MiM Business Management Track

You will learn the fundamentals of business management through academic coursework and will have constant interaction with business executives. As part of the business management track, you will be exposed to challenging business-related topics from day one.

QUALIFICATION AND SPECIALISATION INTERNSHIPS: The Master in Management – Business Management track offers you an outstanding opportunity to acquire your first professional work experience and to bolster your international profile through work experience. You may also opt for a six-month exchange at a partner university.

You will return for your final year of studies and specialise in an area of business, from a choice of :

• Marketing Analytics
• Strategy, Organisation & Consulting
• Marketing Management
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• LL.M. in Law & Tax Management
• Creative Business & Social Innovation
• Global & Sustainable Business
• Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
• Accounting & Finance (Nice campus)

You may choose to take part in an exchange programme or pursue a double degree at a partner university.

The primary objective of this course is to help you answer strategic questions important to companies or organisations. What business do we want to be in? How do we compete for resources and create value? How do we organise for and assess performance? You will do this by using analytical tools and concepts. The course largely comprises tutorials, with some lectures; both formats aim to be interactive and value student input. You will work on case studies in relatively small groups and be introduced to each analytical tool and concept in the context of real-world business situations.

This course equips you with a conceptual framework that helps you to understand how businesses generate value and how this value is captured in financial statements. Investors and creditors predominantly look at financial statements, so the course is also highly relevant to the decision-making of managers, consultants, auditors, analysts and regulators. 

On completing the course, you should be able to measure wealth creation, the level of investment in working capital and capital expenditure, company financing, leverage and profitability. The course demonstrates how financial statement analysis can reduce uncertainty and increase confidence in business decisions.

The objective of this course is to provide a solid grounding in the principles of corporate finance (capital budgeting, cost of financing projects, capital structure). You will learn to calculate the cash flows of a project and its return, understand the relationship between the risk and returns of financial assets, estimate the cost of equity and the weighted average cost of capital of a firm, and understand the cost and benefits of debt financing relative to equity financing.

The purpose of this course is to give you a fundamental knowledge of marketing. You will learn the role of marketing in a (global) organisation and how to be a responsible and well-informed decision-maker. With marketing often criticised for lacking (numerical) inputs and sometimes even valid and reliable market data, you will aim to create financially viable solutions for corporate partner and course sponsor Procter & Gamble.

On completing this course, you will be equipped to secure and hold any marketing management position.

A company’s human resources are the most powerful form of capital for organisational success. The question, therefore, is how we can implement people-management practices that facilitate individual and organisational effectiveness. This course will provide you with solid, evidence-based and actionable knowledge of human resource (HR) management. You will learn about theoretical concepts and frameworks to help you diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of HR policies and identify ways in which the knowledge gained in the course can be applied in organisations to make them more productive. 

Completion of the course will give you a better understanding of some of the essential aspects of working in groups, including team effectiveness, managing team diversity, handling conflict and applying negotiation skills to both national and multicultural teams.

This updated spreadsheet modelling course teaches you how to use Microsoft Excel as both a reporting and modelling tool for solving business problems. It is appropriate for both beginners and experienced users of Microsoft Excel. The course begins with an in-depth tour of the Excel environment and includes many helpful shortcuts and tips for mastering its functions. You will apply this knowledge to creating spreadsheet models, powerful tools for analysing data and making business decisions. The course is set in a fictional bakery, specialising in French pastries. You will use the features of Microsoft Excel to study product costs, determine pricing and track payroll. You will build spreadsheet models to help make informed business decisions. 

The REVAS Business Game is a two-day event aimed at teaching you:

• to incorporate the challenges of business development into cross-functional decisions
• to assess the relative importance of strategy, management capabilities, finance and marketing in business dynamics
• to monitor business performance and reflect on your learning process and contribution.

Businesses engage with many different kinds of values that are important to various constituents of society. For example, they can pay dividends, provide work and income, make products and services, consider the environment, avoid child labour and so on. Multiple value creation has (re)gained the explicit attention of practitioners and scholars under the label of corporate social responsibility (CSR). 

In this course, you will learn some of the strategic challenges this poses to managers, as well as the opportunities it promises for developing new business models.

This course examines how the principles and techniques of cost and management accounting can help managers monitor and run a business strategy efficiently. 

You will learn how to collect, analyse, disseminate and interpret management accounting information to inform decision-making and planning.

