Preparatory programme (Abidjan)

  • PARIS
  • ABIDJAN
  • NICE

Intake

  • September

Pace

  • Full time

Graduation diploma

  • Certified RNCP
  • USW Top-Up award
  • Visé Bac+3
  • 5-year Master's degree

Teaching languages

  • French French
  • English English

Introduction

IPAG allows you to start your three or five year course with a two-year preparatory programme on its Abidjan campus, during which you will acquire the fundamentals of management and administration and carry out two internships in companies of 9 weeks each.

At the end of these two years, you will continue your studies in France, in Great Britain and in Abidjan, in one of IPAG's degree programmes, depending on your professional aspirations and your choice of campus. Our programmes are internationally recognised and make you fully operational on the job market.

Admissions

ON FILE + TESTS + Motivational interview

• In the 1st year, subject to obtaining the baccalaureate or equivalent
• In the 2nd year, subject to obtaining the baccalaureate or equivalent and having completed a year of management studies in higher education
• In 3rd year, subject to having obtained the baccalaureate or equivalent and having completed two years of studies in management in higher education

Elements of the online application file
• Last three school reports
• Results of the baccalaureate or transcript of marks from anticipated tests
• Curriculum vitæ (CV)
• Cover letter

The 3 stages of the admission process
• Evaluation of the application file
• Written tests of logic, English and general culture (MCQ)
• Motivational interview (30 minutes)

Contact
Mme Isabelle Raudrant
Abidjan Training Centre Manager
Tel : +225 75 12 57 38 / +225 05 03 78 01 32
Mail : ipag.abidjan@ipag.fr

  • Description

  • Programme

  • Career

  • Fees and funding

Bachelor in Management General

2 first years in Abidjan

  • Full time

1st year in Abidjan
The beginning of the course is devoted to acquiring a basic knowledge of marketing and communication, finance, economics and accounting. You also take language classes, participate in two business games and complete a sales internship between the two semesters.

ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT OPTION (100 hours)

  • Corporate Finance
  • Management control
  • General accounting
  • Audit

ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT OPTION (100 hours)

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Ideation and business opportunities
  • Innovation and lean start-up
  • Support and financing structures

2nd years in AbidjanThe second year on the Abidjan campus is an opportunity to deepen some of the lessons from the first year and to discover other subjects such as international trade, financial analysis, human resources and digital marketing. You raise your level of English by attending two courses taught in English, and by preparing for the international TOEFL test, you participate again in a business game and at the end of the first semester, you do a 9-week management internship.

ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT OPTION (100 hours)

  • Corporate Finance
  • Management control
  • General accounting
  • Audit

After two years of preparation in Abidjan, you can continue your studies by joining a French or English-speaking bachelor's degree programme (Bac+3), an English-speaking BBA programme (Bac+3) or the IPAG Grande École programme (Bac+5) if you wish to obtain a Master's degree.

3rd Year (French-speaking or English-speaking)

  • Full time

3rd year in French-speaking Bachelor
To obtain a degree at Bac+3 level, you can directly join the 3rd year of one of our six specialised French-speaking Bachelors, in Paris or Nice. During the first semester, you will follow common core courses and so-called "specialisation" courses, and during the second semester, you will do a 4 to 6 months internship in a company. If you wish to stay in Abidjan, two professional Bachelors are offered on this campus: Finance and Accounting; Entrepreneurship and Family Business.

3rd year in English-taught Bachelor (BBA), standard curriculumMore general than a specialised Bachelor's degree, but also more international, the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) is a three-year degree course aimed at students wishing to acquire cross-disciplinary skills in business management in a multicultural context. By joining this programme in the 3rd year, you will follow all your courses in English. Depending on your plans, you can obtain a double degree (Nottingham or South Wales pathway), and why not do a 4 to 6 months internship (Classic pathway, South Wales pathway).

3rd year in English-taught Bachelor (BBA), Nottingham pathAnother option: you can study in BBA for a full year on the Nottingham Business School campus. EQUIS and AACSB accredited, this business school is one of the most renowned in the UK.

3rd year in English-taught Bachelor (BBA), South Wales pathOn the Nice campus, you also have the possibility of obtaining a dual degree while staying in France! This programme is offered in partnership with the University of South Wales - the 6th largest university in the United Kingdom - whose professors come to IPAG to deliver their courses.

3rd year of the PGEIf you wish to obtain a Master's degree, you have the possibility of joining IPAG's Grande Ecole programme in the 3rd year. You will then take a semester of courses before doing an internship in a company, going on a humanitarian mission or a study trip. At the end of this 3rd year, you will enter the PGE Master's programme and specialise in the field of your choice: Marketing, Finance, Logistics, International Management, Human Resources or Entrepreneurship.

4th & 5th years: in the grande école programmeYour Bachelor's or BBA degree, also allows you to join IPAG's Grande École Programme at the beginning of the Master's cycle, by taking the Ambitions+ competitive exam. You will then progressively specialise, carry out a 4 to 6 month internship in a company each year, or a one or two year work-study programme, and have the possibility of obtaining a double international degree from one of IPAG's partner universities.

In Short

Degrees

●    Bachelor 3-year degree visé Bac+3
●    Bachelor PRO Certified RNCP
●    Bachelor of Honours (BBA) USW Top-Up award
●    5-year Master's degree

 

Admissions

  • In the 1st year, subject to obtaining the baccalaureate or equivalent
  • In the 2nd year, subject to obtaining the baccalaureate or equivalent and having completed a year of studies in management  in higher education
  • In the 3rd year, subject to having obtained the baccalaureate or equivalent, and having completed one year of studies in management at higher education level

Teaching languages

  • French for the first 2 years (2 courses in English)
  • French for the 3rd year of the Bachelor, English for the 3rd year of the BBA or PGE.

Duration

3 years

Campuses

  • Abidjan
  • Paris
  • Nice
  • Nottingham
  • Bournemouth

Work Experience

Between 4 and 10 months of experience accumulated over the course of 3 years

International

  • 3rd year in France or in Great Britain, other destinations are possible if university exchange
  • Three dual degrees possible

Tuition fees

1st and 2nd years:

  • 4 900 000 CFA per year
  • Accounting option/ Start-up and Innovation option: 300 000 CFA/year

3rd year :

Specialised Bachelors

  • Abidjan: 5 200 000 CFA
  • Nice or Paris: €7 900

Bachelor of Business Administration  

  • Classical curriculum: €8 900
  • Double degree course South Wales: €10 000 for European students and €13 000 for non-European students
  • Double degree course Nottingham or Bournemouth: €15 000 for European students and €17 000 for non-European students

Grande école programme

  •  €10 100 per year

Our 3-year Bachelor programme in Management in Abidjan To find out more

Are you a student and would like to join an internationally renowned business school? From our Ivorian training center in Abidjan, start your post-baccalaureate course with a Bachelor's degree in General Management at IPAG Business School.

Bachelor in Management: Description and principles

Program details, how it works, admission... all about our Bachelor in General Management!

 

What is the Bachelor in General Management?

The Bachelor in General Management is a three-year course that allows students to complete a bachelor's degree and obtain a "Grande École" diploma.

During the Bachelor cycle, in the first two years in the training center of Abidjan, you will be led to learn and put into practice your technical skills acquired in different sectors of business management.

The first year is focused on learning the fundamentals of management and corporate strategy. The second year is devoted to the deepening and development of business management techniques, commercial strategy, operational management, international trade, etc.

During the third year, the Bachelor in General Management at IPAG offers you the opportunity to access different courses in the fields of business and management depending on the course you have chosen (French or English speaking):

French-speaking courses

English courses

DUAL DEGREES

UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY ǀ DECATUR - 1 MBA
  • THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND ǀ NY - 1 MSc
  • BOSTON UNIVERSITY -MET COLLEGE ǀ BOSTON - 1 MSc
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ǀ RIVERSIDE - 10 PGD
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ǀ LOS ANGELES - 4 CERTIFICATS

CANADA

  • MC GILL CONTINUING SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ǀ MONTREAL - 2 PGD

SOUTH KOREA

  • SOLBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ǀ DAEJON - 4 MSc

SPAIN

  • IQS UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL ǀ BARCELONE - 4 MSc
  • BARCELONA TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL ǀ BARCELONE - 1 MSc

GREAT BRITAIN

  • EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY ǀ ÉDIMBOURG - 1 MSc
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH ǀ GREENWICH - 1 MSc
  • RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ǀ LONDON - 1 MBA

This Management and Administration program prepares students throughout their studies to become qualified managers in human resources management, enabling them to implement operational and strategic strategies and ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the company.

How to apply to our Bachelor in General Management programme?

Our Bachelor in Management program is part of our post-baccalaureate education offerings. Once your application has been sent, the selection and admission process consist of three steps:

  • Evaluation of the application file (including your CV, cover letter, transcripts of your baccalaureate or preliminary tests);
  • Written test of logic, English and general culture;
  • Motivational interview.

But why should I do a Bachelor's degree in General Management at IPAG?

The Bachelor's degree, known for its professionalism, is based on a certain amount of professional experience with nine months of internships during the first two years. These experiences give the Bachelor students professional skills, allowing them to put into practice the theoretical knowledge they have been taught.

As a result, Bachelors graduates’ benefit from excellent professional integration.

