Economics - Management, Law - Political Science - Administration

Master's Degree in Public Territorial Management (MPT)

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    1 or 2 years

  • Training structure

    Montpellier Management

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The Master's in Public Territorial Management trains future managers within local authorities, public institutions, and organizations.

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  • 100%*

    Success rate

Objectives

Upon completion of the Master's in Public Territorial Management, students will be able to:

  • To analyze local issues and the solutions envisaged
  • Mastering evaluation methods
  • To assist in public decision-making
  • To take charge of local democracy issues
  • Managing services and teams
  • Develop processes for optimizing financial resources
  • To contribute to improving the quality of service provided by a local authority or public institution
  • To design, lead, and evaluate regional development projects
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International dimension

At Montpellier Management, you have the opportunity to study abroad atone of our 45 partner universities in 20 countries.

Discover the international experience opportunities available to Montpellier Management students on our dedicated page.

Discover all the testimonials from our students who have gone abroad

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Organization

Knowledge assessment

*Success rate in M2 2023-2024 (admitted / number of students with an average > 7)

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Open alternately

This Master's program is open to students in M1 and M2.

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Internships, supervised projects

Find all the useful information about internships onthis page.

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Program

Select a program

  • INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    3.5 credits
    • Information systems

      3.5 credits24h
  • CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ACTION

    13 credits
    • Institutional context of universities

      24h
    • Public decision law

      2 credits24h
    • Modernization of public administration

      24h
    • Institutional context of CTs

      24h
    • Litigation risk management

      2 credits24h
  • FINANCING PUBLIC ACTION

    8 credits
    • Financial and tax analysis

      4 credits24h
    • Budget management

      4 credits24h
  • PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

    5.5 credits
    • Access to public sector jobs

      3.5 credits15h
    • LV1

      2 credits15h
  • Optional

    • Spanish S1

      15h
    • German S1

      15h
    • Optional sport

  • DESIGN, MANAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT

    12.5 credits
    • Public policy design

      36h
    • Project management

      2.5 credits18h
    • Sustainable development

      36h
    • Management control

      2 credits24h
  • MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

    9.5 credits
    • Human resources management

      24h
    • Management of local authorities

      24h
    • Public procurement management

      24h
    • Territorial marketing

      2 credits24h
  • PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

    8 credits
    • M1 MPT Supervised project

      2.5 credits
    • M1 MPT Memory

      4.5 credits
    • LV1

      1 credit15h
    • M1 MPT Internship

  • Optional

    • Spanish S2

      15h
    • German S2

      15h
    • Optional sport

  • INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    6 credits
    • Local political arena

      3 credits12h
    • Local cooperation

      3 credits12h
  • CITIZEN RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

    5 credits
    • Legal engineering for local public services

      2 credits12h
    • Regional marketing and communication

      3 credits12h
  • PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

    8 credits
    • Group professional scenario

      8 credits
  • RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT

    7 credits
    • CT satellite management

      2 credits12h
    • Responsibilities of local actors

      2 credits12h
    • Territory management

      3 credits
    • Territory management

      12h
  • TERRITORIAL POLICIES

    4 credits
    • Sectoral policies

      24h
    • Acceptability of public policies (English)

      12h
    • Environmental policies

      12h
    • Economic evaluation of territorial policies

      12h
  • Optional

    • German S3

      15h
    • Spanish S1

      15h
    • Optional sport

    • English S3

      15h
  • FINANCING LOCAL PUBLIC ACTION

    5.5 credits
    • Management of European Union programs

      1.5 credits12h
    • Financial and tax strategy

      2 credits15h
    • AI and municipal finances

      2 credits15h
  • PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

    12 credits
    • Internship or professional thesis

      8 credits
    • Supervised or professional project

      4 credits
    • M2 MPT Internship

  • STEERING LOCAL PUBLIC ACTION

    8.5 credits
    • E-Government

      1.5 credits12h
    • Innovation management

      1.5 credits
    • Audit and intervention in CTs

      2 credits15h
    • Management control

      2 credits15h
    • VBA programming

      1.5 credits12h
    • Innovation management

      12h
  • INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

    4 credits
    • Participatory democracy

      1.5 credits12h
    • Local government (English)

      1 credit12h
    • New local managers

      1.5 credits12h
    • New local government managers

      1.5 credits12h
  • Optional

    • German S4

      15h
    • Spanish S2

      15h
    • English S4

      15h
    • Optional sport

Admission

Admission requirements

See the admission requirements for the Master's in Public Territorial Management on this page (under "prerequisites").

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Registration procedures

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And after

Professional integration

  • Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of a local authority or public institution
  • Director / Head of Territorial Development
  • Head of General and Financial Affairs
  • Head of Personnel Administration
  • HR Project Manager Head of European and International Affairs
  • Public Policy Evaluation Officer
  • Local government consultant
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