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BBA program at ESSEC Business School From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ESSEC Global BBA is the Bachelor of Business Administration program of the French institution ESSEC Business School.
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École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales | |
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| Motto | "L'esprit pionnier"' |
|---|---|
Motto in English | The Pioneering Spirit |
| Established | 1975 |
Religious affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Dean | Christina Terra |
| Students | 1,600 |
| Location | |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
It was created in 1975 by ESSEC to prepare students to meet the needs of French firms launching operations on the international market.
In 1977, the degree became the first ever undergraduate degree outside of the US to be awarded AACSB accreditation. In 2003, it became the first undergraduate degree to hold both EQUIS and AACSB accreditations.[1]
The curriculum is four years long and divided into two "cycles", of two years each.[2] It allows for extensive professional exposure and is concluded by a thesis.[citation needed]
During the first two years, students take classes in subjects grouped into "modules": "Management Science and Techniques", "Marketing and International Trade Development", "Economic and Legal Environments", "Personal Development and Entrepreneurship" and "Languages". In the first year, students must spend 6 to 12 weeks interning in a position of customer service/ relations. At the end of their second year, they are required to spend at least three months interning in the company and position of their choice.[citation needed]
At the end of the First Cycle, students are matched with tutors who accompany them until they graduate. These tutors are volunteers, and are either Professors at ESSEC or alumni of the school. Their goal is to help students find their way through the career planning process.[citation needed]
Although still based on the module system, the second and final half of the BBA is more flexible than the first, and is tailored to fit the needs and interests of each individual student. Three main paths are possible:
During the Second Cycle, students have a choice of various electives, so as to pursue specific interests they may have.[citation needed]
After original research is produced during the final months of the program, it is concluded by the defense of a senior thesis.[citation needed]
Many of the Bachelor faculty members are also ESSEC MBA faculty members, and some teach at other institutions such as the Sorbonne, Université Paris-Dauphine, or Sciences Po Paris.[citation needed] Additionally, sixty professionals lead classes, giving valuable insight to students in their respective fields. Language teachers are all native speakers of the language they teach, and make up for 10 nationalities.[citation needed]
Students who graduate will have spent at least 1 year abroad, including at least a semester in one of the foreign partner schools, and at least a semester of work experience abroad.[citation needed]
The ESSEC BBA has 174 partner universities in 45 countries.[3]
Some of the most recognizable partners for exchanges are McGill University, Emory University, Keio University, Queen's University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, IE Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill, Bocconi Milan, and UNSW Sydney.[citation needed]
Seven dual-degrees are offered: Sheffield Hallam University, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, International Business School Groningen, Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics Moscow, ESIC Madrid, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and Tongji University Shanghai.[citation needed] ESSEC's partners are among the best institutions in their countries, and choosing a school in a country where one would want to start his or her professional career is a good way to further enhance a young graduate's competitiveness in the target job market.[citation needed]
One of the school's ambitions is to develop multilingual leaders.[citation needed] A total of nine different languages are taught at the ESSEC BBA.[citation needed]
Three languages are mandatory: they include English for all students, either German or Spanish as second languages, and a choice between Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Chinese and Japanese as third languages.[citation needed] A score of 850/990 points on the TOEIC is a pre-requisite for graduation.[citation needed] The TOEIC is taken on campus during the second year.[citation needed]
The German "WIDaF" and Spanish "Bulats" tests are also taken during the 2nd year of studies, but there is no minimal score required to obtain the degree.[citation needed] During the third year of studies, ESSEC students take several management courses in English with international exchange students.[citation needed]
Some partner universities (especially those in the US and Canada) require students to obtain certain minimum scores on the TOEFL. Adequate preparation for this test is provided by ESSEC.[citation needed]
ESSEC has a very rich student culture. From entrepreneurial to humanitarian, from cultural to sports-related, there are more than 100 student clubs at ESSEC,[citation needed] among which:
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After graduation, 65% of alumni work abroad or in an international context, and 45% work in a position requiring three languages.[citation needed]
60% continue their studies, of which 12% choose to join an MBA.[citation needed]
Of all BBA students who apply for a Specialized Master program at ESSEC, 70% are admitted. Naturally, students may also apply to enter the ESSEC MSc in Management program.[citation needed]
ESSEC BBA students seeking postgraduate education outside ESSEC have historically joined prestigious French schools such as INSEAD, Université Paris-Dauphine, EM Lyon, Sciences-Po, or the Ecole des Mines de Paris, and major foreign schools like the London School of Economics, the Bocconi Milan, Stanford University, the London Business School, or McGill University.[citation needed]
Among French undergraduate business programs, the ESSEC BBA was ranked:
Admissions to the ESSEC Global BBA are highly selective: in 2023, the acceptance rate of the French-language track in Cergy was approximately 10.3% (847 students admitted out of 8,234 applicants), while the acceptance rate of the English-language track in Cergy was approximately 6.3% (382 from 6,018 applicants). That same year, the Singapore campus had an acceptance rate around 11.2% (390 students from 3,490 applicants), while the Rabat campus accepted approximately 15.8% of students (414 out of 2,616).[5]
The admission process is primarily carried out right out of secondary school. Admissions to the ESSEC BBA program are made through the competitive Concours SESAME, an examination common to 7 different French business schools.[citation needed]
A written examination evaluates language skills, logic (quantitative and general), and capacity for analysis during an 8-hour session.[citation needed] If the candidate is successful, (s)he then has to pass a series of graded interviews conducted at the school (conversations in the chosen foreign languages, and a general interview).[citation needed]
It is also possible to join the BBA later on in one's studies, as a transfer student, although this is much rarer.[citation needed]
The Bachelor's is part of the ESSEC Business School network, which boasts 62,000 alumni.[6]
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