job search techniques and requirements and enhance career management skills
- Career Resources – access to a range of on-line information, tools and databases
- Alumni Job Board – apply for jobs posted by companies on a dedicated web page
- Alumni CV Database
- Recruitment and other social events (company-visits, cultural visits, conferences, afterworks, sporting events, diners) to connect with corporates who recruit Groupe ESC Clermont-Auvergne graduates
And then…Further Education
Students who choose to continue their studies for more business specialisation can turn to a Master of Sciences or a Specialised Master. There is also a pre-doctoral scholarship supported by the Clermont School of Business Foundation to allow a small number of students to train in research in the 3rd year of the Programme Grande Ecole and to subsequently access a PhD in Management Sciences via the ClerMa lab.
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