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Paris School of Business
Spring Semester Elective 2022
12 - 15 credits
SAI semester students at PSB join the English language International Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program, taking classes along-side degree-seeking students. The program is geared toward students with at least one year of Business or Economics coursework. Visiting students select 5 or 6 courses from a range of classes offered in management, marketing, finance, luxury brand management, and a variety of electives, for a total of 12.5 - 15 US credits. Students are welcome to take French Language, but it is not a requirement.
Application: now open
Closes: October 15, 2021
Apps accepted on a rolling basis, and after deadline as space permits
Application Requirements
Complete online application
Personal statement (300-500 words)
Official transcript
Current resume
Passport scan (photo page)
Digital photo (passport style)
EU privacy consent form
Highlights
- We’ve made our cancellation policy more flexible! See here.
- Specialize in the business fields.
- An international faculty and student body bring diverse perspectives.
Program Dates
January 20, 2022 – May 1, 2022
Eligibility Requirements
Age: 18+
Academic Year: Sophomore (2nd year) or above
Academic Experience: Must have completed at least one year in a Business or Economics program.
Cumulative GPA:* 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
English Language:* Non-native English language speakers must prove a minimum CEFR B2 level of proficiency, equivalent to TOEFL 72+, or IELTS 6.5+.
* contact SAI if you don’t meet requirements
Elective
Finance
Luxury Management
Management
Marketing
Finance
Luxury Management
Management
Marketing
The course will focus on the basic principles of accounting, including double entry bookkeeping, and the production / analysis of financial statements.
Initially students will learn why financial accounting is essential to the running of corporations. This will be followed up with a discussion about the basic principles of accounting and the major elements of financial statements. Other elements will include journal entry and practical book keeping, showing the students how the accounts of companies are actually prepared working up to producing short financial statements. This will also include stock valuation methods and analysis of financial statements.
Initially students will learn why financial accounting is essential to the running of corporations. This will be followed up with a discussion about the basic principles of accounting and the major elements of financial statements. Other elements will include journal entry and practical book keeping, showing the students how the accounts of companies are actually prepared working up to producing short financial statements. This will also include stock valuation methods and analysis of financial statements.
Contact Hours: 30
The course is a mix of teaching and reverse learning, where students are asked in groups to present and demonstrate their understanding of the coming course topic. This topic is then discussed in class, each group presentation is shared with all students and concepts are illustrated by research methods using simple spreadsheet tools such as Excel.
The objective of the course is to provide students with the fundamentals of economics. From production capability to laws and supply and demand from game theory, to Dunning Matrix. At the end of the course, students should be able to comprehend the equilibria that rule all type of markets. Liberalism, socialists regulated and so on. Also, the course covers some of theories regarding investment, comparative advantage, FDI rules.
The objective of the course is to provide students with the fundamentals of economics. From production capability to laws and supply and demand from game theory, to Dunning Matrix. At the end of the course, students should be able to comprehend the equilibria that rule all type of markets. Liberalism, socialists regulated and so on. Also, the course covers some of theories regarding investment, comparative advantage, FDI rules.
Contact Hours: 45
Introduction to seminal and current theoretical paradigms and management practices in international business, focusing on international, national and regional environments, and businesses and organizations.
The principal objective of this course is to understand the principal axis of global environment and economic essentials, through corporate strategy to international management and investment functions, drawing on case studies from all continents and regions.
The principal objective of this course is to understand the principal axis of global environment and economic essentials, through corporate strategy to international management and investment functions, drawing on case studies from all continents and regions.
Contact Hours: 30
The course presents the key theories and concepts in management and integrates them with real life applications. The course is comprised of two units. Unit one introduces management as a business activity, discusses the development of its principles and links managerial practices with organizational and cultural contexts. Unit two focuses on the four functions of management: organizing, planning, controlling and leading. Across the sessions the course also discusses communication practices and current issues in modern management, like globalization, diversity and ethics. The sessions consist of the lecture part and a practical part, which can include exercises, discussions, case studies, videos and team work.
Contact Hours: 30
3.0 Credits
Elective | Course #: B1MNT048 | Open
This course focuses on the importance of ethical perceptions or corporate social responsibility as an inevitable factor in business. Although a relatively new discipline, "Business Ethics" has considerably grown within the last decades and has become a major field in the age of globalization. Most importantly, it refers to values-based conduct, which does not only apply to individuals but to corporations at large. After briefly examining various definitions of ethics from a philosophical perspective, we will consider how ethical questions/principles affect decision-making processes. Among the fields studied are: corporations (internal/external relations), the environment (ecology), markets.
