MASTER in public management - Sustainable development and territorial governance of Mediterranean and international projects (1st and 2nd year)

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

• Continuing education 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 training objectives, 5 blocks of knowledge and skills (BCC) are offered:

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 organizations

• Apply a scientific method to public and territorial management

• Prepare/reflect on professional activity and social commitment in a changing world

In Master 2 :

• Understand the context of a sustainable territorial strategy in the Mediterranean region

• Design and manage a territorial cooperation project

• Manage sustainable territorial public policies

• Apply a scientific method to territorial project management

• Prepare/reflect on professional activity and social commitment in a changing world

Courses are taught every six months, in the form of lectures and tutorials.

> Master 1

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 professional project and choose between the "Sustainable development and territorial governance of projects in the Mediterranean and internationally" field or other public management sectors in which they wish to develop.

> Master 2

Compulsory internship of at least 4 months

This can be done part-time, two days a week, starting in December, or full-time starting in April.

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. Specialties of DDGTPMI managerial functions: Lobbying and public decision-making, Geopolitics of the Mediterranean, Societal issues and environmental public policy, Marketing approaches to public policy: social marketing and storytelling.
• 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: information processing and retrieval, English, Accompanying the student in the professional world.

Cross-disciplinary courses: Serious Game, Internship

Master 2 - semesters 3 and 4

• Understanding the context of a sustainable territorial strategy in the Mediterranean: Territorial resilience in response to societal and ecological transitions, Local action and international cooperation, Environmental and sustainable development law, Representations of the Mediterranean, Why do we cooperate: objectives and issues, Energy transition and climate change.
• Designing and managing a territorial cooperation project: Management of cultural projects: from design to evaluation, Managing cooperation projects in a multicultural environment, Engineering and management of international cooperation projects, Project financing
• Managing sustainable territorial public policies: Sustainable management of tourism and heritage, Sustainable territorial planning, Ecosystem approach to sustainable economic development, SSE as alternative development models, Governance of sustainable territorial projects, Territorial foresight practices.
• Apply a scientific method to territorial project management: Applied research methods, Project management: tools, implementation and follow-up.
• Prepare/reflect on professional activity and social commitment in a changing world: English, Accompanying the student in the professional world

Further study:

• At the end of the 1st year of the Master's program: students can continue their studies in the 2nd year of the Master's program in public management (Sustainable Development and Territorial Governance of Mediterranean and International Projects), 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.
• At the end of the two-year Master's program: students can continue their studies with a PhD in Management Sciences.

Career opportunities :

• Public sector: central and decentralized administrations, local authorities, public sector agencies, European or Euro-Mediterranean institutions

• Non-profit sector : associations, professional organizations, consular bodies

• Companies: public services and management and sustainable development consultancies whose clients are public administrations or non-market institutions.

Targeted professions: Project manager (territorial development, regional planning, environmental protection, social development), Sustainable development manager, Project manager for Euro-Mediterranean relations, Project manager for the environment, Climate plan coordinator, Consultant for the development of Euro-Mediterranean relations, Sustainable development consultant for local authorities or companies, Lawyer specialized in public business law (advising and representing local authorities).

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 and 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 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.

Various organizations are in regular contact with students in this master's program: ANIMA, ADEME, GREC Sud, DRAAF, Conservatoire du littoral, ADEME, DREAL PACA, IME, Région Sud. Professionals are also involved in the training program. And they regularly call on students' skills for projects and internships.

Highlights of the academic year include participation in the Master Class "Trans/frontières et Dialogue des disciplines" and events such as Méditerranée du Futur and Emerging Valley.