The PGE (Master in Management) at Clermont SB is evolving to support the talents of tomorrow

Starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, the Master in Management (PGE) at Clermont SB will offer a more gradual, more professionally oriented pathway, with a stronger focus on hands-on experience and international exposure. This initiative, developed closely with the School’s partners, confirms Clermont School of Business’s commitment to offering a curriculum aligned with evolving professions and emerging skills sought on the job market.

To better understand the goals and new features of this program, Anne Pats, Head of Programs and Student Experience, explains the choices that guided its development and the vision behind it.

Why did you choose to update the Master in Management (PGE) this year?

We regularly update our programs to keep them aligned with market expectations and student needs. The professional world is changing quickly: jobs evolve, new challenges emerge, particularly those related to sustainability, innovation, or human skills. The adjustments we made this year allow us to offer a pathway even better aligned with these changes. Our objective is simple: to support our students in a shifting environment and give them the tools to succeed today and tomorrow.

Progressive specialization is one of the major new features. How does it better meet the needs of students and companies?

Progressive specialization provides clarity and purpose to the pathway. In PGE2 (M1), students enter a two-year “career track,” then deepen their expertise in PGE3 (M2) with an advanced specialization. This allows them to explore a field, confirm their career goals, and acquire highly sought-after skills. Companies, for their part, appreciate profiles that have a solid foundation as well as gradually developed expertise. It’s a more modern format, better adapted to market realities.

You highlight the importance of experiential learning, particularly through the Scale UP pedagogical model. How does this approach support the program’s evolution?

Scale UP perfectly reflects our ambition to make the program more practical, active, and professionally oriented. In the second and third years, students work on applied projects directly connected to their “career track.” This approach helps them give meaning to their learning, build bridges between courses, and develop essential transversal skills: collaboration, creativity, project management, analytical ability… It directly responds to employer expectations for graduates who can take action, adapt, and show initiative.

This professional-skills dynamic is also supported by structured reflective work, essential for helping students understand the progression of their skills. Throughout the program, they build their personal skills e-portfolio, a tool that documents their experiences, learning, and achievements. It helps them better showcase their development, prepare to enter the job market, and communicate more effectively with recruiters about their strengths and professional identity.

International exposure and work-study pathways remain central to the program. How are these components evolving?

We wanted to strengthen them while maintaining great flexibility. Students can still go abroad multiple times, for internships, academic semesters, or full-year mobility. We now offer 45 double degrees in the final year, opening very wide possibilities.

As for work-study, we maintain the option of 12 or 24 month contracts. It’s a highly popular format because it allows students to gradually enter the professional world while benefiting from personalized guidance from our Corporate & Careers Center.

The Master in Management (PGE) will now allow students to obtain two diplomas. What is the value of this dual recognition?

The dual degree provides clarity and enhances the value of students’ skills. The first diploma, our Bac +5 Master’s degree accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and registered at RNCP level 7, attests to the recognized academic level of the program. The second, the specialization diploma awarded by the School, highlights the professional expertise acquired during the last two years. Together, they offer students comprehensive, clear recognition highly appreciated by employers, who can easily identify both their academic level and operational added value.