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Specialized Masters - Full Time
+ 33 (0) 1 49 23 20 00
Executive Specialized Masters - Part Time
Gilles GOUTEUX
+ 33 (0) 1 49 23 26 43
How to distinguish Specialized Masters (MS) and Masters?
Specialized Master (MS)
The Specialized Master (MS) is a quality “label”, created in 1986 by the French “Conférence des Grandes Ecoles”, the professional association of top business schools (CGE), which is granted to advanced master programmes answering to certain criteria and offered exclusively by French Engineering or Business Schools who are members of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles. Students are recruited mainly at Master level, with a French or foreign diploma of equivalent level (in the past called bac+5 in France). Specialized Masters aim to train high level executives eager to acquire a specific specialization or a double competence in management.
Master
The Master degree is the recognized national degree delivered by the French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research, since the European harmonisation of degrees in 2005 (the French “LMD” or “3-5-8”, qualifying higher studies: L for Licence, which is equivalent to a Bachelors degree (after 3 years), M for Master (after 2 more years), D for Doctoral degree (after 3 more years). The Master degree qualifies diplomas or titles of 5 years’ studies level (called “bac+5” before in France), delivered and guaranteed by the state. In French Universities, the former French diplomas called “DEA” and “DESS” have been replaced respectively by Research Master and Professional Master. In the "Grandes Ecoles" business schools, admissions procedures exist at Licence3 (Bachelor) and Master1 level.
What is a Specialized Master?
Make the right career choice.
Choose the right ESCP Europe Specialized Master, among 15 full-time or 8 part-time programmes
Specialized Masters are professional-oriented programmes in management and lead to a specialisation or double skill in response to corporate demand for high qualified managers.
Choosing the right Specialized Master is a key element in a long-term professional project. The Specialized Master gives graduates and young managers the high added value skills that corporate recruiters look for.
Today, over 7,000 ESCP Europe Specialized Masters alumni work in their chosen professions around the world.
Our programmes are full-time or part-time for postgraduates or young managers.
The Specialized Master degree, created in 1986, is a label conferred by the French “Conférence des Grandes Ecoles”.
15 full-time Specialized Masters
ESCP Europe offers a portfolio of 15 full-time Specialized Masters with a focus on either a management function or a business sector. These courses are designed for postgraduates with a clear career goal. There are
- 4 Specialized Masters in Finance,
- 6 Specialized Masters in Management, Strategy, Law and Consulting,
- 2 Specialized Masters in Marketing and Communication, and
- 3 Specialized Masters in Culture Management.
The full-time Specialized Master [MS] is a one-year academic programme designed for students holding a master’s-level academic or professional degree in engineering, business, architecture, medicine, law, pharmacology, political science, the arts, or any other graduate degree.
The curriculum comprises six months of full-time coursework including an international seminar, followed by a company placement lasting at least four months and the completion of a professional thesis to be remitted at the end of the programme. Courses are taught in French and in English.
8 Executive Specialized Masters - Part-time
The 8 Executive Specialized Masters are designed for high potential managers with at least three years of professional experience who wish to strengthen their expertise in a specific field of management. The programme structure is compatible with full-time employment (a 15-month programme with two full days of coursework on Fridays & Saturdays twice a month). The Executive Specialized Masters benefit from close ties with industry, a real asset for the development of managerial and technical skills.