Contact Hours: 45
Risk is a global issue that all future managers will encounter. In risk management it is important to understand the different nature of risk and how it impacts companies. We will be approaching it from the political and geopolitical, financial and legal point of view.
Contact Hours: 45
The course will cover topics such as: Introduction to Principles, The role of a financial manager, What are the main decision areas a financial manager will have to deal with?, What is the appropriate goal of a firm according to financial management?, Information Systems, Financial environment, corporate social responsibility and financial management, The financial environment, The time value of money, The meaning of time value, Simple interest, Compound interest, Present value and future value, Annuities: Ordinary annuity; Due annuity; Securities valuation; Bonds and how to value them, Stocks and how to value them, Financial Risk, Risk and return, Portfolio theory.
Contact Hours: 45
The purpose of this course is to understand the environmental and organizational issues confronted by firms doing business in Europe. These include various aspects of the external environment such as social, economic, political, cultural, legal, customer and competitive factors, as well as the strategic and organizational responses of organizations to the complex, diverse and dynamic business challenges in Europe. Using real-life company cases, participants will learn how to take managerial decisions and solve business problems confronted by European firms.
Contact Hours: 45
Understand what a business information system is. Understand the concept of flow and control of data and the heterogeneity of systems in relation with one another. Understand what careers can be accessible to students of Business School in the fields of Information Technology and Information Systems.
Contact Hours: 30
3.0 Credits
Elective | Course #: B2LNG002 | Open
Pre-requisite: Note: French Language classes meet on Saturdays.
Course for absolute beginners or for students who want to make a fresh start. The students learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of need of a concrete type. They learn how to introduce themselves and ask or answer questions about personal details such as where they live, what they study and what they like in Paris for instance. They interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly.
Contact Hours: 45
3.0 Credits
Elective | Course #: B2LNG003 | Open
Pre-requisite: Note: French Language classes meet on Saturdays.
Designed for students with basic knowledge of French. This course focuses on developing the different skills required for learning French at an intermediate level, including: Oral comprehension (using radio extracts and adapted activities), Written comprehension, Written production, Oral production (presentation of a famous person ,give one's opinion, interact on an event), and Cultural knowledge about Paris.
Contact Hours: 45
This course sets out to address 3 issues: Effective Business Communication, Professional Presentations, Research Methods. Much of a professional's future success depends not just upon what he/she knows, but on how he/she express it. Punctuality, attentive listening, respect for fellow students and maintenance of a positive classroom environment are of the utmost importance.
Contact Hours: 30
The course will cover the art of war applied to businesses, business intelligence models, crisis and opportunities, prospective, internal and external stakeholders, business models and valuations and leadership models.
Objectives of this course are multiple: give students a large overview of the different problems and issues that a company may face in its environment, understand what is strategy in comparison with other environments (war), acquire a knowledge of the different fields of work a company must master in order to be competitive and sustainable.
Objectives of this course are multiple: give students a large overview of the different problems and issues that a company may face in its environment, understand what is strategy in comparison with other environments (war), acquire a knowledge of the different fields of work a company must master in order to be competitive and sustainable.
Contact Hours: 45
This course introduces key concepts and models of international communication. The objective of the course is to master the main communication tools and concepts in an international context. The main communication modes (verbal vs non-verbal, etc.) and communication levels (individual, group and organizational) will be discussed. International communication in periods of change and crisis is also covered.
Contact Hours: 30
TBA
Contact Hours: 45
This course will focus on the introduction to organizational behavior individually and in groups. The course will help students understand the elements faced with a global challenge in understanding culture, emotions, stress, leadership skills and values. The principal objective of this course is to learn the different elements organizational behaviour. This is accomplished through several means, such as class discussions, readings, and exploration of real-world business case studies. This course will place a premium on student participation and homework.
Contact Hours: 45
3.0 Credits
Elective | Course #: B2QAM020 | Open
Pre-requisite: Note: This class is composed of two courses (Business Data Analytics + Financial Mathematics). These must be taken together to successfully complete the course.
The course provides an introduction to research methods of the social sciences and to econometrics. Research methods are important for the understanding of the strengths, limitations and possibilities of applied research in general, and of econometric research in particular. Research methods also provide an insight into which approaches that are most appropriate for a certain research question. Regression analysis, a key component of econometrics, is a powerful and very flexible multivariate data analysis tool that can shed light on a very large number of economic issues.
