Master in Management
- Paris, France
- Angers, France
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English, French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 14,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
Why ESSCA Master in Management?
- Highly accessible for students with no previous business background
- A programme designed to enhance your prospects for employment and career development
- A triple accredited programme internationally recognised
The Ideal Master for an All-Round Business Professional
Throughout the Master’s In Management programme, you will learn alongside world-leading professors whose research is changing the face of responsible business and management practices.
The programme emphasises practical experience. In the second year, you can participate in internships in France or abroad.
Students of ESSCA develop unique understanding and perspectives highly valued by employers seeking talent for the global marketplace.
The first year of the ESSCA Master’s in Management programme equips students with advanced management knowledge and skills before offering specialised modules in Management, Finance or Marketing.
Our focus on the realities of international business, along with the mandatory second-year internship in France or abroad, helps students of the Master in Management programme find employment very easily.
Graduates are primarily destined to positions of:
- International Business: export manager, import & export executive, export area manager, international brand manager, international advisor, supply chain manager.
- Sustainable Management: international business manager, international operations manager, international marketing manager, international sales and accounts
manager, sustainable development director, consultant in sustainable sourcing and procurement, manager climate change and sustainability, corporate social responsibility specialist, sustainable finance manager. - Entrepreneurship: involved in starting up new businesses or business development: business developer, project and project portfolio manager, activity manager, development (area or key account) manager.
- Finance: consultants, financial analysts or financial auditors in audit firms or investment banks, with a particular focus on financial analysis, international accounting standards and portfolio management, internal auditing, financial analysis, project financing.
- Marketing: key account manager, project manager, media manager, community manager and Real-Time Bidding (RTB) manager.
1st year: further your expertise and prepare for your specialisation
Semester 1: Master Advanced Management Skills
Kickstart your Master’s journey with a semester dedicated to mastering Advanced Management Skills.
This module encompasses essential competencies, including leadership, strategic insight, information systems, budgetary control, and a comprehensive understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ethics.
“These skills equip you with the critical abilities needed to launch a successful career.
Semester 2: Tailor Your Path to Success
In the second semester of your Master’s in Management, you will refine your focus and select a specialisation that aligns with your career goals:
- Finance
- Marketing
- zManagement & Strategy
2nd year: develop your specialist skills and prepare for employment
Building on the skills and knowledge acquired in previous years, the second year of the Master in Management allows you to refine your choices and develop your expertise.
By selecting a specialisation with a professional focus, you can align your academic journey with your career aspirations.
The end-of-studies internship of at least 4 months facilitates your entry into the workforce.
Specialisations of the Master in Management
- Management & Strategy
- Finance
- Marketing
ESSCA is ranked 56th in the world for Management studies by the Financial Times 2020 and just 1% of business schools in the world hold AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS accreditation.
38th Master's ranked for a salary increase in percentage 3 years after graduation. Financial Times ranking, 2020.
Excellence Scholarship
ESSCA’s objective is to identify and recruit the most talented individuals, irrespective of their background or financial circumstances.
We offer partial scholarships, ranging from 10% to 30% of tuition fees, to support both academic excellence and non-academic achievements.
These scholarships can be combined with the early bird discount.
CNOUS Scholarship
Are you enrolled in the Grande École programme? Are you studying on one of our campuses in Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris, or Strasbourg?
Under certain conditions, the Europeans are eligible with the CNOUS (National Centre for University and School Works).
Note that Exchange students are not concerned by this point.
Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their masters and PhD programmes.
It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 25 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 30 years old from developing and industrialised countries at PhD level.
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.