Master in Management (PGE) in 5 years
Post Baccalaureate or equivalent
Become a responsible leader
After completing your Baccalaureate, join the Master in Management, on our campuses in Caen, Paris, Dublin or Oxford.
Follow high-level courses, gain international experience and immerse yourself in the business world. In five years, develop the skills required to become a manager, ready to take on the challenges of a changing world. Obtain a recognised qualification, a 5 year Master's degree by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and certified RNCP, level 7 (RNCP41053 - DipViGrM). You can also obtain a double MS® or MSc® degree, which is the international standard for a five-year degree. Ranked second in the French national post-baccalaureate rankings by L'Étudiant and third by Le Figaro Étudiant and Le Parisien Étudiant, EM Normandie Business School opens the doors to a career that matches your ambitions.
The policies and procedures applicable to our UK campus are available on the Policies and Procedures page.
Level
5-year degree
Campus
Caen
Le Havre
Paris
Dubaï
Dublin
Oxford
Language
English
French
Rythm
Work-study
On-site
Accreditation
5 year French master's degree
Rankings
Ranked 2nd in L'Étudiant's French post-baccalaureate rankings and 3rd in Le Figaro Étudiant and Le Parisien Étudiant
Ranked 85th in the Financial Times 2025
- Strong points
- Programme
- Admission
- Career
- Tuition fees and funding
4 reasons to join the programme
Develop key management skills
EM Normandie Business School breaks down the barriers between the academic and business worlds by structuring its programme around key skills for success in business. Each semester, you will work on a specific theme and develop your knowledge and interpersonal skills throughout your course: learn how to learn, develop your entrepreneurial spirit, get involved in CSR, go abroad, experiment, manage...
Develop an international profile
In the third semester, you must spend time abroad in one of EM Normandie Business School's 200 partner universities. Discover new teaching methods while developing your language skills. Want to focus more on the international aspect? Study abroad during your first year at one of EM Normandie Business School's international campuses, spend up to 30 months at any of our 200 partner universities, earn a double degree, or even complete your entire programme abroad. Even in France, you can take all your classes in English, practise a second and third foreign language from among nine options, and interact daily with professors and students from around the world.
Specialise with the Master's programme
Become an expert in a field that fascinates you by choosing one of the Manager pre-specialisations offered in the first year of the Master's programme. Whether in logistics, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, digital technology or responsible management, develop cutting-edge skills to stand out in the job market. Get ready to take on strategic roles and manage teams of specialists in key sectors.
Become a top manager wanted by recruiters
Association projects, up to 30 months of internships in France or abroad, Business Games, company assignments and access to an apprenticeship in the Master's programme on the Caen, Le Havre and Paris campuses: the programme offers you many opportunities to face the reality of the field so that you are ready to work as soon as you graduate. You can also rely on the Career Path and the EM Normandie Alumni Association to boost your integration by developing your network and building a career plan that matches your ambitions.
Training programme registered with the RNCP under code 41053
DipViGrM - EM Normandie Business School – Master in Management
Certifying body: EM Normandie Business School Date of registration: 01/09/2025
Why join a post-baccalaureate business school?
Enrolling in a business school during your first year of study offers many advantages. First, you have the opportunity to switch campuses each year, allowing you to explore different environments and study abroad at international campuses and/or partner universities.
A post-baccalaureate programme allows you to gain a lot of professional experience. Put your knowledge to the test in the real world through numerous internships in France or abroad. Throughout your programme, you will work on concrete projects, such as creating a business, consulting for companies, assignments, challenges, business games, and more.
Thanks to a rich and dynamic community life, get fully involved in one or more community or civic projects. Develop new skills, become more professional and, if you wish, turn your passion into a career!
With the support of the Career Path programme from the first year onwards, define your personal and professional goals, give meaning to each of your experiences and ultimately succeed in your transition into the professional world.
