- Initial training - continuing education
- Aix-en-Provence
- Classic rhythm
Training presentation
The Bachelor's degree in Public Administration - Public Management has a specific focus on the public and commercial sectors (with links to the public sector). Students are encouraged to take an interest in multi-disciplinary disciplines and themes in the fields of law, economics and management, extended to the humanities and information and communication sciences. These themes are applied to the context of a changing public sector, with progressive training in public management over the three years of the Licence:
- Licence 1 > focuses on the general and specific environment of the public sector in law-economics-management, extended to the social sciences.
- Licence 2 > provides an in-depth understanding of the public sector environment and its changes, as well as an introduction to management functions (human resources, accounting and finance, production, marketing and communication) and their tools.
- Licence 3 > provides a global and sector-based vision of contemporary public management, and a deeper understanding of management tools in a French and international public context. It also introduces students to business sectors that will help them prepare for the Master's program.
In addition to the Public Management stream of the Public Administration Licence, there are 3 further streams, accessible in 3rd year: the "Public Management Professions" stream, to continue the Licence under a sandwich course at the IMPGT, the "Political Science" stream run by the Institute of Political Studies, and the "Information, Communication and Media" stream run by the Aix-Marseille School of Journalism and Communication.
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Target audience
Licence 3 is open to students who have completed a second year of training in the fields of law, economics and management, including those who have completed the Licence 2 Administration publique (Public Administration) public management course.
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Skills
The three years of the bachelor's degree cover all the following blocks of knowledge and skills (BCC):
- BCC1: Develop a professional posture by adapting written and oral communication skills
- BCC2: Build reflexivity by questioning practices and adapting them to a complex environment
- BCC3: Mobilize a multidisciplinary approach to understand the specificities of the public sector and territorial governance
- BCC4: Apply local public management practices using appropriate processes and tools
- BCC5: Experiment with a scientific approach using mixed methods to analyze the public environment
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Training organization
Courses are taught on a semester basis, in the form of lectures and tutorials. To complete the 3-year program, students must earn a total of 180 credits, for a total of around 1,400 hours of training. To these hours must be added a compulsory internship.
> Licence 1 : Odd semester = 270 (S1) - Even semester 219h (S2) - Year 489h | Compulsory internship of 4 weeks minimum
> Licence 2 : Odd semester = 225h (S3) - Even semester 237h (S4) - Year 462h | Compulsory internship of 6 weeks minimum
>Licence 3 : Odd semester = 243h (S5) - Even semester 189h (S6) - Year 432h | Compulsory internship of 8 weeks minimumTo develop students' ability to analyze real-life situations, active teaching methods are offered to students: case studies, serious games, Service Learning, etc. Students are also offered certifications in IT in the first year (PIX), in French in the second year (Ecri+) and in English in the third year (TOEIC, not compulsory).
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Training content
Courses for the 2024-2025 academic year
Semesters 4 and 5 :
Euro-Mediterranean politics and international relations
EU organization and institutions
Strategy in public organizations
Evaluation in public organizations
Quality in public services
Human resources management in the public sector
Budget and debt management
Marketing and communication in public organizations
Topical issues
Management control
Information systems and knowledge management in the public sector
Qualitative and quantitative survey methods
Written and oral expression methods
Personal and Professional Project
English
Internship, dissertation and defense
Project management / Service LearningOptions :
Computer science
Spanish
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Further studies & career opportunities
Further study:
Students can pursue their studies in the various Master's degrees in Law-Economics-Management offered by the IMPGT, the Faculty of Law and Political Science, the Faculty of Economics and Management, the IAE or the IEP. They can also choose to prepare for government entrance examinations requiring a Bachelor's degree.
Job opportunities :
The careers targeted are those of the main administrative entrance examinations requiring a Bachelor's degree (state, local and hospital civil service) and more broadly those of the public sector, as well as careers in the private sector related to the latter in the fields of law, management, information, communication and the media.
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Admission requirements
Access to this course is open to students holding the first four semesters (Licence 3) of a Licence in the field of law-economics-management, or equivalent bac+2 diplomas (preparatory classes, BTS and DUT...).
Level of French required and recommended : B2 - C1 - C2
VES (Validation des Études Supérieures), VAP (Validation des Acquis Professionnels) or VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) schemes are available for students who do not have the required level.
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Success and career guidance - professional integration
Success support:
A number of measures are in place to help students succeed, including a pedagogical manager and 2 tutors (IMPGT PhD students) who provide individual support for students throughout their academic year.
- Student tutoring: The IMPGT offers Licence 1 and 2 students peer tutoring (Licence 3 and Masters students). This scheme helps students to better understand how university and higher education work, to acquire the right methodology and to revise courses. It is organized in small groups of students and can be carried out face-to-face and/or remotely, depending on needs and the course.
- Dream*U: "Dessine ton parcours vers la REussite à Aix-Marseille Université" ("Design your path to success at Aix-Marseille University"), is a new scheme at the University to help students succeed by developing their autonomy. At the IMPGT, this involves students taking an additional UE aimed at developing and enhancing cross-disciplinary skills. Dream*U can enable students to acquire European credits in addition to those acquired during their bachelor's degree.
Career guidance:
Conferences are organized every year to provide information on the curriculum and careers in public management and territorial governance. Students have the opportunity to meet Master 2 students or those in remarkable professional situations. This unique opportunity will enable them to better project themselves into their academic and professional lives.
Around 190 hours of training are devoted to students' personal and professional projects over the course of 3 years. Through lectures and tutorials, as well as themed days featuring innovative teaching activities, students are encouraged to question their project and develop the tools and methods needed to find a job (internship/job search methodology, skills assessment, CVs, cover letters, pitches, etc.).