Major Overview

This program is designed to address the demands and contexts of the critical and complex challenges of the 21st century.  A guiding principle of this major is to find the path from the strategic, social, environmental, political and economic status quo to new approaches that better meet the challenges presented by anthropogenic climate change, economic inequality, social justice and other pressing issues in contemporary society.  Students can choose from three focus areas: Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability or NGO and Mission-Based Management. Through these focus areas, students will acquire tools to analyze complex problems, understand and create organizational structures and apply different organizational strategies and practices to a variety of problems, projects and contexts.  

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Ecological and Environmental Economics

Learn the economic theory underpinning green policy initiatives worldwide.

Learning Outcomes

The educational goals for this major are as follows:

  • Examine how organizations of various structures and design operate in local and global environments in a sustainable and socially responsible manner.    

  • Apply critical thinking and analytical frameworks in management context with uncertain data and limited financial information.   

  • Apply organizational strategies and practices to different cultural, environmental, social, entrepreneurial, economic, and mission-based contexts.    

  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate convincingly, as an organizational professional, in writing and orally.   

  • Work independently and collaboratively to achieve stated organizational, social and environmental goals as demonstrated in projects and case studies in the classroom and in the field.    

Learning Environment

Through small classes, practical hands-on projects, study trips or internships, you’ll be given the space to practice analysis, problem solving, teamwork, and effective communication skills, while examining issues of climate change, ethics, responsibility and other contemporary concerns. Support from faculty advisors will help students explore their interests and better customize their degree path. Our program takes full advantage of the multiple resources and support systems available thanks to our location in the heart of Paris and Europe, and these will allow you to acquire the skills you’ll need to succeed in a global environment.  

Major Components
Build Your Degree

With every single one of our majors, you’ll find a carefully curated medley of core courses and electives, which will provide you with the tools you need to establish an unshakeable foundation in the principles and concepts fundamental to your growth within your disciplines of choice. Many majors also enable you to specialize further within the broader area of study.

Core Courses

Core Courses

We aim to help you develop a range of skills, capacities, and modes of inquiry that will be crucial for your future since employers and graduate schools are looking for the critical thinking and innovative problem-solving skills that are associated with a liberal arts education, including sophisticated writing abilities, willingness to pose difficult questions, and an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts surrounding a topic or decision.

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Electives

Electives

Each elective provides you with entry to a variety of subject areas which you can choose among to further focus your studies. With the help of your academic advisor, you’ll be able to tailor your major so that it most effectively prepares you for the next step in your academic and professional journey.

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Core Courses

The EMS core courses, which you must take as part of the major requirements, will provide you with the tools you’ll need to ground your present and future studies. Your introduction to the fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainability will help pave the way for your successful completion of other degree courses and your selected focus areas:

 

BA1020 Foundations Of Management

The course introduces students to basic economics and management concepts and how the organizational setting influences human behavior. The course will look at management and organization topics from different domains, such as strategy, finance, marketing, operations and business ethics, to get a rich understanding of managing. Rather than presenting managing a business as a simple social technique by which managers enforce organizational standards, we will take a critical approach to understand how theory influences practice and how our perceptions of leadership and management evolve through changing contexts. An essential context is climate change caused by human activities. Anthropogenic climate change is the most significant unmet challenge facing leaders, managers, organizations and those who study them throughout this century. Through readings, in-class activities, assignments, cases and/or simulations, the course will explore how managing and organizational behavior influences the strategies of organizations and businesses. The course builds upon the active participation of students. We expect students to prepare carefully for each course meeting and engage fully in group work.

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BA1021 Foundations Of Project Management

This course introduces the planning and practices fundamental to project management with an emphasis on planning, problem-solving, innovation, creativity and flexibility in the context of a “live” client project.

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MA1020 Applied Statistics I

Introduces the tools of statistical analysis. Combines theory with extensive data collection and computer-assisted laboratory work. Develops an attitude of mind accepting uncertainty and variability as part of problem analysis and decision-making. Topics include: exploratory data analysis and data transformation, hypothesis-testing and the analysis of variance, simple and multiple regression with residual and influence analyses.

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DS1060 Data Science I: Methods And Context

This project-based course introduces data science by looking at the whole cycle of activities involved in data science projects. Students will learn how to think about problems with rigor and creativity, ethically applying data science skills to address those problems. The course project will address the theoretical, mathematical and computational challenges involved in data science.

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BA2001 Financial Accounting

This course introduces students to the financial accounting cycle and financial reporting for corporations. Students learn how to measure and record accounting data and prepare financial statements. At the end of the course, students choose a company and do an analysis of their financial statements, comparing their company against a competitor company, using financial ratios.

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BA2003 Accounting For Decision Making

This is an introductory level accounting course that encompasses key concepts of financial reporting, managerial accounting, and analysis. Using a hands-on experiential approach, students compete in a “real-world” business simulation. Teams apply key accounting concepts and tools to make strategic management, marketing, new product design, operations, and finance decisions and analyze their impact on market position and business performance.

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BA2010 Entrepreneurship & New Ventures

This course provides the student with the basic understanding of small business management and the activities required for the planning and creation of new enterprises.ntrepreneurial spirit, opportunity identification, new ventures selection, ownership options, legal and tax issues will be discussed.tudents apply concepts and tools to evaluate market opportunities and, most importantly, will develop a business model. Special attention is given to entrepreneurship in an international setting.

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EC2010 Principles Of Microeconomics

Focuses on the role played by relative market prices in our society and on the forces of market supply and demand in determining these prices. Since the actions of consumers and firms underlie supply and demand, the course studies in detail the behavior of these two groups.

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EC2020 Principles Of Macroeconomics

Examines the determinants of the levels of national income, employment, rates of interest, and prices. Studies in detail the instruments of monetary and fiscal policy, highlighting the domestic and international repercussions of their implementation.

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BA2020 Management & Organizational Behavior

The course introduces students to basic Management/Organizational Behavior concepts and enables them to understand the attitude and behaviors on the individual level and the group level within organizations. Students will be enabled to use Organizational Behavior tools and theories to recognize organizational patterns within a complex social situation. Students will be provided with readings, lectures, and cases that provide a diverse and robust understanding of human interaction in organization.

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BA3010 Corporate Finance

Examines finance as the practical application of economic theory and accounting data in the procurement and employment of capital funds. Applies the principles of strong fiscal planning and control to asset investment, and debt and equity financing decisions. Emphasizes sound leveraging in view of the time value of money, subject to the pernicious effects of taxation and inflation. BA 2002 recommended for simultaneous registration.

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BA3012 Business Ethics And Csr

This course explores the ethical issues that arise from the operation of business in a globalized and inter-connected economy. By applying the tools of theory, ethical analysis and personal reflection to a variety of real-life case studies, students will explore several disciplines of management practice, including marketing, operations, strategy, organizational behaviour, finance and accounting. Topical areas will be explored from multiple perspectives, including human rights, political involvement by business, sweatshop labour, the export of hazardous products, deceptive marketing practices, bribery, whistleblowing, religious/social discrimination, corporate governance, cross-cultural differences, sustainability and environmental issues, corporate social responsibility, and consumer society. The format of the course will be a series of interactive seminars and student participation is required. By the end of the course, students should have developed an organised, personally reflective approach to decision-making that can offer guidance when confronting difficult ethical dilemmas in both business and personal life.

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BA3087 Sustainability Management

Sustainability Management addresses global warming and consequences such as extreme weather and biodiversity degradation. Following stable climate conditions, we are now confronted with the uncharted territory of the Anthropocene. Management must engage with these wicked issues marked by complexity. Students will gain an understanding of the consequences of climate change for strategies and organizational dynamics. Pre-requisites: BA 2020 and junior standing.

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BA4045 International Marketing Seminar

The course introduces students to advanced-level marketing concepts in their use in strategic and professional contexts to prepare students for graduate-level academic and professional work in the field of marketing. The course focuses on analytical, qualitative, and strategic approaches to ethical decision making and effective problem-solving, asking students to reflect upon the field of marketing from a variety of professional, critical and ethical perspectives. The course is case-driven, with background given on advanced marketing topics through lectures, discussions, and written reports. The course culminates with a final portfolio project relevant to each student’s personal, academic, and professional goals presented to program faculty and industry professionals. This course is intended as a capstone course for Marketing majors as their final course in the program sequence, as well as for Marketing minors and other Economics & Management Majors. It leverages all the subject areas studied in the marketing program and it is highly recommended that students complete their required relevant courses before enrolling in the class.

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BA4080 Strategic Management: A Global Persp.

Through readings, in-class activities, assignments and cases, the course will explore how Strategic Management influences the direction of organizations and businesses and how theoretical and societal trends influence practices in these areas. The course follows a participative model, so students are expected to be prepared and attend each course meeting.

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BA4095 Senior Project

A Senior Project is an independent study representing a Major Capstone Project that needs to be registered using the Senior Project registration form. (Download: https://aupforms.formstack.com/workflows/senior_project)

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