Contact Hours: 45
Microeconomics is concerned with the behavior of the individual economic agents - consumers, households and businesses - that make up the overall economy. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the analytical tools and techniques used by economists to better understand the choices that economic agents make and how markets function.
Contact Hours: 30
The purpose of this course is to cover essential elements in International Finance. Topics include an overview of the International Monetary environment, the determination of exchange rates and the hedging of currency risk. The objective of this course is to familiarize the student with the various concepts, techniques and tools available in dealing with international financial transactions.
Contact Hours: 45
This course is introduces group reporting, and the different accounting treatments for simple consolidation of 100 % owned subsidiaries, as well as associates and investments.
Contact Hours: 45
The course will cover topics such as understanding financial statements, measuring cash flow, valuing a company, raising capital debt or equity and other source of funding.
Contact Hours: 45
Key tools for evaluation of portfolios will be shown and students will have an opportunity to build their own portfolio during the term.
Contact Hours: 45
Selling Luxury means selling dream, beauty, excellence and an unforgettable client experience. Selling high-end luxury creations requires a different set of skills than does traditional selling. This course is a discovery of the different notions which are attached to a jewel, a watch or a piece of Haute Couture, the emotional side of a sale and the 5 steps of the selling process.
Contact Hours: 45
Managing a fashion & luxury brand is a challenging task, which requires a careful balance between creativity and design as well as brand image and corporate objectives. Nevertheless, the relationship between fashion
and luxury is not an easy one. In fact, luxury goods are timeless, finely crafted to express rarity and exclusivity. On the other hand, fashion is all about newness, constant change and ephemeral time. Despite
this apparent contradiction, fashion & luxury industry is a multi-billion euros market. It builds commercial ties between countries from around the world and being one of the most aspirational among all industries.
Furthermore, facing a massive digital shift, with the explosion of social and digital media platforms and channels, the promotion of the fashion & luxury brands has become as far more multifaceted and impose
currently new challenges.
This course will analyze how different luxury organizations manage their fashion & luxury brands in order to compete in different markets environments. Focus on economic and social trends will lay the foundation for an understanding of the business side of the fashion & luxury universe, including the consumer behaviour.
and luxury is not an easy one. In fact, luxury goods are timeless, finely crafted to express rarity and exclusivity. On the other hand, fashion is all about newness, constant change and ephemeral time. Despite
this apparent contradiction, fashion & luxury industry is a multi-billion euros market. It builds commercial ties between countries from around the world and being one of the most aspirational among all industries.
Furthermore, facing a massive digital shift, with the explosion of social and digital media platforms and channels, the promotion of the fashion & luxury brands has become as far more multifaceted and impose
currently new challenges.
This course will analyze how different luxury organizations manage their fashion & luxury brands in order to compete in different markets environments. Focus on economic and social trends will lay the foundation for an understanding of the business side of the fashion & luxury universe, including the consumer behaviour.
Contact Hours: 45
In an environment that is considerably more complex with the digital revolution but also the globalization, luxury brands must change their premium services. Transforming the customer himself and evolving each transaction or interaction in a relationship are the new challenges of luxury. The CRM and Clientele are thus new tools to answer to the luxury brands problems. By organizing the customer informationâÂÂs from all distribution and communication channels and making it available to the sales associate, luxury brands allow them to become real sales ambassadors and business providers.
Contact Hours: 45
This course is an introduction to the luxury retail industry. After identifying the key elements of luxury, the course will highlight the evolution of the customer experience and will focus on the changes in consumer demand and technology. The course seeks to boost studentsâ creativity and to point out the importance of the customer relationship management.
Contact Hours: 45
The course aims at examining Business Intelligence (BI) as a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, and analyzing, sharing and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better managerial decisions. You will learn the principles and best practices for how to use data in order to support fact-based decision making.
Contact Hours: 45
The course identifies and elaborates upon the major challenges that managers of large multinational corporations (MNCs) are currently facing. Those challenges are discussed within the broader context of global strategy, cross-border management and sustainability. More specifically, the course examines the development of strategy in the multinational corporation, the essential organizational capabilities for successful strategy execution, and the broader management challenges of operating a successful MNC.
