Audencia Business School
Nantes, France
About
Audencia is a 120-year-old business school based in France. It is ranked amongst the 1% of business schools holding all top international academic accreditations – EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. We are known globally for education and research in the fields of business and management. The school offers a Full-Time MBA programme. Our students gain a broad understanding of business management, enabling them to make qualified and sustainable business decisions in complex international environments. Audencia works hand-in-hand with the corporate world and is a leader in advanced management practices and corporate social responsibility. The Full-Time MBA programme is ranked as a Top 100 Global MBA by QS World University Ranking, 2021. As a result, our graduates work with major corporations across the globe – and 85% are employed before graduation. You will be able to choose among various specializations like Corporate Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship & Transformation and Innovation and New Product Development. Audencia also offers an executive MBA Chief Value Officer dedicated to transforming the measurement, control and audit professions to get them through the “multi-capital” world.
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International MBA
This one-year MBA provides you with a unique experience to reimagine the way you do business in today’s ever-changing environment. Combining comprehensive business training, experiential learning and an innovative structure, it allows your ideas to take root. The core courses will help you gain a broad understanding of business management, enabling you to make qualified and sustainable business decisions in complex international environments. You’ll also gain expertise from industry insiders, as business executives visit and share their professional insights during the program. Work closely with top international faculty members and benefit from personal mentoring, quality teaching and real-world corporate and international experience. We are active…
Master in Management (Grande Ecole Program)
MSc in Data Management in Corporate Finance
Learn how to work with financial information systems containing voluminous, variable and fast-moving data, and how to use them to guide the company's management.
Acquire the tools needed for optimal management of financial data (PowerBi, Tableau, IBM Planning Analytics and Alteryx) and the languages used for machine learning and artificial intelligence (Python and R software).
Role-play exercises with professionals from major groups (Carrefour, Dassault Systèmes, KPMG, Mazars...) and consultants specialized in data and corporate finance, enabling you to use the various software programs mentioned above.
MSc in Management-Engineering
As a graduate, you’ll be uniquely qualified for top positions in engineering and management. Audencia developed this original programme in partnership with five national and international corporations looking to hire engineers with managerial skills: PwC, Société Générale, Valeo, Netatmo.
* Take advanced management courses with top faculty and experts in the field.
* Select a specialisation in management, finance or marketing.
* Gain experience with a four- to six-month internship that boosts your networks and career possibilities.
MSc in Responsible Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Influential industry leaders from across the globe design and partner with Audencia’s MSc in Responsible Procuremetn and Supply Chain Management (RPSCM) to give you the expertise and skills you need to thrive. Audencia is triple-accredited, highly ranked and internationally oriented. We are known for global responsibility research and teaching – and great career results. Our main campus is in Nantes, France – widely recognised for quality of life and affordability, and an ideal location for continuous language practice and growing your international professional network. Located at the mouth of the Loire river, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and just two hours…
Master of Science and MBA in Food and Agribusiness Management
Msc in Financial Analysis & Investment Management
The MSc in Financial Analysis and Investment Management is built around the curriculum of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst). It covers a wide set of topics in Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, Economics and Ethics. It is designed to help you to successfully prepare for the CFA Certification exams (Level 1 and 2), if you choose to take these exams.
Due to Audencia's affiliation with the CFA Institute, there is a limited number of scholarships which cover some of the CFA examination fees (subject to availability).
Students can also benefit from access to valuable financial data sources use by practitioners, notably the…
Msc in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking
In this program, students will learn to work with a variety of software (Alteryx, Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau, IBM Planning Analytics, SQL, NoSQL, and more) and the Python language on large amounts of structured and unstructured data to make financial decisions.
Develop the skills you need to manage your organization's financial performance by combining a strategic view of data with the ability to analyze and visualize large volumes of data.
Strengthen your skills in corporate finance, international accounting and data analytics to play a central role in the finance departments of major corporations.
Master business intelligence tools (Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau) to create reports, dashboards, and visualizations to…
Msc in Financial Markets & Sustainable Investments
The MSc in Financial Markets & Sustainable Investments is a comprehensive finance program that integrates financial expertise with sustainability principles across economic and ESG dimensions. This program leverages Audencia's globally recognized expertise in sustainable management to enhance financial investments supported by artificial intelligence and econometric techniques.
Msc in Public Policy & International Cooperation
The MSc in Public Policy and International Cooperation is designed for students who want to work on projects in the public interest. It prepares you for positions of responsibility in the public sector, NGOs or international organizations, as well as in consultancies, private companies or associations working in these fields, in areas as diverse as health, urban planning, technology, transport, taxation, the social economy (SSE) and more..
With this in mind, the MSc trains you in the issues and methods/techniques of public management to better meet today's challenges, whether in the public sector or at the intersection of the public and private…
Msc in Digital Business and Data Management
The digital revolution is real, pervasive and inevitable. This global megatrend is at the heart of our future world.
