Master Economie Sociale Et Solidaire

Master Economie Sociale Et Solidaire is a two-year graduate program in the social and solidarity economy, offered in French at Université Gustave Eiffel, based in Serris, France. This field of study focuses on organizations that pursue social or environmental goals alongside, or instead of, profit, including cooperatives, mutual associations, foundations, and nonprofit enterprises. Students typically study the economic principles, legal structures, and management practices specific to these organizations, alongside broader coursework in economics, sociology, and public policy that explains how the social and solidarity economy fits within wider markets and welfare systems. Coursework often includes project management, social entrepreneurship, financing strategies for nonprofit and cooperative ventures, and evaluation methods used to measure social impact rather than purely financial return. Graduates of programs in this field commonly work as project managers or directors within nonprofit organizations, cooperatives, or social enterprises, as well as in public agencies and foundations that support this sector, and some go on to start their own social ventures. Because instruction is delivered entirely in French, applicants need strong French language skills to follow lectures, participate in project work, and produce written analysis, which is central to assessment in this type of program. The program starts in September and has a yearly tuition of 250 EUR, in keeping with public tuition rates at French universities. Over the two years, students generally move from foundational economic and organizational theory toward more applied project work tied to the social and solidarity sector. Based in Serris, east of Paris, the university is positioned within a region with an active mix of public and private economic activity relevant to this field of study.