Masters Degrees in Economics, France

The Master in Economic Affairs (MEA) is a fulltime degree taught in English, designed for international and French university graduates. The program provides students with an opportunity to develop a broad understanding of key economic issues in international affairs and an in-depth knowledge of practical European and international business skills and practices. Course content focuses on specific European and international trade and financial policies and business transactions using analytical tools from economics, political science, management, business and law.

The program provides companies with managers ready to deal with intercultural management and international trade situations. The MEA is ideal for students who wish to deepen their knowledge of international affairs theory and practice, those who aspire to a career in the international arena, those who wish to add an international dimension to their educational background, those who want to take part in a multicultural experience in a culturally rich and dynamic environment, those who desire to strengthen their proficiency in English and acquire basic language skills in French.

Program structure

September to November: Students register for a three-month program (DU: university diploma), specifically designed for the MEA foreign students who do not speak French. The DU program offers intensive elementary-level language courses in French, intermediate-to-advanced level language courses in English, remedial courses in international economics, a business trip and access to cultural and intercultural activities and events.

December to June: Courses for the MEA start in December.

Semester 1: (30 ECTS - 300 hours)

• International contract law 
• European markets dynamics and specificities 
• European fiscal optimisation 
• European populations
• Exchange rates risk 
• International payments 
• Trading and shipping 
• Leadership 
• Macroeconomic issues

Semester 2:  (30 ECTS - 210 hours)

• Communication methodology 
• Business development project 
• E-economy 
• Innovation 
• International financial reporting 
• Intellectual property rights 
• Intelligence économique (in French) 
• Civilisation européenne  (in French)

Strengths of this Master program

• The goal of the program is to develop a range of marketable skills and competences needed to carry out functions in international trade (exchange rates risk management, international payments, trading and shipping, economic intelligence) and intercultural businesses (market dynamics and specificity, leadership). 
• The program combines courses in both theory and practice, and focuses on working methods, readings, team-work and management projects.

After this Master program?

The program prepares students for a broad range of careers in the international business and trade areas: 

• Export manager 
• Transnational contracts negociator 
• Trade manager 
• Customer service manager 
• Area manager

The aim of the MBA is to develop knowledge of business and management to an advanced level. The program includes a strong focus on finance. It is taught entirely in English by visiting European and international professors and professionals as well as faculty staff.

Program structure

Various teaching and assessment methods are used. During the seminars there are course-work based assessments such as exercises, case studies and group projects, as well as tests and a final report on the internship completed in the second semester.

Semester 1:

• Economic and business environment
• Business law
• Financial accounting
• Organisation behaviour
• Cost accounting and management control
• Information systems
• Operations and logistics management
• Decision-making and corporate finance

Semester 2:

• Financial statements analysis
• Investment and portfolio management
• Risk management
• Business and strategic policy
• Marketing management
• Management business game
• Business French
• Internship

After this Master program?

The program prepares students for executive positions in company headquarters or subsidiaries.