Interpersonal skills and expertise: develop your skills throughout your studies
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Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
- Statistics
- Contemporary world issues
- Legal environment
- Consumer behaviour
- Digital tools and generative AI
- Companies and sustainable development objectives: Sulitest project
- Developing management and organisational skills
- Developing your network
- EM Startupper project
- Basics of non-profit association management
- English as a Foreign Language
- Internship (8 weeks, mandatory)
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Modules
Semester 3
Semester 4
- Contract and Employment Law
- Sociology and Theory of Organisations
- Statistics 2
- International Trade
- Elective: Organisational Communications
- Elective: International Teams
- Elective: Management of UK Creative Industries
- Introduction to Webmarketing
- English as a Foreign Language
- Association project
- Optional Languages
- Optional internship (8 weeks)
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Modules
Semester 5
Semester 6
- Applied & Alternative Economics
- Organisational Behaviour & Management
- Consumer Behaviour
- Strategy
- Cost Control
- Elective: Digital Transformation & 4.0 Industry
- Elective: Business in post-Brexit Europe
- Elective: Understanding Climate Change
- Career Path
- English as a Foreign Language
- Responsible Management Project
- Mandatory internship (8 weeks)
- Optional Languages
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Modules
Semester 7
- Change Management for Sustainability
- Geoeconomics
- Data Analysis - Quantitative
- Data Analysis - Qualitative
- Collaborative Leadership and Negotiation
- HRM for Managers
- Relationship Marketing
- Performance Management
- International Business Law
- Sustainable and Ethical Business Strategy
- Career Plan
- Research Methodology
- English as a Foreign Language
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Modules
Semester 9
Semester 10
- Financial Technology & Innovations in Digital Finance
- Data Science & Artificial Intelligence in Finance
- Audit and Operational Risk Management
- Digital Assets: Business & Regulatory Impacts
- Ethics, Corporate Governance, & Responsible Banking
- Consulting Project: Leadership, Negotiation, Project Management
- Dissertation
- Manage teams
- Drive economic performance
- Develop and implement marketing and sales strategy
- Manage a profit centre responsibly
- Innovate to adapt to the environment
- Operate in a globalised world.
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Looking ahead to a changing world
S1
- Getting to know yourself: Integrating and understanding your ecosystem
- Understanding economic mechanisms
- Getting to know yourself 1: Discovering different professions
S2
- Understand your rights and duties
S3
- Anticipating the economic impact of political decisions
S8
- Developing your research approach
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Building an innovative and sustainable strategy
S1
- Discovering business environments
S2
- Understanding contemporary geostrategic issues
S6
- Developing, implementing and managing strategy
S7
- Making risk an integral part of doing business
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Doing business differently
S1
- Build and lead a collective project
- Discover the entrepreneurial ecosystem
S2
- Developing entrepreneurial creativity
S3
- Developing creativity in business development
S4
- Explore Business Models
S6
- Doing business differently
- Designing and testing your business plan
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Operating in a digital and data-driven world
S1
- Acquire mathematical skills to tackle business challenges
S2
- Use digital tools and AI
- Analyse quantitative data
S3
- Compare the main information systems used in companies
S4
- Explore, transform and leverage data
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Develop your business
S1
- Learn the fundamentals of marketing
- Implement effective sales marketing
S2
- Analyse consumer behaviour
S3
- Conduct market research
S4
- Apply digital marketing techniques
S6
- Raise awareness of responsible and ethical aspects of marketing
S7
- Apply relationship marketing
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Manage yourself and others responsibly
S1
- Improve your learning techniques
- Communicate in a foreign language
S2
- Communicating in a foreign language
- Developing management and organisational skills
- ‘Getting to know yourself’ 2: Developing your network
S3
- Cultivating ethical thinking
- Simplifying and undertaking sustainable development
- ‘Getting to know oneself’ 3: Valuing one's experience
- Communicating in a foreign language
S4
- Diagnosing an organisation
- ‘Getting to know each other’ 4: Clarifying your added value and talents
- Deploying your expertise within the framework of a sustainable development project
- Communicating in a foreign language
S6
- Interacting within an organisation
- Communicating in a foreign language
S7
- Leading teams and individuals
- Developing a people-oriented and responsible management style
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Committing to total performance
S1
- Understanding financial statements
S3
- Measuring profitability and solvency
- Understanding taxation
S4
- Become familiar with legal tools in the business world
- Explain the importance of SCM
- Explore the international business environment and develop a strategy
S6
- Driving sustainable performance
- Understanding financial techniques and systems
- Understanding commodity flows
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Master Cycle
Manager in Control, Finance and Data
Work-study track
M1 | M2 : Le Havre [FR|EN], Caen [FR] or Paris [FR|EN]Initial
M1 : Paris [EN] or Oxford [EN]
