Dual Master's in Corporate and Public Management with HEC Paris at Sciences Po

Three-year joint degree between HEC Paris and the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs created in 2008, alternating campus periods with internships. It trains managers and leaders able to handle business and public policy challenges, taught in English at HEC and in French, English or both at Sciences Po.

Faculty: Sciences Po School of Public Affairs  |  Department: Dual degree with HEC Paris  |  Duration: 3 years (year 1 at HEC, years 2-3 at Sciences Po School of Public Affairs, with two internships)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in English and French  |  Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Master year 1 at HEC: business fundamentals (strategy, financial economics and markets, business law, accounting, statistics) and advanced courses (corporate finance, supply chain and operations, marketing, organisational behaviour, managerial accounting), plus electives and leadership workshops, then a 4-6 month private-sector internship. Master years 2 and 3 at Sciences Po: public affairs fundamentals (European policies, public policy evaluation, governance and democracy, public economics), policy stream courses and the Policy Lab, followed by a public-sector professional experience of at least 14 weeks and the Grand Oral. One of the two professional experiences must be abroad (or a 10-week internship abroad over the summer).

Career pathways

Over 80% of students are employed within three months of graduation, most with permanent private-sector contracts; about 20% choose civil service preparation and 5% join international organisations. Examples include strategy and operations management, finance and investment, consulting (EY, McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte), public affairs, and the French and European civil service.

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