MASTER in public management - Research, studies and consultancy in management sciences (1st and 2nd year)

— Initial training: candidates with a Bachelor's degree, mainly in management, economics or law, or with a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's

— Continuing training: professionals in equivalent positions in the public or private sector, in line with the professional development or consolidation project proposed by this program.

In line with the objectives pursued by the program, blocks of knowledge and skills (BCC) are proposed.

In Master 1:

— Understanding the environment of public and non-profit organizations

— Managing public policies in a context of societal transition

— Managing in public, non-profit and community interest organizations

— Applying a scientific method to public and territorial management

— Preparing/reflecting on professional activity and societal commitment in a changing world

In Master 2:

— Gain an understanding of the research and consulting environment

— Analyze and support public policy management

— Analyze and support the practices of public and community interest organizations

— Design and implement a scientific approach to public management

— Build and implement a professional project in the world of academic research and consulting.

Courses are taught on a semester-long basis, in the form of lectures and tutorials.

Master 1

Work-study or compulsory 2-month internship

In 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 "research and consulting in management sciences" field or other public management sectors in which they wish to develop.

Master 2
Work-study program (semesters 3 and 4) or compulsory internship (semester 4)

The year is divided into two complementary parts. In the first part (semester 3), students take courses in English (some of which are taught jointly with the IAE, FEG and IUT), focusing on the methodological foundations of Management Science research.

In the second semester (semester 4), students acquire knowledge in the main areas of public management research, including emerging fields, and put this knowledge into practice by constructing and conducting their own research.

The dissertation in the second semester is an opportunity for students to carry out research in real-life conditions (project construction, methodology and writing). It is supervised by a thesis director.

The teaching staff combine a variety of teaching methods: theoretical presentations, case studies, role-playing, role-playing and discussion sessions, in English and French, enabling students to play an active role in their training. The second-semester dissertation is an opportunity for students to carry out research in real-life conditions (project construction, methodology and writing). It is supervised by a dissertation director.

Course content for the 2024-2025 academic year (indicative - subject to change)

Master 1 - semesters 1 and 2 Courses

shared with the 8 Public Management courses (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 : 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 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, Organizational design and behavior, Project management (tools and methods), Leadership and team management, Managing the performance of public organizations. Management specialties

— Applying scientific methods 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: Ethics and deontology of the public manager, Option 2: Awareness of research

— Preparing/reflecting on professional activity and societal commitment in a changing world : Research methods: processing and reporting information, English, Accompanying the student in the professional worldCross-disciplinary courses : Serious Game, internship

Master 2 - semesters 3 and 4

— Understanding the research and consulting environment: Understanding quantitative methods, Implementing quantitative data analysis tools, Understanding qualitative methods, Implementing qualitative data analysis tools, Public management research standards, Public management research dissertation, Building a research project (coaching), Introduction to epistemology, Research design, Artificial Intelligence for Research, Developing oral and written communication skills for research/consulting, Refresher in statistics & probability, Quantitative data analysis, Survey & questionnaire design, Introduction to qualitative research approaches & case study methods, Qualitative data analysis, Applied research methods, Understanding the research and consulting ecosystem, Collecting quantitative and qualitative data

— Designing and implementing a scientific approach to public management: Choose one of 3 option blocks: deepening quantitative methods, deepening qualitative methods, deepening mixed methods / Comparative approach of policies and administration (EN & FR ), Applied research methods, Public management research dissertation, Building a research project (coaching), Emerging themes in public management research, Functional and sectoral approaches to public management, Dissertation, Theoretical foundations in public management, Collecting quantitative and qualitative data

— Analyze and support public policy management: Comparative approach of policies and administration (EN & FR ), Emerging themes in public management research, Functional and sectoral approaches to public management, Dissertation, Theoretical foundations in public management

— Analyze and support the practices of public and community interest organizations: Comparative approach of policies and administration (EN & FR ), Emerging themes in public management research, Functional and sectoral approaches to public management, Dissertation, Theoretical foundations in public management

— Build and realize your professional project in the world of academic research and consulting : Understanding quantitative methods, Implementing quantitative data analysis tools, Understanding qualitative methods, Implementing qualitative data analysis tools, Public management research standards, Public management research dissertation, Building your research project (coaching), Tips for presenting your work in English, Séminaire Improbable, Introduction to epistemology, Research design, Artificial Intelligence for Research, Developing oral and written communication skills for research/consulting, Quantitative data analysis, Survey & questionnaire design, Introduction to qualitative research approaches & case study methods, Qualitative data analysis, Comparative approach of policies and administration (EN & FR ), Applied research methods, Understanding the research and consulting ecosystem, Public management research dissertation, Building your research project (coaching), Emerging themes in public management research, Functional and sectoral approaches to public management, Dissertation, Theoretical foundations in public management, Collecting quantitative and qualitative data

Continuation of studies:

At the end of the 1st year of the Master's program, students can continue their studies in the 2nd year of the Public Management Master's program in Management Science Research and Consulting, or in one of the 8 other Master's programs offered at the IMPGT, or in the various Master's programs in Law-Economics-Management.

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

Career opportunities : 
This Master's degree prepares students for careers in teaching and research, as well as in consulting (public-sector consulting firms), and for management positions in large public-sector organizations or as researchers.

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.

— Master 2 - on the E-Candidat platform
Candidates who have completed the first year of a Master's degree in Public Management, or who have completed other university courses (law, economics, management), or who hold equivalent positions in the public or private sector, in line with the professional development or consolidation project proposed by this program.

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