Target 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, offering fundamental teaching units such as business economics, mathematics for economists, statistics, the history of economic facts, etc., as well as opening subjects such as political science, law and organizational management....
During the course of their studies, students can choose options such as business law, institutional economics, cost accounting, economic and social policy, international finance and environmental economics.
ISO 9001 certified, the Bachelor's degree offered by the Faculty of Economics at the University of Montpellier includes :
- a classic Economics course
- an international curriculum in English from the 1st year of the degree course
- a Success course
- a Licence Accès Santé (LAS) pathway
- an ENS Cachan preparatory course in cooperation with Montpellier's Lycée Mermoz.
75% success rate in 3rd year of Bachelor's degree in economics
Success rates
Training benefits
- GENERAL TRAINING IN ECONOMICS
- A DIVERSITY OF CAREER PATHS
- HELP FOR SUCCESS AND TUTORING
- OPENING UP TO EUROPE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD
Objectives
Around 90% of students continue their studies after the bachelor's degree (mainly at Master's level). The remainder take competitive administrative exams or enter business schools through parallel admission. A very small number of students stop their studies after graduating.
MASTERS (BAC +5)
At Montpellier's Faculty of Economics, there are two Master's degrees
Money, Banking, Finance, Insurance, comprising 5 courses
- Actuarial Science
- Banking Risk Analysis
- Market Risk Analysis
- Financial Engineering
- Economic and Financial Information Systems
The Economics specialization, comprising 7 courses
- Economics of Agricultural Development, the Environment and Food
- Economics of Energy
- Digital Economics
- Economics and Psychology
- Public Economics and the Environment
- Economics of Health Systems
- Economic Evaluation and Adaptation to Climate Change
There are many other masters programs in France accessible with a bachelor's degree in economics.
BRIDGES TO BUSINESS SCHOOLS
In schools that traditionally recruited after a preparatory course, more than half of students now come from other backgrounds.
The most common admission is after a Bac + 2, but it is also possible to enter a school after a Bac + 3 or Bac + 4.
THE DOCTORATE (BAC +8)
The doctorate in economics is a graduate training program for people interested in research in economics and in obtaining a doctoral degree.
Doctoral students are (generally) recruited on a competitive basis by university doctoral schools.
Students enrolled in this program take advanced courses in economics and carry out original research with a view to writing a doctoral thesis.
Know-how and skills
Holders of a bachelor's degree in Economics
- Prepares, collects and analyzes the information needed to compile economic research files
- Data processing and analysis
- Prepares study reports: statistical or economic
- Carry out an economic evaluation of business, sector or public policy practices, to support decision-making
- Evaluate the appropriateness of implementing management tools
By the third year, students have mastered
Office tools, information search, analysis and synthesis techniques, communication techniques, business English (Source:RNCP).
Organization
Knowledge control
The Bachelor's degree in Economics is divided into 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 exam.
Special features
Students with disabilities, young entrepreneurs and high-level athletes can benefit from special study arrangements or special rights.
Program
Select a program
Bachelor's degree in Economics
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.
Business economics
5 creditsPrinciples of economics
5 creditsPolitical Science
4 creditsLaw
4 creditsHistory of economic facts
5 creditsMathematics for economists -1-
5 creditsMath upgrade Optional
LANGUAGE CHOICE
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
English S1
2 creditsSpanish S1
2 credits
Optional
Mathematics and statistics for economists - 2 -
5 creditsGeneral accounting
4 creditsMacroeconomics 1
5 creditsStatistics 1
5 creditsMicroeconomics 1
5 creditsContemporary economic issues
4 creditsLANGUAGE CHOICE
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
English S2
2 creditsSpanish S2
2 credits
Optional
Microeconomics 2
6 creditsMathematics for economists - 3 -
5 creditsMacroeconomics 2
6 creditsSociology
4 creditsStatistics 2
5 creditsComputer Science S3
2 creditsLANGUAGE CHOICE
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
English S3
2 creditsSpanish S3
2 credits
Optional
Computing S4
2 creditsMacroeconomics 3
6 creditsStatistics 3
5 creditsOrganization management
5 creditsMicroeconomics 3
6 creditsLANGUAGE CHOICE English or Spanish
2 creditsOPTIONS
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Business Rights
2 creditsGeographical economy
2 creditsInstitutional economics
2 creditsEconomic demographics
Optional
History of economic thought
4 creditsGame theory
4 creditsIntroduction to econometrics
4 creditsIndustrial organization
