Course Information

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
2012-2013
Welcome to Toulouse Business School
MSc Program
International Relations Office
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MASTER 1 – Semester 1 (Fall) – International Track (28 ECTS) –English courses – Core Courses
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MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) – Track A (32 ECTS) – French Courses – Cours Fondamentaux ... 4
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MASTER 1 - Semester 1 (Fall) - Track B (24 ECTS) – French Courses - Cours Fondamentaux .... 5
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MASTER 1 - Semester 2 (Spring) - Advanced Programme ........................................................... 6
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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.
 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
French as a Foreign Language
Or
Other Languages:
30 H
4
International Communication &
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
VOLUMES
HORAIRES
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
9H
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
Français Langue Etrangère
Ou
Autres Langues Vivantes
30 H
4
Langues & Communication
Internationales
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
VOLUMES
HORAIRES
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
9H
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
Français Langue Etrangère
Ou
Autres Langues Vivantes
30 H
4
Langues & Communication
Internationales
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:
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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.
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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
COURSE MAJORS
CONTACT
HOURS
ECTS CREDITS
Finance
240
16
Marketing
240
16
Accounting
240
16
Strategy
240
16
Management & Organization
240
16
International Management
240
16
Research Methods
ARTEMIS (Business Game)
4
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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
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.
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
Website
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