Duration
4 semesters
Component
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
The Languages, Business and International Trade (LACI) program combines the learning of two modern languages with international business techniques.
Its aim is to train students to a high level of competence in foreign languages (English/German, English/Spanish, English/Japanese or English/Chinese), to provide them with advanced knowledge in fields relating to export and international trade (international law, risk analysis, customs, transport and logistics, etc.), and to offer a broad opening onto other disciplines and cultures, as well as the professional world.
Skills
Over the course of the two-year Master's program, students acquire mastery of the tools and procedures of international trade, as well as an understanding of the different dimensions of this trade: legal, economic, cultural, historical and linguistic. In-depth study of two foreign languages enables students to communicate and negotiate with foreign interlocutors. The professional project and two internships enable students to put into practice the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom.
Useful contacts
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
02 38 49 47 73
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/lettres/international/presentation
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CAREER GUIDANCE
DOIP
Tel: 02 38 41 71 72
E-mail :
Organization
Knowledge control
Teaching units are assessed by continuous assessment and/or written and oral final exams. They are definitively acquired once the student has obtained an average grade, and are assigned a coefficient and European credits. Compensations are made over the semester on the basis of the overall average of grades obtained in the various teaching units, weighted by coefficients. Two assessment sessions are organized for each semester.
Special features
Close links with companies in the Centre-Val de Loire region; M2 can be completed as a sandwich course.
Program
Master 1
- Semester 1
- Core curriculum; International Trade, Introduction to Business Management, International Economics, Organisational Theory and Labour Relations, Marketing, Politics of the EU ;
- Language A: Business English, English language and culture, civilization of English-speaking countries;
- Language B: language and culture of language B countries, civilization ;
- Advanced options: Competition law, Introduction to European law, Export Assistance in France, European Economic Environment.
- Semester 2
- Core curriculum: International Trade, European Business Law, International Banking Management, International Economics ;
- Language A: Business English ;
- Language B: Language and culture of B-language countries ;
- Advanced options: Staff Management, Financial Management and Analysis, Employment Law, International Business Creation.
Master 2
- Semester 3
- Common core: European Business Law, Business Ethics, International Accounting Management System, Purchasing ;
- Language A: Business English ;
- Language B: Language and culture of B-language countries ;
- Advanced options: Transport and logistics, Customs, Sales law, Business Structures GB/USA, Computing-Web Technology, Introduction to research;
- Professionalization: Research project, apprenticeship or professionalization contract.
- Semester 4
- Core curriculum: International Strategy, Risk Analysis ;
- Language A: English for Negotiation ;
- Language B: Language and culture of B-speaking countries;
- Advanced options: Economic Intelligence, Financial Techniques, International Trade (payment techniques), European Project Funding ;
- Professionalization: 4-6 month internship or research dissertation, apprenticeship or professionalization contract.
Admission
Admission requirements
For Master 1
Applications are open to holders of an LEA degree (through MonMaster). Students holding another degree must have a C1 level in LVA (English), B2 in LVB (German, Chinese, Spanish or Japanese) and a solid grounding in applied subjects related to international business.
Admission is by selection. The jury is made up of members of the teaching staff. The main assessment criteria are academic results, professional experience (internships and jobs), foreign language skills and professional project.
The jury pays particular attention to the candidates' business culture.
The program is available through continuing education and work-study programs (SEFCO and CFA des Universités) in M2.
How to register
M1 application form to be sent to the following address:
M2 application form to be sent to the following address:
Tuition fees
For students:
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/univ/formation/droits-dinscriptions
For adults returning to school; consult SEFCO.
For apprenticeship training:
https://www.cfa-univ.fr/la-demarche-apprentissage/apprentis/
And then
Professional integration
The students trained by the LACI Master's program will eventually occupy managerial and specialist positions in a SME/SMI in France or abroad.
Graduates of this master's program will be able to apply for jobs such as export manager, export zone manager, export department manager, product manager, project manager, purchasing manager, etc.