IÉSEG School of Management
IÉSEG School of Management is one of the top Business Schools in France, ranked 6th in France and 26th overall in the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking.
It is recognized by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research as an Institution and its programs have the Grade de licence (Bachelor in International Business) or a Grade de master (Grande École Program and Diploma of Specialized Studies in International Management – DESMI).
Since 1997, the School has also been a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), which currently includes 38 other management schools.
In terms of international recognition, since 2016, IÉSEG has held the “Triple Crown” of international accreditations (less than 1% worldwide): EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
By joining IÉSEG, students have the opportunity to study either on the School’s historic campus in Lille, one of France’s largest university cities, or on the Paris-La Défense campus, located in the largest business center in Europe.
By offering flexible and functional learning and living spaces, equipped with the latest technologies and immersive teaching solutions, both physical and remote, IÉSEG is continually improving the quality of its infrastructure to provide a quality experience to its students and to encourage their commitment to learning.
IÉSEG’s Vision, more relevant than ever at a time when economic, social, societal and environmental challenges are reaching unprecedented levels, was reaffirmed by all of its stakeholders during the definition of its new 2022-2027 strategic plan.
By empowering changemakers for a better society, IÉSEG turns its students into fulfilled, dynamic professionals who are above all recognized for their success; leaders who will know how to change the world of tomorrow thanks to a global and empirical vision, and by relying on new knowledge resulting from cutting-edge research.
IÉSEG is also a committed community of students, graduates, professors and administrative teams, and partners from the socio-economic world, around common and unifying values.
Achievement, Responsibility, Integrity, Solidarity, Commitment: these values, summarized by the acronym ARISE, reflect the School’s determination to lead and integrate the expectations of its stakeholders in the daily life of the School. IÉSEG constantly encourages its students, its administrative and academic teams, but also its entire ecosystem of graduates and partners to embody these values.
MASTER IN BIG DATA ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS
The Master in Big Data Analytics for Business is a 4-term program completely taught in English which aims at training data scientists.
Participants are exposed to the leading-edge fundamentals in data-driven decision-making by extracting knowledge and insights from Big Data. They will learn how to solve managerial problems by critically asking questions in the spirit of ‘What do we know?’ (Data driven) rather than ‘What do we think? (Gut feeling).
The Master in Big Data Analytics for Business is designed to help participants mastering the business knowledge, the methods and the analytical tools to convert BIG data into BIG insights in marketing, finance and operations.
The program is offered on a full-time basis and consists of 3 consecutive terms of academic courses followed by a professional experience. The curriculum is developed around core modules in business, technology, and methodology, as well as specialized courses in marketing, finance, and operations.
In a connected world, data provide companies with the opportunity to align their marketing, finance and operations strategy with objective facts and figures. Participants will learn how to become data-driven managers, and will be able to spot analytical opportunities in a given business context.
Upon successful completion of the program (120 ECTS), students get the State-recognized ‘Grade de Master’ for this Postgraduate program(“DESMI – Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées en Management International”), with the specialization “International Business”.
The Diploma is delivered by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and registered with the French RNCP (the National Registry of Professional Certification) under the number RNCP35291.
Job Opportunities
Graduates will have acquired the skills to discover key information by reviewing company data, taking into consideration the relevant business context. They will become decision makers with strong fundamentals in business and analytics. They can work as:
- Business Analyst
- Business Intelligence Engineer
- Data Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 35 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 300
- Assessments Yes
Requirements
- Application fee of €100 (Non EU residents)
- A Bachelor degree in any field from a recognized university with strong academic performance
- Transcripts in English/Spanish/French of your Bachelor degree (up to date if you have not graduated yet)
- Your Bachelor diploma (if applicable)
- A good command of English; English Proficiency test for non-native speakers: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL IBT 85, TOEIC 4 skills 850, Duolingo 105, Cambridge Exam B2.
- Copy of passport
- A GMAT/GRE score is optional, not mandatory.
- Valid Visa Required
Features
- Study and Work
- Highest Employment Rate
- Permanent Residency options in France
- Participants in this Master in Big Data Analytics for Business will receive a personal laptop included in their tuition fees.
- Exposure to leading data science methodologies (descriptive and predictive modeling, statistical and machine learning algorithms, deep learning, text analytics, forecasting, social network analysis, optimization tools, amongst others).
- IÉSEG is part of the very select club of French Grandes Écoles.
- €1,000 tuition reduction for all applications submitted before October 15th for the January intake and February 1st 2023 for the September intake.
- Between €500 and €2,500 tuition fee reduction based on the applicant’s overall portfolio based on high levels of academic performance, rigor, motivation, extra-curricular activities and/or professional expertise
- Possibility to customize part of the curriculum in accordance with individual needs
- Exposure to leading data science technologies (Python, R, SAS, GIT, GITHub, Google Colab, Databricks, JupyterLab, Jupyter Notebooks, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Kaggle, IBM SPSS Statistics, Tableau, Excel, amongst others).
- Exposure to industry-based learning through a real-life 4-month hackathon, workshops, and recruitment meetings with industry experts
- Exposure to cutting-edge innovations in the field of data science, thanks to the quality of the IÉSEG research team and its marketing analysis center – ICMA.
- Accredited by the French Higher Education Ministry with a state-recognized ‘Grade de Master’.
Target audiences
- Students wanting to obtain a solid foundation in financial reporting and analysis, management accounting and decision-making, corporate finance and advisory services.
