MSc International Project Management

• Entirely in English
• Strategic vision of the firm and its environment
• International and intercultural perspective
• Project management training with PMI
• Grasp of different functions within the firm and ability to interface with them
• At ease with new technologies

The EMLV-SKEMA MSc International Project Management is the combination of expertise from two institutions – the École de Management Léonard de Vinci and the SKEMA Business School – which chose to merge their fields of expertise in order to offer students a double diploma with added value. The partnership, created in 2008, anticipates firms’ needs in terms of responsibilities and skills, by training future executives to meet the professional and managerial demands of the global, multicultural and constantly evolving corporate world. The faculty, composed of professors from the two schools as well as international experts, is the guarantee of academic excellence.

Project management has become the organizational equivalent of breathing; in firms, all work comes under the heading ‘projects’.

As this is a general business program with a project management focus, this MSc International Project Management will be ideal for students with non-business backgrounds as well as business graduates looking for a project management specialty. Program courses will thus specialize in project management and cover the generalist bases: Strategic Management – Analysis and International Organizations; Finance for International Projects; International Marketing Projects; Project Management 1, 2 and 3; Globalization.

The EMLV-SKEMA MSc International Project Management prepares students for an international management career in organizations of all sizes which achieve their goals through the successful management of projects. In addition to specialized knowledge and techniques in Project Management and related fields, students are exposed to fundamental management disciplines to provide them with the skills and knowledge to successfully manage the interface between projects and the rest of the organization.

Students understand, and gain experience of, the different functions within firms: vital for successful project management. Graduates will have a strategic vision of the firm and its international environment, thus will be well placed to develop their careers to senior levels.

The teaching uses ‘active learning’ methods: real projects with real firms, taking on real responsibility. The active learning methods along with the internship period means students will have extensive on-the-job experience by the time they graduate.

Students will train for and take the Project Management Institute’s CAPM® exam: an internationally recognized qualification. Graduates will be at ease with the new technologies.

With Marketing, Finance, Strategy and Project Management under their belts, graduates of this MSc will be qualified for management in a broad range of sectors and fields. Companies need people with project management skills, so graduates will find it easy to find rewarding work. A large percentage of graduates with this qualification will be expected to go into marketing, supply chain, or finance fields.