Targeted level of study
BAC +3
ECTS
180 credits
Duration
3 years
Training structure
Faculty of Economics
Presentation
The Bachelor's degree is a generalist course in economics that offers fundamental teaching units such as: business economics, mathematics for economists, statistics, history of economic facts, etc. and also subjects of openness such as political science, law, management of organizations, etc.
During their studies, students can choose from options such as: Business Law, Institutional Economics, Cost Accounting, Economic and Social Policy, International Finance, Environmental Economics.
ISO 9001 certified, the Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Montpellier offers:
- a classic background in economics
- An international course in English from the 1st year of the bachelor's degree
- A Path to Success
- a Licence Accès Santé (LAS) course
- an ENS Cachan preparatory course in cooperation with the Lycée Mermoz in Montpellier.
75% success rate in the 3rd year of the Bachelor's degree in Economics
Success rate
The advantages of the training
- A GENERALIST TRAINING IN ECONOMICS
- A DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS
- HELP WITH SUCCESS AND TUTORING
- AN OPENING TO EUROPE AND THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET
Objectives
About 90% of students continue their studies after the Bachelor's degree (mainly at the Master's level). The others take administrative exams or join business schools in parallel admission. A very small number of students drop out of school after obtaining their bachelor's degree.
MASTERS (BAC +5)
At the Faculty of Economics of Montpellier, there are two Master's degrees
Currency, Banking, Finance, Insurance, made up of 5 courses
•Actuarial
• Banking Risk Analysis
• Market Risk Analysis
• Financial engineering
• Economic and Financial Information System
The Economics major, composed of 7 courses
• Economics of Agricultural Development, Environment and Food
• Energy Saving
• Digital Economy
• Economics and Psychology
• Public Economics and Environment
• Health Systems Economics
• Economic Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation
There are many other masters in France accessible with a bachelor's degree in economics.
GATEWAYS FOR BUSINESS SCHOOLS
In schools that traditionally recruited after a preparatory course, more than half of the students now come from other courses.
The most common admission is after a baccalaureate + 2, but it is possible to enter a school after a baccalaureate + 3 or a baccalaureate + 4.
DOCTORATE (BAC +8)
The Ph.D. in Economics is a graduate training program for individuals interested in economic research and obtaining a doctoral degree.
Doctoral students are (usually) recruited through competitive examinations by the doctoral schools of the universities.
Students enrolled in this program take advanced courses in economics and conduct original research in preparation for a doctoral dissertation.
Know-how and skills
The holder of the bachelor's degree in economics
- Prepares, collects and analyzes the information necessary for the constitution of economic study files
- Data processing and analysis
- Prepares the drafting of study reports: statistical or economic
- Conducts an economic evaluation of company, sectoral or public policy practices, to support decision-making
- Evaluates the appropriateness of implementing management tools
From the third year, the student masters
Office tools, information retrieval techniques, information analysis and synthesis, communication techniques, business English. (Source: RNCP).
Organization
Knowledge control
The Bachelor's degree in Economics consists of 3 years and 6 semesters. At the end of each semester, for each Teaching Unit, skills and knowledge acquisition are assessed either by continuous assessment or by a final examination.
Special arrangements
Students with disabilities, young entrepreneurs, high-level athletes, can benefit from a study adjustment or specific rights.
Program
Select a program
Bachelor's degree in Economics with a classical track
The aim of the standard Economics degree course is to enable students to acquire a foundation of knowledge, know-how and skills, enabling them to continue their studies in a Master's degree in Economics or Finance.
History of economic thought
4 creditsGame theory
4 creditsIntroduction to econometrics
4 creditsIndustrial organization
5 creditsGrowth economy
5 creditsOptional
Optional
Your choice: 1 of 2
UM Student Engagement
2 creditsStudent Personal Project
2 credits
Financial analysis
4 creditsData analysis
3 creditsInternational economy
4 creditsData base
4 creditsEconomic and social policy
5 credits
Bachelor's Degree in Economics with an International specialization
The international course can be chosen by students as early as the second semester of the first year. This pathway includes 10 courses over the course of the license, two courses in the second semester of L1 and then two courses in each semester of L2 and L3, which are delivered in English and which correspond to 10 fundamental courses of the license. Each student has the choice to follow these 10 courses and to take the exams in French or in English depending on the path chosen.
At the end of semester 1, students are invited to take a test to evaluate their level of English. Afterwards, students follow the classic Bachelor's degree courses but each semester two subjects are replaced by their equivalent in English.
