Grande Ecole Program

Year 1: Discovering & understanding the world of business

The first year of the course at ICD focuses on ensuring you’re equipped with the fundamentals of sales and marketing.  You’ll also benefit from a first experience abroad and a short business placement allowing you to develop your personal and career projects.

Year 2: Developing marketing skills & an entrepreneurial mindset

In year 2, you’ll further develop the knowledge and understanding acquired in the first year.  You’ll also acquire a global approach to the way business organisations function, enabling you to develop key operational skills.

Year 3: Understanding international markets

In year 3, you’ll be able to develop a truly global business perspective thanks to a study abroad semester or a full year following a double degree programme.  The opportunities we’ll offer you to explore new cultures and carry out an international business placement will help you develop a different understanding of sales and marketing practices.

• International kick-off seminar (optional)
• Semester 1: Courses taught in France 
• Semester 2: Courses taught in Coventry + a 2 to months business placement
• Option: Franco-Chinese track

• Semester 1: Courses taught in France
• Semester 2: Courses taught in France + a 3 to 4-month business placement OR Intercultural Management Semester (SMI) OR Courses taught overseas
• Option: Franco-Chinese track

• Semester 1: Courses taught in France OR overseas 
• Semester 2: Courses taught overseas
• OR Full year in exchange with an opportunity of double degree 
• International business placement: 3-4 months
• Option: Franco-Chinese track

Year 4: Developing your career project and your employability

In the first year at Master’s level you’ll start specializing in an area of business chosen from the 4 domains of expertise for which ICD is renowned: Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain Maangement or Business Development.  We’ll help you develop your career project and equip you with specific expert skills in your chosen future sector of activity.

Major and minor courses system
Majors courses :

• International business development (in english)
• Responsible business development & customer experience
• Digital marketing in transition
• Purchasing and supply-chain management

Minors courses :

• Innovation in developing luxury brands, services, and goods
• Developing an ai project
• Rethinking the agri-food industry 
• the retail industry 
• Festivals! 
• Healthtech

Year 5: Developing specialist skills and knowledge & preparing for employment

Managers who are capable of combining specific business expertise with the ability to take a global perspective of business issues will be in high demand in the future.  The 5th year of the Grande Ecole Programme has therefore been designed to ensure our graduates have a successful start to their careers in business.

The Grande Ecole Masters Programme is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation by decree (02/07/2018) to award a 5-year Masters level qualification.  Decree published in the corresponding official bulletin of the French State on 30/08/2018, and registered with the National Repertoire of Professional Certifications (RNCP) - code 23500, code NSF 312m - 312v, code CPF 241455

• ICD Paris: Work study scheme OR Full time study (100% of courses taught in English + 6-month business placement overseas) OR Semester 1 in France and Semester 2 overseas
• ICD Toulouse: Work-study scheme OR Full-time study (100% of courses taught in English + 6-month business placement overseas)

• ICD Paris: Work study scheme OR 100% of courses taught overseas with double degree opportunity
• ICD Toulouse: Work study scheme OR 100% of courses taught overseas with double degree opportunity 

Studies at a leading French Business School go hand in hand with acquiring a solid international experience.  Thanks to the opportunities offered by our 83 universities across the globe, you’ll be able to study abroad at each stage of your course.

• Customer relationship management
• Digital marketing and Innovation

• International business development

• Purchasing, supply-chain & sustainable development

Over 40 years, ICD has been able to develop a wide-reaching and powerful network of employers who have remained loyal to our school thanks to the proven ability of our students to succeed in a broad range of cultural and professional environments.

Currently, several hundred business organisations in France and overseas collaborate with ICD to employ our students on business placements and full-time positions upon graduation.

• Auchan
• Orange
• Total
• ...

Year 1

Final year high school students:

For entry into year 1, you must apply via the PARCOURSUP central admissions system platform.  Thanks to our online admissions test platform, you can take the written tests in the comfort of your own home or in a place of your choice!  ICD will inform you of the arrangements for taking the written and oral admissions tests once you have applied via Parcoursup.  We’ll invite you to take the oral admission tests at one of our campuses or by Skype if you live overseas.

• Entry requirements: French Baccalaureate or its international equivalent.

Years 2 & 3

For admissions into years 2 and 3, candidates should apply directly at ICD Business School.  Please contact the admissions Team :

• Paris : Admission Team / phone : 0033 1 80 97 66 00  / email : admissions-icd@groupe-igs.fr
• Toulouse : Blandine Barbier / phone : 05 31 08 70 28 / email : bbarbier@groupe-igs.fr

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• Year 2 entry requirements: Candidates will be required to have passed the French Baccalaureate or its international equivalent and should provide an official certificate stating they have successfully completed a first year of higher education studies (60 ECTS credits obtained) linked to the programme study options.
• Year 3 entry requirements: Candidates will be required to have passed the French Baccalaureate or its international equivalent and should provide an official certificate stating that they successfully completed two years of higher education studies (120 ECTS credits obtained at the same institution) linked to the programme study options.

Years 4 & 5

For admissions into years 2 and 3, candidates should apply directly at ICD Business School.  Please contact the admissions Team :

• Paris : Admission Team / phone : 0033 1 80 97 66 00  / email : admissions-icd@groupe-igs.fr
• Toulouse : Blandine Barbier / phone : 05 31 08 70 28 / email : bbarbier@groupe-igs.fr

• Entry requirements: Applicants are required to have the French Baccalaureate (or international equivalent) with an undergraduate level qualification (180 ECTS credits) for year 4 entry, or with a postgraduate level qualification (240 ECTS credits) for year 5 entry.  Previous qualifications should correspond with the programme of study, preferably but not exclusively in Economics, Business or Management.

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