Valued by international students because of its international dimension, the Bachelor's degree enables its graduates to embark on international careers thanks to the teaching provided by IPAG in international management, but also thanks to its third year which takes place on different campuses (depending on the choice among the different specialisations): in France or the United Kingdom, in Nice, in Paris, Nottingham, or in Bournemouth.

So what to do after a Bachelor's Degree in Management?

As with all our bachelor's degree programs at IPAG, whatever your plans, there are many ways to get a Bachelor's degree in General Management: you can choose to continue your studies to obtain a bachelor's degree and refine your professional project or join the professional world thanks to the professional experience acquired during the Bachelor's degree...

 

Pursuing Master's studies

A 3-year degree such as the Bachelor's degree, known for the quality of its program, gives you the opportunity to continue your studies at the Master's level in different schools: whether at university, management school or business school.

IPAG Business School has a wide choice of courses at Bac+5 level: from the MBA, double degree in management and engineering, MSc, to our flagship program, the "Grande École" programme.

After completing your 3-year course, you can complete your training for an additional 2 years in our Grande École programme by competing in the Ambitions+ contest.

From the fourth year onwards, 6 specialisations are offered to you during the Master cycle. It is by combining them and completing them with common core courses that you can personalise your curriculum and gradually specialise until you choose your profession.

6 specialisations :
●  MARKETING & SALES STRATEGY ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  FINANCE, AUDIT AND CONTROL ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  PURCHASING AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  PURCHASING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS
●  ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS or NICE

In the fifth year, 10 specialisations are offered for your final year of the Master's programme

The 10 specialisations :

●  DIGITAL MARKETING ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  BUSINESS STRATEGY ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  BtoC MARKETING ǀ PARIS 
●  CORPORATE FINANCE & AUDIT ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  FINANCE & MARKETS ǀ PARIS OU NICE
●  ENGINEERING AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  PURCHASING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS or NICE
●  HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS 
●  ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ǀ PARIS or NICE

 

Career opportunities after your Master's degree

At IPAG, most graduates get their first job in less than 6 months and more than half are recruited before the end of their graduation internship. This professional insertion is the result of a daily dialogue with more than 800 partner businesses and personalised career guidance for students.

1st Year

Semester 1

  • Marketing and Communication Fundamentals
  • General and management accounting
  • Sales techniques
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Economic conditions
  • Introduction to business law
  • Office automation (TOSA level 1 certification)
  • Written and oral communication
  • English LV1, Spanish LV2 and Chinese LV3 (optional)
  • Voltaire certification

  • Semester 1 et 2

    Course + 9-week sales internship

Case study

Business Challenge

From the first year of the Bachelor, you start working in groups, under the watchful eye of your professors, during a Business Game organised to respond to a problematic of an IPAG partner company.

Workshops

Various workshops are offered to help you land your first internship: CV design, writing a cover letter or verbal and non-verbal communication during a job interview.

2nd year

Semester 1

  • Financial analysis
  • Market research
  • Human resource management
  • Company law & Taxation
  • Statistics & Forecasting techniques
  • Microeconomics
  • English - Spanish - Chinese

  • Semester 1 et 2

    Course + 9-week management internship

Case Study

Business Challenge

The challenge consists of solving a real business case and putting into practice the skills and knowledge acquired at the beginning of the course. After several days of consultation and collective emulation, you present your recommendations as a team to a jury of professionals.

Workshops

In several workshops led by professional coaches, you will learn how to build a professional network, to develop it in a relevant way and to seize the opportunities it may offer you.

3rd year

In French-taught Bachelor programme

Marketing & Digital Communication Specialisation

  • Digital culture & E-business
  • Deepening of e&m-communication
  • Digital Marketing
  • Deepening of IT tools & Specific software
  • Community management

Luxury Management Specialisation

  • Luxury Knowledge
  • Management & Luxury
  • Customer relations & Luxury
  • Luxury marketing & Communication

  • Semester 1

    Courses

    • Semester 2

      6-month long internship in France or abroad (necessarily abroad for International Trade students)

       

    International Trade Specialisation

    • International knowledge
    • Technical development
    • Deepening negotiation
    • Expertise on the Asian market and the European market

    3rd year

    In English-taught Bachelor (BBA), standard curriculum

    Courses

    • Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
    • Business Strategy

    +2 electives subjects to choose from:

    • Strategic marketing planning
    • Tourism marketing
    • International treasury and risk management
    • Data analysis for business management
    • Advertising and promotion
    • International Human Resource Management
    • Family entrepreneurship
    • Innovation and Lean Startup for Entrepreneurs
    • Luxury, Brand Management and the Environment
    • Luxury: innovation, sustainability and quality
    • Financial Management
    • Geopolitics
    • Business English
    • French as a foreign language

    • Semester 1

      Courses

    • Semester 2

      4 to 6-month internship

    Projects

    Company visits

    You will have th eopportunity to attend company visits, in France or abroad, to discover their organisation and the jobs specific to their industry. These visits are also intended to provide food for thought for your professional project.

