MASTER in Public Management, Health and Social Establishment Management (1st and 2nd year)

- Initial training: candidates with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

- Continuing education: professionals in the healthcare and social sector wishing to acquire or consolidate managerial skills, professionals undergoing professional retraining or jobseekers.

On completion of the two-year MESS Master's program, graduates will be able to coordinate all the activities of their establishment, to guarantee better care for users.
To this end, they are able to:

- respect users' rights and master the main principles of civil liability

- Carry out, conduct and monitor studies aimed at improving the economic efficiency, social and ethical performance of their organization.

- Design, implement and update a facility project, taking into account constraints and coordinating the various players involved in the project

- Develop strategies adapted to the internal and external context of the facility

- Set up, monitor and evaluate innovative projects based on the pooling of resources and skills

- Manage and assess risks

- Build and manage a quality approach

- Anticipate and manage a crisis in your facility

- Supervise departmental activities, lead teams and motivate staff. He/she knows how to listen to and integrate the points of view of his/her colleagues.

- Produce a high level of communication, while nuancing the construction of reports and notes according to the sensitivity of the recipients

- Negotiate with regulatory authorities and meet all regulatory requirements

- Negotiate with internal and external stakeholders

- Analyze various accounting documents

- Draw up and manage budget forecasts, and calculate and correct variances between forecasts and actuals.

This master's degree is organized as a sandwich course . Students spend one week in class and three weeks in the workplace. The assignments entrusted to students must be in line with the professions of facility management and administration. The MESS Master's program's academic and professional lecturers combine a variety of teaching methods: theoretical presentations, case studies, role-playing, analysis of professional practices, role-playing and discussion sessions, enabling students to become active participants in their own training. The transfer of knowledge is based on teaching situations close to those encountered in the workplace.

Students also have the opportunity to take part in special events such as conferences, seminars and job dating events organized during the academic year.

Teaching for the academic year 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (indicative - subject to change)

- 1st year - semesters 1 and 2

- Developing the attractiveness of your establishment: Management of managerial relations, Well-being in the workplace, Human resources management, Employment law, Strategic management, Marketing and employer brand, Tools and quality approach, Supportive communication

- Preparing/reflecting on professional activity and social commitment in a changing world: Establishment or service project, Project management, Tutored projects, Applied research method, English

- Understanding the environment of health and social care establishments: Players and governance in the health and social care sector, Transformation of the health and social care sector, Comparative health care systems, General accounting, Cost accounting, etc.

- 2nd year - semesters 3 and 4

- Managing the social performance of your facility: Organizational support, Ethics and deontology, Corporate social responsibility, Change management

- Managing risks and assessing service quality: Quality of service relationships and assessment of health and social establishments, Risk management, Criminal labor law

- Understanding the environment of health and social care establishments: Health and social policies, Methods and tools for strategic forecasting

- Managing the economic performance of your facility: Accounting environment for facility managers, Diagnosis, steering and financial communication, Health and medico-social dashboards and indicators.

- Acquire new management tools in the healthcare and social sector: Negotiation and crisis management, Information systems management, Facility strategies and innovation.

- Integration into the professional world: Project development and updating methodology, Analysis of professional practices, Dissertation methodology, Final dissertation

Further studies

At the end of the two-year Master's program, students can pursue their studies with a Doctorate in Management Sciences.

Job opportunities

At the end of the two-year program, this Master's degree prepares students to become directors of private or public establishments in the medical and medico-social sectors. Graduates of the MESS Master's program may also go on to become senior managers, heads of partner departments in the health and medical-social sector, heads of health or medical-social networks for people in difficulty, project managers or consultants.

Admission is subject to application and individual interview

- Master 1 - on the Mon Master platform
Graduates with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the health and medical-social sector, and proof of experience in these sectors.

- Master 2 - on the E-Candidat platform
Graduates of a Master 1 in management of health and medico-social establishments or a CAFERUIS.

VAP (Validation des Acquis Professionnels) is available for students who do not have the required level to enter the program.