Contact Hours: 45
The modern, knowledge-based economy is characterized by creativity and rapid innovation; a dramatic increase in the rate of production of information and decline in the cost of producing it; and pervasive
network externalities or increasing returns to scale. Emphasis is on the role of for creating incentives for firms to innovate. Topics include: why there may be too or too little much innovative activity; what the role of
creativity is; how laws may slow rather than help innovation; and the interaction between public and private sector innovation.
network externalities or increasing returns to scale. Emphasis is on the role of for creating incentives for firms to innovate. Topics include: why there may be too or too little much innovative activity; what the role of
creativity is; how laws may slow rather than help innovation; and the interaction between public and private sector innovation.
Contact Hours: 45
The course is designed to introduce students to the basic elements of marketing research through the use of lectures, case analyses and out-of-class exercises. The course is designed in order for students to get hands-on experience in the art and science of marketing research.
Contact Hours: 45
This course covers the foundations of services marketing and management issues specific to services organizations. It will be based on the understanding of essential concepts,the study of business cases (mainly in Entertainment, Information, Knowledge and Professional service fields), and the application of concrete challenges in team cases during the class (creative workshops).
Contact Hours: 45
TBA
Contact Hours: 45
Program Structure
Semester students at PSB apply for one of the following academic concentrations:
- Management
- Finance
- Luxury Brand Management
- Marketing
Students can take up to six courses within their concentration and may enroll in classes across multiple concentrations, provided that course schedules are compatible. Courses designated as “Electives” on the schedule are open to students in any concentration and represent a variety of business-related disciplines. French Language classes are typically held on Saturdays only.
Course Registration
SAI students preselect their courses as part of the enrollment process, but final class registration is completed once they arrive in Paris. French Language placement tests will also be administered, as required, on site. For courses with prerequisites (indicated in the course description), students must be prepared to show that they meet the requirements.
| Pre-Departure Calendar | |
|---|---|
| October 15 2021 |
Application Closes Applications accepted after closing as space permits. |
| Within 1 week of acceptance |
SAI Deposits Due $500 Confirmation Deposit (applied toward program fee) $300 Security Deposit (refundable) |
| October 15 2021 |
SAI Scholarship Application Deadline Students wishing to apply for an SAI scholarship must have all application items submitted by 11:59pm Pacific Time on this date. |
| November 1 2021 |
50% of Total Program Fee Due Students who are accepted and submit SAI deposits after this date will have an amended pay schedule. Either 50% or 100% of Program Fee will be due within 5 business days, based on the deposit payment date. |
| November 15 2021 |
SAI Financial Aid Verification Deadline Students wishing to defer payment until financial aid disbursement must submit the financial aid verification forms to SAI by this date. |
| December 1 2021 |
Balance of Total Program Fee Due |
| On-Site Calendar | |
|---|---|
| January 20 2022 |
Arrival & Housing Check-in Students arrive into Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. SAI airport pickup is provided between 9:00am and 12:00 noon, and students are transferred to SAI housing. |
| January 21 2022 |
SAI Orientation Mandatory SAI orientation is held at the SAI Paris office and introduces students to their city while covering safety, policies, housing, and culture. |
| January 24 2022 |
PSB Academic Orientation PSB orientation introduces students to the school and professors, and includes activities to get to know classmates. |
| January 24 2022 |
Classes Begin |
| April 30 2022 |
Final Exams End |
| May 1 2022 |
Program End & Housing Check-out Students must move out of SAI housing by 10:00am to return home or pursue independent travel. |
| SAI Program Fees* | USD |
|---|---|
| Application Fee | $120 |
| Security Deposit Refundable at the end of the term. |
$300 |
| Program Fee Includes tuition, standard housing and SAI 360° Services (see What’s Included). |
$15,100 |
| Optional / Additional Fees: | |
| Optional Private Room Housing Supplement Private room in a shared apartment, with a shared bathroom. |
$4,705 |
| Optional Homestay Housing Supplement Homestay housing in a private room. Includes daily breakfast and 3, 5 or 7 dinners/week. |
3 dinners – TBA 5 dinners – TBA 7 dinners – TBA |
| International Mailing Supplement When applicable, students are charged an international mailing supplement to ensure visa paperwork arrives in a timely manner. |
$90 |
*prices are subject to change
Note: certain SAI-affiliated US universities require specific payment arrangements. These may require that some fees are paid by the student directly to SAI, and other fees are paid to SAI by the affiliated university on behalf of the student. If you attend an SAI-affiliated university please contact your study abroad office or speak with your SAI Admissions Counselor for details.
