{"id":7101,"date":"2020-07-29T12:04:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T10:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/?page_id=7101"},"modified":"2025-03-19T14:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:49:35","slug":"business-courses-in-french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/en\/welcome\/programs-2\/exchange\/business-courses-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Business courses in French"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International exchange students and free mover students have the possibility of studying for one or two semesters in the Business Courses in French (BCIF) program.<\/p><p>Students may choose <strong>classes which are taught in French<\/strong>, available at <strong>Bachelor's or Master's level<\/strong>. Classes are offered&nbsp; in business in the areas of Finance, Marketing, Law, Strategy and Human Resources.<\/p><p>Students from our partner institutions should:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have completed at least one year of university studies at their home institution<\/li>\n\n<li>Be in good academic standing<\/li>\n\n<li>Have at least a B2 level of French<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DEGREE<\/strong><\/h2><p>No degree is awarded, however students transfer the ECTS credits obtained during their studies at Esdes.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/h2><p>The language of instruction is French.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>EXAMPLES OF COURSES<\/strong><\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sociologie et histoire sociale \/ Introduction au droit<\/li>\n\n<li>Mod\u00e8les macro-\u00e9conomiques contemporains<\/li>\n\n<li>Math\u00e9matiques financi\u00e8res et math\u00e9matique appliqu\u00e9es \u00e0 la gestion<\/li>\n\n<li>Management et comportement organisationnel<\/li>\n\n<li>Contr\u00f4le de gestion<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CLASSES<\/strong><\/h2><p>In the European system, a full-time student obtains 30 ECTS per semester.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DURATION<\/strong><\/h2><p>1 or 2 semesters<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">APPLICATIONS DEADLINE<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>May 16 for Fall semester (S1)<\/li>\n\n<li>October 24 for Spring semester (S2)<\/li><\/ul><p><em>We do not accept master level exchange students in Spring semester<\/em><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-button js-fade-scroll\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/en\/application-form-for-exchange-students\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Application form for exchange students \/ Free movers\" class=\"button primary\">Application form for exchange students \/ Free movers<\/a>\n\n  <\/div><div class=\"wp-block-document js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-document-title\">Course list<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-document-intro\"><\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/bcif-course-list-2025-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary button-icon\" title=\"Download Course list\"><span class=\"icon-download\"><\/span>Download<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-document-right\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/dossier.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"picto dossier\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-document js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-document-title\">Academic calendar<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-document-intro\"><\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/eacademic-calendar-25-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary button-icon\" title=\"Download Academic calendar\"><span class=\"icon-download\"><\/span>Download<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-document-right\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/dossier.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"picto dossier\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-contact js-fade-scroll\">\n  <p class=\"wp-block-contact-title\">Contact<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"contact-info\">\n        <p class=\"contact-item\">\n          <span class=\"contact-strong\">International department<\/span><br>\n          <span class=\"contact-light\"><\/span>\n        <\/p>\n        <span class=\"contact-separate\"><\/span>\n        <p class=\"contact-item\">\n          <a class=\"icon-phone contact-button show-for-small-only\" href=\"tel:\"><\/a>\n          <span class=\"contact-strong hide-for-small-only\"><\/span><br>\n          <a class=\"icon-mail contact-button show-for-small-only\" href=\"mailto:esdes.rel.int@univ-catholyon.fr\"><\/a>\n          <span class=\"contact-light hide-for-small-only\">esdes.rel.int@univ-catholyon.fr<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cross-content js-fade-scroll\">\n    <p class=\"wp-block-cross-content-title\">Other programs<\/p>\n            <div class=\"row wp-block-cross-content-row\">\n                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/en\/welcome\/programs-2\/exchange\/business-courses-in-english\/\" title=\"Business courses in English\">\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-name\">Business courses in English<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/09\/header-business-courses-in-english-630x570.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"header-business-courses-in-English\" \/><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-more\">\n                                <span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-cross-content-excerpt\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" 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