MASTER's degree Public Administrations Management - year 2

The students of the Master 2 Public Administration Management are mainly from the Masters Degree 1 in Public Management, and exceptionally from other university courses (law, economics, management).
Robust managerial experience (mainly in a field of public action) can be an asset for direct admission to the second year of the Master's program.

The Master's degree is open in continuing education to professionals in managerial positions in the public and parapublic sector or to professionals in other sectors undergoing professional reconversion.

General management, management

• Contribute to defining the strategic orientations of a public policy in conjunction with elected officials and stakeholders (beneficiaries, citizens, other network organizations, the territory, etc.)
• Define and manage an organizational, management or service project aimed at optimizing limited resources and mobilizing talent
• Allocate resources, monitor the strategy and its operational implementation
• Accompany changes induced by reforms or resulting from local initiatives or projects

Finance and management control

• Develop and implement financial and management control procedures and tools (budgets, reporting tools, dashboards, controls, cost analyses) to monitor and correct public performance in terms of efficiency, quality and socio-economic effectiveness

HRM and organization

• Designing and promoting strategic human resources management through a perfect knowledge of the legal constraints of the civil service and by anticipating trends (pooling, statutory diversity, teleworking, etc.)
• Designing and implementing tools and systems for forward-looking HR management, employee mobilization and professional development, and improving the social climate

Consulting, e-administration

• Carry out or conduct studies to evaluate public policies and services
• Mobilize electronic resources (dematerialization, big data, information systems) to improve internal management and renew the service offer to the user

The training is organized on a sandwich basis, with weeks of classes in Aix-en-Provence (Saporta site), professional experience and exams spread out over the academic year, thus allowing for return visits to the field. The training followed and the experience acquired through the work-study program are the subject of a thesis and support in building a professional network. 

The class is made up of about thirty students, thus allowing for close work with the trainer and active teaching methods. The instructors combine various teaching methods: theoretical presentations, case studies, role-playing, role-playing and discussion time, allowing the student to be an active participant in his/her training.

The Master 2 MAP is the diploma that supports one of Aix-Marseille University's International Partnerships of Excellence. The double degree with the School of Management of the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec) offers four students the opportunity to spend the second semester of their studies in Canada and to obtain, upon their return, the Aix-Marseille University diploma at the same time as the Master's degree in Administration, public management course (Bac+5) from the University of Sherbrooke.

Semester 3:

Governance, Leadership and Change (9 ECTS)
Territorial, administrative and service projects
Leadership and change management in the public sector
Resource Management in the Public Sector (12 ECTS)
Controlling and Costing in the Public Sector
Operational Human Resources Management
Public finances: operational management and foresight
Resource management in a context of reforms (9 ECTS)
Public purchasing policy
European funds and new methods of financing public action
Seminar: Current state of public reforms

Semester 4:

New administrative practices (9 ECTS)
Electronic administration and public data management
Smart city and e-democracy
Mobilization of innovation management teams
Comparative approach of policies and administration
End-of-studies work and professional integration (12 ECTS)
Dissertation and defense 
Professional integration workshop
Professional accompaniment - activity report 
Dissertation methodology 
Improvement in resource management (9 ECTS) 
Management control and performance management
Financial audit and financial risk management
Changes in public HR: diversity, risks, telework
Organizational audit

Further education :

Ph.D. in Sciences Management

Opportunities:

Sectors : public and private sector

• Public administrations and public enterprises (Central administrations, Local authorities, Public institutions, Agencies, Development agencies, GIP, International organizations and institutions)
• Companies working with the public sector (Société d'Economie Mixte, SPL, SPLA, SCIC, Public services (public works, transport, urban planning, health, social, restoration, environment, waste, energy...), Banks, financial institutions)
• Consulting firms, management consulting agencies,
• Companies engaged in CSR or quality initiatives, social and solidarity economy companies, NGOs, non-for-profit organizations.

Targeted positions :

Contractual managers in the public sector, Project managers (European funding, new funding, e-administration, e-governance), Project managers (European funding, new funding, e-administration, e-governance); Management of units in private/non-profit organizations invested in the public sector, Consultants in the public sector.

Admission is subject to application.

• For students in initial training: a Master 1 in Public Management or a diploma of equivalent level, more generally a Master 1 in Law-Economy-Management in line with the professional project and the program.

• For those in continuing education: a Master 1 in Public Management or equivalent functions in the public or private sector, in line with the professional project of evolution or consolidation proposed by this program.

The Master 2 MAP is the support diploma of one of Aix-Marseille Université's International Partnerships of Excellence. The double Degree with the School of Management of the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec) offers four students the opportunity to spend the second semester of studies in Canada and to obtain on their return the diploma of Aix-Marseille Université at the same time as the Master in Administration, public management course (Bac+5) of the University of Sherbrooke.

Entry into the dual Degree system is conditional upon a selection process at the home and host universities.