It is the result of unprecedented, exponential technological advances that are becoming the focus of the future. New digital technologies such as AI, big data, and blockchain are disrupting the global economy and will continue to profoundly shape the way we buy, work, and live.
As a result, companies are accelerating their digital transformation. Between the metamorphosis of the traditional business model and the development of new digital services, the number of initiatives is increasing. However, the majority of these initiatives will fail,…
Msc in International Management and Business
The MSc in International Management & Business is designed for students with a solid management background and a strong motivation to meet the challenges of international business. Adaptability, flexibility and global understanding are key success factors for young graduates embarking on a career in international management. These skills are developed throughout the program through cutting-edge management teaching by an international faculty.
With the increasing globalization of economies, companies need highly skilled leaders who can tackle complex problems and think and act multiculturally. The MSc IM program will enable you to acquire both business knowledge and soft skills to access the…
Msc in Business Strategy & Consulting
The MSc in Business Strategy & Consulting will develop your expertise into strategic management and consulting as well as your critical thinking, relational, creative thinking, business management and leadership skills. You will be ready to evolve in a demanding environment to serve international clients.
Msc in Entrepreneurship & Innovation for Impact
Society is calling out for profound change, and entrepreneurs are leading the way - right here at Audencia. From a crowdfunding platform for people with disabilities to IT equipment distribution for companies in a green transformation, there are many ways graduates of the MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Impact are building business models around the needs of customers, society and the environment..
From small businesses to big corporations, entrepreneurship fosters growth and innovation. Learn how to give equal weight to profitability and impact when starting or evaluating a new business, venture or initiative. As a part of your programme,…
Msc in Management for Sustainable Business
The MSc in Management for Sustainable Business is the essential training for:
Understanding the role of business in addressing complex grand challenges
Developing holistic, inclusive and sustainable strategies and business models
Gaining insights into innovations in different functional areas of business and how to develop and implement these in practice
Engaging with different stakeholders including experts from a variety of sectors including engineering and law
Acquiring the technical expertise required for carbon footprint assessment, CSR certification, auditing and reporting
Msc in Brand Strategy & Product Management
The MSc in Brand Strategy & Product Management is a solid operational management and brand management training programme which places modern day consumer expectations and preoccupations at the heart of its approach.
From data analysis to innovative ways to communicate, your coursework will take a real-world approach. Learn via real cases carried out with Audencia partner companies like Éram, Procter & Gamble, SodaStream, Ubisoft and L'Oréal.
As future brand managers you will acquire all of the essential tools you will need, such as brand communication in the digital age, consumer data analysis and innovation, as well as the opportunity to…
Msc in Digital Marketing
Do you enjoy generating new ideas, analyzing human behavior and seeing your good work play out in measurable data? As a digital marketer, you get to be both creative and analytical at work. Join us in beautiful Nantes, France, to develop expertise in qualitative, quantitative, technical and strategic aspects of marketing, with a user experience (UX) orientation. Here, you'll make important connections in France, throughout Europe and across the globe.
The academic content of the MSc in Digital Marketing is systematically reviewed and redeveloped, and includes practical workshops with real-world situations and boosts your operational skill set.
As part of…
Msc in Data Science for Marketing
A professional approach that is highly sought after by employers! The MSc in Data Science in Marketing is based on a teaching approach that balances theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
The courses are structured around three dimensions:
- Methodologies: machine learning, deep learning, psychometrics, etc.
- Practical skills: programming in R and Python, use of XLstat, SPSS, etc.
- Applications: recommendation systems, development of appetence models, automated customer segmentation, etc.
Throughout the course, you will attend a wide range of talks given by experts, learn more about the concepts involved in real-life case studies using databases supplied by the School's…
MSc in Sustainable Luxury
The MSc in Sustainable Luxury Management is the first program designed by a business school in France to train the next generation of leaders in all facets of the demanding luxury industry and preparing them to integrate sustainable thinking into every aspect of the business, which has become the biggest strategic focus for luxury houses in the coming years.
Audencia is a leading school and pioneer in sustainability. In 2004, Audencia became the first French school to sign the UN Global Compact, demonstrating its commitment to global sustainability. It has partnered with organizations such as the WWF and established Gaïa, the first French business school exclusively focused…
Msc in Cultural and Arts Management
The MSc in Cultural & Arts Management aims to prepare passionate, versatile, autonomous and open-minded managers for management careers in the creative and artistic sector: public or private arts organizations, performing arts, visual arts and creative industries, with an understanding of the sector's diverse challenges and opportunities.
The program is organized around three areas of expertise skills:
Understanding the challenges and of the sector
Management and administration applied to the field of art and culture
Accreditations
AACSB
AMBA
EQUIS