M2 | MSc : Banking, Finance and FinTech, Oxford [EN]
M2 | MSc : Environmental, Social, Governance & Sustainable Finance, Paris [EN]
M2 | MSc : Financial Data Management, Paris [EN]orManager in Digital Innovation & Transformation / Artificial Intelligence
Work-study track
M1 | M2 : Paris [FR]Initial
M1 : Paris [EN] or Dublin [EN]
M2 | MSc : Artificial Intelligence for Marketing Strategy, Paris [EN] (in partnership with EPITA)
M2 | MSc : Data Sciences for Business Analytics, Le Havre [EN]
M2 | MSc : Digital Strategy and Innovation, Paris [EN]orManager in Entrepreneurship
Initial
M1 : Le Havre [FR]
M2 : Entrepreneuriat, Paris [FR]orManager in Logistics and Supply Chain
Work-study track
M1 | M2 : Le Havre [FR|EN]Initial
M1 : Le Havre [FR|EN]
M2 | MSc : Supply Chain Management (Track International Logistics and Port Management or Track Purchasing), Le Havre [EN]orManager and Responsible Consultant
Work-study track
M1 | M2 : Paris [FR]Initial
M1 : Caen [FR]
M2 | MS : Stratégies des territoires et Management des transitions, Caen [FR] (alternating internship or work-study track in M2/MS)
M2 | MSc : Creative and Cultural Industry, Caen [EN]
M2 | MSc : Sustainable Business Strategy, Paris [EN]orManager in Marketing and Business Development
Work-study track
M1 | M2 : Caen [FR], Le Havre [FR] or Paris [FR|EN]Initial
M1 : Caen [FR] or Le Havre [FR|EN]
M2 | MS : Marketing, Communication et Ingénierie des produits agroalimentaires, Rouen [FR] (in partnership with UniLasalle)
M2 | MSc : International Events Management, Paris [EN]
M2 | MSc : International Marketing and Business Development, Caen [EN]
M2 | MSc : Marketing and Digital in Luxury and Lifestyle, Paris [EN] - During the first semester of the M1 at the Dublin or Oxford campuses.
- During the second semester of the M1 at the Dubai campus or at a partner university.
- The entire M2 year at a partner university and obtain a double degree.
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1st year
Caen or Paris - classes in French or English
/ Dublin or Oxford - classes in English
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2nd year
Caen or Paris - courses in French or English
/ Dubai, Dublin or Oxford - courses in English
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3rd year
Caen or Paris - courses in French or English
/ Dubai, Dublin or Oxford - courses in English
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4th and 5th years
depending on the chosen specialisation
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Evaluation criteria for the course
All components of the student's education are evaluated: academic learnings, internships, missions, challenges, dissertations, study stays in partner universities. For academic learnings, continuous assessment generally accounts for 40% and the final exam accounts for the remaining 60%. Evaluations may also take the form of case studies, role-playing, group work, etc. Professionalisation (work-study, internships, missions, challenges) and, where appropriate, the corresponding report, will be evaluated jointly by the teaching team and the company.
U1 Year
Our undergraduate programme provides a comprehensive foundation in economics and management, with entry to the first year accessible upon completion of the French Baccalauréat or an internationally recognised equivalent. This foundational year is designed to equip students with core knowledge, cultivate a global perspective, and introduce them to innovative teaching methods that will support their development as professionals.
U2 Year
Building on the foundations established in your first year, the second year is dedicated to consolidating your core knowledge. You'll apply these essential principles in practical contexts, all while developing the critical and analytical skills vital for your professional growth.
U3 year
After two years of building your foundation in economics and management, the third year is dedicated to deepening your knowledge in an international context. This year offers the opportunity for a truly immersive experience through a semester abroad at one of our partner universities or an EM Normandie international campus. You will engage with new economic and cultural environments, broaden your perspective, and enhance your language skills in a fully immersive setting. This international semester is designed to be as enriching personally as it is professionally, preparing you to enter the global business world with confidence.
M1 year
For your first Master's year, the M1 Global Track offers an immersive, international experience. Taught at our Oxford campus and through our network of prestigious partner universities, this programme is designed to prepare you for a successful career in a global business environment.
M2/MSc Banking, Finance and Fintech
The M2/MSc Banking, Finance and FinTech programme is designed to equip you with robust expertise at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge financial technology. Building on a strong foundation in banking and finance, this specialisation will enable you to develop a deep and practical understanding of FinTech.
Objectives
The EM Normandie Business School Master in Management programme trains candidates for positions as versatile executives with management skills, prepared for responsible management and the coordination of cross-functional projects in a multicultural environment. The programme aims to develop the following skills:
The skill sets required for certification cannot be acquired separately; the course covers all skill sets.
Detailed programme
Understand and prepare for a changing world
Learn to analyse geopolitical, environmental and social issues in order to identify business opportunities. Develop your civic awareness and your ability to anticipate social and digital changes in order to guide business strategies and drive performance.
Build a sustainable innovation strategy
Discover the business environment, anticipate tomorrow's transformations and learn how to develop innovative, responsible and disruptive strategies.
Do business differently
Turn ideas into action, innovate, imagine business models, and adopt a bold, creative, and adventurous entrepreneurial mindset.
Operate in a digital and data-driven world
Develop your knowledge to analyse, process and secure data in order to support decision-making. Participate in the development of digital and AI solutions, taking into account cybersecurity issues. Adopt an agile and ethical approach to digital developments by using the most appropriate tools.
Grow your business
Learn how to analyse the market and consumer behaviour, implement effective marketing and sales strategies, and enhance the customer experience.
Become more professional and manage responsibly
Refine your written and oral communication skills. Develop your ability to lead and unite a team, while developing innovative methods for managing a project responsibly. Cultivate your leadership and your ability to create inclusive and ethical work environments.
Commit to a total performance
Learn how to manage your business sustainably by developing effective tools and processes, complying with standards and regulations, and analysing risks to make informed decisions. Optimise value chains, improve your industry skills and strengthen your management position to combine individual and collective performance in a responsible and innovative environment.
In the first year of the Master's programme, choose your pre-specialisation in Management and then perfect your skills during the final year.
By choosing the initial training programme, you have the opportunity to study abroad:
Key moments
Integration seminar: take part in a Serious Game
Block ‘Decode and project yourself into a changing world’ S1
Put your team spirit to the test, an essential asset for success at EM Normandie. Understand theoretical concepts through real-life situations related to the challenges of sustainable development and sustainability.
Career Path: Get to know yourself
Block: ‘Understand and project yourself into a changing world’ S1
From the first semester onwards, take advantage of the support system provided by the Career Path programme. Identify your values, discover career opportunities by interviewing professionals and graduates, learn how to write an effective CV and how to ‘sell’ yourself in an interview.
Integrate risk into business operations
Block: ‘Decode and project yourself into a changing world’ S7
Offered in semester 7, the course ‘Integrating risk into business management’ teaches you how to manage risks (financial, strategic, legal, environmental) in a complex and constantly changing environment: SWOT analysis, risk mapping, etc.
Test your SD-CSR knowledge
Block: ‘Build an innovative and sustainable strategy’
In the first year, take the Awareness Test, an international test developed by Sulitest Impact to assess your knowledge of sustainable development and CSR. Then deepen your knowledge throughout the course and take the TASKTM to obtain your official certificate.
Responsible Project: innovate for tomorrow
Block ‘Build an innovative and sustainable strategy’ S6
In semester 6, work in teams and on behalf of companies on real sustainability issues. For a full semester, like real consultants, help companies integrate sustainable development and CSR into their strategy and organisation to meet environmental and societal challenges. Get to know your client and their environment, explore market opportunities, define a business model and a distinctive management system, propose an action plan, and more.
Community Project and Citizen Project: get involved in a project you are passionate about
‘Do business differently’ block, 1st year
An essential pillar of the EM Normandie experience, community life offers you great freedom of action. With the support of the Community Life department, put your knowledge into practice and develop new skills by getting involved, as part of a team, in a project that inspires you. Whether you are interested in sports, humanitarian work or sustainable development, join a school association or launch your own project. Broaden your horizons by participating in the Citizen Project and contribute to the work of Restos du Cœur, the League Against Cancer, UNICEF, the Volunteer Firefighters, an NGO, and more.
Discover entrepreneurship
‘Do business differently’ block S1
In semester 1, participate in the forum dedicated to entrepreneurship: workshops, mini-conferences, practical workshops, etc.
EM Startupper Project: bring your ideas to life
‘Do business differently’ block S2
In semester 2, unleash your creative spirit and become a true entrepreneur. Work as part of a team for three months on a business creation project: student services, anti-waste initiatives... The choice is yours! Take part in practical workshops and coaching sessions with mentors and discover the ins and outs of launching your start-up. Twice a year, the EM Normandie incubator also launches calls for projects: pitch your idea and win a place for free, tailor-made support!
Boost your digital skills in the era of AI
‘Operate in a digital and data-driven world’ block
In addition to essential office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), develop your knowledge of digital tools (social media, data analysis tools, project management software, website creation, etc.). Go even further: discover how artificial intelligence is transforming these tools and improving productivity.
Information systems at the heart of organisations
Operate in a digital and data-driven world’ block
Discover how companies manage their data, make strategic decisions and adapt to digital challenges.
