Perfect and/or expand your knowledge in key management subjects while developing your leadership skills
Année préparatoire pour un MSc en alternance
Année préparatoire pour un MSc en alternance

Programme presentation
Created specifically for students who want to continue their education after earning a three-year Bachelor’s degree or for those who have not had any management training. This Preparatory Year opens the doors to part-time Master of Science programmes at NEOMA Business School.
This programme can expand your career prospects in France and abroad. Over a twelve-month period, you will develop and fine-tune your skills in strategy, management, leadership and administration. Upon successful completion of this preparatory year, you can enter one of the 6 specialised programmes that you’ve previously selected to become an expert highly sought after by various companies while learning about the school’s values.
5 good reasons to join the programme
Enter the Master of Science programme of your choice
Enter the Master of Science programme of your choice
Prepare yourself for a professionalisation part-time programme
Build your professional career and join the NEOMA Alumni network

<a href="https://neoma-bs.fr/professeurs/haouet-imene/" style="color:#ffffff">Imène HAOUET</a>
Head of programme
A springboard for accessing a high-level specialisation
Performance indicators
88% Satisfaction rating on instruction
Sources : Course Evaluations 2021-2022
Curriculum
Programme presentation
FIRST YEAR – FULL TIME – Paris Campus FIRST SEMESTER
- Team Building seminar
- Management control and performance guidance
- English for Business
- Finance
- Marketing Management
- Innovation and digital transformation
- Strategic company management
- Business development
- Big Data
- Introduction to Supply Chain Management
- Project management
- Human resources management and leadership
- Corporate communication
- Introduction to coding via the Coding School
- Shape your career
- Digital literacy
- Business game – New
SECOND SEMESTER
Mandatory six-month Internship or professional training post
- Shape your Career (E-learning)
- Business Case (E-learning)
SECOND YEAR – PART-TIME – Paris Campus SPECIALISED MSc PART-TIME PROGRAMMES
- MSc Analyse Financière Internationale
- MSc Business Development et Clients Grands Comptes
- MSc Communication d’Entreprise
- MSc Etudes et Décision Marketing
- MSc Management de Projet
- MSc Supply Chain et Transformation Digitale

Programme highlights
Team building seminar
This seminar at the start of the school year represents a genuine moment of class integration. It’s aim is to give students the opportunity to meet one another and learn to cooperate for two and a half days, just as they will have do to during the programme and in their professional life, while also learning about how a company operates.
Individual coaching session
CV and covering letter creation, professional interview preparation, part-time programme research…
Participation in company forum
Meet with companies attending events organised on the Rouen and Reims campuses.
MANDATORY SIX-MONTH INTERNSHIP OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING POST
Coding school
Introduction to coding
Adapted programme for high-level athletes and artists
High-level athletes and artists may benefit from an adapted programme in order to pursue both their studies and their passion.

Continued studies
Once you have completed your preparatory year, you can enter on of our 6 specialised programmes that you select before registering:
- MSc Analyse Financière Internationale
- MSc Business Development et Clients Grands Comptes
- MSc Communication d’Entreprise
- MSc Études et Décision Marketing
- MSc Management de Projet
- MSc Supply Chain et Transformation Digitale
Evaluation procedures
The programme is recognised through a dual validation:
- Ongoing assessment: evaluations conducted throughout the length of the programme in the form of individual or collective reports to be submitted
- A final evaluation: performed at the end of the course, it can be done under different forms – it is, for the most part, individual
At the end of the programme, the programme participants have to validate 60 ECTS credits.
If some modules were not validated and thus no credits were earned, the programme participant can redo the evaluation during a period set up for this purpose.
The preparatory year for Masters of Science (MSc) is open to French and international students. Beyond the minimum eligibility criteria, the programme is aimed at applicants who are motived in acquiring a specialisation and a high level of key expertise and who want to advance and develop their professional prospects.
This programme is accessible to people with disability.
Eligibility
- 3-year Bachelor’s degree from a business school (180 ECTS credits validated)
- 3-year Bachelor’s degree (Applied Foreign Languages, Psychology, Economics, Management, International Trade, Logistics, Law, etc.)
2nd stage: Admission tests
Applicants deemed admissible after review of their applications then have a motivation interview.
Definitive admission is communicated to each candidate within 7 days of the date of the motivation interview. Application fee: 100 €

Calendar
Applications are accepted between October and August, subject to availability.
Given the limited number of places available, we advise applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Calendar of admissions interview sessions
- Tuesday, June 17th 2025
- Tuesday, June 24th 2025
Further dates will be published soon.
Participant testimonials
After graduating with a two-year diploma (Diplôme Univertiare de Technologie, DUT) and a Bachelor’s degree in Canada, I joined the preparatory year at NEOMA campus Paris for the many possibilities it offers. The 6-month work placement and the work-study year proved to be an excellent means of pro...

Amandine PRAT
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Practical information
Tuition fee :
€10,500
Location :
Language of instruction :
French
Next intake date :
September 2025
Entry level :
3-year Bachelor’s degree
Degree awarded :
Validation of 60 ECTS credits