Bachelor en Management International (Bachelor in International Management) at ESSCA School of Management

Programme overview

Three-year Bachelor in International Management awarding the grade de licence (Bac+3). Taught in project mode in close contact with companies, it trains operational managers in finance, human resources, marketing or logistics, or prepares students to continue to a Master. Offered on ESSCA campuses in Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Bordeaux, Budapest, Luxembourg, Lyon, Paris, Malaga, Shanghai and Strasbourg.

Faculty: ESSCA School of Management | Duration: 3 years (entry possible in year 1, 2 or 3) | Study mode: full-time or apprenticeship (alternance) in year 3; French and/or English | Intake: September | Location: Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

What you will study

Year 1 covers management fundamentals (project management, organisations, marketing, ethics and CSR, financial accounting, financial markets, negotiation, IT tools, AI for managers) and foreign languages, with a 6-8 week discovery internship. Year 2 deepens strategy, cost and budget analysis, law, market research and cross-cultural management, with an international semester at a partner university or ESSCA campus. Year 3 offers a specialisation (International Business Developer, International Business Developer with AI, Data & Cybersecurity, International Finance & Accounting, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, depending on campus), an end-of-study internship, an entrepreneurial semester or apprenticeship.

Career pathways

Graduates work as operational managers, for example export marketing manager, export sales manager, international buyer, junior data or business analyst, compliance or risk analyst, or business founder, depending on the specialisation chosen.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Year 1 via Parcoursup (French national route) or the international route for non-French baccalaureate holders. Year 2 entry requires 60 ECTS; year 3 entry requires at least 120 ECTS in management or equivalent. Competitive selection with an individual interview (20 min) and an English interview (15 min); official TOEIC or TOEFL score under 2 years old, CV, motivation letter, transcripts. Application fee EUR 100 (EUR 75 early, EUR 50 for scholarship holders) for parallel admissions; international sessions run 15 October 2026 to 15 May 2027 with a EUR 100 application fee.

EUR 12,500 a year (2027/2028). Maximum annual tuition for 2027/28 entry (national and international admissions, all entry years); for first-year French-resident entrants it may be modulated by household income; excludes EUR 550 alumni membership, student life contribution EUR 60-100 an Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years (entry possible in year 1, 2 or 3)

Apply through the official page: https://www.essca.eu/candidater/

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