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Retail Sales management & Business Development

KEDGE Business School

MSc International Business - informations

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4 Palmes - Eduniversal Ranking

Program overview

In a highly globalised economic context, it’s essential to train professionals who can thrive in this international business environment. From economics to management to geopolitics, the aspects of international trade are incredibly varied – but all are of great importance.

Curriculum (courses, subject modules)

SEMESTERS 1 & 2

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT & GEOPOLITICS: 

Economic and political challenges related to international business in their historical, political, social and cultural contexts.

 

CORPORATE STRATEGY & NEW BUSINESS MODELS: 

Corporate strategy decision making processes in a global context. Introduction to social entrepreneurship and new business models.

 

MARKETING & INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION: 

Provide an insight on the trends and evolutions of digital marketing. Managing negotiation techniques in an international context (online simulation game with an American university).

 

CORPORATE FINANCE: 

Main techniques of financing, selection of investments, reading and interpretation of financial statements in an international context.

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW: 

Legal, tax and administrative aspects in negotiating international contracts. Conditions for the protection of tangible and intangible property rights internationally.

 

SUPPLY CHAIN & IMPORT EXPORT ADMINISTRATION: 

Main theories and techniques of production, purchasing and logistics in an international context. Optimising the administration for international operations.

 

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT: A CROSS CULTURAL APPROACH:

Basic concepts related to human resources, communication skills and personal management. Online simulation game with foreign universities.

 

ELECTIVE COURSES

BORDEAUX CAMPUS

  • Operations Management (Focus on Wine Industry)
  • Doing business in Asia, Africa, India, Europe & Middle East

MARSEILLE CAMPUS

  • Marketing
  • Doing business in North America, Europe & Middle East, Latin America, Asia

PARIS CAMPUS

  • Cross-cultural Management
  • Doing business in Asia (focus on Japan), Middle-East, Europe

ADDITIONAL CONTENTS

FRENCH TOUCH TOUR

The ‘French Touch Tour’ is an exploration of French "savoir-faire" in different industries. With its innovative and balanced pedagogy based on conferences from professionals and academics, company visits and export market surveys, it aims to promote the French know-how of export-oriented SMEs.
 

INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP

FINAL DISSERTATION: Students select a relevant research question and write an academic assignment. Students work closely with an academic supervisor who guides them through the various steps of their research.

 

CASE STUDY: EXPORT MARKET SURVEY (part of French Touch Tour)

All along the year, students work on an export market survey and present their outcome in front of a jury of professionals.

Admission conditions

Required diploma(s) :

  • Bachelor

Tuition & Fees

Between 16900 and 25800 €

Short Track (4 years + of higher education):

- Level of studies: M1 completed, or an International Bachelor's degree (Bac+4), or an equivalent of 240 ECTS credits,

- English level: TOEIC (785)/ TOEFL IBT 79/ IELTS (6)/Cambridge First (B2) /Cambridge Advanced (C1) - exemption for native english speakers or candidates who have had more than one year's work experience in an English-speaking country. 

 

Long Track (3 years + of higher education):

- Level of studies: 3 years of higher education attested by a diploma or an equivalent of 180 ECTS credits,

- Level of English: Language score is optional to enter the Long Track, but compulsory to enter the specialisation year of the MSc.

 

Applications on our application website join.kedge.edu for the Condensed Track run from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.

Validation of Personal and Professional Experience (VAPP)
You would like to resume your studies by integrating our MSc, Master of Science even though you do not have the diplomas normally required to access it? The Validation of Personal and Professional Experience (VAPP) allows people who does not have the required qualifications or diplomas to access the different levels of higher education. Find out more about the conditions required.

 

 

Employment opportunities & career impact

Average time for obtaining the first job offer : 99% are hired within 6 months

Employment opportunities :

Since 1986, our alumni have been hired by over 700 companies across 5 continents.

