GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

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Groupe ESC Toulouse –MSc Program | General course information 2012-2013

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GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

2012-2013

Welcome to Toulouse Business School

MSc Program

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 MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) – Track A (32 ECTS) – French Courses – Cours Fondamentaux ... 4  MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) - Track B (24 ECTS) – French Courses - Cours Fondamentaux .... 5  MASTER 1 - Semester 2 (Spring) - Advanced Programme ... 6  MASTER 2 - Semester 1 ... 8  Grading system ... 9

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Course Information

Semester 1 is made up of a range of 3 tracks grouped under concentration areas. Students will choose a track depending on their individual background. Exchange students can choose the International Track (courses taught in English) or one of the other two tracks (courses taught in French in tracks A & B) depending on their requirements and language ability.

A full-time student will be required to take all credits of a given track. Exchange students can take all or part of the courses offered depending on their home university requirements. It will not be possible to mix courses from different tracks.

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MASTER 1 – Semester 1 (Fall) – International Track (28 ECTS) –

English courses – Core Courses

CONCENTRATION AREAS

MODULES

CONTACT

_HOURS

ECTS

Economics & Finance Economics Management 15 H 2 Information Management Data Analysis 21 H 3

Financial Accounting Financial Analysis – Management

Control 30 H 4

Finance Corporate Finance 21 H 3

Sales & Marketing Marketing

International Development 30 H 4 Logistics & Organization Operations Management 30 H 4 International Communication &

Languages English 30 H 4

International Communication & Languages

French as a Foreign Language Or

Other Languages: Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic

For non-beginner students only

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MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) – Track A (32 ECTS) – French

Courses – Cours Fondamentaux

DISCIPLINES

MODULES

_HORAIRES

VOLUMES

ECTS

Economie – Finance Economie Managériale 15 H 2

Droit Initiation au Droit 15 H 2

Management de l’Information Mathématiques Appliquées à la

Gestion 15 H 2

Management de l’Information Analyse de Données 21 H 3 Ressources Humaines RH/Bilan Personnel 9 H

Contrôle de Gestion/Comptabilité/Audit Comptabilité/Analyse Financière/Contrôle de Gestion 45 H 4 Finance Finance 21 H 3 Organisation

Industrielle/Logistique & Techno Management des Opérations 30 H 4 Marketing - Commerce Marketing / Développement

International 30 H 4 Langues & Communication

Internationales Anglais 30 H 4

Langues & Communication Internationales

Français Langue Etrangère

Ou

Autres Langues Vivantes Espagnol, Allemand, Italien, Arabe

Cours Avancés destinés à des étudiants non-débutants uniquement

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MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) - Track B (24 ECTS) – French

Courses - Cours Fondamentaux

DISCIPLINES

MODULES

_HORAIRES

VOLUMES

ECTS

Economie - Finance Economie Managériale 15 H 2

Management de l’Information Mathématiques Appliquées à la

Gestion 15 H 2

Management de l’Information Analyse de Données 21 H 3 Ressources Humaines RH/Bilan Personnel 9 H

Contrôle de Gestion/Comptabilité/Audit Comptabilité/Analyse Financière/Contrôle de Gestion 15 H 2 Finance Finance 21 H 3 Organisation

Industrielle/Logistique & Techno Management des Opérations 15 H 2 Marketing - Commerce Marketing 15 H 2 Langues & Communication

Internationales Anglais 30 H 4

Langues & Communication Internationales

Français Langue Etrangère Ou

Autres Langues Vivantes Espagnol, Allemand, Italien, Arabe

Cours Avancés destinés à des étudiants non-débutants uniquement

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MASTER 1 - Semester 2 (Spring) - Advanced Programme

Semester 2 of our MSc 1 year is divided into two main parts:

 Part I: Advanced Core Courses (Advanced Courses) running from January to February: International Exchange students can take all or some of the courses offered depending on their home university requirements. A full-time student will be required to take all courses. Core Courses can be taken either in French or English. Students will have to pre-register for the English or French Track prior to coming to Toulouse. There will be no possibility of mixing tracks.

 Part II: Course Majors running from February to June in the following areas:  Finance*

 Marketing*  Accounting  Strategy

 Management & Organization  International Management*

Students need to choose one Course Major amongst a choice of 6. Overall, three of the Course Majors are offered in English:

 International Management in our campus of Toulouse and Barcelona  Finance in our Barcelona Campus

 Marketing in our Barcelona Campus *English Courses

ARTEMIS running in June:

This is a strategic management simulation organised in small work groups. The objective for the students is to be able to take appropriate strategic decisions and to implement them for the success of a company. This simulation gives a complete overview of strategic leadership approaches. Artemis will be offered both in English and French.

Exchange students will be able to either come for the full of semester 2 ie from January to June or for Semester 2 part 2 ie from February to June. This will need to be confirmed at the time of sending students’ nominations.

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CORE COURSES (Advanced

programme)

CONTACT

HOURS

ECTS CREDITS

Strategy 30 4

Business Plan 15 2

Human Ressources 30 4

International Business/Int Development 15 2 Information System Management 15 2

Research Methods

COURSE MAJORS

CONTACT

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ECTS CREDITS

Finance 240 16

Marketing 240 16

Accounting 240 16

Strategy 240 16

Management & Organization 240 16 International Management 240 16

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MASTER 2 - Semester 1

CONCENTRATION AREAS

CONTACT

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ECTS CREDITS

Professional Option 150 20

Sésame

(Company-related strategic consultancy project) 45 5 Grand Ecrit (Strategy Examination) 15 5 Research Project* (Written Assignment) - 15 Management Internship* Undertaken in the sector of the chosen

Professional Option

- 15

*Dual Degree Option Only

 OP – Professional Option (150 contact hours).

Each year we offer a choice of around 18 Professional Options. Exchange students must choose one Professional Option. As there are quotas for the most popular options students need to register online giving 5 choices ranked in order of preference.

Please note all the Professional Options are offered in French except 5 OP courses in English:  Aerospace Management,

 Banking and Corporate Finance,

 International Business: Going to Asia and Middle East,  Sustainable Business,

 International Marketing Management.  A group of strategy credits comprising:

 A SESAME project: A company-related strategic consulting project organised in working groups of 10 students.

The SESAME is available in French and in English.

 A 15 hour strategy class leading to a compulsory final Strategy Examination (Grand Ecrit). Both the class and examination are offered in French and in English.  A Research Project*: A written assignment linked with the OP course offered in semester 1.

* Dual Degree Option Only

Semester 2* of the Master 2 year is only offered to Dual Degree exchange students. It is entirely dedicated to the completion of a 6 month compulsory internship in a company operating in the sector covered by the Professional Option taken in the fall. Both the

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company and the placement duties must be approved by the School. The placement will be evaluated by the Company and will also generate an academic dissertation establishing links between the placement activities and the discipline’s conceptual research frameworks.

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION