Pre-Master Year (Pre-Master in Management) | ESCP Business School

Master in Management
Pre-Master Year
Get prepared for the Master in Management

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The Pre-Master Year is devoted to gaining insight into the fundamentals of management, including introductory and advanced concepts to foster an understanding of the world of business. There are also courses in social sciences, law, economics and foreign languages.

You can access the Pre-Master Year…

  • Either by passing the Pre-Master Admission Test (PMAT)*,
  • Or by completing a French Classe Préparatoire and having been admitted to ESCP after the entrance exams.

Pre-Master year studies are offered in Paris (in French) or in Turin (in English).

[NEW] - Go abroad in your Premaster year

You can now take an international exchange as early as your premaster year with the 3 years/3 continents Track.

Spend up to three semesters in 3 different continents over the course of the 3-year Master in Management programme. Study part of your pre-master year in the Americas, you'll be back in Europe for your M1 year, before setting off for a semester of your final year anywhere in the world.

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*To apply for the PMAT you must have completed your upper-secondary/college education and at least two years of university education (120 ECTS), both outside of France (see the admission requirements).


On to the Master

Students who successfully complete the Pre-Master Year automatically join the Master in Management programme, without having to go through any further admission procedures.

 
 

Curriculum


The Pre-Master Year combines core modules, interdisciplinary projects - Business and Sustainability (Paris), Immersion (Paris) and Problem Solving and Decision Making (Turin) - and an internship. In addition to this, students complete complimentary modules in social sciences and humanities, languages, and a multi-disciplinary group company project.


Semester 1

  • Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Marketing
  • Psychology & Management
  • Statistics
  • Information Tools and Skills
  • Language Courses


Semester 2

  • Economics
  • Costs and decisions
  • Finance
  • Humanities & Management
  • Operation Management
  • Coding
  • Language courses
  • Internship
  • Personal Development

Your first step toward a management career

To wrap up your Pre-Master year, you will have your first taste of the business world through an internship. Lasting a minimum of 2 months, this first professional experience will help to shape your career aspirations.

 
 

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Master in Management - ESCP

The ESCP
Master in Management

Placed 6th worldwide in the Financial Times Master in Management rankings (September 2024), this two-year, full-time general management Master programme provides the opportunity to study in up to four countries, with options ranging from ESCP's own six European campuses to our 145 partners worldwide. It features more than 67 specialisations in Finance, International Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and many more.

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