MSc Project Management

Curriculum

The MSc in Project Management programme is organised around 4 skill areas, enabling students to become expert in leading both traditional and innovative projects in a complex environment.

The skills developed by this specialist programme:

1- Designing projects with an international dimension

• By carrying out a diagnosis of the organisation’s strategy,
• By designing a project with an international dimension,
• By evaluating and defining human, technical and financial resources,
• By promoting the project to various stakeholders (management, financiers, agents, colleagues, etc.).

2- Leading projects on an international scale

• By rolling out and monitoring a project with an international dimension,
• By ensuring the viability of a project in an international context,
• By managing the interface between the various partners,
• By evaluating the results of a project in relation to the constraints of the organisation.

3- Managing the establishment of and/or a structure abroad

• By drawing up operational budgets,
• By identifying and negotiating finance to establish an organisation at international level,
• By identifying opportunities for growth on an international scale.

4- Managing a multicultural team

• By supporting the development of the project, by coordinating a multicultural team,
• By promoting synergy between colleagues and the generation of knowledge/skills,
• Anticipating and managing conflicts in an international context.

At the end of the course, you will be proficient in the two project management approaches, for traditional and for innovative industries.

This programme is accessible via the « VAE » (awarding a qualification based on relevant professional experience).

Highlights

• The courses prepare the students to take PMI/PRINCE2 and SCRUM qualifications
• The training will culminate with the writing of a professional dissertation.

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 professional dissertation: submission of a written document and an oral defence before a jury made up of an academic tutor and a company tutor.

At the end of the programme and after a validation of ECTS credits per programme year, the level-7 Master of Science in Project Management is awarded to participants.

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.

Careers

What career will the MSc in Project Management lead to?

The work-study format enables students to remain in the business, thus favouring insertion and professional evolution.

The programme provides training for a wide range of professions in management and project management:

• Project manager;
• Project engineer;
• Project planner;
• Project purchaser;
• Project risk manager;
• Consultant;
• Head of software/product development;
• Account manager;
• Business incubator;
• Traditional sectors, such as civil engineering, mechanics, automotive, railways or innovative sectors such as software development, services, consultancy.

Yen-Tsang CHEN

Assistant professor at NEOMA BS – Former project leader on Metro de Rio de Janeiro at Alstom.

“The programme will train multi-skilled professionals capable of managing projects both in traditional and in innovative, agile industries. Courses have been carefully designed to provide a solid base in all aspects of project management; they include ‘soft skills’ and business strategy. And in addition, the programme is in line with best practice in project management in major companies.”

Our students positioned in companies

Students from the class of 2022 have professionalisation contracts in the companies :

A.V. SIMULATION – ADONE CONSEIL – AIR FRANCE KLM – ALLERGAN – ALLIANZ IARD – ALTERA CONSEIL – ALTITUDE INFRASTRUCTURE EXPLOITATION – BIOMERIEUX SA – BM INDUSTRY – BNP PARIBAS – BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER – CENTRE NATIONAL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DE L’ECONOMIE LAITIERE – CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE – COYOTE SYSTEM – DENTSU – EXADUO – FAURECIA SIEGES D’AUTOMOBILES – GMF ASSURANCES – HEPPNER SA – INTERDIS – L’ORÉAL – MISTER IBE – MY MONEY BANK – OASYS PARIS – PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTO EXTERIEUR – PLATÔ – SAINT-GOBAIN PAM – SANOFI PASTEUR – SFR GROUPE ALTICE – SNCF – SOCIETE GENERALE – STAGE ENTERTAINMENT FRANCE – SULO – TOTALENERGIES – VWS SUPPORT – WAVESTONE SA – WPD ONSHORE FRANCE …

Results indicators

This new program will welcome the first batch of students in October 2021

3 minutes to apply for the MSc in Project Management – advice from Coline Berthier, Head of Recruitment and Promotion

Eligibility

This programme is also aimed at young graduates wishing to specialise or acquire a dual skill as well as professionals wanting a career change or seeking to enhance their expertise. The qualities looked for in potential students are good analytical and critical reasoning and good communication skills.

This programme is intended for young graduates who want to develop a specialisation or earn a double skill and professionals who want to complement their skills.

This programme is accessible to people with disability.

Apply

1^st step: Application

You need to fill out the application online.

You must include the required documents:

• CV
• Two letters of recommendation
• Marks from your last two academic years
• Level of English*

*If the applicant does not have results from an English exam (B2 level), the recruitment manager can have the applicant take an online test.

The selection jury will decide on an applicant’s admissibility after reviewing their application.

The applications must be finalised no later than ten days before the date of the interview.

2^nd stage: Admission tests

Applicants deemed admissible after review of their applications then have a motivation interview.

Definitive admission is announced to each applicant at the end of these two stages and within seven days following the date of the motivation interview.

Motivation interviews take place twice a month from January to July 2021 according to the calendar below.

The decision to admit the student or not is communicated to each candidate after these 2 stages and within seven days of the date of the motivation interview.

Calendar

The motivation interviews are held once or twice a month from January to July according to the calendar below.

The first interview dates for September 2022 intake are the following:

• Thursday 5th May 2022
• Tuesday 24th May 2022
• Thursday 9th June 2022
• Thursday 23rd June 2022
• Thursday 7th July 2022
• Thursday 1st September 2022

Application fees: €100