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Find out more about what’s new with the KEDGE Bachelor degree
KEDGE has made changes to its bachelor degree programme: Interview with Cédric Ghetty, Associate Dean for Pedagogy and Programmes at KEDGE Business School.
Would you give us a quick overview of the KEDGE Bachelor?
The KEDGE Bachelor's degree is a generalist programme in management and business administration, which is offered in the 1st year after the French Bac or Bac+1 (via the Ecricome Bachelor's exam) and after registration on Parcoursup. Joining the programme for the 3rd year is also possible for those with a Bac+2, and is based on a written application and interview.
The programme lasts three years and delivers a state-approved degree at the Bac+3 level.
The programme has had several new features added since the start of the 2021 school year. What are they?
To better respond to the expectations and needs of students in a professional world that is constantly evolving, the programme has been redesigned to improve the employability of students with the certification of key competencies for professional life and offers more opportunities for work-study. The programme also offers more specialised courses, particularly in professions related to the wine industry, and new courses focusing on research methodology. The KEDGE Bachelor also expands its international outreach.
Would you tell us about these changes in more detail?
The ability to acquire certificates of competence, which are essential for improving the employability of students.
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These certificates recognising academic training are designed to facilitate the integration of students into professional life and are documented by certifications. They include:
- Advanced computer skills through TOSA certification;
- A more thorough mastery of French with the Orthodidacte certification in the 3rd year;
- Increased mastery of English with focused support in preparation for the TOEIC exam in particular;
- A certificate in artificial intelligence: introduction to this advanced technology, understanding its benefits, and identifying the opportunities and challenges it represents;
- A certificate in data science: database, data extraction, programming language, advanced data analysis, and AI language.
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The ability to do the third year as a work-study on all campuses
The 3rd year of the KEDFGE Bachelor programme can be done in a work-study format, through an apprenticeship contract, for those specialities that allow it. Candidates are provided with support from the school's corporate relations department, in particular with the publication of job offers and company contacts, assistance in targeting applications, support in verifying work assignments, and assistance in negotiating and preparing contracts.
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A new specialisation in the wine sector.
KEDGE Wine School now offers 3rd-year students of the KEDGE Bachelor programme a new specialisation, taught on the Bordeaux campus: Wine & Sustainability.
- A new course to promote the Research aspect of learning
This new course aims to help students master applied research in the context of the study of a company and its environment. In this regard, it will address the methodology of documentary research in the social sciences and will culminate in the writing of a thesis at the end of the year.
KEDGE is a school that is open to the world. What are the changes in the programme in regard to international relations?
The international aspect of the school has been enhanced with the signing of new partner universities.
These new partnerships will allow more students in the Bachelor's programme to go abroad to more destinations, and more international students will be able to enrol in the programme:
- From January 2022, exchange students in their 2nd year will be able to go to two new destinations: Canada and the USA.
- International students from partner universities in Costa Rica, Spain, Finland, and Tunisia, in particular, can now enrol in the programme, either as a double-degree student or as an exchange student.
What changes are planned for the start of the 2022 school year?
Already offered on the three permanent campuses, the KEDGE Bachelor degree will be offered on the Paris campus at the start of the 2022 academic year. This innovative campus will welcome around one hundred students from year one.
The programme will follow the current format, and students will be able to access all existing specialities on the following schedule: the first and second years in Paris and the third year on one of the seven campuses where the programme is offered, depending on the speciality chosen. The final year can be done on a work-study basis at the Bordeaux, Marseille, Toulon, Bayonne, Avignon, and Bastia campuses.
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