GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

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Groupe ESC Toulouse –MSc Program | General course information 2013-2014

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GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

2013-2014

Welcome to Toulouse Business School

MSc Program

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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 (34 ECTS) –

English courses – Core Courses

CONCENTRATION AREAS

MODULES

CONTACT

_HOURS

ECTS

Economics - Finance Economics – Corporate Finance

15H

21H 5

Information Management Business Statistics 21 H 3 Management Control, Accounting &

Auditing Management Control 30 H 4 Stratégie Strategic Analysis Report 6

Marketing-Sales Business & Marketing International Trade

15 H

15 H 4 Organization, Logistics and

Technology Operations Management 30 H 4 Languages & International

Communication

The Art of Communicating in

Business 30 H 4

Languages & International Communication

French as a Foreign Language Or

one Other Language: Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic

For non-beginner students only

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MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) – Track A (41 ECTS) – French

Courses – Cours Fondamentaux

DISCIPLINES

MODULES

_HORAIRES

VOLUMES

ECTS

Economie – Finance Economie Corporate Finance

15H

21H 5

Droit des Entreprises Droit des Affaires 15 H 2

Ressources Humaines

Projet personnel et professionnel/ Career Starter

Comportement et Organisation

4H30

4H30 1 Management de l’Information Mathématiques

Statistiques pour la Gestion

15H

21H 5

Stratégie Rapport d’Analyse Stratégique (RAS) 6 Contrôle de Gestion/Comptabilité/Audit Comptabilité Financière Analyse Financière Contrôle de Gestion 12H 18H 15H 6 Organisation Industrielle,

Logistique & Techno Management des Opérations 30H 4 Marketing et International Business Commerce International Business et Marketing 10H 20H 4

Langues & Communication Internationales

The Art of Communicating in

Business 30H 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 (32 ECTS) – French

Courses - Cours Fondamentaux

DISCIPLINES

MODULES

_HORAIRES

VOLUMES

ECTS

Economie - Finance Economie Corporate Finance

15H

21H 5

Management de l’Information Mathématiques Statistiques pour la Gestion

15H

21H 5

Stratégie Rapport d’Analyse stratégique (RAS) 6 Contrôle de

Gestion/Comptabilité/Audit

Contrôle de Gestion Etude de terrain en Analyse

Financière

15H

6H 3

Organisation

Industrielle-Logistique & Techno Management des Opérations 15 H 2

Ressources Humaines

Projet Personnel et Professionnel / Career Starter

Comportement et Organisation 4H30

4H30 1 Marketing et international

Business Evolution du Marketing 15H 2 Langues et Communication

Internationales The Art of communicating in Business 30 H 4

Langues et 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 (Winter/Spring) - Advanced Programme

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

 Part I: Core Courses (Advanced Courses) running from January to February:

International Exchange students can take all or part 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 classes prior to coming to Toulouse. There will be no possibility of mixing both languages.

 Part II: 6 Course Majors running from March to June:

 Contrôle de Gestion et Information Financière.  Entrepreneuriat et Stratégie de Croissance  Finance

 International Management*  Management et Décision  Marketing

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 March to June. This will need to be confirmed at the time of nominating students online.

In semester 2, Exchange Students have the possibility of either coming to Toulouse or going to our campus in Barcelona. This will need to be confirmed at the time of the Nomination.

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SEMESTER 2 PART 1 (January to February)

CORE COURSES (Advanced programme)

ENGLISH AND FRENCH TRACK

CONTACT HOURS ECTS CREDITS

Strategic Management 30 3

Operational Business Plan 15 1,5

Human Resource 30 3

Corporate Social Responsibility 15 1,5

System Dynamics 15 1,5

International Business 15 1,5

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SEMESTER 2 PART 2 (March to June)

All courses majors are taught in French except the

major International Management

COURSE MAJORS

CONTACT HOURS ECTS CREDITS

Finance (English course in BCE) 240 26 Marketing (English course in BCE) 240 26 Contrôle de Gestion et information financière 240 26

Entrepreneuriat et stratégie de croissance ₂₄₀

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Management et Décision 240 26

International Management (English course) 240 26

BUSINESS STRATEGIC GAME

ECTS CREDITS

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MASTER 2 - Semester 1

CONCENTRATION AREAS

CONTACT

_HOURS

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.

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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 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.

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Grading system

ESC Toulouse

ECTS Grades

Très bien / Degree of

Exellence 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 A

Bien / Very Good 14 – 15 B

Assez Bien / Good 12 – 13 C

Passable / Average 10 – 11 D

Acceptable 8 – 9 E

Insuffisant / Degree of

weakness 0 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 F / FX

ESC Toulouse

International Relations Office

MSc Program

Address :

20, boulevard Lascrosses

BP 7010

31068 TOULOUSE Cedex 7

France

Web : http://www.esc-toulouse.fr/ @: [email protected]

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION