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Trier, Germany
French Track
Management

Students begin their studies at the USC campus by drawing on the expertise of Moore School international faculty. Core courses include: Globalization and Corporate Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Financial Accounting in the International Environment, Global Strategic Management, Decision Analysis, Global Economics, Management Accounting in the Global Environment, Global Leadership and Ethics, Global Finance, Global Marketing Management, International Management, Operations Management, and Information Systems. The Wachovia Lecture Series runs simultaneously allowing students to hear leaders in business speaking from their rich and practical experiences.

The French Track of the IMBA program at the Moore School prepares graduate students for effective business problem-solving in French-speaking countries. France, Belgium, and Switzerland are the first countries that come to mind, but one should not forget French Guiana, Martinique, the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, or French Polynesia. A mobil manager well versed in the French language and culture is better prepared to contribute in the day-to-day activities of for-profit and non-profit entities.

Phase I

Year 1: July - December

Students begin their studies at the USC campus by drawing on the expertise of Moore School international faculty. Core courses include: Globalization and Corporate Responsibility, Entrepreneurship; Financial Accounting in the International Environment, Global Strategic Management, Decision Analysis, Global Economics, Management Accounting in the Global Environment, Global Leaderhsip and Ethics, Global Finance, Global Marketing Management, International Management, Operations Management, and Informations Systems. The Wachovia Lecture Series runs simultaneously allowing students to hear leaders in business speaking form their rich and practical experiences.

Phase II

Year 1: January - April

Students move from USC to the prestigious ESC at its Clermont, France campus. Modern French language instruction will be provided using state-of-the-art audio visual tools in a well-equipped language lab. Before the students actually re-enter the workplace on internship, he or she will have had an average of 560 hours of language training including a segment about doing business in France. The in-country language immersion will also include field trips to companies and industries in Europe. At the end of this phase, the standardized T.E.F. exam of French language proficiency is administered, and a certificate is issued.

Phase III

Year 1: May - mid-August

Students pursue internships that are structured assignments, for the most part, within large or small corporations or not for profit institutions where they are able to complete tasks based on their functional area of interest, i.e., finance, marketing, etc. Recent projects have been completed in Europe (France, Belgium, Switzerland) and Africa (Mali, Morocco, Senegal), but could take place in the French Caribbean, French Polynesia, or the French-speaking part of Canada, depending on visa criteria.

Phase IV

Year 2: Late August - May

Upon completion of their respective internships, students will have the option to return to the USC campus to take courses they select in preparing toward a concentration, or they may take electives abroad at one of the IMBA program partner institutions. Most IMBA candidates take advantage of the outstanding Graduate Career Management resources on campus in Columbia to focus on their job search in the Fall and opt to take electives in the Spring at institutions where exchange agreements have been established, such as ESCP-EAP , ESC Clermont, and ISC-Paris that allow them to build on their Fench language skills.

For more information on the Moore School and opportunities for French language study, contact: Ms. Cynthia Wharton, Associate Director and Advisor - IMBA: cwharton@moore.sc.edu , telephone: 803-777-3605.

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