Optional
Mathematics for Economists - 2 -
General accounting
4 creditsStatistics 1
English S2
2 creditsMacroeconomics 1
5 creditsMicroeconomics 1
5 creditsContemporary Economic Problems
Optional
English S3
2 creditsMathematics for Economists - 3 -
5 creditsMacroeconomics 2
6 creditsSociology
4 creditsStatistics 2
Microeconomics 2
6 credits
Optional
Macroeconomics 3
6 creditsEnglish S4
2 creditsComputer Science S4
2 creditsStatistics 3
5 creditsMicroeconomics 3
6 creditsManagement of organizations
5 credits
Bachelor's Degree in Economics with a focus on Success
The SUCCESS and SUCCESS BIS tracks are designed for students whose prerequisites are too weak to succeed in the classic track.
It offers a group of 40 students the chance to complete their L1 in Economics in 2 years with a doubled volume of teaching hours in the core subjects of the Economics degree (mathematics, statistics and economics).
At the end of these 2 years, students who have validated the 60 ECTS will enter the L2.
Optional
Business economics
Upgrading in mathematics
2.5 creditsVoltaire Certification
English
2 creditsPrinciples of economics
5 creditsStatistics
2.5 credits
Optional
Statistics
2.5 creditsMacroeconomics
2.5 creditsMathematics for economists
2.5 creditsGeneral accounting
4 creditsVoltaire Certification
English
1 credits
Mathematics 2
2.5 creditsPolitical Science
4 creditsRight
4 creditsHistory of economic facts
Microeconomics
2.5 creditsOptional
Bachelor's Degree in Economics - Health Access (LAS)
In France, access to studies in the health professions: doctor, dental surgeon, midwife and pharmacist is through a competitive examination (MMOP for Medicine, Dentistry, Odontology and Pharmacy). Since the reform of 2020, the Licence Accès Santé (Health Access Licence) allows students to submit two applications to the MMOP competition between the first and third years of the Licence.
The Faculty of Economics offers a Licence Accès Santé Économie
Students in the LAS Economics program complete the first year of the Economics License in the Faculty of Economics. The program consists of a part of the classical L1 Economics courses (48 ECTS) and a Health Minor (12 ECTS).
The teaching of the Health Minor is identical for all LAS (LAS Law, Psychology, SVT, Chemistry...) and is offered by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montpellier. The teaching of the health minor (lectures and tutorials) is done only through distance learning.
MMOP Competition Eligibility Requirement:
The MMOP competition is a selective competition in which excellence of academic results is the most important. Thus, the conditions to be met in order to apply for the MMOP competition are more restrictive than the conditions for validation of the first year of the LAS Economics degree.
In order to apply for the MMOP competition during the first year of LAS, you must:
- Validate the 60 ECTS at the end of the first session of L1 exams.
- Obtain each of the 3 courses of the Health Minor with at least a 10/20 average: there is no compensation possible with the grades obtained in the other courses.
During the Licence LAS, between the first year and the third year, students have the possibility to apply twice for the MMOP exam; knowing that 60 additional ECTS must be accumulated between the two applications (it is not possible to apply when repeating a year).
Number of places :
UE santé commune (prerequisite for MMOP application if ACQ)
12 creditsMedicines and other health products (MAPS) 2 ECTS
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Human and Social Sciences (SHS) 5 ECTS
5 creditsYour choice: 1 of 1
General Human Physiology (PHG) 5 ECTS
5 creditsYour choice: 1 of 1
Principles of economics
Political Science
4 creditsRight
4 creditsMathematics for economists -1-
Optional
Optional
Statistics 1
5 creditsProblèmes Economiques Contemporains
4 creditsGeneral Accounting
4 creditsMathematics 2
5 creditsMicroeconomics 2
5 creditsMacroeconomics 1
5 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
Admission
Conditions of access
- For Licence 1: Baccalaureate
- For the License 2: License 1 or on equivalence (after advice of commission)
- For License 3: License 2 or on equivalence (after advice of commission)
Target audience
High school students and students from the Academy of Montpellier, the Occitanie region, France and International
And then
Further studies
After a Bachelor's degree in Economics
Approximately 90% of students continue their studies after the bachelor's degree (mainly in Master's programs). The others take administrative exams or enter business schools through parallel admission. Finally, a very small number of students stop their studies at the Bachelor's level.
Professional integration
The professional opportunities are as follows:
executive in SMEs, administration, banks, insurance sector, associations, executive in marketing, management, strategy, business management, financial analysis, project evaluation, ....