Entry requirements

The second-year Master’s in Strategic intelligence, Risk Analysis and Territories is open to students who have completed a first-year Master’s (and in particular the first-year Master’s course in Economic Intelligence of Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée / the Ile-de-France Institute of Service Engineering) or another two-year Master’s degree.

It is also open to experienced professionals through the validation of professional skills or acquired experience or as a lifelong learning course.

For all applicants, selection is largely based on the demonstration of career objectives in line with the issues covered in the second-year Master’s in Strategic Intelligence, Risk Analysis and Territories.

Benefits of the program

- The course draws on a network of recognised professionals and experts, ensuring that it is firmly rooted in the professional world.

- The M2 Strategic intelligence, Risk Analysis and Territories course is apprenticeship-based (12-month work-study programme, 4 days a week in the host organisation). It also welcomes lifelong learning applicants (civilians and military personnel, professionals) every year.

NB: the M1 course in Economic Intelligence of Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée / the Ile-de-France Institute of Service Engineering can also be followed as part of a work-study programme and students can sign work-study agreements for both years.

Acquired skills

- Understanding and deciphering French and foreign economic intelligence systems and the issues of cyber and data challenges.

- Implementing, managing and running a monitoring system.

- Understanding the principle of risk analysis and management and territorial strategy.

- Setting up and managing a crisis unit.

- Identifying information risks, influence and counter-influence strategies and lobbying.

International

Cooperation and exchange projects through international exchange programmes at European universities and schools, exchanges on the theme of serious games with international courses and laboratories.

Capacities

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Course venue

Your future career

Graduate employment is facilitated by the professionalism of teaching (over 50% of teachers from companies and institutions) and the apprenticeship-based approach to learning. The course prepares future professionals in business continuity; safety and risk management; monitoring / analysis for large industrial groups (automobile, defence, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, etc.); data security; strategic analytics; consultancy in these fields (often in large consulting firms).

Professional integration

The course leads to careers in business intelligence in the broadest sense:

- Consultant in economic intelligence

- Economic intelligence manager

- Strategic monitoring manager

- Economic intelligence analyst

- Monitoring officer

- Knowledge Manager

- Risk Manager, BCP and/or security manager

- Information Manager

Study objectives

The Strategic intelligence, Risk Analysis and Territories curriculum is based on the “Matignon” reference framework for economic intelligence professions, drawn up under the direction of Alain Juillet (2006).

The aim of the course is to train professionals capable of advising or guiding organisations in the implementation of economic intelligence methods. It covers different types of intelligence, levers of influence, risk management and the overall security of organisations in an international context that takes account of the territorial dimension.

Major thematics of study

Economic and strategic intelligence, information engineering, information and communication science, monitoring, data (big, small, smart, etc.), knowledge management, risk management, crisis management, influence, lobbying, digital communication strategies, reputation in the age of social media, intangible assets, territorial intelligence and marketing.

Calendar

Classes are held every Thursday from October to July plus a six-week block during the year.

Options

Students may attend certain classes from other second-year Master’s programmes.