Master in Management Science

Master

Master in Management Science

Le Master en Management Science est un master qui convient particulièrement bien aux étudiants ayant réalisé un bachelier en sciences économiques. Il se veut multidisciplinaire et allie aussi bien cours quantitatifs que qualitatifs. Il est plus axé sur la gestion que sur les sciences économiques en tant que tel.

Avec 100% des cours du programme donnés en Anglais, le Master en Management Science est plus précisément un master où:

la première année est faite de deux composantes :

1) Un tronc commun obligatoire de 45 ECTS fait de cours de gestion avancés (comptabilité, finance, stratégie, marketing, économie, comportement organisationnel et leadership, droit, data management & business analytics, méthodes de recherche en gestion)

2) Une option de 15 ECTS à choisir entre 3 programmes différents :

– Cross-border entrepreneurship & innovation à Une option axée sur le monde de l’entrepreneuriat, les startups et l’innovation.

– Global businesses à Une option axée sur les grosses entreprises internationales et leur marketing/communication, chaines d’approvisionnement (= supply chains).

– Managing people & organizations à Une option axée sur la gestion des ressources humaines.

La deuxième année est faite des composantes suivantes :

1) Un Erasmus dans l’une des nombreuses universités partenaires que compte la Faculté (échange dans une autre université à l’étranger durant un quadrimestre) ou un stage crédité dans un cadre international (ex : une entreprise qui a des opérations à l’étranger) équivalent à 25 ECTS et pouvant se faire soit au Q1 soit au Q2.

2) Deux cours en « leadership skills » (10 ECTS) dont Project Management qui est obligatoire (= Gestion de Projet) et un cours à choisir parmi les suivants : négociation, coaching, communication ou une langue au choix.

3) Un projet de terrain plus communément appelé « Field Project » (5 ECTS) où vous serez amenés à appliquer vos connaissances théoriques dans un cas pratique concret et réel (à savoir, pour une vraie entreprise) dans le secteur de votre choix (ex : IT governance, RH, entrepreneuriat, gestion publique, stratégie, etc.). Il est à faire au Q1 ou au Q2 en fonction de quand vous faites votre Erasmus ou stage et est obligatoire pour tous ceux ayant fait le choix de ne pas faire de stage.

4) Un mémoire (= Master Thesis) (20 ECTS) à rendre pour la fin du Q2.

Note : il est possible de faire et un Erasmus ET un stage crédité. Dans ce cas, le Master est rallongé d’un quadrimestre et se fait dès lors en 2 ans et demi.

Débouchés

Avec un Master en Management Science, les débouchés sont très larges et de nombreuses portes sont ouvertes, notamment dans les domaines suivants :

Consultance (conseil en stratégie)
Marketing
Sales
Finance
Audit
Entrepreneuriat
ONG / Gestion publique

Programmes

MA 1

Advanced Marketing

1. Professor: Sandra Rothenberger
2. Group work (60%): The work is in groups of 6 randomly formed.
3. Exam (40%): 30 qcm without negative points, some extremely easy questions that anyone can answer. There were also questions about concepts seen in class, and others about concepts never seen before or not really making sense. Very few see no failure in this course.
4. Course schedule: Classes every week, study cases to read sometimes before going to class, not especially mandatory to succeed. There are often very few people in his class and it annoys him. The teacher is a very good speaker, but the content sometimes leaves something to be desired (according to some students).
5. Tip: Remember the big concepts, it’s not a difficult course. In any case, it is clearly one of the courses that requires the least amount of « time » to be successful.

Strategy

Professor: Michel Hensmans
Exam (100%): Work group.
Course sequence: At each course, the case study must be completed (mandatory). For the most motivated, bonus points are distributed if you actively participate in class.
Tips: Soon !

