The aim of the “Consulting and Research Professions” Master’s in Management is to develop students’ ability to carry out research or provide study and consulting services by mastering scientific knowledge and methods.
It is closely linked to the specialised Masters (HRM, Finance, Marketing and Sales, etc.) and enables the students of each of these Masters to prepare for careers as researchers, researchers, consultants or high-level executives in the research departments of government departments, large companies, financial institutions, etc., and thus to acquire (depending on the teaching units chosen) a second Master’s degree, complementing the specialised Master’s degree.
TRAINING IN AND THROUGH RESEARCH
With this in mind, students admitted to the “Consulting and Research Professions” Master’s in Management will be confronted with practical, theoretical and applied research, through the analysis of work and the writing of research reports in seminars, and the completion of a dissertation in their chosen speciality. In some cases, they can take part in work carried out within the laboratory (CEREFIGE), a host team for management sciences with substantial resources at their disposal: documentary bases, databases, software, etc.
Students can obtain a double degree if they are also enrolled in an M2 specialising in management sciences. Students entering this Master’s programme after an M1 will follow the courses of the specialised Management Master’s programme they have chosen and will supplement it with additional specific training modules.
The Master’s in Management “Consulting and Research Professions” provides training in consulting and research in management sciences. It complements the specialised Masters (HRM, Finance, Marketing and Sales, etc.) and enables the students of each of these Masters to prepare for careers as researchers, researchers, consultants or high-level executives in research departments and government departments, large companies, financial institutions, etc. The career opportunities are therefore very diverse. The opportunities and careers targeted are therefore very diverse.
They are part of the professional activities of study and research in management:
COURSE OF THE TRAINING
Students can obtain a double degree if they are also enrolled in an M2 specialising in management sciences. Students entering this Master’s programme after an M1 will follow the courses of the specialised Management Master’s programme they have chosen and will supplement it with additional specific training modules.
The research training modules and seminars in M2 are supplemented by specialised courses from the Finance, HRM, Marketing and other Masters courses. The programme enables students to acquire a double Master’s degree by offering Teaching Units (TUs) from the Master’s courses in the following fields
(HRM, finance, marketing and sales, public management, CCA, entrepreneurship, etc.).
Students are required to complete their dissertation during an internship in a laboratory or company. The placement may be in a university, public or private research laboratory, or in the research departments of companies in France or abroad. The dissertation supervisor monitors the work placement.
The internship must last at least 10 weeks, and is assessed indirectly through the dissertation and its oral presentation.
One of the Master’s lecturers monitors and supervises this research work.
It is defended in front of at least two members of the teaching staff and possibly a professional.
Introduction to Research (6 ECTS)
Research Methodologies (6 ECTS)
Specialisations (6 ECTS)
Specialisations (6 ECTS)
Epistemology and theories in management sciences (6 ECTS)
Specialisations (3 ECTS)
Research in Management Sciences (3 ECTS)
Research methodology 2 (3 ECTS)
Academic English (3 ECTS)
Dissertation and oral defence (18 ECTS)
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The Master 2 Management “Consulting and Research Professions” is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, or as part of a Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) or Validation of Professional and Personal Acquired Experience (VAPP) programme.
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Learn moreThe skills developed in the Master of Management in Consulting and Research, both theoretical and applied, can lead students to an academic career in university research, but also give them access to positions as company consultants, experts and high-level executives in business, banking and administration.
of graduates have chosen to go on to do a PhD after completing their Master’s degree
of graduates entered the job market six months after graduating
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Access to the Master’s in Management “Consulting and Research Professions” is subject to a selection procedure aimed at verifying the knowledge required to pursue training in research and consulting in Management Sciences in the chosen speciality, motivation for research or consulting, and a sufficient level of French.
The application file will consist of an administrative file accompanied by a letter of motivation and a research project of no more than two pages.
Admission is decided by the Master’s programme managers on the basis of an examination of applications and, if necessary, an interview.
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The Master 2 Management “Consulting and Research Professions” can be accessed as part of a Continuing Education programme, a Validation of Prior Learning (VAE) programme or a Validation of Professional and Personal Learning (VAPP) programme.
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