The digitalisation of organisational processes have become prevalent and fundamental to success. Based on a blended learning approach, the Management of Information Systems (MIS) course aims to help you understand the extent to which information systems can be mobilised to help pursue organisational business goals and answer key business problems that rely on information systems for solutions. 

On completing the course, you will be able to evaluate and manage information technology (IT) projects.

Successful companies need to be able to deliver high-quality products and/or services to meet customer demands in a timely and cost-effective manner. Operations management is the set of processes (planning, organising, directing and controlling resources) that will achieve this objective. 
Through practical experience in teamwork, you will acquire skills in designing processes, applying basic quantitative methods, performing process mapping and assessing the performance of processes.

You will learn how the legal environment impacts managerial decision-making. This course is not based on a technical approach to legal issues but looks at how institutions and organisations see the law mattering to their business strategy and operations.

The course addresses the following questions: What is the importance of and what are the barriers to innovation? What are the key steps in an innovation process and what are the tools and techniques for mastering them? How do you manage innovation in the long run? You will develop your innovative senses and abilities by participating in the EDHEC Open Innovation challenge, during which you will work in teams to solve real business cases provided by operational managers from 20-plus companies, such as Decathlon, Carrefour, Ubisoft, L’Oreal, Christian Dior and PwC.

While IQ is the best indicator for educational status, Emotional Intelligence seems to be the best determinant of one’s level of personal achievement and success in most professions (Goleman 2006). This seminar gives you the opportunity to acquire four of the five Goleman skills: self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy and social skills. The course is also an invitation to a deep understanding and practice of the Science of Personal Development based on the last findings in Positive Psychology.

To succeed in the French dynamic knowledge-based business environment, individuals need to understand the unique French socio-cultural environment. As a potential future French manager, you will need to understand the French workers’ rights and draw the links between business and political ideals. Hence, the primary objective of the course socio-cultural France is to develop the necessary skills to understand the complexity of French business.

This course aims to:

• Give you an understanding of the notion of interest rates on bonds and associated topics (actuarial rate, duration, etc.)   
• Show you the absence-of-arbitrage principle and its consequence for the valuation of financial products     
• Present the main characteristics of the most common derivatives and some of their practical applications.

This course explores the unique dynamics of family-influenced organisations, drawing parallels between entities like the Mafia and reputable businesses such as IKEA, Hermès, and Samsung. Through the lens of familial structures, students will learn how the influence of strong family blockholders shapes a distinctive organizational form. By the end of the course, students will have a deeper understanding of the role and impact of family-owned businesses in the economy, along with the challenges they face. Additionally, students will enhance their entrepreneurial and managerial skills within a family business context and be able to provide consulting advice to organisations dominated by family-based blockholders.

This course will foster critical thinking about sustainability and offer specific knowledge and creativity tools to design innovative sustainable businesses at the era of Anthropocene - when humans are facing together unprecedented global challenges – meeting both planetary boundaries: climate change, biodiversity collapse, scarcity of resources…, and the need for solid social foundations such as : food, health, peace and justice, social equity.

In recent decades, we have witnessed a shift of economic activity from standalone firms to interfirm alliances as greater competition and faster innovation cycles have made it increasingly difficult for firms to develop new technologies and market their products on their own. Strategic alliances between firms have thus become increasingly important as a source of superior performance and competitive advantage. 
This course will teach you how to successfully manage strategic alliances or partnerships at each stage of the alliance process: formation, design, evolution and maturity.

The Sustainable Marketing course explores how sustainable development principles can be integrated into marketing practices, addressing the challenges, constraints, and opportunities sustainability creates for marketing professionals across sectors. Students will develop an understanding of global sustainability and corporate responsibility trends and how these influence marketing strategies and responsibilities towards external stakeholders. They will also learn to identify the potential negative impacts of marketing activities and recognize the ethical dilemmas that arise. By the end of the course, students will be able to engage in informed discussions and resolve ethical questions within a marketing context.

Nearly all large and many medium-sized firms operate in multiple markets, so are implementing some kind of corporate growth strategy. These firms have undergone enormous change over the past 30 years. The merger and acquisition booms of the 1960s and 1980s extended the scope of many existing corporations. New forms of organisation, such as the leveraged buyout partnerships of the 1980s, fuelled debate about the efficacy of corporate hierarchies. More recently, capital market pressures have forced many organisations to reassess their portfolio of businesses, level of overheads and the way they coordinate and control their business activities. You will learn how, in response to these pressures, a variety of new institutional arrangements, such as joint ventures, strategic alliances and virtual firms, have come to prominence.

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the video game industry, exploring both its macro and micro-level dynamics. Participants will gain insights into the industry’s key players, revenue models, and its interactions with other sectors. They will also learn how gaming companies function internally, including workflows and regulations. Additionally, students will develop the ability to identify various revenue sources within the gaming ecosystem and apply this knowledge by designing a game concept along with its potential revenue streams.

This course aims to introduce you to the luxury market and its specificities. Throughout the elective, you will go deeper in different subjects concerning brand management like : brand identity, brand positioning, brand equity, communication, distribution, customer experiences and how the luxury market faces new challenges like sustainability.

Discover and master the main graphic design tools for communicating efficiently through printed documents and social media networks.

This course offers a comprehensive understanding of the sports industry, examining its key players, revenue streams, and the ways companies leverage sports for marketing and branding. Students will gain insights into the roles and relationships of industry stakeholders and how they use the passion of sports and fans to create value. By the end of the course, participants will be able to develop effective sponsorship strategies, create strategic brand campaigns that use sports, and apply systems thinking to navigate the industry's complexities. Additionally, they will learn to drive organizational transformation aligned with future trends and opportunities in the sports sector.

To manage large amounts of data, design customised functions and automate tasks, having a knowledge of VBA is a must. The aim of the course is:

• to give you a strong basis in VBA and kick-start your discovery of the programming features of Excel
• to deepen your knowledge of the basics of VBA in order to manipulate multiple objects with user-oriented procedures.

This course offers a career-accelerating introduction to the Salesforce ecosystem, a rapidly growing technology market with significant job opportunities. Through an exclusive partnership between Salesforce and EDHEC, students will learn about the challenges faced by C-level executives in managing customer relationships in a connected world and how platforms like Salesforce enable digital transformation. They will gain hands-on experience with Salesforce, understand how the sales function operates within a major tech company, and learn how IT transformation projects are organized, including the roles of key stakeholders. The course also helps students identify and seize career opportunities created by the digital revolution, culminating in official Salesforce certifications through the TRAILHEAD e-learning platform, valued by future employers.

The Start-up Challenge course equips students with the tools needed to turn an entrepreneurial idea into a concrete project validated by the market. By covering all the fundamentals of start-up creation, the course introduces students to the practical models of Design Thinking and Lean Startup. Students will gain an understanding of the entire process, from ideation to developing a minimum viable product (MVP) validated by the market. They will also learn to build an effective pitch deck and apply entrepreneurial methodologies to develop and present their own start-up projects

Almost all economic and financial decisions take place in a risky or uncertain environment. The course provides a theoretical basis for and some empirical evidence on the way individuals take decisions in such an environment. It is directly related to the growing field of behavioural economics and finance. 

You will learn why people can be simultaneously risk-seeking in some contexts and risk-averse in others, how to model optimism and pessimism, and how people perceive risk when no objective probabilities are available. You will learn how a theoretical framework applies to various phenomena, from climate change, prenatal tests and Hyundai’s marketing to the equity market premium, the house money effect, the break-even effect, criminality and the intensity of R&D efforts.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of solidarity and non-profit organisations, focusing on their structures, management, communication, and governance, in the context of global changes. Students will learn the fundamental concepts related to these organisations and gain insights into real-world field applications. They will develop the ability to identify key organisations and resources for further research and demonstrate the capacity to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical skills, contributing operationally to non-profit initiatives. Additionally, students will learn to design strategies that align with the future transformation of these organisations toward more sustainable and desirable outcomes.

This elective is a perfect fit for students, with a computer background, willing to learn about Microsoft offerings, about how components are implemented. The certification presents an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of the cloud concepts, Azure services, workloads, security and privacy, pricing, and support. 

During this elective, you will acquire the fundamentals of database concepts in a cloud environment, gain basic skills in cloud data services and expand your basic knowledge of cloud data services in Microsoft Azure. For EDHEC students, Microsoft fundamentals are the gateway to advanced certification.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the customer engagement capabilities of Dynamics 365, focusing on how these tools can enhance customer relationship management (CRM). Students will gain an understanding of the types of solutions that can be developed using Dynamics 365 and how to unify customer profiles to create tailored, targeted customer journeys. They will also master the CRM services within Dynamics 365 Fundamentals and learn to assist customer support agents in managing cases throughout the customer lifecycle. Additionally, students will adopt a systems thinking approach and learn to design strategies in uncertain environments.

During this course, you will learn and discuss about all the major changes that occurred with the rise of digital and new technologies: switch in business models, new lifestyles, new geopolitical balances, digital citizenship… with a critical look on environmental and social issues, and an overview of emerging solutions to solve those issues in a sustainability objective. This course will also give you tools to use design-thinking methods, with practical applications on innovative case studies. Upon completion of the course, you will understand the environmental, economic and social externalities of a digital world and have insights on solutions and current trends to make the world more sustainable. You will be able to apply design-thinking methods to ideate or solve issues and, analyse the carbon footprint of an activity. .

During this elective, you will get a comprehensive understanding of the corporate restructuring process. You will learn what corporate restructuring is and why it occurs? What are commonly used valuation techniques and how they are employed? How corporate restructuring creates/destroys value? What are commonly used takeover tactics and defences and when they should be employed? How to apply financial models to value, structure and negotiate deals? How to plan, structure, and manage JVs, partnerships, alliances, licensing arrangements, equity partnerships, franchises, and minority investments.

This course will train you to improve productivity by automating business processes, analysing data to produce business insights, and operating more efficiently by creating simple application experiences. The PL 900 certification is the premier Power Platform certification to understand the benefits and capability of PowerApp, PowerAutomate and Power BI tools. 

Finding you a home from home

Once officially enrolled, we will help you to find suitable accommodation, either in an EDHEC residence or privately owned accommodation. The International Students Office is on hand to provide you with a list of apartments, halls of residence and other types of housing that fit your criteria. You can even ‘visit’ them virtually on our new Housing website. Our team will do everything they can to make arrangements with the owner and secure your booking. They can also arrange to pick you up from the airport on your arrival (where possible) and take you directly to your new home. The International Students Office also organises orientation events and integration seminars to welcome international students to the EDHEC campuses.

Untangling the red tape

EU nationals

European Union students can live and study in France as long as they have a national ID card. No passport or visa are required. 

Non-EU nationals

Before arriving in France, students from outside the European Union must obtain a student visa from the French embassy in their country of origin or residence. Non-EU students must also have a valid passport from their country of origin.
One of the requirements for most visa applications is proof of accommodation in France. EDHEC's International Office is familiar with the visa formalities for most countries and will provide you with the necessary paperwork to complete. If you are concerned about your visa application, you can contact the International Office, provided you have already checked the relevant pages in the Welcome Guide and contacted your local embassy.

Parlez-vous français ?

EDHEC offers complementary French courses to all international students enrolled in our MSc programmes. Our French classes span all levels of ability, from complete beginner to advanced language skills. The goal is to support your assimilation into French culture and give you the linguistic foundations ‒ grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and comprehension ‒ to express yourself in French.

• Class size: 10‒25 students per group

Contact hours: 

• MIM 3 hours per week (30 hours per semester + 6 hours of group projects)
• MSc 2h a week (15 hours per semester)   

Instructor qualifications: Courses are delivered by an officially accredited French language teaching institution.

When is the programme application deadline? 

Applications for the September 2025 intake are open until June 2025.

Do you accept scanned documents?

Yes, you can make scanned colour copies of the documents required

Should the application file and the two recommendation letters be typed or written by hand?

Letters of recommendation must be on official letterhead, signed and/or stamped (official stamp from the School/University or the Company). Your referees can use our recommendation template or they can choose to write their own letter using the Company/School’s official letterhead. Letters of recommendation that don’t follow the above requirements will not be accepted. 

Will the International Admissions’ Team contact my referees to request letters of recommendation?

EDHEC will not contact your referees. You must ask your referees to send their letters to you directly and you will need to upload the letters directly on your application (documents tab).

Will I have an interview with the Programme Manager?

Students that apply to our MIM or MSc programmes will not have a direct interview with the Programme Manager unless the Programme Director deems it necessary.

How is the online interview conducted?

Once your online application is completed and validated by your recruitment manager, the International Admissions Team will send you a link to conduct your online video interview in English. It comprises six questions on your motivation, your interest in the programme and your previous experience (professional, group work, etc.). There are no right or wrong answers. You will have a practice session before you start the actual interview. Once you have completed the interview, it will be sent, along with your application file, to the Selection Committee.

Can I apply for more than one programme?

