Overview
Grande Ecole Program: a post French Baccalaureate 5 year diploma granting a fully state-accredited Master's degree
Our objective is to train international managers and executives by emphasizing learning in the following areas:
- Business development
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Transdisciplinarity
- Digital Transformation
The " Grande Ecole " program can be pursued in French or English (English Track)*.
* For students with a good command of English (no need to be bilingual at the start).
Objectives
- Offer solid general management training based on an experiential and innovative pedagogy.
- Develop entrepreneurial, innovative, responsible and transdisciplinary leaders (the humanists of the 21st century)
- Integrate a high-level professionalization dimension via work-study programs, internships, missions within companies and personal development courses ("soft skills").
- Favor customized curriculums with a portfolio of specializations, dual degrees and courses of excellence
- Benefit from the reputation and know-how of EDC Paris Business School in entrepreneurship and in guidance for business creation (Student Entrepreneur Course).
Key points of the Grande Ecole Program
- A Grande Ecole program (post-baccalaureate category) in the Top 6 with international EPAS/EFMD Accredited and PRME (United Nations) accreditations
- Transdisciplinary and digital courses are compulsory from the first year: coding, geopolitics, design, digital transformation, climate issues, etc.
- Annual seminars for personal development and professional efficiency.
- A strategic dual degree in partnership with the engineering school EFFREI on the theme of "E-Business and digital transformation": 30% of our students in 4th and 5th year choose this specialization.
- Nearly one out of two students pursuing their last two years of the "Grande Ecole" program on a work-study basis via an apprenticeship contract.
- 2 courses of excellence accessible as of year 4: Global & Luxury management tracks (double degree agreements with McGill, UCLA, Berkeley; specializations in luxury brand management, fashion and wine & spirits)
- Twenty or so dual degree agreements in France and abroad in diverse fields: finance, marketing, supply chain, innovation, international management, etc.
- A significant and mandatory international exposure: a minimum of 1 semester, an average of 2 semesters and up to 5 semesters at one of our 110 partner universities.
- A network of partner companies and a strong commitment from our alumni: 3,000 internship and job offers every year.
- An integration rate of 93% with a permanent work contract within 2 months of graduation.
A Program in 5 years
Work-study in french or bilingual
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- E-Business and Digital Transformation
- Audit and Control Management
- Finance d'entreprise
- Digital Marketing
- Sales Management and Business Development
- Data Science and Business Analysis
Full-Time English
- International Business
- Brand and Product Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Corporate Finance: new program in 2021
Grande Ecole Program Curriculum
Pillars of management
- Master the fundamentals of management sciences (accounting, financial analysis, marketing, sales, decision support methods, human resources, etc.).
Personal development and general culture
- To have a broad knowledge of the humanities in the digital age - design, coding, climate change, digital platforms - in order to interact effectively with profiles from other disciplines (engineers, designers, computer scientists, etc.).
- To develop self-knowledge and the key principles of corporate communication
To discover the professional environment
- By discovering sales and marketing functions through internships in companies
- By experiencing project-based learning through "real-life" missions covering key topics: innovation, financial analysis, new growth models, etc.
- By attending professional efficiency workshops to improve one’s impact in the workplace
An international dimension, a must
- Compulsory English courses from year 1 to year 5
- The option of studying a second foreign language
- The possibility of a curriculum entirely in English from year 1 onwards
- The obligation to complete internship abroad, either in the first or second year.
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A systemic vision of management
- To acquire a 360° vision of the company and master the interactions between the main functions of an organization: finance, strategy, supply chain, information systems, etc.
Being a competent manager in the digital age
- Understanding the impact of digital transformation on a company
- Understanding corporate social responsibility and the importance of ethics
- Mastering the methods of design thinking and creativity
- Knowing how to manage a team efficiently
Mandatory international experience
- A compulsory international exposure of at least one semester: 110 high level partner universities on the 5 continents
- Face-to-face and online foreign language learning (English + FL2 optional)
A gap year – an option
- EDC Paris Business School offers the possibility to students of the Grande Ecole program to work in a company for one year between year 3 and 4 or between year 4 and 5.
An internship to help define one’s career path
- A long-term internship to fine-tune your professional project and take on responsibilities in France or abroad.
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Specialisation
Anchoring its expertise to boost its employability
Specialisations in Master's degrees (4th and 5th years)
Work-study in french or bilingual
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- E-Business and Digital Transformation
- Audit and Control Management
- Finance d'entreprise
- Digital Marketing
- Sales Management and Business Development
- Data Science and Business Analysis
Full-Time English
- International Business
- Brand and Product Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Corporate Finance: new program in 2021
Successfully integrating the professional world
- Seminars to help you consolidate your managerial and leadership skills
- Coaching to finalize your professional project and bolster your personal potential and identity
- Courses to prepare TOIC and TOEFL exams, reference tests attesting to your proficiency in English.
