Mastère Spécialisé
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The Mastère Spécialisé, also called the Specialized Master or Advanced Master is a French
post-graduate (Master's level) program created in 1986 by the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles
.
It is a full-time, one-year program (minimum 350 study hours) which includes formal teaching (in French
or English
), an internship, and the preparation of an individual thesis. It is usually aimed at young professionals who already have a Master's degree, but would like either to specialise or expand their knowledge and experience in a domain where the private sector has identified a real need.
In 2008-2009, 418 Mastères Spécialisés were offered by the 90 Grandes écoles
which are part of the "Conférence des Grandes Écoles
". They cover a wide variety of specialised subjects: aeronautics
, business
, informatics
etc.
Since 1986, 82,000 students have graduated with a Mastère Spécialisé.
The Mastère Spécialisé should not be confused with the Executive Mastère Spécialisé which is another post-graduate program offered by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. The Executive Specialized Masters is similar to the Specialized Masters in that the normal entry requirement is a Master's level degree. However, unlike the Specialized Masters it is a part-time program, designed for professionals who would like to consolidate and expand their expertise in a specific domain, while continuing to work full-time. In addition to their degree, participants usually have at least three years professional experience, and are often sponsored by their employers. The program takes fifteen months, at the end of which the student is expected to submit an individual thesis.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
post-graduate (Master's level) program created in 1986 by the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
.
It is a full-time, one-year program (minimum 350 study hours) which includes formal teaching (in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
or English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
), an internship, and the preparation of an individual thesis. It is usually aimed at young professionals who already have a Master's degree, but would like either to specialise or expand their knowledge and experience in a domain where the private sector has identified a real need.
In 2008-2009, 418 Mastères Spécialisés were offered by the 90 Grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
which are part of the "Conférence des Grandes Écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
". They cover a wide variety of specialised subjects: aeronautics
Aeronautics
Aeronautics is the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft and rocketry within the atmosphere...
, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, informatics
Informatics (academic field)
Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information...
etc.
Since 1986, 82,000 students have graduated with a Mastère Spécialisé.
The Mastère Spécialisé should not be confused with the Executive Mastère Spécialisé which is another post-graduate program offered by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. The Executive Specialized Masters is similar to the Specialized Masters in that the normal entry requirement is a Master's level degree. However, unlike the Specialized Masters it is a part-time program, designed for professionals who would like to consolidate and expand their expertise in a specific domain, while continuing to work full-time. In addition to their degree, participants usually have at least three years professional experience, and are often sponsored by their employers. The program takes fifteen months, at the end of which the student is expected to submit an individual thesis.