    3e Année

    Programme Grande École

    1 semestre

    À Paris ou à Nice, vous suivez l’intégralité de vos cours en anglais pour perfectionner votre niveau de langue et approfondir vos connaissances en matière de management et de gestion des affaires.

    2 semestre

    Vous effectuez, au choix, un séjour d’études dans l’une des 135 universités partenaires de l’IPAG, un stage de 6 mois à l’étranger ou une mission humanitaire.

    • Semestre 1

    • Semestre 2

    3rd year

    In English-taught Bachelor (BBA), Nottingham path

    Courses

    • Global Business in a Changing World
    • International Strategic Management
    • Leadership & Employability
    • Research Project

    + 2 electives subjects to choose from:

    • Business English or Other Language
    • International Marketing & Communications
    • Investment Portfolio Management
    • Comparative International Management
    • Global Supply Chain Strategy
    • International Development Economics

    Business Information Communication & Learning module is designed to help students integrate into the new school and professional environment in the professional environment

    Project

    Final Research Paper

    You are conducting in-depth research that explores an issue related to business management. To carry out your work, you start by learning the research methodology and are then accompanied by a tutor, from the development of your topic to the writing and defence of your dissertation.

    3rd year

    In English-taught Bachelor (BBA), South Wales path

    Courses

    • Work Based Learning Project
    • Business Strategy
    • International Business
    • Global Leadership
    • Local Global Interaction - Economic Geography

    Research Methods : no credits but very useful for writing essays

    • Semester 1

      Courses

    • Semester 2

      4 to 6-month internship, in France or abroad

    Project

    Final Research Paper

    You are conducting in-depth research that explores an issue related to business management. To carry out your work, you start by learning the research methodology and are then accompanied by a tutor, from the development of your topic to the writing and defense of your dissertation.

    Internships

    Internships every year

    • In the 1st year: a 9-week internship in sales
    • In the 2nd year: a 9-week internship in management
    • In the 3rd year: up to 6 months of internship

    A Career Centre to support you

    Whether you are looking for an internship, a job or more simply for advice, our Career Centre is there to help you. You benefit throughout its curriculum from its many services: preparation for interviews, proofreading of CVs, recruitment forums, speaking workshops, control of its image, management of professional social networks…

    Career Opportunities

    By diploma and specialisations

    After a Bachelor in Marketing & Digital Communication

    • Store Manager
    • Sales Manager
    • Account Manager
    • Commercial

    After a Bachelor in Luxury Management

    • Luxury Product Manager
    • Event Manager In Luxury
    • Visual Merchandiser
    • Customer Relationship Manager
    • Department Manager

    After a Bachelor in International Business

    • International Customer Account Manager
    • Commercial in an Import / Export Department
    • International Purchasing Manager
    • International Negotiator

    After a Bachelor in Taxation and Management of Property Assets

    • Wealth manager
    • Wealth management consultant
    • Asset manager
    • Wealth manager
    • Insurance advisor

    After a Bachelor in Finance and Accounting

    • Accountant
    • Accountant's assistant
    • Financial analyst
    • Management controller

    Entrepreneuriat et Family Business

    After a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA)

    • International Business Executive
    • Business Developer
    • Sales Executive
    • Marketing Project Manager
    • Product Manager
    • Web Project Manager

    1st and 2nd years

    Tuition fees

    • 4 900 000 CFA per year
    • Option Accounting / Option Start-up and Innovation: 300 000 CFA/year

    3rd year

    Specialised Bachelors

    • Abidjan: 5 200 000 CFA
    • Nice or Paris: €7 900

    Bachelor of Business Administration

    • Standard course: €8 900
    • South Wales Double Degree Course: €10 000 for EU students and €13 000 for non-EU students
    • Nottingham Double Degree Course: €15 000 for EU students and €17 000 for non-EU students

    Programme Grande école

    • 10 100€ per year

    IPAG Scholarships for the 3rd year of the Bachelor & BBA

    Family Scholarship

    A 25% discount on annual tuition fees is granted to students who have a sibling enrolled at IPAG in the BGM or any other programme.

    Alumni scholarship

    A 10% discount on tuition fees is given to all children of our graduates, regardless of the programme.

    Bourse excellence

    A reduction applies for students who have obtained the mention Très Bien at the baccalaureate, a 50% reduction is then applied on the tuition fees (only valid for the 1st year at IPAG).

    Major de promo

    For students who are valedictorians, a 10% discount is applied to the tuition fees (only from the first to the second year).