Double Master with Montpellier Business School
Founded in 1897, the ESC Montpellier is one of the oldest Écoles Supérieures de Commerce in France and one of the oldest management schools in Europe. It has been accredited by three bodies – the AACSB, AMBA and EFMD-EPAS – and hosts an average of 150 international students from 37 different countries. It also offers access to a highly exclusive alumni network in France. The school is regularly listed at top positions in national and international rankings.
- 46th Master in Management in the world, Financial Times ranking (September 2016)
- 14th in the SIGEM rankings of the “Concours Master,” Grande École Master Programme, (+ 5 places between 2011 and 2016).
- 12th Management School in France; Master Programme in the national ranking established by Le Point, Le Parisien
Degree programme
The degree programme comprises 4 semesters. Students spend the first two semesters (Master 1, Bac +4, respectively) at their home institution and the last two semesters (Master 2, Bac +5, respectively) at the host institution.
During their stay at the host institution, students remain enrolled at their home institution. Both institutions recognize the course credit earned according to the double degree programme mutually and equivalently. At the University of Bamberg, course credit and credit recognition are governed by the examination regulations for the master’s degree programme in business administration and management. Course credit and credit recognition at the ESC Montpellier are regulated by the ESC’s examination regulations. To a large extent, students can define the course of study themselves by their choice of certain areas of focus. Students initially admitted in Bamberg may choose from all areas of focus that are part of the master’s degree programme in business administration and management.
Application and Language Proficiency
During the application for winter term the double degree application is included in the regular application process for the Master in Business Administration. The application for the double degree requires the following additional documents / proofs:
- Statement of motivation in English or German
- French at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of References for Languages
- English by means of the TOEFL test (online) with a minimum score of 60 points or the IELTS test with at least 6 points
Additionally, a TOEIC score of 790 is required to validate a Master degree at Montpellier Business School. Information regarding the necessary documents and deadlines can be found here:
>>>Further Information about the dual degree application and deadlines
Obtaining the academic degrees
On completion of the double degree programme, the ESC Montpellier awards the academic degree
- Diplôme d’École Supérieure de Commerce de Montpellier/Master in Management
and the University of Bamberg awards the academic degree
- Master of Science in business administration and management
The programme details mainly depend on whether the student starts the programme in Bamberg or in Montpellier. The following overview is designed for planning and orientation, while the individual programme details result from the individual recognition agreement students reach with the programme coordinators at both universities based on the current versions of the studying and examination rules for the underlying degree programmes. The courses currently offered in Bamberg are defined by the current version of theModule Handbook(in German only).
In Bamberg, students can choose the Master in Business Administration. In Montpellier, they can choose between the following Majors:
- Major in Finance
- Major in Marketing
- Major in Digital Transformation
- Major in Business Excellence
- Major in International Business
In Bamberg, the modules are allocated to the module groups as follows:
| Starting in Bamberg | ||
|---|---|---|
| Module group | 1st year in Bamberg | 2nd year in Montpellier |
| Specialisation Business Administration 1 | 18 | |
| Specialisation Business Administration 2 | 18 | |
| General Management | 36 | |
| Research | 18 | |
| Business Language | 6 | |
| Master Thesis | 24 | |
| Total ECTS | 120 | |
In detail, the course credits for students matriculated in the Master in Business Administration in Bamberg are allocated as follows:
| 1. year in Bamberg | 2. year in Montpellier | |
|---|---|---|
| Module group General Management | ||
| TU 1 Academic Knowledge | 17 | |
| Depending on the track chosen by the student in Montpellier, one of the following: | ||
| TU3 Special topics in business & strategy | 19 | |
| TU3 Special topics in finance | 19 | |
| TU3 Special topics in marketing | 19 | |
| TU3 Special topics in management | 19 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module group Specialisation I and II | ||
| Two specialisation modules following the current offer in Bamberg | 36 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module group Business Languages | ||
| One Business Language module from the current offer following the MHB in Bamberg. | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Module group Research | ||
| Free choice of modules offered in the module groupe Research following the current version of the MHB in Bamberg. | 18 | |
| 18 | ||
| Master Thesis | ||
| TU2 Applied and scientific approach | 13 | |
| Professional experience PGE3 | 5 | |
| Depending on the track chosen by the student in Montpellier, one of the following: | ||
| Research methods in business & strategy | 2 | |
| Research methods in finance | 2 | |
| Research methods in marketing | 2 | |
| Research methods in management | 2 | |
| Master Thesis | 4 | |
| 24 | ||
The current verion of the Module Handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. in Business Administration can be found here (German only).