Advanced corporate finance

Teacher : Benjamin Lorent
TPs: TPs do not count for the exam and I advise you to go there to ask your questions.
Exam (100%): Usually 3 different big exercises. The exam is not too hard, especially if you have done well the exams of previous years which are available on UV. There are also theoretical questions.
Course description: The teacher leaves his notes on the dropbox. If you haven’t been to class, I think it’s useless to waste time trying to decipher it because it’s a bit… messy ^^ But some of the remarks he makes are interesting, especially in pure theory. The course is interesting and allows us to better understand when he explains the theory, on the other hand he often gets into delirium with excel or he does an exercise that lasts 1 hour and explains us some excel formulas (that we should never use for his course). It can lose a lot of people. I still advise you to go there and make your own opinion.
Tip: Soon !

Advanced accounting

Professor: Jean-Paul Loozen and Pierre-Hughes Bonnefoy
TP 15%: no choice for this course, you have to go to the TP. There will be 2 surprise quizzes on the quadri and if you don’t go (even once), unfortunately you might not be able to do the quiz and get 0 (which is worth 10% of the final grade). There is also a presentation to be done which allows you to get a bonus point (between +0.5 and +2). It is very subjective depending on the assistants: some give a bonus point depending on the presentation, others if you participated in class etc. It is the students who have to prepare and present the exercise resolutions.
Exam (85% or 100% if you don’t go to the tp’s): There will always be a consolidation to do at the exam. There will also always be 50 points of qcm. On the other hand there will be either a cash flow statement to do or a general accounting exercise, or another exotic surprise typically a Merger&Acquisition like the presess 2018.
Course description: You’ll have to hang on because it’s not the most dynamic course, you’ll fall off quite quickly. You don’t necessarily need to go there to understand the theory, but everyone has his choice.
Tip: Redo all the exams. I’ve never been to class and I’ve only done the old exams (and I passed). I advise you crazy people to redo as many exams as possible. The tps are a good introduction to get into the subject and a little better follow the TP, be able to ask questions or what (it’s not too bad to do them for the TP). The exams are clearly of a higher level and each time there is a little more subtlety. It’s also a great drill because a lot of exos look alike (e.g. how to calculate goodwill).

Research Methods in Management

1. Teacher: Alba Jasini (Coordonnateur) and Pinar CELIK.
2. Group work (50%): Conduct an empirical research on secondary data in the field of OBL.
3. Exam (50%): QCM, single correct answer, 20 questions + 1 open question
4. Course of the course: …
5. Tip: Soon !

Organizational behaviour and leadership

Teacher: Claudia TOMA and Julie Terache.
Individual exercise (20%): This individual exercise is preparation for the final exam and represents 20% of the final grade. Students will need to read a business case posted on UV which describes a situation faced by a manager. Next, students will receive a document with questions about this business case. They will need to answer using theories seen during the lectures. The previous seminars will help them to prepare for this exercise’s format. The students’ final document with their answers is to be submitted before the deadline, individually and on UV.
Exams (80%) : The final individual exam will include some essay questions and a business case to analyze. Thequestions are designed to test everything you have learned in the course and will tap into your knowledge of many of the theoretical concepts discussed. The business case will test your ability to put the theoretical concepts into practice.
Course description:This course involves a mix of theoretical lectures and seminars (group work). The primary teaching method of this course is active learning. The class time will be devoted to theoretical notions, but also to discussions, debates and video illustrations of the theoretical notions taught. In addition, the seminars involve group exercises, debates and simulations that draw on your current experiences and the assigned readings.
Tip : Soon !

Les Boxes

One of the key value at Solvay is mutual assistance !
Boxes are students’ initiative aimed to help students. The goal is to be collaborative : you will find synthesis, exercices’ answers and previous exams.

Se Connecter

Délégués

La mission principale des délégué(e)s est la défense des intérêts estudiantins au sein des instances facultaires. La représentation étudiante à travers le Bureau Etudiant Solvay possède un pouvoir décisionnel à travers ses 22,5 % de pouvoir de vote. Ils assurent également une bonne communication entre les étudiants. De plus, ils mettent en place des initiatives tels que les guides d’année et les boxes mais aussi le soirées d’audit pendant lesquelles tu pourras découvrir tes camarades dans une ambiance plus décontractée.

MANA 4/5