MASTER’S DEGREE IN PROJECT AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
Certification : Titre enregistré au répertoire national des certifications professionnelles N° de fiche RNCP38364, Date d’échéance de l’enregistrement : 31-12-2027 délivré par le ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche
BACHELOR START-UP & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Presentation
The Master’s Degree in Project Management and Innovation (MPI) at ESEA is an RNCP-registered Level 7 qualification which trains, over a two-year period, senior managers capable of transforming creative ideas into tangible and profitable outcomes, with a strong focus on managing uncertainty and leading change.
This programme is ideally suited to project and digital transformation managers seeking creative, passionate, curious, and motivated collaborators.
The MPI Master’s Degree at ESEA enables students to be highly operational from their very first professional experience. The programme includes lectures, conferences, Masterclasses, and Business Games delivered by professionals and industry experts.
It also provides access to our network of premium partner companies to undertake your work-study programme.
ESEA Business School is a higher education institution subject to the State’s academic supervision, through the Académie de Paris. ESEA Business School offers programmes in Sustainability Management from Bac to Bac+5, delivered both on campus and online, through initial and continuing education.
- Activity declaration number: registered with the Prefect of the Île-de-France region.
- SIRET number
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME
01-60-05-58-30
contact@esea-bs.fr – admissions@esea-bs.fr
For disability-related enquiries, please contact the Disability Support Officer.
Disability Support Officer : Stéphane NOAH
phone : 0160055830
Mail : Stephanenoah@emsp-bs.fr
Admission Requirements
ADMISSION LEVEL(S)
Bachelor’s degree and Bachelor +4 level
Prerequisites:
The Master’s Degree in Project Management and Innovation (MPI) at ESEA is open to holders of a Bachelor’s degree or any other Level 6 qualification, and to candidates applying for the second year of the Master’s programme who have completed a first year of a Master’s degree (M1) or obtained a waiver from the awarding body.
Admission is based on application review and, where applicable, an interview.
Duration :
STUDY DURATION:
- 2 years for students holding a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification, and 1 year for students who have completed the first year of a Master’s programme.
- Work-study programme available.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The Master’s Degree in Project Management and Innovation (MPI) at ESEA is a State-recognised Level 7 qualification designed to achieve the following objectives:
- Learn to balance the V-model and Agile methodologies in order to adapt to the pace of innovation.
- Use software tools for monitoring and reporting.
- Master competitive intelligence and technological monitoring to identify future trends.
- Apply user-centred approaches to design products or services that meet real needs.
- Understand how to protect innovations and manage legal aspects.
- Learn how to coordinate and collaborate with diverse profiles (engineers, designers, marketers).
- Be able to “pitch” and promote a project internally to management or externally to investors.
- Support employees through organisational transformations linked to new technologies.
- Assess project profitability, manage R&D budgets, and identify funding sources.
- Develop the ability to produce a robust business plan for a new activity or start-up.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- Enrolment for the September 2025 intake runs from 1 March to 20 September 2025.
- Enrolment for the January 2026 mid-year intake continues until 18 December.
Procedures
Access to our training programmes can be initiated:
- By the employer
- At the employee’s initiative, with the employee’s consent
- By a student or their legal guardian
- Work-study programme available from the third year onwards
After completing the application form, our school commits to responding within 72 hours.
If the programme requires prerequisites, we will offer, regardless of the funding method you are considering, a knowledge test and/or a placement interview (by phone or video conference) and/or a review of your application.
Funding
- Apprenticeship contract: the company covers the tuition fees on behalf of the student.
- Individual Training Leave (CIF).
- Individual Training Assistance (AIF): if you are a job seeker.
- Personal funding: through a student job or a bank loan.
- You have the option to pay your tuition fees in instalments.
TEACHING METHOD AND ASSESSMENT
Assessment Methods:
Case studies and/or tests and/or essays and/or text analysis and/or multiple-choice questionnaires (MCQs) and/or oral assessments and/or research projects / Continuous assessment / Work-study and skills review (written + oral) / Dissertation defence / Professional evaluation in the workplace
Training Materials:
Course materials (PDF, Word, and/or PowerPoint formats), case studies, audio and video materials, and any exercises to be completed during the training programme
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Project Manager
- Digital Health Transformation Consultant
- Digital Innovation Manager
- Innovation Project Manager
- Digital Transformation Manager
- Project Management Consultant
- Product Manager
- Research & Development (R&D) Manager
- Product Manager
- Startup Business Developer
- Chief Innovation Officer
Academic Programme
1ST YEAR
The MPI first-year programme, which aims to develop managerial skills, is structured as follows:
Semester 1:
- Business Strategy
- Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
- Project and Innovation Management
- Managerial Geopolitics
- Corporate Finance and Cash Management
- English
- Business Challenges in a Globalised Economy
- Business Law
Semester 2:
- Innovation & Business Models
- Management of Collaborative Tools
- Globalisation and International Economics
- Environmental Management and Eco-Responsible Strategies
- Corporate Commercial Strategies
- Introduction to Management Control
- Economic Intelligence and Strategic Monitoring
- Influence and Lobbying Strategies
- Business Game
- Internship (optional)
2ND YEAR
The MPI specialisation year programme is structured around two (2) main areas:
AXIS 1: SPECIALISATION MODULES
Semester 1:
- Agile Methodology
- Intercultural and Inclusive Management
- Change Management and Digital Transformation
- Design Thinking and Creativity
Semester 2:
- Labour Law
- Customer Needs Analysis and Reformulation
- Commercial Operations Management
- Leadership and Team Management
- Business Game
- Internship (mandatory)
- Writing of the Professional Dissertation
AXIS 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Validation of competency blocks:
- Block 1: Create and develop a digital entrepreneurship project using AI
- Block 2: Design a digital project within an UX Design approach adapted to AI
- Block 3: Manage a digital project using agile methodology, and develop functional specifications and technical requirements
- Block 4: Develop an e-marketing and communication strategy for a digital entrepreneurship project using AI
- Block 5: Conduct studies and produce reports in economic intelligence and corporate strategy
SUPPORT FOR COMPANY SEARCH
- Company Search Seminar
- Individual Coaching
- Networking with the School’s Partner Organisations
TUITION FEES
The information regarding the cost of this programme can be accessed by clicking the following link: https://esea-bs.fr/tarifs-et-financements/
