The Two-Year MSc is the ideal choice for those who wish to do a year of study on the business fundamentals before specialising on the MSc itself.
The Two-Year MSc is designed also for students who hold a three-year bachelor's degree rather than the four-year degree normally required for entry to our MSc programmes.
It is available for students going on to any of our MScs except the MSc European Financial Management or the MSc Global Luxury Management.
THE FIRST YEAR OF THE TWO-YEAR MSc
The first year is a one-year general international management programme that prepares students for an MSc specialisation at SKEMA Business School.
Available at SKEMA Business School’s campuses in Paris, Sophia Antipolis, China (Suzhou), and the USA (Raleigh). Taught entirely in English. September intake.
This programme is aimed at students who have an initial three-year university degree.
Objectives:
- Enable students with a three-year university degree to meet entrance requirements for an MSc at SKEMA.
- Bring non-business graduates up to speed with business fundamentals.
- Consolidate knowledge for business graduates.
- Give an integrated vision of the firm in its environment.
- Explore the international dimensions of business in a global
knowledge economy.
- Give students necessary in-company work experience.
- Improve students’ English language level before taking on an MSc taught in English.
Students will then be able to gain valuable in-company experience through an internship. Students who follow this one-year programme will be sure of a solid general theoretical and practical knowledge of management, and be able to confirm their interest for their specialisation.
The first year of the Two-Year MSc consists of two semesters in class, or one semester in class plus a six-month in-company placement.
Semester 1: September - 2012
This is an academic semester covering core business studies subjects. The courses of study on the Sophia, Suzhou and Raleigh Campuses are all very similar They are, however, localised to the European, Chinese and North American perspectives concerning: courses taught, local professors, and specific courses (languages, culture). This localisation is relevant to the continent/campus.
Semester 2: January - 2013
There are two options:
1) Academic semester covering core business studies subjects
Suzhou and Raleigh campuses: similar courses of study, adapted to the European, Chinese and North American perspectives concerning: courses taught, local professors, and specific courses (languages, culture)
or
2) In-company placement
Students will be able to gain valuable in-company experience through an internship and will gain practical knowledge of management, and be able to confirm their specialisation.
Bringing non-business graduates up to speed:
For non-business graduates, intensive pre-sessional seminars will be offered to bring them up to speed in business fundamentals.
Programme Director
Peter Spier