- An apprenticeship OR a specialization internship and an internship at the end of your studies to encourage pre-employment.
International at all times
- Courses to prepare TOIC and TOEFL exams, reference tests attesting to your proficiency in English.
- The teaching of English and of one other foreign language.
- The opportunity to study in a foreign institution in year 4 (1 semester or 2) and to obtain a dual degree in France or abroad in year 5.
2 paths of excellence
Starting as of the 2021/2022 academic year and after selection*, 2 exceptional study programs:
- Global Excellence: 24 months abroad, including your 5th year at a prestigious North American university (McGill, UCLA, Berkeley) to obtain a dual degree.
- Luxury Management: from year 4, you develop a deep expertise of this industry thanks to your inclusion in our reference pole Sup de Luxe; in year 5, you are offered the possibility to follow courses in French or English.
* : specific terms and conditions available as of September 2021
France
- MBA Luxury Brand Management - Sup de Luxe
- MSc in Luxury & Fashion Management – Sup de Luxe (A partir de 2021)
- Master Manager en stratégie digitale et gestion de projet - EFREI Paris
- Master Management des études marketing et d’opinion - Université Cergy-Pontoise
- Master Gestion des instruments financiers - Université Cergy-Pontoise
- Master Comptabilité contrôle audit - Université Paris Ouest Nanterre
Abroad
- In Europe
- Master in Finance, Control, Audit - Coventry University (Great Britain)
- MBA in Business Studies - Richmond University (Great Britain)
- Master in International Business - Griffith College (Irland)
- Master in Marketing and International Business - Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
- Master in Marketing - Mälardalen University (Sweden)
- Master’s in business studies - Cologne Business School (Germany)
- Master’s in Supply Chain - Academia de Studies Economics de Bucarest (Roumania)
- In North America
- DESS/Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship / Digital Marketing / Data Management/Supply Chain - McGill University (Canada)
- Graduate Certificate in Business Studies - Berkeley University (USA)
- Graduate Certificate in Business Studies - UCLA (USA)
2 exclusive courses
Students can quickly position themselves on these 2 exclusive courses (Luxury management & Global Excellence) and be officially selected to join them during the second semester of 3rd year.
Master of Science (M.Sc In): an additional semester
Students can decide to follow an additional semester* in order to obtain a Master of Science or M.Sc In delivered by EDC Business School (International Business, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurship & Innovation ...).
* : terms and conditions available from EDC Paris Business School
A system accessible from the 1st year
- The Student-Entrepreneur Course is aimed at students who wish to create or take over a company while reconciling academic obligations and entrepreneurial requirements. The student-entrepreneur is coached by a teacher-researcher, a specialist in entrepreneurship, and mentored by an entrepreneur who is a graduate of the Grande Ecole program at EDC Paris Business School*. Selected students have access to the EDCube incubator.
*The project is submitted to the favourable decision of a jury composed of entrepreneurs and representatives of the support systems.
Admissions
International students
From 1st year to 4th year : Admission on application and motivational interview : more info
Start dates and tuition fees
Course start 2020/2021 :
- French students or from European Union : September 2020
- International students : September 2020
Tuition fees :
- French students or from European Union : 9 660 Euros per year (2020/2021 intake)
- International students : 10 400 Euros per year (2020/2021 intake)
DISCOVER THE TESTIMONIALS OF OUR STUDENTS
Employability
Professional recognition
- Partnerships with over 2,800 companies
- 93% of graduates obtain a permanent contract within 2 months after graduation
- Career Centre 3,000 internship offers and 2,500 job offers published every year
- Average annual salary of €45,360 for our young graduates
A HIGHLY PROFESSIONALIZING EXPERIENTIAL PEDAGOGY
- Company support missions to be carried out from the 1st to the 4th year of the "Grande Ecole" programme
- Annual seminars for personal development and support in the construction of the professional project of "Grande Ecole" students
- 16 months of work experience as a minimum (internships and business assignments)
- Nearly 50% of a promotion follows its specialization (Master's cycle) in alternating format
- Strong participation in the key bodies of the French entrepreneurial ecosystem (Pépite, CRA...)
AN EXTENSIVE ALUMNI NETWORK
- "EDC Alumni" network Influential network of 18,500 active alumni including 5,000 CEOs in 77 countries
- A strong attachment that has led more than 300 alumni to own their school for more than 20 years.
