Composante
Institut d'Administration des Entreprises
Langue(s) d'enseignement
Anglais
Présentation
The International Management and Sustainability (IMS) Master program provides specific managerial knowledge to handle environmental and societal transitions.
15 étudiants
Capacité d'accueil globale
Objectifs
Understand the issues related to environmental and societal transitions and lead a global management strategy. Develop practical management skills for environmental and social
transitions in organizations. Master the transversal and international vision of organizations to work in cross-cultural environment companies.
Les + de la formation
A fully English-taught program. Possibility to choose between research and professionalization in M2.
Programme
Classes are entirely taught in English and students have the opportunity to learn French language and civilization at the same time.Class size is purposely limited which makes courses very dialogue driven, and all faculty members are accessible to participants. Students coming from partner universities can follow just one semester of the program. The second semester of the M2 has two options :
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP (A 4 to 6 months internship in a company in France or abroad) RESEARCH (A research dissertation and the option to continue as PhD student).
Sélectionnez un programme
Master 1
UE1 Finance and Control
6 crédits60hFoundations of Finance
2 crédits20hFinance Accounting
2 crédits20hManagement Accounting
2 crédits20h
UE2 From Economics to Strategy
6 crédits60hStrategy
2 crédits20hInternational Marketing
2 crédits20hIntroduction to Economics
2 crédits20h
UE3 Human Resources Management and Business Game
6 crédits67hHuman Resources Management and Business Ethics
2 crédits20hFrench and Civilization
2 crédits27hDecision Making - Business Game
2 crédits20h
UE4 Thesis Preparation and Guest Conferences
6 crédits30hThesis Preparation
6 crédits15hGuest Conference
0 crédits15h
UE5 Options
6 crédits45hAu choix : 2 à 3 parmi 8
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
3 crédits20hTraining for Global Mobility
2 crédits15hFrench Cultural Policies
2 crédits15hCultural Marketing and Communication
2 crédits15hMarketing as a Cultural Project
2 crédits15hSustainable Marketing and Social Culture of Companies
3 crédits15hManagement Behaviour : Psychology and Sociology of Transition
3 crédits15hDiversity Management : Inclusion and Social Justice
3 crédits15h
UE1 Finance
6 crédits60hInternational Economics and Law
2 crédits20hPerformance Management
2 crédits20hCorporate Finance
2 crédits20h
UE2 International Business Realities
8 crédits75hEconomics for Decision Making
2 crédits15hGeopolitics for Business
2 crédits20hIntercultural Negociation
2 crédits20hEuropean Business Context
2 crédits20h
UE3 Project Management in an Innovative Environment
5 crédits60hProject Management
2 crédits20hInternational Information Software
1 crédits15hBusiness Game
2 crédits25h
UE4 Research in Business
5 crédits72hManagement and Organisation Theories
2 crédits15hFrench and Civilization
2 crédits27hFrench for Professional Contexts
1 crédits15hConferences / Visits / Projects
0 crédits15h
UE5 Options
6 crédits45h
Master 2
UE1 Global Issues and Business
6 crédits30hScientific Issues : Biodiversity and Climate Change
3 crédits15hPhilosophy of Sustainable Business
3 crédits15h
UE2 Crafting tools of sustainable business
11 crédits72hImpact Finance and Management Control
3 crédits18hEthical Governance of Global Companies
3 crédits18hStrategy for Sustainable Businesses
3 crédits18hInternational Climate-Change Laws
2 crédits18h
UE3 Managing the Sustainable Business
9 crédits45hUE4 Learning from experts of sustainability
4 crédits45hOrganizing a Conference with Inspiring Leaders
2 crédits15hCommunication Project About Sustainability (podcast)
2 crédits30h
Au choix : 2 parmi 4
UE1 (Option Pro) Acquiring professionnal skills
15 crédits15hIntersnhip
0 créditsProfessional Thesis
15 créditsConférence/visits/projects
0 crédits
UE2 (Option Pro) Doing a Master Thesis
15 crédits130hIntroduction to a Research Dissertation
0 crédits15hMaster Thesis and Defence
15 crédits100hConférences/Visits/Projects
0 crédits15h
UE3 (Option Research) Research Competences
6 crédits35hQualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
3 crédits20hWriting in Academic English
3 crédits15h
UE4 (Option Research) Research dissertation
24 crédits120hResearch Thesis
20 crédits100hResearch Seminar in Sustainability
4 crédits20h
Admission
Conditions d'accès
Access to the IMS Master is conditionned to the validation of an application file on the platforme ecandidat : https://ecandidat.u-bourgogne.fr/
The Payment of the 3500 euros special fees is mandatory to access the Master.
Direct acces to M2 is possible.
Modalités de candidatures
Candidates, regardless of their country of residence, must apply on ecandidat, from February 02 to May 02 2026 : https://ecandidat.u-bourgogne.fr/ecandidat/#!accueilView
Public cible
Candidates to the IMS Master should not have a background in Management or Business Administration, except if they are applying directly for M2.
Candidated from various fields of study such as Humanities, Engineering, Arts, Political Sciences etc. can apply.
Droits de scolarité
Special fees : 3500 euros per year
National fees : about 250 euros per year
CVEC : about 100 euros per year
Attendus / Pré-requis
French and European candidates should hold 180 ECTS credits (to access M1) or 240 ECTS credits (to access M2) in Social Sciences or other disciplines non-related to Management.
For non-European candidates, a bachelor degree is required, and prior studies will necessarily be examined and validated by a university committee.
A minimum GPA score of 3 out of 4 is mandatory.
A good level of English (B2 minimum) is required. A university committee will examine:
- the applicant’s previous university results (quality, homogeneity, regularity, distinctions, etc.)
- the applicant’s motivation for an international program
- the coherence between the program and the applicant’s career plan
Candidates with a good level of French are more likely to be accepted.
As the program contains an internship, a basic level of French (A1-A2) is highly recommended to find a position in a French company.
Et après
Débouchés professionnels
Students will find managerial positions in an international environment in the general fields of marketing, international economics, finance, human resources management. Students who had followed the option research in sustainability could also enter directly a PhD-program after the IMS.