The Post-Master in Healthcare Management is a management programme offered by EHESP, experts at training managers of health, social and medical-social care institutions for almost 60 years. Thanks to our extensive experience in the field of public health and institutional management, we provide a Post-Master programme developed and taught by a teaching body (research lecturers and experts) working exclusively in this sector. It follows a multidisciplinary approach allowing students to acquire the skills for performing management functions within the healthcare sector.
- Objectives and skills
- Career opportunities
- Description
- Entry requirements
- Conditions of entry
- Applications
- Contacts
Objectives and skills
Professional objectives
The Post-Master in Healthcare Management is designed to teach professionals the skills required to lead or manage healthcare facilities, facilities or services for people with disabilities or older people, executives at regional health agencies, federations and healthcare organisations, or consultants.
Skills outcomes
The aim of the Post-Master in Healthcare Management is to equip students with the necessary skills to carry out management functions in a healthcare environment.
In line with the directives of the Conference of Grandes Écoles (CGE), the Post-Master programme includes, for students in initial education, a work placement of between 4 and 6 months in a sector you are training for. For trainees in continuing education, the placement can be carried out at their place of work. Trainees must also produce a professional thesis to meet the study requirements.
Career opportunities
Sectors:
Examples of roles that Post-Master graduates can hold include:
- manager or director of health, social or medical-social care facility
- healthcare director or senior healthcare manager in the public sector, in private facilities or private non-profit facilities
- manager of a hospital-at-home (HAH) service, prevention service, healthcare network or platform, etc.
- manager or project manager at a regional health agency (ARS)
- consultant working for a consulting firm specialising in healthcare
- project manager at a federation in the sector
- project manager or technical advisor on healthcare for a local authority.
Further study options: PhD.
Description
Location: EHESP – Rennes
Intake capacity: 20 students
Accessibility for people with disabilities: Yes – Read about accessibility at EHESP here
Teaching language: French
Period of study: from early September 2025 to late September 2026
Duration:
- 493 hours of teaching and assessments, primarily in-person, which include supervised independent study periods;
- 147 hours of scheduled personal study time (in addition to the duration of teaching and assessments);
- Placement duration: from a minimum of 616 hours to a maximum of 924 hours;
- For apprentices: training duration of 661 hours (including scheduled personal study time) and time with the employer: 1,320 hours
- Pedagogical support: individual and collective supervision as part of the dissertation work
Structure: 2 weeks a month from September to November and 1 week a month from December to July. Trainees need to add 1 week a month from May to July.
Level of programme: 7
Credits: 75 ECTS
Programme modules:
| Teaching unit | Teachers | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bloc 1 : s’approprier l’environnement politique et juridique du secteur sanitaire, social et médico-social (138 h 50) | Gaëlle Chesnais | 9 ECTS |
| Bloc 2 : assurer le pilotage et le management stratégique d’un établissement ou service sanitaire, social et médico-social (112 h) | Michel Louazel | 9 ECTS |
| Bloc 3 : piloter la gestion budgétaire et financière d’un établissement ou service sanitaire, social et médico-social (82 h) | Jean-Marc Le Roux | 9 ECTS |
| Bloc 4 : manager les ressources humaines d’un établissement ou service sanitaire, social et médico-social (70 h) | Carl Allemand | 9 ECTS |
| Bloc 5 : organiser la production de soins et de services au sein d’un établissement sanitaire, social et médico-social (77 h) | Olivier Gerolimon | 9 ECTS |
| Thèse et mission professionnelle | Michel Louazel | 30 ECTS |
Educational methods
- In-person teaching: lectures, tutorials, workshops
- Distance learning: webinars, video, self-assessments individual and group coursework, synchronous/asynchronous, etc.
- Work placement or apprenticeship in public or private health, social and medical-social care facilities. Authorities, ministries
- Support
- For all students: 1 dissertation supervisor
- For trainees: 1 pedagogical tutor at the university and a training supervisor at the employer
Assessment
Written assessment in exam conditions and continuous assessment (during class periods).
Dissertation defence: sessions 1 between September and December of year n+1.
Technical ressources
EHESP provides various technical resources for learners to attend classes, including: Teams, Zoom, FileSender-Renater (file transfer system) and the CAMPUS platform (learning content).
Special software may be required (specified by your course manager).
A documentation centre, self-service computer rooms and accommodation on the Rennes Campus and a restaurant are also provided.
Entry requirements
Giving students access to a wide range of career prospects, this Post-Master is aimed at candidates in France and overseas with a background in political science, sociology, law, economics and management (university and business school), foundation doctors, midwives, healthcare professionals (facility or non-profit organisation directors, healthcare executives, doctors, healthcare engineers, hospital administration officers) or looking to retrain.
Conditions of entry
Admissions prerequisites
The Post-Master programme (bac+6) is open to candidates with the following qualifications:
- bac+5 level (Master’s engineering degree, PhD, etc.)
- bac+4 plus 3 years’ professional experience
In exceptional cases:
- Holding a Master 1 qualification or equivalent without professional experience
- Holding an L3 qualification proving suitable experience of 3 years minimum
- Bac or equivalent with 10 years’ professional experience (excluding work placement, gap years, work-study programmes for initial education).
Selection process
Personal dossier followed by interviews of selected candidates
Detailed CV, cover letter, work-study plan.
Applications
Applications for 2025-2026 academic year are open from:
- 15 February to 22 March 2025 (1st round)
- 15 April to 15 May 2025 (2nd round)
Apply on EHESP plateform
Foreign students
You want to begin or continue your higher education in France, and you live in a country using the Campus France/CEF online procedure?
Fees
€ 9,000 (inc. taxes) for private individuals or public sector employees.
Contacts
Programme manager
Gaëlle CHESNAIS, Expert-Lecturer at EHESP School of Public Health
Course information
Frédérique ROUGEVIN-BAVILLE – T. +33 (0) 2 99 02 27 82 – ms-mes@ehesp.fr
Administration
T. +33 (0)2 99 02 26 71 – Scolarite@ehesp.fr