Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics

MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS BUSINESS #6 #3 #4 #5 EDUCATION 2020 European Master in Master in Executive Business School Management Finance Education Programs ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL Key ﬁ gures

ESSEC is a business school with ESSEC is a school with French Roots programs ranging from Bachelor that trains responsible leaders. to PhD, a wide range of Masters Being a responsible leader means programs including our fl agship Master being able to see beyond business in Management and Global MBA as usual. Responsible leaders are programs. ESSEC also o ers executive able to value long-term benefi ts education and custom training over short-term profi ts; they are able 62,OOO 7,O5O designed and developed on-demand to blend corporate performance graduates worldwide students in full-time undergraduate for our partners from the private with employees’ well-being. To and graduate programs sector. ESSEC holds the “Triple crown” prepare its students for the world of of accreditations for global business tomorrow, ESSEC’s pedagogy seeks education: EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. to awaken and develop creative and critical thinking, together with 4 +1 39% +1oo Vincenzo Vinzi At the core of the ESSEC learning the learning-by-doing method. campuses in augmented international nationalities Dean and President experience is a combination of Responsible leaders are those who Cergy, Paris-La Défense, digital students represented of ESSEC Business School excellence and distinctiveness. can see the broader picture. Singapore and Rabat campus ESSEC’s unique educational model is based on education by experiences, ESSEC is a full ecosystem at the that foster the acquisition of crossroad of rigorous and relevant partner universities 76 +1oo CREATED IN 19O7, ESSEC cutting-edge knowledge with the research, innovation, business and in 42 countries development of know-how and life society. At ESSEC we believe in 245 PhD student BUSINESS SCHOOL IS A skills. At ESSEC, we aim to empower bringing research and companies into students organizations students and give them the keys the classroom, we also believe that WORLD-SCHOOL WITH to imagine, create, lead and have a learning doesn’t end with a degree: degrees awarded each year, FRENCH ROOTS. ITS PURPOSE positive impact in the business world learning at ESSEC means becoming 2,OOO including 1,600 at graduate level of tomorrow that will be more complex a life-long learner and joining a IS TO INFUSE TOMORROW’S and changing ever more rapidly. close-knit community of more than LEADERSHIP WITH MEANING. 62,000 Alumni all across the globe. ESSEC is a world-school. Our International campuses in Asia-Pacifi c and Africa are dual gateways that allow students to really immerse themselves into di erent cultures learning and research chairs worldwide and develop genuine +2O expertise about business in those regions. They allow our school to build 5,OOO deeper alliances with academic, private double degree programs managers in executive education and public partners in those regions (20 international, 7 national) that are growing at an accelerated 27 pace and will be leaders of economic growth in tomorrow’s world. ESSEC has built a network of alliances with +5oo academic partners worldwide so permanent faculty of 37 nationalities partner companies in education that its students’ learning journey including 21 emeriti professors and recruitment is a true international one. 142

2 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS BUSINESS #6 #3 #4 #5 EDUCATION 2020 European Master in Master in Executive Business School Management Finance Education Programs ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL Key ﬁ gures

ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3 CENTRALE SUPÉLEC

Data are transforming our society and This objective can only be met affect almost all sectors and domains through the highest standards of of our modern world. Their exploitation excellence in a highly interdisciplinary offer tremendous opportunities in setting. Our unique longstanding terms of addressing major challenges partnership and deep collaboration (environment, climate, energy, with ESSEC Business school - one of information, health) as well as creating the most renowned business schools new societal and economic value. This world-wide - guarantees a highly becomes feasible when the ability to complementary curriculum, endowed reason, interpret and model complex with courses and instructors of the data dynamics meets innovative most selective international standards. methods for value creation and It offers an outstanding quality monetization. Mathematics, computer program at the intersection of data Romain SOUBEYRAN science and associated scientific sciences and business analytics. Dean and President domains drive these disciplines of CentraleSupélec and are central to CentraleSupelec’s I am sure that this program will engineering curriculum. exceed by far your expectations and will have a tremendously positive The Master in Data Sciences and impact on your professional career. Business Analytics is a world-wide example of harmonious integration of interdisciplinary sciences and business. Our aim is to go beyond understanding, interpretation and data exploitation. This unique program blends excellence in sciences with excellence in business. Our unified curriculum provides the necessary foundations in both domains, creating a new generation of digital transformation leaders that are able to harness the extreme potentials of data assimilation in a business value creation perspective.

