Master’s Degree in Project and Innovation Management (MPI)
Certification : Titre enregistré au répertoire national des certifications professionnelles N° de fiche RNCP38364, Date d’échéance de l’enregistrement : 31-12-2027 délivré par le ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche
Presentation
The Master’s degree in Project Management and Innovation (MPI) at ESUV is a qualification registered with the RNCP at Level 7, designed to train professionals over a two-year period who are capable of transforming creative ideas into concrete and profitable outcomes, with a strong focus on uncertainty management and change leadership.
This programme is perfectly aligned with the needs of project managers and digital transformation leaders, who are seeking creative, passionate, curious, and motivated professionals.
The ESUV MPI Master’s programme enables students to become highly operational from their very first professional experience. Courses, conferences, masterclasses, and business games are delivered by industry professionals who are experts in their respective fields.
Access to our network of premium partner companies is provided to support your work-study placement.
Prerequisites
REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL(S)
Bachelor’s degree / Licence and Bac+4
Prerequisites: The Master’s degree in Project Management and Innovation (MPI) at ESUV is open to holders of a Licence/Bachelor’s degree or any other Level 6 qualification. Admission to the second year of the Master’s programme is available to candidates who have validated a Master 1 or have obtained a waiver from the certifying body.
Admission is based on application review and, where applicable, an interview.
This programme does not offer any equivalences or transfer pathways.
Programme objectives
The Master’s degree in Project Management and Innovation (MPI) at ESUV is a state-recognised Level 7 qualification aimed at achieving the following objectives:
- Learn to alternate between the V-model and Agile methodologies in order to adapt to the pace of innovation
- Use software tools for project monitoring and reporting
- Master competitive intelligence and technological monitoring to identify future trends
- Apply user-centred approaches to design products or services that meet real needs
- Understand how to protect innovations and manage legal aspects
- Learn to coordinate diverse profiles (engineers, designers, marketers) working together
- Be able to “sell” a project internally to senior management or externally to investors
- Support employees through organisational changes linked to new technologies
- Assess project profitability, manage R&D budgets, and identify funding sources
- Be able to write a robust business plan for a new activity or start-up
Further Studies
This Master’s degree is professionally oriented and therefore leads directly to employment.
Degrees and Certifications
Students entering the first year of the Master’s programme are required to validate all skills blocks
Admission Procedures and Deadlines
Access deadlines
- Applications for the September 2026 intake are open from 1 March to 20 September 2026.
- Applications for the deferred January 2027 intake remain open until 18 December 2026.
Modalities
Access to our programmes may be initiated:
- By the employer,
- At the employee’s initiative, with their employer’s agreement,
- By a student or their legal guardian
- Work-study is available from the third year onwards
Upon completion of the application form, our institution undertakes to respond within 72 hours.
If the programme requires specific prerequisites, we will propose, regardless of the funding method you are considering, a knowledge assessment and/or a positioning interview (by telephone or videoconference) and/or a review of your application file.
Duration
DURATION OF STUDIES:
- 2 years for students holding a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification, and 1 year for students who have completed the first year of a Master’s programme.
- Work-study programme available.
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- Paris : (+33) 01 84 80 32 36
- Lyon : 04 28 01 99 10
- Email : contact@esuv-ecole.fr
Teaching Methods and Assessment
Assessment Methods: Case studies and/or tests and/or essays and/or text analyses and/or multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and/or oral assessments and/or research projects / Continuous assessment / Work-study and competency evaluation (written + oral) / Thesis defence / Professional evaluation in the company
Programme Summary Documents: Course materials (PDF, and/or Word, and/or PPT formats), case studies and/or audio and video resources, and any exercises to be completed during the programme
Career Opportunities
- Project Manager
- Digital Health Transformation Consultant
- Head of Digital Innovation
- Innovation Project Manager
- Digital Transformation Manager
- Project Management Consultant
- Product Manager
- R&D Manager
- Product Manager
- Startup Business Developer
- Chief Innovation Officer
Programme
YEAR 1
The MPI programme in Year 1, which aims to develop managerial skills, is structured as follows:
Semester 1:
Corporate Strategy
Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
Project and Innovation Management
Managerial Geopolitics
Corporate Finance and Cash Flow Management
English
Business Challenges in a Globalised Economy
Business Law
Semester 2:
Innovation & Business Model
Management of Collaborative Tools
Globalisation and International Economics
Environmental Management and Eco-responsible Strategies
Corporate Sales Strategies
Basic Management Control
Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Monitoring
Influence and Lobbying Strategies
Business Game
Internship (Optional)
YEAR 2
The MPI programme in the specialisation year is organised around two (2) main areas:
AREA 1: SPECIALISED MODULES
Semester 1:
Agile Methodology
Intercultural and Inclusive Management
Change Management and Digital Transformation
Design Thinking and Creativity
Semester 2:
Employment Law
Client Needs Analysis and Reformulation
Commercial Operations Management
Leadership and Team Management
Business Game
Internship (Mandatory)
Dissertation Writing
AREA 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Validation of skills blocks:
Block 1: Create and develop a digital entrepreneurship project using AI
Block 2: Design a digital project following a UX Design approach adapted to AI
Block 3: Manage a digital project using agile methodology, and develop its functional specifications and technical requirements
Block 4: Develop an e-marketing and communication strategy for a digital entrepreneurship project using AI
Block 5: Conduct studies and write reports in competitive intelligence and corporate strategy
Our Training Organisation
Tuition Fees
Information regarding the cost of this programme can be accessed by clicking on the following link : https://esuv-ecole.fr/tarifs-et-financements/