Learn the fundamentals of marketing
‘Grow your business’ block S1
In semester 1, take a course dedicated to the fundamentals of marketing, then build on your skills throughout your programme by studying sales techniques, digital marketing, customer relations, the pitfalls of greenwashing, and more.
Conduct market research
‘Develop your business’ block S4
In semester 4, discover the methodology for conducting market research. Put your knowledge directly into practice by working in a team on a study for a partner company. Analyse the results, identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) in order to inform your client's strategic decisions.
Enhance your learning techniques
Block ‘Become a professional and manage responsibly’ S1
From the first semester onwards, learn how to organise your work efficiently and develop your critical thinking skills. Develop your ability to express yourself orally and in writing in a digital and interconnected world.
Career Path: Build your network and optimise your personal branding
Block ‘Become more professional and manage responsibly’
Learn how to build strong connections to increase your professional opportunities and leverage your experience and knowledge to stand out in the market.
Take courses in management control
Block ‘Commit to an overall performance'’ S6
In this course offered in semester 6, learn how to analyse and manage costs to improve the sustainable performance of a company. Discover how to create different cost scenarios, calculate full or partial costs, and measure the differences between forecasts and actual results. Master all the tools you need to make informed decisions and optimise resource management in an efficient and sustainable way.
Affiliated campus
Your Post Bac admission to the Master in Management
- Discovering programmes on Parcoursup : from 17 December 2025
- Registration for the SESAME Test on Parcoursup : from 19 January to 12 March 2026
- Activation of your mySESAME account : from 19 January to 12 March 2026
- Last day to submit my choices: Thursday 12 March 2026
- Confirmation of choices on Parcoursup : Wednesday 1 April 2026
- Download of the exam admission notice on mySESAME : from 13 March to 7 April 2026
- Mandatory preparatory session : Saturday 14 March 2026
- Written examinations : Wednesday 8 April 2026 – online
- Publication of eligibility results on mySESAME : Thursday 23 April 2026
- Booking appointments for oral examinations on mySESAME : from 23 to 26 April 2026
- Oral examinations : from 25 April to 18 May 2026
- Publication of admission results on Parcoursup :
The Concours SESAME
The SESAME Test, open to French high school and baccalaureate students, brings together 17 programmes designed for students at Bac+4 or Bac+5 level from 14 international Grandes Écoles de Commerce et de Management.
Since the 2020 session, the SESAME Test has been part of Parcoursup, a platform designed to collect and manage the allocation wishes of future students in higher education.
Number of places available at EM Normandie in 2026: 900
Key deadlines for the SESAME Test 2025-2026
The SESAME Test includes several stages:
Get ready for the SESAME Test
The official prepaSESAME platform of the SESAME Test provides tools and advice to help you practise for the exams and help you succeed.
Whether you have registered or not, EM Normandie offers you the opportunity to prepare for your exams in peace and quiet, free of charge, with the help of its teaching staff and former candidates. This is your chance to benefit from valuable advice.
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Career opportunities after Programme Grande École
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Insertion rate
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87%
Net employment rate
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95%
of graduates in employment found a job within 3 months
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8%
started or took over a business
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90%
are satisfied with their 1st job
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98%
integration rate into target professions
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Job entry survey 2025
Job entry survey conducted on behalf of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE) by EM Normandie and the EM Normandie Alumni Association between February and March 2025. The response rate for 2024 graduates of the Programme Grande École is 61%. The progression rates mentioned refer to the 2024 insertion survey.
Tuition fees and funding
- €295 regardless of the number of courses and programmes chosen.
- 50% discount for current year scholarship holders and reimbursement of fees if you enter one of the schools in the competition, on presentation of proof.
- U1 - 1st year : €13,750
- U2 -2nd year : €13,750
- U3 - 3rd year : €13,750
- M1 - 4th year : €13,750
- Optional year : €1,000
- M2 - 5th year : €13,750
- Grants: higher education, regional, travel or EM Normandie Foundation grants
- Bank loans: agreements between EM Normandie and partner banks
Registration fees for the SESAME Test
Payment of your registration fees is made via the Parcoursup platform.
Cost of training for the year 2026-2027 :
Student Life Contribution (CVEC): 105 € to be paid directly by logging on to the dedicated platform.
The cost of the course includes the EM Normandie Alumni Association entrance fee, which gives access to all the Association's services and lifetime membership.
Fees for students enrolling for the first time in 2026.
Funding
There are a number of ways in which you can finance your studies:
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