Research Master's degree in "Studies and Consulting in Sciences Management" - year 2

Open to students in initial training , as well as to current managers in continuing education, this Master's Degree provides them with the core skills that will enable them to carry out their future functions independently, in the fields of management sciences and public management (public/parapublic organizations, non-for-profit organizations/NGOs, private companies that are partners of public organizations, etc.).

Graduates will have acquired the following skills:

Become a researcher/consultant in management sciences

• Creativity and critical thinking (clarifying a research question, conducting research independently, mobilizing theories, interpreting results),
• Methodologies (quantitative, qualitative, mixed): choosing, justifying, putting into practice with regard to changing constraints.
• Scientific writing (understanding the structure of an academic article/thesis, writing a literature review, formulating research questions/ hypotheses).
• Consulting skills (identify managerial issues, synthesize ideas and respond to an order, be forceful in making proposals).

Knowledge of public management (PM) research:

• Mastering the fundamentals and emerging themes of PM research,
• Orienting oneself in PM research (by function: HR, marketing, strategy, finance, and sector: culture, health, social, environment, sustainable development, etc.).
• Appropriating the academic and professional environment of PM research (promote employability, funding and commercialization of research)

Mastering written, oral and visual communication:

• Structuring of work (articles, communications, reports in particular) according to the standards required in the professional field,
• Work on scientific writing, in French but also in English,
• Mastery of software for presenting work,
• Work on the postures of the presenter.

The Master 2 year is divided into two complementary parts. In the first part (semester 3), courses (common core with IAE) devoted to the methodological foundations of Research in Management Sciences are given. In the second (semester 4), students acquire knowledge in the main areas of research in public management, including emerging areas.

The thesis of the second semester is the opportunity for the student to get acquainted with the research work (methodology and writing). It is supervised by a thesis director.

The lecturers combine various teaching methods: theoretical presentations, case studies, role-playing, role-playing and discussion periods, in English and French, allowing the student to take an active part in their training.

Semester 3:

Quantitative methodologies in management (6 ECTS)
Understanding Quantitative Methods
Using tools for analyzing quantitative data
Qualitative Methodology in Management (6 ECTS)
Understanding qualitative methods
Using tools for analyzing qualitative data
Theoretical foundations of management research (6 ECTS)
Theory of organizations and firm theory
Definition of the project and the research problem (6 ECTS)
Research design and construction of a research project
Application: critical reading of a thesis Analysis and research methodology (6 ECTS)
Mastering the foundations and fundamentals of research in public management

Semester 4:

Knowing public management research (10 ECTS)
Mastering the trends and emerging themes of public management research
Orientation in public management research: functional and sectoral approaches to public management
Produce data and generate analyses: methodological and technical in-depth studies (4 ECTS)
Collecting and processing data: techniques, practices and in-depth studies
Grand oral (4 ECTS)
Research thesis (12 ECTS)

Further education:

• Ph.D. in Sciences Management

Opportunities :

The Master 2 prepares students for careers in teaching and research as well as in consulting (consulting firms and expertise specialized in the public sector) and for positions of responsibility within large public organizations or as research assistants.

Admission is subject to application.

For students in initial training: a Master 1 in Management, Public Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, or Public Law.

For those in continuing education: a Master 1 in Law, Economics, or Management, and management experience in the public or parapublic sector.