Business Administration - Kedge Business School (Double Degree) (MBA)

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Master of Business Administration

Additional Location(s):

Bordeaux, France
Marseille, France

Program Description

The dual degree programme involves students from the following programmes:

At Kedge Business School (Kedge): the ESC programme grande ecole at the master level (Master in Management) based in Bordeaux or Marseille.
At Brock: the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) based in St. Catharines.

Upon successful completion of the course of studies at both institutions the students will receive the following degrees:

The Master in Management (Diplomeme du Programme ESC Grande Ecole) from Kedge
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Brock

In order to obtain the MBA from Brock, the Kedge students shall successfully complete:

A minimum of ten of the overall required twenty courses at Brock;
Of the core Brock courses, some may be waived if equivalent courses previously taken at Kedge. These would include: Accounting for Decision-Making, Quantitative Analysis, Economic Environment of Business, Organizational Behaviour, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Accounting for Decision-Making II, Operations Management, Management Information Systems, Global Business, Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS each).
The remaining elective credits to be selected by each student.

In order to obtain the Master in Management from Kedge, the Brock students shall successfully complete:

Nine elective management classes at Kedge (Marseille or Bordeaux campuses) (total 45 ECTS);
Thesis (15 ECTS);
Six months work experience, through internship or equivalency (co-op work term);
Official TOEIC score of 785 minimum (or equivalent), if not previously submitted (non-native English speakers only);
Completion of the “Sulitest” - Sustainability Literacy Test.

Admission Requirements

Candidates joining this programme will be registered in the host institution as full time international students.

Brock students must apply to Kedge for participation in the programme by May 15th for students beginning the programme in September, and October 15th for students beginning in January.

Kedge students must apply to Brock for participation in the programme by May 1st.

Students selected for the dual degree programme must be Master level students enrolled on a full-time basis and in good academic standing.

Students must meet the language requirements set by the host institution.

Students seeking admission to Kedge and wishing to register in courses delivered in the French language must show proof of French proficiency: either by submitting a document stating that the student has a minimum B2 level according to the European Common Framework of Reference, or a letter from the Home institution certifying that the student’s level is equivalent to this score.

Students seeking admission to Brock must provide the following documents:

Transcript showing successful completion of the bachelor year of the Programme Grande Ecole, a current transcript showing courses complete to date for the M1 year, and proof of English proficiency (a minimum score of 90 on TOEFL iBT) and resume/CV.

Program Requirements (Brock Students)

Year One at Brock

Term 1 (at Brock)

Term 2 (at Brock)

Year Two at Kedge

Core Courses

Business Ethics (equivalent to MBAB 5P25 ) *
Applied Business Research (equivalent to MBAB 5P20 ) **
Business Strategy (equivalent to MBAB 5P21 ) **
Entrepreneurship (equivalent to MBAB 5P23 ) ** or Business Law (equivalent to MBAB 5P24 ) **

Elective Courses

+ 5 electives (25 ECTS total coursework)

Notes

* Elective that would count as Business Ethics (MBAB 5P25 ) which is a required course for the Brock MBA. Substitutes could be “Business Ethics, Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility” or “Corporate Social Responsibility” as long as the course content addresses 50% of the content covered in Brock’s Business Ethics course.
** Kedge electives that count towards the remaining required courses for the Brock MBA must be chosen by the student in consultation with the Graduate Program Office. Substitutions must be approved by the Graduate Program Office.
Other degree requirements for the Master in Management include:
- Thesis (15 ECTS);
- Official TOEIC score of 785 minimum (or equivalent), if not previously submitted (non-native English speakers only);
- Completion of the ‘Sulitest’ - Sustainability Literacy Test.
- 6 month Summer Internship in France (or Canada) required for KEDGE degree

Program Requirements (Kedge Students)

Transfer Courses

The following 3rd year Bachelor courses will transfer as equivalent 1st year MBA courses at Brock:

PGE-B3-ACC-001-F-L-Comptabilite Generale; Intro to Accounting (equivalent to MBAB 5P01 )**
PGE-B3-STR-004-F-L-Developpement durable; RSE CSR (equivalent to MBAB 5P25 )**
PGE-B3-ACC-002-F-L- Controle de gestion - Management Accounting (equivalent to MBAB 5P06 )**
PGE-B3-ECO-001-F-L- Economie (equivalent to MBAB 5P03 )**

Year One at Kedge

Core Courses

Human Resource Management (equivalent to MBAB 5P04 )*
Finance (equivalent to MBAB 5P08 )*
Marketing Management (equivalent to MBAB 5P05 )*
Corporate Strategy (equivalent to MBAB 5P21 )*
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (equivalent to MBAB 5P23 )*
Managing in Complexity (equivalent to an unspecified elective at Brock)*

Year Two at Brock

Term 1 (At Brock)

Term 2 (At Brock)

Notes

* Required core courses at Kedge.
** Elective courses at Kedge that would satisfy required core course requirements at Brock
Kedge students will complete their work placement in Canada at the end of year 2.