4 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS With its international coverage across 4 campuses (Paris-Saclay and Beijing), CentraleSupélec accounts for:

4,200 students and 370 professors and researchers interacting with its international network. 600 doctoral students in 16 laboratories and research teams. 3 schools abroad (China, India and Morocco) and 5 associated Gaillard/REA © Romain international laboratories (Brazil, Canada, United States and China). 176 foreign partner universities. Our world today is undergoing unprecedented changes. The digital 140 partner companies. revolution, massive data and globalization are real revolutions that raise huge challenges and expectations for society.

Businesses are looking for high-level scientific professionals who are true "integrator-innovators", able to pool wide fields of A major institution of expertise, generate new solutions, initiate and bring about change with a strong sense of ethics, responsibility and civic engagement, international standard particularly in the face of social and environmental concerns. Ranked among the 200 best universities in the world by QS, CentraleSupélec has a Today, CentraleSupélec has all the assets to meet network of 176 partner universities in 45 the needs of 21st century companies and businesses: countries, 80 double-degree agreements, By training multidisciplinary engineers-entrepreneurs 30% foreign students, 24% foreign and experts in complex systems. professors and a network of 35,000 men By developing innovative responses to major technological, economic, and women working on all continents. social and environmental challenges through research. By enabling working professionals to acquire the skills they need to Like the best higher education adapt to change and make their companies more competitive. institutions, CentraleSupélec is continuously developing its presence It develops its academic excellence and research through robust in the major countries of the future: and fruitful cooperation with major national organizations In 2005, École Centrale Paris, with such as CNRS, CEA, INRIA, INSERM and ONERA. the École Centrale Group over which it presides, became the first major French engineering school to export its educational model RANKED AMONG THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD: abroad with the creation of École Centrale Beijing in China. th 6 worldwide for employer reputation. In 2015, École Centrale Casablanca was launched in Morocco. th The School also implements an active 9 in the world for institutions under 50 years of age. policy of partnerships with academic and research institutions worldwide, with 5 associated international TH worldwide at ARWU. 14 laboratories (China, United States, Singapore and Canada). ST 1 worldwide on Mathematics at ARWU. Thus, CentraleSupélec is building a worldwide group of interconnected CentraleSupélec has a network of 35,000 active schools and laboratories, which graduates in all sectors around the world. will continue to expand.

CentraleSupélec is a founding member of the Paris-Saclay University, Welcome to CentraleSupélec! the T.I.M.E. network, the Alliance 4Tech, a strategic partner of ESSEC Business School and president of the École Centrale Group.

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An intelligent use of data nowadays forms the core of Recent business studies converge to an estimated need of business decisions and constitutes the driving force educating several million data scientists and leaders within of the societal and economic evolution of the years the decade to come. This is why two prestigious French to come. It is probably one of the most important Grandes Écoles ESSEC Business School and CentraleSupélec topics of our days. Analysts estimate that data-related have partnered to propose this very innovative and complete businesses generated billions of dollars in recent years, program. We believe that truly innovative leaders must and will generate much more in the years to come. be both business savvy and erudite in data sciences. Hence we propose a unique program where students The growth in job opportunities is tremendous: companies learn and combine the key skills in innovation and wealth and organizations will need a couple of hundred thousand creation that companies will increasingly require. data scientists and business analytics leaders in the next few years. Moreover, the exponential growth in content- This master is for students who are committed to generation will bring about a huge need for highly a deep understanding of data sciences and the qualified individuals with an in-depth knowledge and a methods of business analytics, who aim to develop global understanding of the technological and business strong skills in mathematical modeling and computer challenges underlying the AI and digital revolution era. science as well as management savviness.

