GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION 2013-2014 Welcome to Toulouse Business School MSc Program International Relations Office 1
Table of contents : Course Information... 3 MASTER 1 Semester 1 (Fall) International Track (34 ECTS) English courses Core Courses 3 MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) Track A (41 ECTS) French Courses Cours Fondamentaux... 4 MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) - Track B (32 ECTS) French Courses - Cours Fondamentaux... MASTER 1 - Semester 2 (Winter/Spring) - Advanced Programme... 6 o SEMESTER 2 PART 1 (January to February)... 7 o SEMESTER 2 PART 2 (March to June)... 7 MASTER 2 - Semester 1... 8 Professional Option... 8 Grading system... 9 2
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. MASTER 1 Semester 1 (Fall) International Track (34 ECTS) English courses Core Courses CONCENTRATION AREAS MODULES CONTACT HOURS ECTS Economics - Finance Economics Corporate Finance 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 1 H 1 H 4 Organization, Logistics and Technology Operations Management 30 H 4 Languages & International Communication Languages & International Communication The Art of Communicating in Business French as a Foreign Language Or one Other Language: Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic For non-beginner students only 30 H 4 30 H 4 3
MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) Track A (41 ECTS) French Courses Cours Fondamentaux DISCIPLINES MODULES VOLUMES HORAIRES ECTS Economie Finance Economie Corporate Finance Droit des Entreprises Droit des Affaires 1 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 Stratégie Rapport d Analyse Stratégique (RAS) 6 Contrôle de Gestion/Comptabilité/Audit Comptabilité Financière Analyse Financière Contrôle de Gestion 12H 18H 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 Langues & Communication Internationales The Art of Communicating in Business Français Langue Etrangère Ou Autres Langues Vivantes Espagnol, Allemand, Italien, Arabe Cours Avancés destinés à des étudiants non-débutants uniquement 30H 4 30H 4 4
MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) - Track B (32 ECTS) French Courses - Cours Fondamentaux DISCIPLINES MODULES VOLUMES HORAIRES ECTS Economie - Finance Economie Corporate Finance Management de l Information Mathématiques Statistiques pour la Gestion Stratégie Rapport d Analyse stratégique (RAS) 6 Contrôle de Gestion/Comptabilité/Audit Contrôle de Gestion Etude de terrain en Analyse Financière 6H 3 Organisation Industrielle- Logistique & Techno Management des Opérations 1 H 2 Ressources Humaines Projet Personnel et Professionnel / Career Starter Comportement et Organisation 4H30 4H30 1 Marketing et international Business Langues et Communication Internationales Evolution du Marketing 2 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 30 H 4
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. 6
o 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 1 1, Human Resource 30 3 Corporate Social Responsibility 1 1, System Dynamics 1 1, International Business 1 1, o 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 26 Management et Décision 240 26 International Management (English course) 240 26 BUSINESS STRATEGIC GAME ECTS CREDITS 7 ARTEMIS (Business Game) 30 4
MASTER 2 - Semester 1 CONCENTRATION AREAS CONTACT HOURS ECTS CREDITS Professional Option 10 20 Sésame (Company-related strategic consultancy project) Grand Ecrit (Strategy Examination) Research Project* (Written Assignment) Management Internship* Undertaken in the sector of the chosen Professional Option *Dual Degree Option Only 4 1-1 - 1 OP Professional Option (10 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 choices ranked in order of preference. Please note all the Professional Options are offered in French except 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 1 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 8
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. Grading system ESC Toulouse ECTS Grades Très bien / Degree of Exellence 16 17 18 19 20 A Bien / Very Good 14 1 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 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/ @: incoming.master@esc-toulouse.fr 9