INDA SPECIALIZED MASTER'S DEGREE - INNOVATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

This Specialized Master's® provides additional professional skills and methodological expertise enabling:

• To reveal talents as a creative, agile, and responsible innovator,
• To initiate, lead, and carry out innovation projects,
• Identify and bring together complementary talents,
• To establish a culture of participatory innovation within the company,
• To support change processes,
• To conduct a strategic analysis and draw up a business plan,
• Structure the business and create value,
• Communicate to promote the innovative project to stakeholders.

Immerse yourself in innovation with the Specialized Master's® in Innovation and Business Development Management, a program of excellence co-created by Arts et Métiers CESI. In 12 months, develop your talents as a creative and responsible innovator, learn how to lead ambitious projects, bring teams together, and establish a true culture of innovation within your company. Combining theoretical courses and corporate assignments, this professional program brings together the expertise of two cutting-edge laboratories and benefits from a prestigious industrial network. With 100% employability and a degree accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles, this is a unique opportunity to boost your career in innovation management.

PROGRAM

Content

The training program is full-time and takes place on a work-study basis over 12 months:

A/ Acquisition of skills

• 400 hours of classes taught in French, alternately at Arts et Métiers Paris) and CESI (Nanterre):
  Module 1: Innovative Project Management, Module 2: Innovation Processes, Module 3: Strategy, Module 4: Business Structuring, Module 5: Project Promotion
• The course also includes group work.
• The skills acquired are assessed in an innovative way through a "common thread project," carried out in groups, with deliverables throughout the training program.
• The speakers are all high-level experts: innovation managers, company directors, project managers, consultants, and teacher-researchers.

B/ The professional thesis

This is a professional assignment in a company or organization. It involves writing a document and giving a presentation. The Master's student is supervised by a company manager and an academic tutor fromArts et Métiers CESI. It takes place on a work-study basis over 12 months (approximately 35 weeks).

Educational objectives

• Revealing your talents as a creative, agile, and responsible innovator
• Initiate, lead, and carry out innovation projects
• Identify and bring together complementary talents
• Establish a culture of participatory innovation within the company
• Supporting change processes
• Conduct a strategic analysis and draw up a business plan
• Structure the business and create value
• Communicate to promote the innovative project to stakeholders

CALENDAR

• Duration: 400 hours of training
• Over 12 months, alternating classes at CESI (Nanterre) and Arts et Métiers Paris Campus), with periods of work experience in companies.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

• The diploma is awarded by a national jury to learners who have passed the continuous assessments (main project), completed their work placement, and successfully defended their professional thesis (oral defense and written report).
• Graduation rate: 93%

KEY FEATURES

• A program accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles
• Ranked 9th in the Eduniversal 2025 ranking of the best Masters, MS & MBAprograms in the "Innovation Management" category
• A network of expertise in the field of innovation
• 80% of professional speakers
• 100% employability
• Training supported by two laboratories (LCPI and LINEACT)
• A training course registered in the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP39244)
• 7.76/10 - Reviews of MS Manager of Innovation and Business Development

OUTLETS

Professions

• Innovation and Business Development Manager
• Head/Director of R&D
• Innovation Project Manager
• Head of Innovation / Director of Innovation

Industrial partners

• The program benefits from the industrial partner networks of the Product Design and Innovation Laboratory (LCPI)Arts et Métiers the Institute for Research in Innovation and Business Sciences (IRISE) at CESI.
• Employment rate after 6 months: 100%

SKILLS ACQUIRED

• Bring ideas to life
• Leading innovative projects
• Create new activities

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS

PUBLIC

• Employees
• Students
• Job seekers

PREREQUISITES

• Engineering or university degree (5 years of higher education)
• Bachelor's degree with at least 3 years of professional experience
• Equivalent foreign degree
• Possible exemption

ADMISSION PROCESS

• Recruitment session starting in January
• Online application:Admissions | Arts et métiers artsetmetiers.fr)
• Selection and interviews of candidates starting in January
• Final registration until September

Teaching methods

On-site, weekly work-study program for 12 months: Arts et Métiers Paris), at CESI (Nanterre), and in-company.

Accessibility

This training course may be accessible to people with disabilities. If you are affected, please contact us to see if specific support can be provided.

Bridge program and/or equivalency

Graduates can continue their studies at the doctoral level.

TRAINING COSTS

• €14,500 not subject to VAT
  These fees include classes, written materials, and educational support.
  Application fee: €75
• Training may be eligible for funding depending on the trainee's situation and various criteria.
  Several solutions are available: Professional training contract, Transition Pro, CPF, Pôle emploi, etc. To find out what funding you are eligible for and how to access it, please contact us by email at:ContactAMTALENTS@ensam.eu

Program language: French

ECTS credits: 75

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