Guillaume CHEVILLON Laurent ALFANDARI Nikos PARAGIOS Fragkiskos MALLIAROS Academic Co Director Academic Co Director Academic Co Director Academic Co Director D.Phil. in Economics, Doctorate in Operations D.Sc. in Electrical and PhD in Computer Science, University of Oxford (UK) Research, Paris-Dauphine Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique (France) Professor of Econometrics University (France) UNSA & INRIA (France) Professor of Data Science, & Statistics, Professor of Decision Professor of Applied CentraleSupélec ESSEC Business School Analytics & Operations Mathematics & Research, Computer Science, ESSEC Business School CentraleSupélec

6 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS Key facts

Awarded by 2 Est. 2 AN INNOVATIVE prestigious countries: AND HYBRID PROGRAM European France (Paris area) institutions 2014 Singapore

ESSEC-CentraleSupélec Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics program combines faculty resources of Taught in English two of the most prestigious Business 1 or 2 and Engineering Schools in Europe. years The program provides students with a comprehensive view of these Intake in complementary and intrinsically linked End of August fields with an intensive full-time format: Academics and international field trip 3 Master degree Fully hybrid majors: accredited Up to 20 advanced elective between Data Sciences by French Ministry courses to choose from Business & Business Analytics of Education Engineering Digital Strategy Internship/professional experience Masterclasses & seminars Master in Data Sciences Hackathons & Business Analytics ranking worldwide 2 partnerships: HKUST #3 UC Berkeley

AN ALLIANCE OF EXCELLENCE CENTRALESUPÉLEC & ESSEC SAVOIR-FAIRE

Expertise Expertise in Business Analytics In Data Sciences & Digital Strategy

Created in 1829, CentraleSupélec has For over forty years, ESSEC has been a pioneer developed an expertise in the field of data in the development of a scientific approach to based on the intersection of mathematics management. Since its establishment in 1907, and computer science. Sustained by two teaching ESSEC has trained generations of students, departments (Mathematics & Computer Science) and three fostered research and helped firms develop and prosper. CentraleSupélec laboratories of excellence (CVN, MICS, LSS), Recently, ESSEC Business School created several Centers of this program offers a complete curriculum around Data Excellence to further enhance its production of knowledge Sciences in order to research mathematical models and and solutions. Students therefore have access to a wide their computer solutions for structuring, interpreting and range of conferences, interactions with practitioners understanding massive data processing with an emphasis and researchers from different sectors, and training on machine learning, optimization, computer vision by partner companies. The Master in Data Sciences & and biomedical image analysis. This training is part of Business Analytics is particularly involved with Centers of CentraleSupélec’s global strategy to strengthen its position Excellence & Research (computer vision, machine learning in the field of Data Sciences by taking key positions in & optimization, biomedical image analysis), modules theoretical research and major verticals: Digital & Health. (Financial analytics, Advanced FinTech, Entrepreneurship...).

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3 MAJORS/ TO ENSURE 2 MINORS AN INTELLIGENT FOR A STRONG USE OF DATA EXPERTISE To tailor the program to your needs and goals and to ensure scientific expertise and data savviness, For a global understanding of the technological the program is hybrid between Data Sciences, and business challenges underlying the digital Business Analytics & Digital Strategy. Electives are evolution era and to master the science of data tailored to each student’s specific career goals; these and the techniques of business analytics, the excellence elective courses are highly specialized in program has a strong analytical focus and aims content and address recent trends and challenges. to provide students with a comprehensive view of these complementary and intrinsically linked To ensure a complete curriculum, students are fields enabling them to develop and become required to follow courses in both Data Sciences fully-operational professionals. The program takes and Business Analytics. It is possible to decide on a place on ESSEC campuses (Paris area & Singapore), curriculum that is balanced across fields, or major and on CentraleSupélec campus (Paris area). in Data Sciences, Business Analytics or Digital Strategy. All courses can be combined at will.

3 MAJORS 2 MINORS • Data Sciences • Data Sciences • Business Analytics • Business Analytics • Digital Strategy

8 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS Program calendar Master 1 (M1) YEAR 1

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Core Courses in Data Sciences Core Courses in Management Optional internship CentraleSupélec ESSEC WORLDWIDE FRANCE FRANCE

Master 2 (M2) Sept. Oct. Jan. April July Dec.

Business Analytics or Induction & Core courses Data Sciences electives Digital Strategy electives refresher courses Internship/Professional experience ESSEC & CentraleSupélec CentraleSupélec ESSEC ESSEC WORLDWIDE FRANCE FRANCE FRANCE or FRANCE SINGAPORE

The duration of the Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics is 2 years (Master 1+Master 2) or 1 year (Master 2 only), depending on your background and latest degree.

A 3-Year Bachelor’s Degree or a Licence 3 at the minimum: A 4-year Bachelor’s Degree or a Master 1 at the minimum: You will complete the program in 2 years (M1+M2). You will complete the program in 1 year (M2). If the admission jury finds that your background is strong but not complete enough in some required aspects, we may ask you to join the two-year program (M1+M2) instead in order to build up your strength and ensure your success.

ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS 9 HACKATHONS

Each year (M1 & M2), students will complete and validate a Hackathon - project spread over a few days organized and monitored together with a partner company- requiring innovative ideas for analyzing and visualizing data. Some partner companies are Ekimetrics and Artefact. OFFICIAL MASTER DIPLOMA

The Master in Data Sciences and Business Analytics is accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education, PROGRAM PARTNERS conferring its students with an official Master Degree diploma, and the possibility to apply to governmental International exchange with The Hong Kong financial aids, pursue doctoral studies afterwards, University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and extend their visa to apply for jobs in Europe. Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics’ students can apply to go on an exchange at HKUST (Master in FinTech or Master in Information Systems Management) for approximately two months during the Term 3 CORPORATE RESEARCH PROJECT depending on available places. Students can therefore enrich their international experience even further. A Corporate Research Project spans October-March of M2. Students work in teams to solve key strategic Dual degree ESSEC and University of California, Berkeley questions posed by partner companies using This partnership will permit students with a scientific their proprietary data, enabling students to gain background to complete the Master of Engineering valuable insights and become directly operational. from UC Berkeley curriculum in addition to the This project boosts their career prospects. Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics. Interested students who wish to apply to the program will receive personalized coaching to complete their application file, and once admitted by UC Berkeley, may INTERNATIONAL FIELD TRIP qualify for reduced tuition fees. A scholarship is awarded as part of the program, while remaining eligible for other The International Field Trip is a one-week trip in M2 to meet scholarships offered by the Master of Engineering program. key actors, local professionals and business leaders all over This dual degree offers increased career opportunities, the world, and confront students’ knowledge to best practices in particular in the United States and in Silicon Valley. and emerging applications of analytics developing in other After receiving the degree, a residence permit for a countries. They may travel to Hong-Kong, Silicon Valley, etc. two-year stay in the United States may be granted. © iStock

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MILESTONES

Unique hybrid program Joint fully hybrid program from most prestigious Engineering & Business institutions in Europe. Official Diploma Worldwide Recognition Master degree authorised by Ranked QS #3 the French Ministry of Higher as best program worldwide Education, Research and and #1 in Europe. Innovation

3 Majors Centers of Excellence Data Sciences, Business & Research Analytics, Digital Strategy. Digital Vision Center (computer vision, machine learning & optimization, biomedical image Highly Customized analysis), modules (Financial KEY STRENGTHS Over 20 excellence elective analytics, Advanced FinTech, courses and many Masterclasses Entrepreneurship…). taught by researchers or key professionals

Learning by doing Industry Professional experience, & company connections hackathon, field trip, entrepreneurship modules, Company visits e.g. international field trip master classes, Corporate (Berlin, Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, with Research Project. visits to Google, IBM, etc.), seminars, fairs, International career services from both institutions. & top-notch faculty Faculty with a national and international recognition. 100% of involved faculty holds a Ph.D.

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A UNIQUE HYBRID CURRICULUM

YEAR 1 (Master 1, M1) At ESSEC France and at CentraleSupélec France

Depending on your background and latest degree, you will start the program in M1 and the total duration of the program is 2 years (M1+M2).

To build up your strength and help you build your foundations, you will begin the program with a first period of foundations in Management, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science at CentraleSupélec campus.

During the second period, you will follow core courses on the same fields at ESSEC France campus, and a hackathon organized by Ekimetrics and Artefact. Through this first year, you will be able to discover your professional interest, to help you decide on which major to choose in Year 2 (M2).

You can do a 3 months internship at the end of M1.

