Target level of study
Bachelor's degree
ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Institute for Preparation for General Administration (IPAG)
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The Master's degree in Public Administration aims to prepare students for Category A civil service examinations. It is based on a number of specific features:
- One-third of the teaching is carried out by professionals (advisors from the Regional Chamber of Accounts and Administrative Court, etc.), particularly with regard to practical exercises.
- Speakers (academics and external experts) frequently participate in competition juries, which allows for training that is particularly focused on what examiners and markers expect in civil service competitions.
- Particular emphasis is placed on general knowledge and summary writing, which are highly selective components of the entrance exams for competitive examinations.
- Preparation for the final admission oral exams is also organized (an average of six practice sessions for each student).
The advantages of the training program
The Master's program is open to work-study opportunities within public administrations.
Organization of conferences with senior officials.
Objectives
- Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pass the category A and A+ civil service exams ( , etc.), which are entrance exams for the IRA, territorial attaché, public finance inspector, customs inspector, DGCCRF inspector, etc.
- Continue with a Master's 2 in Public Health Administration (M2 AEPS) or a Master's 2 in Senior Civil Service Careers (M2CSE)
Organization
Open alternately
Type of contract | Apprenticeship contract |
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First semester:
Three weeks of classes at IPAG and one week of administration
Second semester:
Two weeks of classes at IPAG and two weeks in administration
After exams: all the time in administration
Apprenticeship
Since 2013, it has been possible to take this degree program on a work-study basis in the local civil service (local apprentices). Since 2015, it has been possible to take this degree program on a work-study basis in the state civil service (state apprentices). In 2017, it became possible to follow this program on a work-study basis in the hospital civil service (hospital apprentices) and in the Master's in Public Administration program.
To find a public sector employer, you can start sending unsolicited applications directly, but we recommend that you inform the IPAG secretariat (04 34 43 23 04).
Link to the IPAG website for apprenticeships: https://ipag.edu.umontpellier.fr/formations/apprentis-publics/
Program
SEMESTER 1:
- Major Contemporary Administrative Issues: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Public finance: 3 credits (25 hours)
- Economics: 3 credits (45 hours)
- Public Administration: 2.5 credits (25 hours)
- Digital Culture: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Lectures on general administrative culture / Current affairs lectures: 3.5 credits (30 hours)
- Methodology lectures: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Summary note: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Modern languages: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Lecture and discussion: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Civil Service Status: 3 credits (25 hours)
- Contemporary Political and Social Issues: 3 credits (25 hours)
SEMESTER 2:
- Local government administration: 2.5 credits (20 hours)
- Public Property Administration: 2 credits (15 hours)
- Major public policy issues: 3 credits (25 hours)
- Social policies: 2 credits (15 hours)
- Lectures on general administrative culture / Current affairs lectures: 3.5 credits (30 hours)
- Methodology lectures: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Summary note: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Modern languages: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Lecture and discussion: 2 credits (20 hours)
- Human Resource Management: 2.5 credits (20 hours)
- Contemporary Political and Social Issues: 3 credits (25 hours)
- Geopolitics: 1.5 credits (10 hours)
- European issues: 2 credits (20 hours)
Select a program
Administration of public health institutions
Senior government careers
Admission
Admission requirements
To apply for the Master's in Public Administration (MAP), the following prior courses of study are recommended:
Bachelor's Degree - Economic and Social Administration
Bachelor's Degree - Public Administration
Bachelor's Degree - Law
Bachelor's Degree - Economics
Bachelor's Degree - Management
Bachelor's Degree - Political Science
BUT - Legal Careers
Registration procedures
On selection
The application must be submitted via the MonMaster application.
Target audience
Students in initial training who hold at least a bachelor's degree.
Continuing education (employees, civil servants, job seekers, etc.)
Tuition fees
MAP fee for initial training: €243
To this must be added the CVEC and university fees.
And after
Continuing education
Career opportunities:
Local Civil Service:
- Local government official
- Senior Editor
- Regional Editor
Federal Civil Service:
- IRA
- Inspector and controller, French Ministry of Finance
- Inspector and controller for the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control (DGCCRF)
- Labor inspector
- Directors of correctional services
- DPIP
- Directors of PJJ services
- Bank of France
- Court clerks
- Administrative Secretary
- SAENES
- CPIP
- Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer
- Peacekeeper
Hospital civil service and health and social services sector:
- Hospital director
- Director of a health, social, and medical-social facility
- Directors of Care
- Director of Social Security Fund (EN3S)
- Health and Social Affairs Inspector
- Hospital administration assistant