SPECIALIZED MASTER'S DEGREE® MMQ - QUALITY MANAGER

The Specialized Master's Degree in Quality Management, created in 1986 at ENSAM, is the oldest quality management program in France.
Beginning with a theoretical component during which master's students interact with more than 60 speakers from all sectors, the program allows them to develop their skills during a six-month professional thesis.
The program now has more than 700 graduates, working in all sectors of activity in France and internationally, ranging from industry to services and public bodies.

PROGRAM

Content

The training is full-time and takes place as follows:

A/ SKILLS ACQUISITION

From late September to late February: 400 hours of classes, taught in French at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Paris, followed by written exams:

• MODULE A: QUALITY FUNDAMENTALS AND CERTIFICATION (78 hours)
• MODULE B: LEAN MANAGEMENT AND SIX SIGMA: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO QUALITY (48 hours)
• MODULE C: QUALITY-BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT (75 hours)
• MODULE D: RISK MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY TOOLS (54 hours)
• MODULE E: PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION (48 hours)
• MODULE F: QUALITY AND FUTURE PROJECTS (51 hours)
• MODULE G: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP (46 hours)

B/ PROFESSIONAL THESIS

This is a full-time professional assignment in a company or organization. It involves writing a document and giving a presentation. The Master's student is mentored by a company manager and anArts et Métiers academic tutor. It takes place as follows: one week in November, one in December, and one in January, then full-time from March for six months.

No gateway is possible between the different blocks.

Educational objectives 

• Train quality managers and functional and operational executives who are capable of leading and implementing a quality improvement program in a small or medium-sized enterprise or taking responsibility for a quality management activity in a large company (quality director).

CALENDAR

• Duration: 400 hours of training
• Teaching period: September/February
• Professional period: March/September

ASSESSMENT METHODS

• Written exam on theoretical knowledge (module-based exam)
• Submission of a "Professional Thesis" document (approved by a supervisor)
• Opinion of the partner company, support for the professional thesis
• Defense of the professional thesis before a jury

Graduation rate: 96%

KEY FEATURES

• Expertise of the faculty and numerous corporate partnerships
• Ranked 2nd in the Eduniversal 2025 ranking of the best Masters, MS & MBA programs in the quality category
• Supervision/tutoring of the professional thesis project by a teacher from the LCPI laboratory
• Very active alumni association
• Organization of dedicated conferences and company visits each year
• Diversity in promotion: recent graduates and experienced executives, international recruitment
• The first French training course in quality management (1986)
• Active teaching methods: group work, project-based learning
• MS has been ISO 9001 V 2015 certified (since 2000).
• Extensive network of companies: candidates are put in touch with numerous companies in all fields to help them choose their professional thesis topic.
• 8.2/10 - Reviews of MS Quality Manager

OUTLETS

Professions

Quality management consultant, Quality manager within a company, Quality director, Project manager...

Industrial partners

Acergy. Actemium. AFNOR. Airbus. ALSTOM. Areva. BMW. Cartier. Palace of Versailles. Culligan. DGA. EDF. Faurecia. HR Access. Hutchinson. INSERM. IRSN. L’Oréal. Logica. Messier Bugatti. Ministry of Defense. Nuxe. Orange. Parrot. Plastic Omnium. PSA Peugeot Citroën. RATP. Renault. SAFRAN. Sanofi. Saint Gobain. SNCF. Stallergenes. Thalès. Valéo.

Partners

• Academic: Product Design and Innovation Laboratory atArts et Métiers.
• Institutional: France Quality Performance Association

Employment rate after 6 months: 100%

SKILLS ACQUIRED

Quality Management Tools and Methods

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

In-person, 6 months of theoretical training and 6 months of immersion in a company through an internship or professional training contract, when conditions allow.

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

• €12,500 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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