Master’s Degree in Project and Innovation Management
Certification
Qualification registered in the National Register of Vocational Certifications
Updated on 20/05/2025
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME
01-60-05-58-30
contact@emsp-bs.fr – admissions@emsp-bs.fr
Presentation
ILMIS Master’s Degree in Project and Innovation Management (MPI) is an RNCP-registered qualification, Level 7, which trains managers over two years to transform creative ideas into tangible and profitable realities, with a focus on managing uncertainty and leading change.
This programme is perfectly suited to the needs of project and digital transition managers seeking creative, passionate, curious, and motivated team members.
The ILMIS MPI Master’s enables students to be highly operational from their first professional experience. Courses, lectures, Masterclasses, and Business Games are delivered by professionals who are experts in their fields.
Connections are provided with our network of high-end partner companies to undertake your work-study placement.
This programme is accessible to persons with disabilities.
Disability Officer : Stéphane NOAH
Phone : 0160055830
Email : Stephanenoah@emsp-bs.fr
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 (appears twice, keep as is if intentional)
Business Developer in a Start-up
Chief Innovation Officer
Schedule: 2 days of classes and 3 days in the company
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The Master’s in Project and Innovation Management (MPI) at ILMIS is a State-recognised Level 7 qualification designed to achieve the following objectives:
Learn to navigate between the V-model and Agile methodologies to adapt to the pace of innovation
Use software tools for monitoring and reporting
Master competitive intelligence and technological watch to identify tomorrow’s 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)
Know how to “sell” a project internally to management or externally to investors
Support employees through organisational transformations linked to new technologies
Evaluate project profitability, manage an R&D budget, and identify funding sources
Be able to write a robust business plan for a new venture or start-up
This program does not have any equivalencies or pathways.
Students entering the first year are required to successfully complete all competency blocks.
FURTHER STUDIES
This bachelor’s degree has a professional focus and therefore leads directly to employment. You also have the option to enroll in the first year of a master’s programme.
Admission Requirements
RECRUITMENT LEVEL(S)
Bachelor’s degree / Licence and Bac+4
Prerequisites:
The ILMIS Master’s Degree in Project and Innovation Management (MPI) is open to holders of a Licence/Bachelor or any other Level 6 qualification, and for the second year of the Master’s programme, to candidates who have completed Master 1 or obtained a waiver from the certifying body.
Admission is based on a review of the application and, if necessary, an interview.
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
Admission Procedures and Deadlines
ACCESS DEADLINES
Applications for the September 2025 intake are open from 1 March to 20 September 2025
Applications for the deferred January 2026 intake continue until 18 December
Modalities
Access to our programmes can be initiated:
By the employer,
By the employee with their consent,
By a student or their legal guardian
Work-study programmes are available from the third year onwards.
Once the application form has been completed, our school undertakes to respond within 72 hours.
If the programme requires prerequisites, we will then propose, regardless of the funding method you intend to use, a knowledge assessment and/or a positioning interview (by telephone or videoconference) and/or a review of your application file.
Duration of Studies:
- Two years for students holding a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification, and one year for students who have completed the first year of a Master’s programme.
- Work-study programmes are possible from the third year onwards.
Academic Programme
Funding
Work-study contract: the company pays the tuition fees on behalf of the student.
Individual Training Leave (CIF).
Individual Training Assistance (AIF), if you are unemployed.
Self-financing via a part-time job or a bank loan.
You have the option to pay your tuition fees in instalments.
1ST YEAR
The first-year MPI programme, which aims to develop managerial skills, is structured as follows:
Semester 1:
Corporate Strategy
Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour
Project and Innovation Management
Managerial Geopolitics
Corporate Finance and Treasury Management
English
Business Challenges in a Globalised Economy
Business Law
Semester 2:
Business Model & Business Plan
Innovation Marketing
Management of Collaborative Tools
Globalisation and International Economics
Business Strategies
Basic Management Control
Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Monitoring
Influence and Lobbying Strategies
Business Game
Internship (Optional)
Schedule: 2 days of classes and 3 days in the company
2ND YEAR
The second-year MPI specialisation programme is organised around two (2) axes:
AXIS 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS
Semester 1:
Agile Methodology
Intercultural and Inclusive Management
Change Management and Digital Transformation
Design Thinking
Semester 2:
Labour Law
Investigation and Reformulation of Client Needs
Commercial Operations Management
Leadership and Team Management
Business Game
Internship (Mandatory)
Writing of the Professional Thesis
AXIS 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Competency Block Validation:
Block 1: Create and develop a digital entrepreneurship project with AI support
Block 2: Design a digital project following a UX Design approach, adapted to AI
Block 3: Manage a digital project using agile methodology, preparing the functional specifications and technical requirements
Block 4: Develop an e-marketing and communication strategy for a digital entrepreneurship project with AI support
Block 5: Conduct studies and write reports on competitive intelligence and business strategy
Schedule: 2 days of classes and 3 days in the company
3ème année: 100% Spécialisation : Banque Finance et Assurance
6 spécialisations sont proposés aux étudiants en 3ème année afin de maîtriser son domaine:
- Gestion de Patrimoine
- Analyse Financière
- Conseil en Financement
- Gestion des Risques
- Marketing Bancaire et Assurance
- Finance Durable
3ième année : Passage de l’examen national du titre certifié de niveau 6 enregistré au RNCP et reconnu par l’État
Tuition Fees
Les informations relatives au coût de cette formation sont accessibles en cliquant sur le lien suivant : https://ilmis.fr/tarifs-et-financements/
Tuition fees for the work-study program: €10,500 VAT included per year
Tuition fees for the full-time programme : €5,500 VAT included per year
Registration fee : €1,000 VAT included
Support with Company Search
Company Search Seminar
Individual Coaching
Networking with the School’s Partners
Contact
E-mail: contact@emsp-bs.fr / admissions@emsp-bs.fr
Phone: (+33) 01 60 05 58 30