M1 Management et communication des organisations

Master's degree
Specialisation Communication des organisations
Professional training contract
Work-study programme
Life-long learning
French

The Master’s in Management and Organizational Communication supports students in becoming professionals who can make decisions, take action, give meaning, and mobilize others. Our first-year master’s (M1) develops a demanding dual skill set—managerial leadership and communication strategy with strong ethical orientation

The M1 in Management and Organizational Communication (MCO) combines managerial competencies (human resources management, finance, marketing) and communication competencies (interpersonal and digital communication), grounded in ethical reflection. Offered as an apprenticeship (work-study), the program follows an alternating rhythm: one week at the university and two weeks in host organizations.

Two options allow learners to tailor their pathway: Organizational Communication (OC) and Management, Communication, Culture (MCC). The first prepares graduates for communication and management roles across all types of organizations and sectors. The second enables students to specialize in these roles within the cultural and artistic sector.

Throughout the year, an active pedagogy (projects, simulations, etc.) nurtures students’ critical thinking and their capacity to act.

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Présentation

Skills

Managing Responsible Organizations
Understand organizations, integrate ethics and CSR into decisions, and adapt management to both market and non-market contexts.

Leading Responsible Strategies
Design strategic directions and implement them through participatory governance and collective-intelligence mechanisms.

Managing Impact-Driven Projects
Scope, plan, and deliver projects that create social and economic value by leveraging entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship and impact evaluation.

Managing Stakeholders
Facilitate human dynamics (HR), structure a user- and client-centered marketing approach, and organize dialogue with audiences and partners.

Communicating and Leveraging Digital Technologies
Develop internal, external, and digital communication systems, produce content, steer online presence, and work effectively in English.

Building a Reflective and Scientific Stance
Conduct research (master’s thesis), develop professional reflexivity, and formulate data-backed recommendations.

Objectives

  • Develop a dual skill set: master the fundamentals of management and organizational communication.
  • Ground action in ethics: analyze the social, environmental, and human implications of decisions and actions.
  • Cultivate critical thinking and reflexivity: argue, challenge assumptions, objectify outcomes, and report results.
  • Professionalize through work-study (1 week at the university / 2 weeks in the host organization): connect theoretical frameworks with real-world situations, strengthening employability and autonomy.
  • Act with impact: bring meaning to projects and concrete actions.

Fees and scholarships

The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.

Admission

Admission Route

Administration publique
Droit
Economie
Gestion
Economie et gestion
Administration économique et sociale
Science politique
Histoire
Histoire de l'art et archéologie
Sociologie
Psychologie
Sciences de l'éducation
Philosophie
Sciences sociales
Sciences de l'homme, anthropologie, ethnologie
Sciences du langage
Information-communication
Arts
Arts du spectacle
Lettres
Langues, littératures et civilisations étrangères et régionales
Langues étrangères appliquées
Lettres, langues
Études culturelles

Capacity

Available Places

40

Target Audience and Entry Requirements

The M1 “Management and Organizational Communication” (MCO) is intended for students and learners who wish to develop a dual skill set in management and communication with a strong ethical orientation. Typical backgrounds include:

  • Humanities/Social Sciences & Information–Communication (sociology, literature, languages, history, political science, media/communication) seeking project and management capabilities.
  • Economics–Management / Public Administration / Law wishing to strengthen the communication, digital, and partnership dimensions of their practice.
  • Cultural, non-profit/associative, social and solidarity economy (SSE), and public/parapublic sectors aiming for roles in coordination, communication, and project management.

Prerequisites

  • Academic level: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent, Bac+3) in a relevant discipline (communication, SHS, management, economics, law, languages, arts, political science, etc.).
  • Core competencies:
    • Excellent written and oral expression in French;
    • Analytical abilities (reasoning, synthesis, introductory qualitative/quantitative methods);
    • Teamwork, organization, and a strong sense of responsibility.
  • Languages: minimum C1 in French and B1 in English.
  • Ethical and reflective motivation: interest in responsibility issues (CSR, social/environmental impact), critical distance, and well-reasoned argumentation.

Application Period(s)

Inception Platform

From 15/01/2026 to 16/03/2026

Supporting documents

Compulsory supporting documents

Copy diplomas.

Copy of identity document.

Motivation letter.

All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.

Certificate of English level.

Curriculum Vitae.

Additional supporting documents

Letter of recommendation or internship evaluation.

IAE-Message Score.

Le parcours étant opéré par l'ISM-IAE de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, le test Score IAE-Message est recommandé (sous réserve que les tests puissent être organisés au regard de la situation sanitaire) www.iae-message.fr

Certificate of English level (compulsory for non-English speakers).

Niveau B1 (ou équivalent) exigé, idéalement sous la forme d'un score à un test (TOEIC, Cambridge, TOEFL, IELTS, BULATS, London Test of English, CLES...), ou d'une attestation de votre enseignant d'anglais ou de résultats d'un test de positionnement.

Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).

VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).

Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.

Programme
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
UE 2 : Management non-marchand 2 Annualisé 11 3
UE 1 : Théories des organisations et éthique 4 Annualisé 21 7
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
UE 4 : Droit des société et de la PI 3 Annualisé 14 7
UE 3 : Stratégie et gouvernance participative 4 Annualisé 21 7
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
UE 7 : Conférences Organisations à impact 0 Annualisé 31
UE 6 : Entrepreneuriat 3 Annualisé 14 7
UE 5 : Management de projet 5 Annualisé 14 42
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
UE 11: Sociologie des publiques et management des partenariats (option CC) 4 Annualisé 21 7
UE 10 : Communication Interne et externe (option CO) 4 Annualisé 21 7
UE 9 : Marketing 3 Annualisé 14 7
UE 8 : Management des ressources humaines 3 Annualisé 14 7
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
UE 15 : Anglais 2 Annualisé 21
UE 14 : Communication digitale 3 Annualisé 14 7
UE 13 : Graphisme et techniques de rédaction 5 Annualisé 11 24
UE 12 : Introduction aux théroies de la communication 3 Annualisé 14 7
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
UE 16 : Méthodologie et suivi du mémoire de recherche 12 Annualisé 12 20
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
UE libre 1 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 2 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 3 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 4 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 5 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 6 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 7 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 8 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 9 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21
UE libre 10 ISM-IAE 3 Annualisé 21

Teaching Location(s)

GUYANCOURT

Training campus

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Bus 5103, 5150, 5198, 7807
RER C Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Student restaurant (CROUS)
Student residence
Library

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