CAREER PROSPECTS:

  • International business developer
  • Export sales manager
  • Area manager
  • Import-Export manager
  • Sales & Marketing manager

 

COMPANIES:

Airbus, Alcatel Lucent, Apple, Arcelor Mittal, Avon Cosmetics, Bank of China, Barton & Guestier, Dior, Daimler, Decathlon, DELPHI Automotive, Dongfeng, Google, Kraft Foods, Kuehne + Nagel, Lectra, LinkedIn, L'Oréal, LVMH-Hermès, Natixis, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Procter & Gamble, Rothschild, Sony, Société Générale, Syngeta, Valéo, Total…

Program enrolment information and statistics


Application Deadlines


MSc in 1 year :

Admission level : International Bachelor's degree (4 years)

Duration : 18 months

Degree : Master of Science

Campus : Bordeaux / Marseille / Paris

Language : English

MSc in 2 years :

Admission level : Bachelor's degree

Duration : 30 months

Degree : Master of Science

Campus : Bordeaux / Marseille / Paris

Language : English


Faculty profiles

KEDGE Business School's faculty is made up of almost 183 full-time lecturers and several hundred professional and academic speakers who teach at our French and international campuses.

The full-time faculty is comprised of lecturers-researchers, 90% of whom hold a PhD. 44% are international professors from over 30 different countries.

Due to the dynamics of the merger process, globalisation and the growth Kedge Business School is experiencing, it now boasts a substantial and incredibly diverse faculty, a strong asset in the face of new challenges in the fields of research and education.

Academic Excellence:

KEDGE is one of the European leaders in academic research on management, with a very ambitious research output.

FIRST FRENCH MANAGEMENT RESEARCH SCHOOL

KEDGE produces the equivalent of one article in a top-ranking journal every day.

In the 2017 ranking of best schools for research in management performed by L'Etudiant, the leading French magazine covering student orientation, KEDGE Business School came out on top in France with a total of 103 articles across all categories published by its faculty in 2015.

This exceptional performance is the result of its excellence strategy applied since the School's creation in 2013.

With three Centres of Excellence: Marketing, Supply Chain and CSR, and five Centres of Expertise: Wine & Spirits, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Health Management, Finance Reconsidered and Creative Industries & Culture, the School affirms its academic expertise on several key issues in management sciences.


Campus facilities & Student Life

BORDEAUX

Accommodation

The Housing service of KEDGE Business School is available on a single platform.

You will find housing offers from private landlords, real estate agencies and student residences.

A multilingual team is at your disposal 6 days a week to help you to find and book accommodation.

To connect, sign up using your school email address and password of your choice

For further questions, do not hesitate to contact our housing advisor: housingbx@kedgebs.com

Arrival information

Pick up assistance

KEDGE BS and its International Students Association Melting Potes offer every semester to International Students a pick-up service from “Bordeaux Mérignac (BOD)” airport and “Bordeaux Gare Saint Jean” train station. The dates of the pick-up service will be communicated through the dedicated orientation session KEDGE BS website.

Integration

The International Students Association Melting Potes supports the International Office in facilitating the integration of international students among the French students through the organization of activities all year round.

Contact us on Facebook - Melting Potes

Life in Bordeaux

More information related to the city of Bordeaux, transportation, accommodation, estimated expenses, health & insurance, banks, visas, scholarships… can be found on the “International Student Handbook”.

Visit the campus

Download files

 

 

Student handbook - Bordeaux (PDF - 2.5 MB)

 

 

 

Caroline Guilloux

Housing Advisor - Student Services

 

E-mail

+33 (0)5 56 84 63 26

 

 

MARSEILLE

Accommodation

The Housing service of KEDGE Business School is available on a single platform.

You will find housing offers from private landlords, real estate agencies and student residences.

A multilingual team is at your disposal 6 days a week to help you to find and book accommodation.

To connect, sign up using your school email address and password of your choice

For further questions, do not hesitate to contact our housing advisor: logementmarseille@kedgebs.com

Download files

 

Student handbook - Marseille (PDF - 3.4 MB)

 


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