Project and Programme Management and Business Development

Overview

This unique, accredited Project and Programme Management and Business Development programme at SKEMA Business School offers students access to professional certifications in PRINCE2® and AgilePM® in the autumn semester and either the PMI’s CAPM®/PMP® or the IPMA’s Level D®/C® in the spring semester as well as a choice of specialisations: 

• Global Project Management at the Lille campus, strategically placed near London, Paris and Brussels for unparalleled global reach.

• Project Management for Business Excellence at the Paris campus, in one of the most important business, financial, and political centres of the world. 

• International Development & Change Management in Brazil at the Belo Horizonte campus, in one of the most dynamic cities for business in Latin America. 

Why choose this progr​amme 

• An international programme taught by practitioners and researchers in project and programme management.  ​

• Students can immediately apply knowledge learned.

• Students are trained for international certifications in project management (PMI/CAPM/PMP®, APMG/PRINCE2®, IPMA’s Level D®/C®).

• Students learn strategic, technical and social skills for delivering sustainable change with the latest tools and techniques.

• Designed around an innovative learning experience, including flipped classroom sessions, simulations and real project management practice.

Career opportunities

Students who do the Global Project Management specialisation in Lille can expect to work in global businesses on international projects, programmes and megaprojects that span borders and time zones, involve multiple organisations and languages and have high cultural diversity. 

Students who do the Project Management for Business Excellence specialisation in Paris can expect to work in a multi-project portfolio environment, contributing to sustainable competitive advantage and business efficiency. 

Students who do the International Development & Change Management specialisation in Belo Horizonte can expect to work on a variety of social and development-type projects and programmes in government or private enterprises with an emphasis on the management and implementation of innovation projects of major change. 

Recruiting companiesAir France, Aston Carter, Axa, BNP, Castorama, Caterpillar, Decathlon, L’Oréal, Nissan, Projexion, PwC.

Accreditation

• This MSc is a CGE-accredited, full-time programme with eight months of courses followed by work experience or a research project.

• This MSc is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC).