The ESC Rennes School of Business is an international school of management, aims to transmit its commitment to entrepreneurship and to sustainable development to current and future business leaders.

Postgraduate Programmes

Master of Arts in

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Presentation

The MA in International Business [MAIB] aims to provide students holding a first degree in Business Studies, or a closely-related subject, with a solid grounding in the principal elements of doing business internationally, notably the development of an international strategy within a multicultural context. The programme, taught in Rennes by a multicultural, international team of specialists, has been given accreditation by the Open University Validation Service (OUVS) for meeting the same standards as those of the UK university sector.

EDITORIAL

SHudson

Dr Sarah Hudson Programme manager

" Each year,for the past 12 years, 75-90 students from a variety of different countries have chosen the MAIB as the launch pad for their careers in international business.

The programme of carefully-chosen electives, the keystone courses in strategy and policy, together with a major project of independent research, is an ideal preparation for the tasks and challenges facing today's managers in a fast-changing, globalised business world. "

Programme

PROGRAMME FIRST SEMESTER	PROGRAMME SECOND SEMESTER	PROGRAMME THIRD SEMESTER

Compulsory modules	Compulsory modules
Research project I Teaching hours : 30 ECTS Credits : 6	Research project II Teaching hours : 30 ECTS Credits : 6	From June onwards, students work on their end-of-studies dissertation, which is based on research into an issue in International Business, defined in conjunction with their supervisor-tutor.
Strategic management I Teaching hours : 30 ECTS Credits : 6	Strategic management II Teaching hours : 30 ECTS Credits : 6	Dissertation : 30 ECTS Credits
Elective modules (choose 3)	Elective modules (choose 3)	Total = 90 ECTS Credits
Teaching hours : 90 ECTS Credits : 18	Teaching hours : 90 ECTS Credits : 18
Advanced Corporate Finance Advanced International Selling B to B Marketing & Purchasing for Institutions & Cies Comparative International Accounting Corporate Communication & Corporate Governance Crisis Communication Management E-Business Management Entrepreneurship European Geopolitics International Consumer Behaviour International Distribution Issues in International Human Resource Management Management Control Marketing Communication Marketing for Non-Profit Organisations Project Management Sales Forecasting & Business Trends Service Operations Management Services Marketing Management Small Business Management	Business Ethics Customer Relations Management Design & New Products External Auditing Financial Engineering & Trading Food Marketing & Sales Hospitality Sales & Marketing International & EU Business Law International Finance International Marketing Management International Negotiation International Selling & Sales Management Investments Management Leadership & Change Management Logistics and Supply Chain Management Managing Diversity in the Workplace Marketing Communication Marketing Intelligence Mergers & Acquisitions Purchasing Quality Management Tourism Marketing and Sales Marketing Research Methods II

Admission Requirements

1) First degree (Bachelors) in Business or equivalent*

2) English proficiency: TOEFL, TOEIC or equivalent

3) Application form

Application Form

4) Interview (possible by phone)

* Cases will be considered individually

Application deadline: 30 June 2010

Calendar

• Courses: September 10 to May 11
• Graduating project: up to November 2011

Langage of instruction: English

Tuition fees: 11 200 euros

Application fees: 60 euros

Testimonial

"It dramatically increased my employment prospects and opened the door to many more possibilities than before and at a much higher level. As a direct result of the MAIB, I gained employment with one of Canada's leading financial institutions and today, about eight years later, I am the youngest VP in Corporate Banking."

Martin/ Canadian

Vice-President of the Loan Product Group, Bank of Canada