| Budget | Low Est. | High Est. |
|---|---|---|
| Airfare to/from Paris |
$900 | $1,200 |
| Visa |
$350 | $450 |
| Books, Supplies & Course Fees |
$100 / course | $450 / course |
| Meals Includes groceries and eating out. |
$400 / month | $800 / month |
| Personal Expenses | $350 / month | $450 / month |
| Transportation within Paris Public transportation with some taxi rides. |
$125 / month | $150 / month |
| Weekend Travel Cost varies greatly by student. |
$300 / month | $1,000 / month |
This is an SAI 360° Services Program; it includes our full services!
- Program tuition and U.S. academic credit
- Accommodation in carefully selected student housing
- Airport pickup and transportation on arrival day
- Welcome reception and events
- SAI orientation to the host city and school
- SAI staff on-site dedicated to providing personal assistance
- SAI Viva Experience: frequent cultural activities & trips outside host city
- Student health insurance providing full coverage and medical emergency evacuation
- Access to and assistance with international cell phone plans
- 24-hour on-site emergency support
- Farewell event with all students
Pre-departure and Re-entry services
- US-based admissions counselor assigned to you, providing friendly assistance
- Helpful pre-departure tools and resources
- Online student groups to acquaint you with other SAI students
- Assistance with student visa application
- Assistance with financial aid processing
- Need-based SAI scholarships
- Paid registration fees for national re-entry conferences
- SAI Ambassador Program for SAI alumni, with paid internship opportunities
- SAI alumni network
SAI offers all students the Viva Experience: frequent cultural activities, at no extra cost, for participants to get to know their community, city and country. Following is a sample of the activities included in this program. Please note that actual activities may differ.
Welcome Walking Tour
Students are welcomed to their new city through a walking tour of the many Parisian sites, including the Eiffel Tower and the Champs de Mars.
River Seine Boat Tour
Students take a boat tour on the Seine river catching a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and Paris’s other famous sights. Following the tour the group takes a stroll along the Champs Elysées and coffee break.
Visit Musée Carnavalet & Walk Through the Marais
Students visit the Musée Carnavelet, a museum devoted to the history of Paris, followed by a stroll through the Marais: the Jewish district of Paris.
Night at the Theater
Students have the opportunity to see a ballet at the historical Palais Garnier.
Farewell Dinner
Students celebrate the end of a successful semester abroad and say their goodbyes over a delicious French meal.
Standard Housing: Student apartment
SAI student apartments are convenient and well equipped, with shared occupancy bedrooms (option to upgrade to private bedroom, if available). Typical residences house 2 – 8 students and contain a combination of private and shared bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and living areas. Furnishings, a washing machine, basic kitchen supplies, bed linens and towels are provided. All apartments are equipped with wireless Internet. Housing assignments are single gender; other housing configurations may be available under limited circumstances. SAI on-site staff is available to respond to any maintenance needs that may arise.
Optional Housing: Family homestay (additional fee applies)
Students choosing the homestay option will be placed with a local family, which could be an older couple or a family with children. SAI homestay families are thoroughly screened and are accustomed to welcoming visiting students into their homes. Homestays provide a private bedroom in the family home with basic furnishings. Wifi is included, as is access to laundry facilities. Students opting for this more immersive housing get breakfast included as well as the option of a certain number of dinners per week (cost varies).
Passports
Passports should be valid for 3 months after planned departure from Europe.
Student Visas
In accordance with French law students studying in France for 91 or more days are required to obtain a student visa. Those with French/EU citizenship are exempted. Non-US nationals should consult their local Consulate for information on student visa requirements.
Students must appear in person at a VFS Visa Processing Center to present their student visa application. Visa applicants living in the United States are able to set up their appointment at one of the nine visa centers regardless of their location. VFS Global Centers are located in Washington DC, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In some cases the nearest processing center may be in a neighboring state, which might necessitate air travel. Please plan and budget accordingly. Our Student Visa Office is available to assist students in getting ready for their appointment; SAI provides student visa consulting for all our students at no cost.
About SAI
SAI is dedicated to providing academic and cultural learning experiences abroad that enhance global awareness, professional development and social responsibility. We concentrate our programs in Europe, with a focus on in-depth learning of individual European countries and their unique global role in the geopolitical economy, humanities, and in the arts.