ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Institute of Business Administration (IAE)
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
After obtaining a Master's degree in science, engineering, or equivalent, you may wish to acquire dual expertise in the field of business management. The IAE in Montpellier offers a Master's degree in MAE (mainly in M2).
This degree program in business and management is designed for non-specialists in management. It offers general training as well as in-depth study in one of the following three fields (state-recognized courses):
- Project Manager - Management Control
- Product Manager - Marketing Department
- Functional Business Unit Manager
Objectives
The MAE aims to train non-specialists in management with an "engineering" or scientific background.
In many sectors where technology is constantly evolving and innovation is ongoing, this dual skill set is key to the successful integration and development of trained managers. Indeed, it provides them with two significant advantages:
- Better integration and development within the company, thanks to greater recognition and the ability to communicate with the technical sphere (knowledge and recognition by counterparts with a "scientific" profile who work in "production," "R&D," "sourcing," etc.)
- A greater ability to manage innovative projects and products, thanks to a detailed understanding of both technical and managerial aspects.
Know-how and skills
Skills:
- Management generalist
- Specialist in one of the professions offered across the three tracks:
- Project manager – management control
- Product manager, marketing department
- Entrepreneurship – business management
Program
This Master's program is organized into two years and four semesters, from S1 to S4, or into one year, S3 and S4.
The first semester of the M1 is a core curriculum. Specialization takes place in the second semester.
The Master 2 program is divided into three stages: acquisition of fundamentals (3 months), professional specialization (3 months), and internship (6 months). The internship, which is related to the specialization, serves as a real springboard into the business world. It allows students to put their academic knowledge into practice and often leads to a fixed-term or permanent contract.
Select a program
Product Manager – Marketing Department
After obtaining a Master's degree in science, engineering, or equivalent, you wish to acquire dual expertise in the field of business management. The IAE Montpellier offers you the opportunity to pursue an MAE through initial or continuing education.
The Master 1 program consists of two semesters. The first semester is a core curriculum. Specialization takes place in the second semester.
The Master 2 program runs from late September to late March. It is followed by a six-month internship from April to September.
The full-time program is divided into three stages: acquisition of fundamentals (three months), professional specialization (three months), and internship (six months).
The internship, which is related to the specialization, is a real springboard into the business world. It allows students to put their academic knowledge into practice and often leads to a fixed-term or permanent contract.
This degree is also available on a part-time basis (over two years) as part of continuing education.
Project Manager - Management Control
After obtaining a Master's degree in science, engineering, or equivalent, you wish to acquire dual expertise in the field of business management. The IAE Montpellier offers you the opportunity to pursue an MAE through initial or continuing education.
The Master 1 program consists of two semesters. The first semester is a core curriculum. Specialization takes place in the second semester.
The Master 2 program runs from late September to late March. It is followed by a six-month internship from April to September.
The full-time program is divided into three stages: acquisition of fundamentals (three months), professional specialization (three months), and internship (six months).
The internship, which is related to the specialization, is a real springboard into the business world. It allows students to put their academic knowledge into practice and often leads to a fixed-term or permanent contract.
This degree is also available on a part-time basis (over two years) as part of continuing education.
Functional Business Unit Manager
After obtaining a Master's degree in science, engineering, or equivalent, you wish to acquire dual expertise in the field of business management. The IAE Montpellier offers you the opportunity to pursue an MAE through initial or continuing education.
The Master 1 program consists of two semesters. The first semester is a core curriculum. Specialization takes place in the second semester.
The Master 2 program runs from late September to late March. It is followed by a six-month internship from April to September.
The full-time program is divided into three stages: acquisition of fundamentals (three months), professional specialization (three months), and internship (six months).
The internship, which is related to the specialization, is a real springboard into the business world. It allows students to put their academic knowledge into practice and often leads to a fixed-term or permanent contract.
This degree is also available on a part-time basis (over two years) as part of continuing education.
Business management (returning to education)
With a scientific background (Master's degree, engineering degree, pharmacist, doctor, etc.), you are currently working in a company and would like to acquire dual skills in the field of management. The IAE Montpellier offers a part-time MAE in Business Management (over two years) through its Continuing Education program.
This Master's degree provides general training in business and management, as well as in-depth study in the following two options:
- Project management
- Functional Business Unit Management
The training program takes place at the IAE in Montpellier from early September to late February of year n+2.
This part-time format allows students to balance their studies with their professional commitments.
Admission
Target audience
Profile: engineers, scientists, pharmacists, doctors, etc., who are highly motivated to pursue a career in management.
Mandatory prerequisites
Admission to M1:
Must have a four-year degree (240 ECTS), or equivalent. With a background in engineering, science, medicine, etc.
Admission to M2:
Provide proof of a Bac +5 (300 ECTS) level, or equivalent. In the case of continuing education: in the absence of a Bac +5, significant professional experience and career development in order to apply for a Validation of Professional Experience (VAP) procedure.
Application form to be downloaded from the website.
Expected results
The Mon Master platform displays two "employment rates in France" for each program, at 6 and 18 months. These two rates, known as "INSERSUP" rates, exclude graduates working in the liberal professions, business owners, artisans, or those working abroad. These rates therefore do not reflect the reality of professional integration. Furthermore, some Mon Master programs do not display INSERSUP rates because the employment rate in France effectively excludes many graduates who are already employed, meaning that the threshold for statistical reliability is no longer guaranteed.
For completely reliable information on all graduates who entered the job market directly without pursuing further studies, we recommend consulting the University of Montpellier website (https://osipe.edu.umontpellier.fr). These employment rates are calculated after 30 months (number of graduates in employment / number of graduates in employment and seeking employment). These data are collected by OSIPE (Observatory for Student Monitoring and Professional Integration).
And after
Continuing education
Students have the opportunity to continue their studies with a PhD in Management Sciences.
Professional integration
- Project management in its initial area of expertise
- Product Manager, Marketing and Sales Department
- Manager and/or founder of a company with a high level of legal, economic, or technological expertise
- Expert in organizational change during mergers, acquisitions, or major changes in an organization's operating conditions