Course variations

Course summary

In this programme, graduates can find positions work at major industrial or service firms, as well as in manufacturing, health care, telecommunications, aviation, consumer goods, consulting, defense, etc. They initially take on project coordination roles then gradually move toward responsibilities linked to technology development and optimization. Innovation is key to corporate growth strategies in all business sectors. Implementation of innovation now requires a systematic approach to managing technological projects. This approach must be versatile and all-encompassing, beginning with the development of technologies and their use in production and extending to their commercial and financial optimization. To successfully implement a technological project, the technology professional needs to fully understand the project’s environment, meet the demanding requirements of the project planning process and be able to coordinate the cross-functional skills involved. The technological project manager is in charge of coordinating all of these levers for success. Simultaneously a manager, diplomat and manufacturer, the technological project manager has a profile similar to that of the entrepreneur-innovator - they are able to meet a company’s strategic challenges and manage the operational implementation of its projects.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants must hold degrees equivalent to a master's degree and these may be degrees in engineering, degrees from business schools, degrees in medicine, pharmacy, veterinary science, law, architecture, etc., or a bachelor's degree with three years of professional experience. Other applicants (bachelor's degree) with unusual backgrounds or quality career paths will also be examined as special cases (acceptance not to exceed 30 per cent of total student body). Applicants to be considered for admission must demonstrate their proficiency in English with a TOEFL or TOEIC or IELTS score results; management aptitude test GMAT or TAGE-MAGE. They are required to present a score of English applicants native English speakers or who have pursued three years of graduate studies in English, or who have lived or worked three years in an English speaking country.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

Essec Asian Center