Master's Degree - Grande École Program | International
ICD Business School offers students 8 international dual degree programs and an opportunity to study abroad in 80 partner universities located throughout Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania, the Middle East, Caucasia, and Europe.
An international focus at the heart of the program
International experience starting in the first year
Starting in their very first year, students spend a full semester abroad, in Coventry, England, with the option of also enrolling in ICD Business School's French-Chinese Program (PFC).
This unique program focuses on building specific expertise in Europe-Asia exchanges. Designed in partnership with a university in Shanghai, the program offers students a head start on their international careers in the fields of exports, procurement, and distribution.
Graduates of the French-Chinese program have an excellent level in both Chinese and English. Students start taking intensive Chinese courses in their first year and spend their 3rd and 4th years of the Grande École program studying in China.
The 3rd year - A jump start to international careers
Students spend the second semester of their third year abroad or can opt to spend the entire year studying at a foreign partner university.
Internationale immersion
Undergraduate (Bac to Bac+3)
Year 1
The semester at Coventry University is the first immersion opportunity for students in an international academic environment of excellence. Attending classes taught in English and experiencing daily life in England and on campus are all ways to become immersed in the local culture and experience something truly unforgettable.
Year 2
In addition to providing opportunities to strengthen language skills, the 2nd year has also been designed to introduce students to international geopolitical, economic, and legal concepts.
- Internships: The second year of the Grande École program requires students to complete a 3-to-4-month internship in France or abroad, enabling them to start building their networks and test themselves in a professional environment.
- Intercultural Management Semester (IMS): The IMS is a unique cultural, professional, and academic experience. This traveling semester takes students from the USA to Asia and combines university courses, cultural outings, and company meetings, enabling participants to explore international management, marketing, and sales practices.
Year 3
- International Semester: This new academic, cultural, and linguistic immersion experience abroad will take students to one of ICD Business School's 80 partner universities, allowing them to develop an ability to work independently and learn to approach business and marketing from a different perspective.
- Dual Degree Programs: Students can choose to enroll in one of ICD Business School's dual degree programs developed with our partner universities. These programs can be a springboard to an international career abroad and an opportunity to grow as a future professional, thanks to new academic approaches to business and marketing.
Graduate Program (Years 4 and 5)
Year 4
Courses in the 4th year are taught mainly in English, reinforcing the international identity of the Grande École program.
- French-Chinese Track: Students will spend their 4th year in China at Fudan University and obtain the Fudan "International Trade" certificate, a huge asset for anyone interested in specializing in French-Chinese trade.
International Track: Students choose the International Business Development major at ICD Business School and complete an international internship abroad.
Year 5
In 5th year, students can choose to spend semesters 1 and 2 at an international partner university.
International Track: Students can choose to enroll in a dual degree program.
International career paths
The French-Chinese Program
The French-Chinese Program ICD Business School's "French-Chinese Program" has been designed to build business development expertise specific to Europe-Asia trade. Thanks to an advanced level in both Chinese and English, program graduates can easily move on to careers in exports, procurement, distribution, and international trade.
The Intercultural Management Semester
IMS ICD: This semester offers students a unique professional immersion experience in international business environments. It combines theoretical learning and business meetings with French managers and entrepreneurs based abroad.
International orientation seminar
To help our first-year students settle in and adjust to the strong international focus of ICD's approach to learning, the program begins with an optional 2-week long international orientation seminar.
Subsidized by our partner companies, this seminar allows students to discover a new way of life while experiencing first-hand the unique culture of an economically strong, foreign country.
The program includes lectures, conferences, meetings with business leaders, cultural visits, and excursions, all designed to encourage the group members to learn more about one another and start building a team dynamic.
"Studying at ICD has been an extremely rewarding experience for me. As a result, I became more independent, better organized, and more aware of the world around me. Through my various study-abroad experiences in Germany, the USA, and Ireland, I was able to discover new cultures and different ways of learning. The program also equipped me with solid technical and soft skills that have been extremely useful in starting my business career. To add to my marketing degree from ICD Business School, I have now decided to take a specialized course in UX design."