Global BBA – Bachelor in Business Administration

Course information: the 4-year Global BBA

Bilingual track or 100% in English, international destinations, internships in business and in start-ups, apprenticeship (the Apprenticeship Track is subject to a selection process after admission), entrepreneurship, Masters track, etc. Throughout your course you will customize your pathway within the Global BBA. A great way to combine your personal desires and your professional career trajectory!

Highlights

Each year will enable you to gradually reaffirm your professional career path via:

• Core courses in management (management, economics, marketing, accounting, finance, strategy, human resources, international development, etc.)
• Business simulation games
• A real consultancy project in internationalisation with local businesses
• A project supporting local associations (Social Engagement Project)
• Professional guidance pathway in the 4^th year:
  • Enterprise Specialism
  • Masters track (elective courses in line with the studies you are aiming to pursue: finance, marketing, innovation management, sustainable development, purchasing, logistics & supply chain, etc.)
  • Community association track (timetable adapted to facilitate community engagement)
• A wide variety of professional experiences including an internship in a start-up and at least one internship abroad
• The possibility of business/school block release (as an apprenticeship)
• Acquisition of a strong digital culture via a progressive learning pathway (from the 1^st to the 4^th year of the course) with NEOMA Coding School.
• High-level athletes and artists may benefit from an adapted programme in order to pursue both their studies and their passion.

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Skill sets

After earning a Global BBA from NEOMA Business School, you will be an versatile operational manager working in a multicultural and/or international environment.

This track is based on 5 skill objectives:

• Managing teams and overseeing a department/operational unit
• Displaying personal and professional agility
• Creating and developing projects and/or companies in global and intercultural contexts
• Driving teams and yourself towards a common goal
• Developing a creative mindset and creating value in the projects and processes

Find the full list of skills for the Global BBA from NEOMA registered at the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP): RNCP sheet No. 36326/a>

Evaluation procedures

The programme is recognised through a dual validation:

• Ongoing assessment: evaluations conducted throughout the length of the programme in the form of individual or collective reports to be submitted,
• A final evaluation: performed at the end of the course, it can be done under different forms – it is, for the most part, individual

At the end of the programme and after a validation of 60 ECTS credits per programme year, the level-6 of International Management Programme degree is awarded to participants.

If some modules were not validated and thus no credits were earned, the programme participant can redo the evaluation during a period set up for this purpose.

Professional experience

Academic exchange in the 2nd year

The 2^nd year of your course is the year you spend time abroad. You can choose the duration of your exchange, undertaking an academic visit of six months or one year at one of our partner universities, all over the world! You will take courses and exams in English or in the language of the country (German, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.).

The Global BBA is based on the network of international partners of NEOMA BS.

• There are now 200 partners, spread over 5 continents, offering you a wide choice of destinations for your international academic exchange of six months or one year in the second year of the course.
• Our partner universities are selected for their quality and reputation. The aim of the exchange is to enable you to discover in situ a country, language and culture (IE Business School in Spain, BI School of Management in Norway, Singapore Management University, Universidad ESAN in Peru, Trinity College in Ireland, and more.).

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Focus on ‘Entrepreneurs accross borders’

This arrangement, initiated by NEOMA with 10 other prestigious business schools in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania and the Middle East, enables students who so wish to follow enterprise and innovation courses at one of the universities in this international consortium (Hong-Kong Baptist University, FGV Brazil, and more), while enjoying the benefit of support from their Incubator.
This is a unique opportunity to bring your project to life during your academic exchange, taking advantage of the expertise of a renowned institution and discovering a dynamic enterprise ecosystem that is culturally different from the French system. It’s the ideal experience to create a ‘born global’ start-up addressing international issues!

International internships

A professional experience in another country is an essential complement to your training that enables you to put your skills into practice, so you will spend at least 6 months doing an international internship. All the internships offered can be done internationally.

In addition, if you are following the apprenticeship (the Apprenticeship Track is subject to a selection process after admission) track, you have the benefit of distance courses to undertake a 6-month mission abroad in the 4^th year.

The second and third language

During your course you can continue or begin a second and third foreign language: Spanish, German and Chinese on all three campuses (Paris, Reims, Rouen); French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic and Korean at Reims and Rouen only.

Your career after the Global BBA

After your four years of study, you have two options open to you: to begin your professional career, or to continue your studies to obtain a Bac+5, in France or abroad.

Continuing your studies

• 70% of graduates of the Global BBA continue their studies to Master level

When you have graduated, you can undertake university Masters courses, Masters of Science or Specialist Masters in business or engineering schools, or the Master in Management Programmes at the best institutions in France and abroad:

• EAE Business School Barcelona, HEC/ULG Liège, IE Business School Madrid, University of Salford, Cardiff, University of St Gallen, and more.
• In France: ESSEC or ESCP Europe.

Graduates of the Global BBA are guaranteed the opportunity to continue their studies on one of the full-time MSc courses at NEOMA (on condition they have the level of English required by the programme and after a validation and counselling interview with the director of the MSc concerned). Remember the NEOMA MSc courses have the benefit of giving you a Master-level qualification!

Target professions

Once you graduate, you can work in a wide variety of fields:

• Marketing and communications: product manager, communications manager
• Business & development: head of sector, customer relations manager, sales consultant, account manager, sales manager, client portfolio manager
• Purchasing and logistics: purchaser, logistics manager, supply chain manager
• Finance: management control, audit assistant, accounting assistant
• Project management: project manager

Companies where our graduates are currently working

Accenture, Accor, Air France, ALSTOM, Atos, AUCHAN,  Axa, Barclays,  BearingPoint,  Beijaflore,  BMW,  BNP  Paribas,  Bouygues, BPCE, Capgemini, Carrefour, Chanel, Crédit Suisse, Crédit Mutuel, CGI, CSC, CIC, Cora, Crédit Agricole, Crédit du Nord, Danone, Décathlon, Deutsche Bank, EDF, General Electric, Google, Henkel, Hermès, Hewlett Packard, HSBC, IBM,  JP  Morgan,  KLM,  La  Poste,  LCL,  LVMH,  L’Oréal,  McDonald’s,  Mondelez  International,  Michelin,  Natixis,  Nestlé, Orange, Oresys, Pernod Ricard, Philips, PSA, Procter & Gamble, Renault, Sanofi, SFR, Siemens, SNCF, Thales, TOTAL, Unilever, Valeo, Veolia, Yves Rocher

Performance indicators

Admission procedures

The admission procedures differ depending on where you earned your last diploma.

Holders of a French diploma

You can enter the Global BBA at NEOMA after the Baccalaureate exam through Parcoursup, or directly in the 3rd year through the parallel admission process.

1st year programme admission

Via Parcoursup and the Concours SESAME entrance exam

Profile: applicants who earned a Baccalaureate diploma in France or in a French institution abroad and students enrolled in a first cycle of French higher education who want to change academic direction.

Selection :

Once your “SESAME entrance exam/Global BBA” choices are confirmed on Parcoursup, you need to sit for the SESAME entrance exam, an exam shared by 14 business and international management schools.

1. 1st april – 12th april 2023: technical test and written tests on TestWe.
   Learn more about the 2022 SESAME exam schedule
   Learn more about how to sit for the written exams SESAME 2022 SESAME exam rules

2. 27th april – 16th may 2023: If you earn sufficient marks on the written exams and on the Parcoursup dossier, you will be invited to the oral exams whose content and format change from one school to another: individual interview, interview in a specific language. Learn more about the exam- and programme-based coefficients
3. 1st june 2023: Once you’ve passed all of the exams, you can consult your exam results on Parcoursup then on mySESAME. Learn more about the admissions results
4. 1st june – 13th july 2023: I choose my programme and I enter my school. Learn more about the procedures that needed to be followed

How to apply to Global BBA, Rouen or Reims campus?

All you have to do is select the programme and the campus on Parcoursup.

In order to validate your application, a payment of 50€ must be made on the mySESAME web site at the following address: https://mysesame.concours-sesame.net/phasecomplementaire

The proof of payment provided must then be deposited on Parcoursup. This payment is unique, regardless of the number of courses or schools of the SESAME bank to which you apply during the complementary phase.

Assessment methods :

Candidates in the complementary phase do not take any written or oral tests. Only the elements of your Parcoursup file are taken into account and will be the subject of an in-depth analysis by the Global BBA management team. No additional documents will be accepted.

In order to limit the wait, applicants will receive a response within 2 working days of submitting their application.

Admission to the 3^rd year of the course

Profile: holders of a Bac+2, Bac+3, with a minimum level of CECR B2 in English and international experience (for example, internship or academic visit).

Selection: by dossier, motivation interview (in English – 25 minutes) and oral in English (15 minutes – free discussion).

• Online applications at http://apply.neoma-bs.fr/

The examination of dossiers is done in the following manner. If your application dossier is selected (Qualifications are eligible, your record of academic results has been examined, etc.), you will be invited to take part in the motivation interview via Skype (in view of the current situation with COVID 19).

Those who hold an international diploma

Admission to the 1^st year of the course

Profile: holders of an international diploma of equivalent level to the French baccalaureate, IELTS 6.0 or equivalent to enter the English track, IELTS 5.5 or equivalent and B2 minimum level of French to enter the Bilingual track.

Selection: by dossier and interviews (motivation + English).

• Online applications at http://apply.neoma-bs.fr/

Admission to the 3^rd year of the course

Selection: by dossier and interviews (motivation + English).

• Online applications at http://apply.neoma-bs.fr/

In view of the current situation, the examination of dossiers is ongoing. If your dossier of application is selected (Qualifications are eligible, your record of academic results has been examined, your level of English is satisfactory), you will be invited to take two oral tests via Skype (in view of the current situation with COVID 19).