GEM offers Undergraduate Certificates, taught 100% in English to validate skills in Global Management, Marketing and Advertising, Finance and Accounting, Fashion and Design, or Entrepreneurship.
Certificate in Business Studies (CBS): offered in year 2
This Certificate is offered on the Grenoble Campus.
The Certificate in Business Studies is completed during the fall OR spring semester of year 2 of the International Undergraduate program. Students who validate 30 ECTS credits including the language module in semester 1 or 2 will receive the Certificate in Business Studies CBS.
Students must have validated 60 ECTS credits before they begin this semester program.
Fall semester: • Managerial and Financial Accounting • Fundamentals of Research Skills • Technology Management and AI • Operations and Supply Chain Management • Sales Techniques and Negotiation • Foreign Languages
Spring semester: • Consumer Behaviour for Market Research • Corporate Finance • Exploring Academic Research • Sustainable Live Business Project • French Business and Culture • Foreign Languages
Certificate in International Business (CIB): offered in year 3
The CIB is offered during the first semester of year 3 of the International Undergraduate program. Students validating 30 ECTS credits including the language module will receive the Certificate in International Business CIB.
Students must have validated 120 ECTS credits before they begin this semester program.
The CIB is offered in the fall semester of year 3 on the Grenoble campus with the following modules :
Fall semester: • International Perspectives in Marketing • Global Strategy • Social Responsibility in International Business • Innovation Management • Geopolitics • Foreign Language
The CIB is offered in the fall or spring semester of year 3 on the Paris campus with the following modules :
Fall semester : • International Business Law • Global Strategy • International Perspectives in Marketing • Innovation and Design Thinking • People at Work • Foreign Language
Spring semester : • Social Responsibility in International Business • International Macro Economics • Geopolitics • Sustainable Entrepreneurship • Research Methods and Design • Foreign Language
Specialization Certificate: Spring Semester of year 3
Specialisations are available on the Grenoble Campus only : opening of specialisations subject to student demand.
The Specialisation Certificates are available in the second semester of year 3 at the Grenoble campus. Students validating 30 ECTS credits including the language module will receive a Certificate according to the Specialisation chosen.
Students must have validated 120 ECTS credits before they begin this semester program.
Certificate in Global Management
Objectives: Obtain fundamentals of business whilst developing language and intercultural competences to gain a full skillset in global management.
Modules: • International Finance • European Business Environment • Contemporary International Issues • Business Development in Emerging Economies • International Business Law • French Business and Culture • Foreign Language
Certificate in Marketing & Advertising
Objective: Develop the Marketing and Advertising operational skills and knowledge needed to contribute to a sustainable performance in the global marketplace.
Modules: • International Advertising and Public Relations • Brand Management • Digital Marketing • Sport Marketing and Events Management • Sustainable Marketing • French Business and Culture • Foreign Language
Certificate in Finance & Accounting
Prerequisites: Corporate Finance or Finance Fundamentals and Financial Accounting
Objective: Validate technical and analytical Finance and Accounting skills required by international companies.
Modules: • International Finance • Financial Markets & Instruments • Financial Statement Analysis • Budgeting and Reporting • International Business Law • French Business and Culture • Foreign Language
Certificate in Management of Fashion and Design Industry
Objective: Gain the managerial and business skills needed to understand and evolve in the fashion and design industry from an international and sustainable perspective.
Modules: • Fashion Management • Brand Management • Sustainable Development • Design Management • Legal Context of Fashion and Design Industry • Retail Management • French Business and Culture • Foreign Language
Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Objective: Develop an entrepreneurial skillset required to respond to business opportunities and international marketplace challenges in the field of high-tech and sustainable development.
Modules: • Entrepreneurial Opportunities • Business Planning • Entrepreneurial Finance • Entrepreneurship in Hi-Tech Sector • Sustainable and Social Entrepreneurship • French Business and Culture • Foreign Language
Total number of hours: 180 hours
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
• Understand the competitive positionings and strategies of international companies
• Determine a marketing and sales action plan
• Master data analysis
• Analyse the financial situation of a company
• Work and communicate in a multi-cultural work group
Evaluation
Typically, students are assigned 15-18 hours of interactive face to face teaching per week and are expected to work 30 hours outside the classroom. This includes pre-reading and preparation for class, homework and group/individual assessments. In groups of 3-5, students work on presentations, essays and projects in order to learn about the challenges and decisions facing managers and business leaders today. International student work groups meet on a frequent basis.
Pedagogy
Verification of skills and competences acquired through continuous assessment and exams.
Diplomas and accreditations
Updated 4/17/2024