Bachelor in Business AdministrationProgram

A dual international and professional perspective

The Bachelor in Business Administration offers future international managers four years of training directly after high school. Students alternate between the classroom and a company, in France or abroad, to develop their ability to adapt and work independently in multicultural environments.



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Orientation Counseling Manager
Anne-Laure Hecquet
Student/Corporate Relations and Professional Experience Validation Coordinator for the Bachelor in Business Administration
Tel : 33 (0)1 34 43 31 41

Internships
Jean Marc Beignon
Student/Coorporate relations and Internship coordinator for the Bachelor in Business Administration
Tel : 33 (0)1 34 43 33 72

Two internships to enhance the student’s professional skills

The two internships that are part of the BBA ESSEC program offer students 11 to 18 months of professional experience.

  • Beginning in the second year, the student undertakes an “entrepreneurial” internship aimed at completing an assessment and delivering a business plan for a development project.
  • This assignment gives students the opportunity to apply theory to a real-life business situation early on, thereby optimizing the 50 hours of coursework dedicated to entrepreneurship they completed in the first year.
  • In the fourth year, the “decision-making” internship (for non-interns) is a six-month assignment completed in France or abroad, which allows students to carry out an important function for the company.

Student testimonials: Decision-making internships

Personalized support

  • A career-advising team: coaching/orientation specialists and specialized service providers help students define and develop their career plan throughout their academic program. They provide training in techniques for finding internships and jobs (in both French and English), individual counseling sessions (defining projects, targeting companies, marketing oneself, guidance for international students, handwriting analysis, etc.).
  • Special opportunities for students meet with companies to obtain essential information for developing their career plan.
  • Individual tutoring: each student receives support in developing his or her career plan from a BBA ESSEC graduate or an ESSEC Business School professor or executive. The technical and managerial skills the student has acquired in his or her professional experience are assessed using evaluation tools and during individual meetings.