- Initial training - continuing education
- Aix-en-Provence
- Classic rhythm
- Eduniversal 2023 ranking: 5th
Training presentation
The Master's degree in Public Management (Droit et Management Publics des Collectivités Territoriales) is a level I course, created in 1984 at the very start of the decentralization process introduced at the same time in France. It has been given a number of different titles, always including the notion of local authorities. It has regularly adapted to the demands of professionalization and the ongoing modernization of public action, taking into account new challenges and tools, as well as new thinking on issues relating to territories and their evolution.
The Master's program is designed to build skills over two years. The first year covers the theoretical, legal and technical aspects of public administration, while the second year provides a dual competence in management and law. This cross-disciplinary approach meets the needs of local authorities and their groupings (EPCI), as well as the organizations, institutions and companies working with them. These various institutions require managers who can take a global, forward-looking approach to the exercise of the powers entrusted to local authorities by the legislator. In addition to a dominant speciality, the executive must be able to grasp the various aspects of the issue to be resolved. They must be able to analyze the issue by breaking it down into its component parts, and then synthesize these elements to provide a response based on the intersection of legal and management disciplines.
This Master's degree can be combined with the Prépa Talents IMPGT +
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Target audience
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Initial training: candidates with a Bachelor's degree, mainly in management, economics or also in law, political or social sciences, or with a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's degree.
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Continuing education Public-sector professionals wishing to acquire or consolidate managerial, administrative and legal skills, professionals undergoing professional retraining or job-seekers.
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Skills
In line with the training objectives, 5 blocks of knowledge and skills (BCC) are offered:
Master 1:
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Understanding the environment of public and non-profit organizations
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Managing public policies in a context of societal transition
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Managing in public, non-profit and community organizations
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Apply a scientific method to public and territorial management
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Prepare/reflect on professional activity and social commitment in a changing world
In Master 2 :
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Learn about the legal environment of local and regional authorities
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Deepen legal knowledge of local and regional authorities
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Manage local and regional authorities
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Design and/or pilot management solutions adapted to local and regional authorities
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Prepare for professional integration
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Conduct a research project using a scientific approach
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Training organization
Courses are given every six months in the form of lectures and tutorials.
Master 1
Compulsory 2-month internshipIn the first semester, students follow a core curriculum focusing on the skills essential to future managers. In the second semester, a system of options (by block) enables students to define their career plans and choose between the "Law and public management of local authorities" field or other public management sectors in which they wish to develop.
Master 2
Compulsory internship of at least 4 monthsLecturers combine a variety of teaching methods: theoretical presentations, case studies, role-playing, role-playing and discussion sessions, enabling students to play an active role in their training.
Students wishing to prepare for state and local civil service entrance examinations can take an intensive preparatory course: the IMPGT + Talents in Public Services Prep.
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Training content
Course content for the 2024-2025 academic year (indicative - subject to change)
Master 1 - semesters 1 and 2
Courses shared with the 8 Master's courses in Public Management (except MESS)
- Understanding the environment of public and non-market organizations: Conceptual and theoretical foundations: French public institutions and the main principles of public management, Administrative law for the public manager, Economic mechanisms and policies, Societal issues and public policies: cross-disciplinary approaches, European institutions and governance, Public policies and systems: sectoral approaches, Opening lectures and workshops.
- Managing public policies in a context of societal transition: Societal issues and public policies: cross-disciplinary approaches, Designing public policies: innovation and co-creation, Managing a territory, Public policies and systems: sectoral approaches, Managing and evaluating a public policy.
- Managing in public, non-market and public-interest organizations: Conceptual and theoretical foundations: French public institutions and the main principles of public management, Design and organizational behavior, Project management (tools and methods), Leadership and team management, Managing the performance of public organizations. DMPCT managerial specialties: Professional and administrative writing techniques, Accounting, budgeting and financial analysis for local authorities, Public HRM - statutory and regulatory aspects, Changes in local authorities.
- Applying a scientific method to public and territorial management: Public policy design: innovation and co-creation, Territorial management, Design and organizational behavior, Research methods: information processing and retrieval, Quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Option 1: Public manager ethics and deontology, Option 2: Research awareness
- Preparing/reflecting on professional activity and social commitment in a changing world : Research methods: processing and reporting information, English, Supporting students in the professional world
Cross-disciplinary courses: Serious Game, Internship
Master 2 - semesters 3 and 4
- Learn about the legal environment of local and regional authorities: local and regional authority law, local finance and taxation law, local civil service law and the ethics of public officials.
- Deepen the legal culture of local and regional authorities: Public procurement and contract law, Regional planning law, Comparative territorial approaches
- Managing local and regional authorities: Financial management and forecasting, HR management
- Design and/or pilot management solutions adapted to local and regional authorities: Territorial project management, Territorial marketing approaches, Risk management
- Prepare for professional integration: internship, internship report
- Conduct a research project using a scientific approach : dissertation methodology, dissertation, oral presentation
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Further studies and career opportunities
Further study
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At the end of the 1st year of the Master's program: students continue their studies in the 2nd year of the Master's program in public management, with a specialization in the law and public management of local authorities, or in one of the 8 other Master's programs offered at the IMPGT, or in the various Master's programs in law, economics and management.
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At the end of the two-year Master's program, students can pursue their studies with a Doctorate in Management Sciences.
Job opportunities
Sectors :
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Public sector: central and decentralized administrations, local authorities, urban communities, metropolises, conurbation communities, communities of communes public sector agencies
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Private sector : consultants, law firms, design offices, semi-public companies, associations, financial institutions and real estate companies working with local authorities.
Targeted professions: General administration civil servants in local authorities (attachés, administrators); General, technical and social civil servants in local authorities; Senior executive in a local authority department; A-category contract staff in local authorities as cabinet assistants or project managers; Consultants, department managers, study managers, project managers, account managers, public procurement managers in or with commercial organizations; Lawyers specializing in public business law (advising and representing local authorities).
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Admission requirements
Admission is subject to application.
French language level required and recommended: C1 - C2-
Master 1 - on the Mon Master platform
Candidates with a Bachelor's degree, mainly in management, economics or law, or with a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's degree. Applicants from political or social sciences or other backgrounds are also considered, provided they can demonstrate a good academic level and a clear motivation to change direction. A refresher MOOC is available for students who do not come from specialized management or public sector backgrounds. -
Master 2 - on the E-Candidat platform
Candidates who have completed the first year of a Master's degree in Public Management or Public Law, or who come from other academic backgrounds (law, economics, management, political science). Knowledge of management and management science, public law and regional culture may be an asset for admission to the second year of the Master's program.
VAP (Validation des Acquis Professionnels) is available for students who do not have the required level to enter the program.
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