• Yes, you can apply for two programmes. A separate motivation letter is required for each programme.
• Motivation letter template

What are the minimum scores expected?

• TOEFL Internet-based ≥ 92 (/120)
• TOEIC ≥ 850 (/990)
• IELTS ≥ 6.5 (/9.0)
• Cambridge Test of English ≥ 175

What is the EDHEC institutional code for TOEFL?

• The code is 0663.

Can I apply for a waiver?

English native speakers or those holding a degree taught in English (minimum three years) are eligible for an English test waiver.

As a reminder, aptitude tests* are required for some programmes and optional for others. Please see the “admissions requirements” for your programme of choice.

Students must assign EDHEC as one of their score recipient institutions at the end of their test.

We accept valid GMAT scores achieved through either the classic or new Focus edition equally. Scores will be assessed using the percentile tables published by GMAC.

GMAT

MSc & Global MBA Double-Degree: 3QQ-WQ-62
MIM Global Economic Transformation & Technology: 3QQ-WQ-06
Master in Management, Business Management: 3QQ-WQ-05
Master in Management, Finance: 3QQ-WQ-36
Master in Management, Data Science & AI for Business: 3QQ-WQ-34
MSc in Creative Business & Social Innovation: 3QQ-WQ-60 
MSc in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence: 3QQ-WQ-82
MSc in Entrepreneurship & Innovation: 3QQ-WQ-77 
MSc in Global & Sustainable Business: 3QQ-WQ-16
MSc in Management & Leadership: 3QQ-WQ-54 
MSc in Marketing Management: 3QQ-WQ-47
MSc in Strategy, Organisation & Consultancy: 3QQ-WQ-84
LL.M. in Law & Tax Management: 3QQ-WQ-26 
MSc in Corporate Finance & Banking: 3QQ-WQ-73
MSc in International Finance: 3QQ-WQ-98
MSc in Financial Engineering: 3QQ-WQ-69
MSc in Accounting & Finance: 3QQ-WQ-04

GRE

EDHEC Master in Management: 6564
EDHEC Master of Science: 6563

*(GMAT/GRE/TAGE MAGE/CFA level II (for finance programmes only)/CAT official test score report for Indian students only)

Is an aptitude test compulsory?

Please see the “admissions requirements” for your programme of choice. In general, aptitude tests are required for all finance programmes and for the Master's in Management Grande École programme.

Can I add an unofficial GMAT score report to my application?

You will get an unofficial score report immediately after taking your exam. You can send it to the Recruitment Office as an additional supporting document when applying. This document will be accepted provisionally as part of your application. The official report will be required to confirm your place.

Is there any help for students with regard to campus housing?

Once officially enrolled, you will receive help to find suitable accommodation, either in EDHEC residences or in privately owned apartments. EDHEC's International Students Office (ISO) is familiar with the visa formalities of most countries and will provide you with the necessary paperwork for completion. Should you have any concerns about your visa application, you can contact the ISO, provided you have already checked the relevant pages in the Welcome Guide and contacted your local Embassy. One requirement for most visa applications is proof of accommodation in France. Again, the ISO is on hand to provide you with a list of apartments, halls of residence and other types of housing, depending on your criteria. You can even "visit" them virtually on our new housing website. The team will do everything it can to make arrangements with the property owner and secure your booking. It can also pick you up from the airport on the day of your arrival (where possible) and take you directly to your new home.

When must my tuition fees be paid?

Within 2 or 3 weeks depending on the admissions period.

How does financial aid apply to the tuition fees?

Financial aid applies to the second and third instalments of the MSc programme fees and to the second, third and fourth instalments of fees for the MIM programme.

What is the EDHEC Career Centre?

• The Student Career Centre is dedicated to helping students find a job or an internship.
• 60,000 internships and 33,500 job offers are posted on EDHEC’s dedicated jobs board every year.

Complementary French courses are offered to all international students enrolled in our MSc programmes. Our French classes cover all learning levels, from complete beginner to advanced language skills. The goal is to support your integration into French culture and give you the linguistic foundations ‒ grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing and listening ‒ to express yourself in the French language.

• Class size: 10-25 students per group
• Contact hours: 
  • MIM 3 hours per week (30 hours per semester +6 hours group projects)
  • MSc 2 hours per week (15 hours per semester)   
• Instructor qualifications: Courses are held by an officially accredited French language teaching institution.