Toulouse Business School - Warrington College of Business

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
2013-2014
Welcome to Toulouse Business School
MSc Program
International Relations Office
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Table of contents :
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Course Information ......................................................................................................................... 3
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MASTER 1 – Semester 1 (Fall) – International Track (34 ECTS) –English courses – Core Courses
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MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) – Track A (41 ECTS) – French Courses – Cours Fondamentaux ... 4
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MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) - Track B (32 ECTS) – French Courses - Cours Fondamentaux .... 5
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MASTER 1 - Semester 2 (Winter/Spring) - Advanced Programme .............................................. 6
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SEMESTER 2 PART 1 (January to February) ............................................................................ 7
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SEMESTER 2 PART 2 (March to June) ..................................................................................... 7
MASTER 2 - Semester 1 .............................................................................................................. 8
Professional Option ................................................................................................................................. 8
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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.
 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
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:
30 H
4
6
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
VOLUMES
HORAIRES
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)
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
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
VOLUMES
HORAIRES
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)
Contrôle de
Gestion/Comptabilité/Audit
Contrôle de Gestion
Etude de terrain en Analyse
Financière
15H
6H
3
Organisation IndustrielleLogistique & 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
Français Langue Etrangère
Ou
Autres Langues Vivantes
30 H
4
Langues et Communication
Internationales
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:
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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.
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Part II: 6 Course Majors running from March to June:
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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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o SEMESTER 2 PART 1 (January to February)
CORE COURSES (Advanced programme)
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
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
ENGLISH AND FRENCH TRACK
o SEMESTER 2 PART 2 (March to June)
All courses majors are taught in French except the
major International Management
BUSINESS STRATEGIC GAME
ECTS CREDITS
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ARTEMIS (Business Game)
30
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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)
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15
Management Internship*
Undertaken in the sector of the chosen
Professional Option
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15
*Dual Degree Option Only
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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:
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Aerospace Management,
Banking and Corporate Finance,
International Business: Going to Asia and Middle East,
Sustainable Business,
International Marketing Management.
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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.
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A Research Project*: A written assignment linked with the OP course offered in semester 1.
* Dual Degree Option Only
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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.
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]
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