1ST PERIOD, FOUNDATIONS IN FRANCE AT CENTRALESUPÉLEC Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Management

• Analysis • Algorithms • Business Cases • Probability & Statistics • Python • Introduction to Corporate Finance & Accounting • Linear Algebra • Introduction to Databases

2ND PERIOD, CORE COURSES IN FRANCE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL Mathematics, Statistics Electives Management and Computer Science • Introduction to Econometrics • Management control • Principles of Finance • Advanced coding • Corporate & Tax Law • Managing IT in the Digital Age • Algebra • Operation Management • Business Economics • Statistical Inference • Game Theory • Strategy and Management • Optimization • Entrepreneurship • Strategy Marketing Analytics • Environmental Economics • International Economics • French as a Foreign Language

Hackathon Ethics Seminar

3rd PERIOD, HANDS ON FIELD EXPERIENCE WORLDWIDE Optional 3 months

12 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS YEAR 2 (Master 2 ; M2) At ESSEC France, CentraleSupelec France, and ESSEC Asia-Pacific (Singapore)

Depending on your background and latest degree, you will start the program in M2 and the total duration of the program is 1 year (M2), or you will continue with the second year of the program (M2) if you started in M1.

This year (M2) is divided into two academic periods to master the science of data, and the techniques of business analytics and digital strategy. Courses are tailor to your specific career goals while being highly specialized in content and addressing recent trends and challenges. 1ST PERIOD, FOUNDATIONS IN FRANCE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL & AT CENTRALESUPELEC Refreshers & Induction

• Team Building and Leadership • Negotiation Seminar • Mathematics • Business and Society Seminar • Financial Accounting • Statistical Methods • Fundamentals of Digital Business • Cost Analysis • Programming & Languages • Principles of Management

Core courses

• Big Data Algorithms, Techniques • Foundations of Machine Learning • Big Data Analytics and Platforms • Forecasting & Predictive Analytics • Marketing Analytics • Foundations of Optimization • Foundations of Deep Learning

2ND PERIOD, CHOOSE AT LEAST A MAJOR (4 courses) AND A MINOR (2 courses) IN FRANCE AT CENTRALESUPELEC Major/Minor in Data Sciences

• Geometric Methods in Data Analysis • Graphical Models • Machine Learning in Network Science • Advanced Deep Learning • Foundations of Deep Learning • Natural Language Processing • Reinforcement Learning • Distributed Optimization and Computing • Ensemble Learning IN FRANCE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL IN SINGAPORE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL Major/Minor in Business Analytics Major/Minor in Digital Strategy

• Quantitative Risk Management • Project Management for Digital Initiative • E-Business Strategy & Operations • Cyber Security • Supply Chain Analytics & Tools • Digital Marketing Strategy • Business Intelligence • Strategy and Management • Financial Econometrics • Asian Economies • Financial Markets • Decision Analysis • Trading, Digital transformations of markets, & Fintech • Entrepreneurship for Data-driven initiatives • Case Studies in Predictive Analytics with SAS • Decision Analysis

Hackathon Corporate Research Project International Field Trip

3RD PERIOD, HANDS ON FIELD EXPERIENCE WORLDWIDE 4 to 6 months internship or Professional Experience

ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS 13 Alumni network is very active. It is a great advantage to be able to contact the right people in a company.

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HELPING YOU 2 Powerful GET STARTED worldwide networks Enrolling in the Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics makes you a member Career services support of both the ESSEC Business School and the CentraleSupélec global alumni communities. ESSEC Business School and CentraleSupélec provides ongoing career guidance and support to students and graduates in order As a student and graduate you are able to help them find and pursue their chosen dream career: to leverage this significant network as alumni stay involved and in touch with each Interview and CV workshops as well as individual other and the schools. As well as sharing career orientation and guidance. their experience with students, they also organize all over the world via the various Recruitment fairs with around 200 corporate partners local chapters, conferences, round tables, from the business world, focused on a certain sector or brainstorming sessions, get-togethers, etc. career aspiration i.e. working in consulting, a start-up, in Finance or working for an international company.

Regular meet-and-greets with businesses (CEOs / HR managers, founding partners, etc.).

Career Portal: 6,000 job offers posted online each year and 21,000 internship offers the world over as well as international volunteer 62,OOO posts “VIE” (available to EU citizens under 28 years old). ESSEC Business School alumni

Online student CVs made readily accessible to hiring companies (some 2,500 per year). 35,5oO CentraleSupélec alumni

14 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS Besides being a top ranked Master proposed by two prestigious schools, the program offers the perfect hybrid balance of mathematical modelling and computer science subjects to understand strategic stakes.

Hortense, Alumnus

ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS 15 RECRUTING COMPANIES

• Accenture • Boston Consulting • AXA Group

• Bain & Company • Schneider Electric © Violetkaipa • BNP Paribas • Criteo • Crédit Agricole • L’Oréal • Criteo • ENGIE • Deloitte • Orange • Ekimetrics • PwC FIND THE RIGHT • EY • Société Générale • Google • Artefact CAREER • Palantir • Goldman Sachs • Amazon • Uber • JP Morgan Chase • Etihad Where the degree can take you

These fields of expertise are complimentary, intrinsically linked and key to understanding the opportunities that come with this surge of big data. HIGH LEVEL POSITIONS IN A

Business Analysts focus on business applications and WIDE RANGE OF SPHERES are called upon by companies to identify challenges and ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD evaluate risk, and propose data driven solutions. Management Consulting Data Scientists on the other hand focus more on computer Insurance science and are involved therefore in creating solutions to the Finance problems at hand. Harvard Business Review moreover crowned Audit data scientist as the sexiest job of the 21st century. Healthcare & Biotech Digital Strategists focus on leading the strategy of Consumer Goods businesses in order to ride on the digital wave. e-Commerce e-Business As business analytics, data sciences and digital strategy Internet pure-players are widely applied across the business world, there is Media & IT a growing demand for data-driven leadership in every industry and from start-ups to huge multinationals. Automotive industries Electronics With the digital age, it is no longer not just internet pure Public Sector players that are faced with a growing amount of data produced Retail by daily operations. Indeed, all companies have understood Manufacturing that they need to act so as not to lose their competitive edge Start-ups and are therefore contending to hire these profiles.

16 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS CAREERS AND ALUMNI AROUND THE WORLD

Graduates assume high-level positions in various roles across EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, ASIA and the rest of the world.

Sectors ICT INDUSTRY 25% CONSULTING 21% FINANCE/INSURANCE 18% AVERAGE STARTING SALARY OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES 11% OTHER (AERONAUTIC, AUTOMOTIVE, Ph.D..) 10% US$ 71K BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/SALES 7% R&D 4% 71% ENERGY 4% found their job within 1 month of graduation Functions DATA SCIENTIST 36% 93% found their job within 4 months CONSULTING 21% of graduation DATA ANALYST 12% GENERAL MANAGEMENT 10% 100% OTHER 10% found their job within 6 months MARKETING 7% of graduation INNOVATION 4% 80% have an international-oriented job 18% created their own company © Maciej Noskowski

ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS 17 WHO CAN APPLY?

The Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics is a highly selective program designed for high-potential candidates holding (or currently pursuing) a strong bachelor or a master’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Business or Economics.

Applicants should be academically excellent, open minded, internationally oriented, sensitive to the world around them and have leadership potential.

A 3-year Bachelor Degree You will complete or a Licence 3 the program in 2 years (M1+M2)

You will complete the program in 1 year (M2). A 4-year Bachelor Degree If the admission jury finds that your background is strong but or a Master Degree not complete enough in some required aspects, we may ask you to complete the program in 2 years (M1+M2) instead in order to build up your strengths and ensure your success.

The selection process TYPICAL CLASS PROFILE Selection is based on an exceptional academic record as well as strong 55-90 students motivation to pursue the program. Avg.age: 24 years old Online application file. 29 countries represented Management aptitude test is required: GMAT, GRE or TAGE MAGE. 65% international students English test is required: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge or TOEIC. 50% hold degrees The English test is not required if the applicant is an English native in Engineering or Sciences speaker, has spent at least 3 years in an English-medium program or has lived or worked for at least 3 years in an English speaking country. 50% hold degrees in Economics or Management

47% woman

18 ESSEC & CENTRALESUPÉLEC - MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS The joint degree from ESSEC Business School and CentraleSupélec is one of a kind, giving the students access to world class universities, highly recognised in their specific fields. This is exactly what I was looking for, being in class with students from various backgrounds, all having a high interest in Data Science & Business Analytics.

Vincent, Alumnus Data Project Manager, Acrelec

There are several rounds of admission per year

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