5 creditsGrowth economics
5 creditsLANGUAGE CHOICE
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
English S5
2 creditsSpanish S5
2 credits
Option list 1
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Optimization
3 creditsPrivate economic calculation
3 creditsIn-depth contemporary economic issues
3 creditsCost accounting
3 credits
Option list 2
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 6
Labour economics
3 creditsUrban and spatial economics
3 creditsEnergy transition
3 creditsHealth economics
3 creditsDevelopment economics
3 creditsIntroduction to environmental economics
3 credits
Optional
Financial analysis
4 creditsData analysis
3 creditsInternational economy
4 creditsDatabase
4 creditsEconomic and social policy
5 creditsStudent Personal Project
2 creditsLANGUAGE CHOICE
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
English S6
2 creditsSpanish
2 credits
Option list 1
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Applied microeconomics
3 creditsSurvey theory
3 creditsBusiness analysis
3 creditsOperational research
3 credits
Option list 2
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 6
International Finance
3 creditsIntroduction to environmental economics
3 creditsEconomics and psychology
3 creditsPublic policy evaluation
3 creditsDigital economy
3 creditsHealth economics
3 credits
Optional
Optional
Bachelor's degree in International Economics
Students can choose the international pathway as early as the second semester of 1st year. This pathway comprises 10 courses over the course of the bachelor's degree: two courses in the second semester of L1, then two courses in each semester of L2 and L3, delivered in English and corresponding to the 10 core courses of the bachelor's degree. Each student has the choice of taking these 10 courses and sitting the exams in French or English, depending on the path chosen.
At the end of semester 1, students are invited to take a test to assess their level of English. Thereafter, students follow the same curriculum as in the traditional bachelor's degree, but each semester two subjects are replaced by their equivalent in English.
Business economics
5 creditsPrinciples of economics
5 creditsMath upgrade Optional
Political Science
4 creditsLaw
4 creditsHistory of economic facts
5 creditsMathematics for economists -1-
5 creditsCHOIX1
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
English S1
2 creditsSpanish S1
2 credits
Optional
Mathematics and statistics for economists - 2 -
5 creditsGeneral accounting
4 creditsStatistics 1
5 creditsEnglish S2
2 creditsMacroeconomics 1
5 creditsMicroeconomics 1
5 creditsContemporary economic issues
4 creditsOptional
English S3
2 creditsMathematics for economists - 3 -
5 creditsMacroeconomics 2
6 creditsSociology
4 creditsStatistics 2
5 creditsMicroeconomics 2
6 creditsIT
2 creditsOptional
Macroeconomics 3
6 creditsEnglish S4
2 creditsComputing S4
2 creditsStatistics 3
5 creditsCHOIX1
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
Spanish
2 creditsEnglish S4
2 credits
CHOIX2
2 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Business Rights
2 creditsGeographical economy
2 creditsInstitutional economics
2 creditsEconomic demographics
Microeconomics 3
6 creditsOrganization management
5 creditsOptional
CHOIX2
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 5
Labour economics
3 creditsUrban and spatial economics
3 creditsEnergy transition
3 creditsDevelopment economics
3 creditsIntroduction to environmental economics
3 credits
History of economic thought
4 creditsGame theory
4 creditsEnglish S5
2 creditsIntroduction to econometrics
4 creditsIndustrial organization
5 creditsGrowth economics
5 creditsCHOIX1
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Optimization
3 creditsPrivate economic calculation
3 creditsIn-depth contemporary economic issues
3 creditsCost accounting
3 credits
Optional
Financial analysis
4 creditsEconomic and social policy
5 creditsData analysis
3 creditsDatabase
4 creditsInternational economics
4 creditsEnglish S6
2 creditsCHOIX1
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 4
Applied microeconomics
3 creditsSurvey theory
3 creditsBusiness analysis
3 creditsOperational research
3 credits
CHOIX2
3 creditsYour choice: 1 of 5
International Finance
3 creditsPublic policy evaluation
3 creditsEconomics and psychology
3 creditsHealth economics
3 creditsDigital economy
3 credits
Your choice: 1 of 1
Optional
Bachelor's degree in Economics
The RÉUSSIR and RÉUSSIR 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 double the 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
5 creditsMathematics refresher course
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 creditsLaw
4 creditsHistory of economic facts
5 creditsMicroeconomics
2.5 creditsOptional
Macroeconomics
2.5 creditsMathematics / Statistics
2.5 creditsMicroeconomics
2.5 creditsEnglish
1 creditsContemporary economic issues
4 creditsOptional
Bachelor's degree in health economics (LAS)
In France, access to studies in the healthcare professions - doctor, dental surgeon, midwife and pharmacist - is by competitive examination (MMOP for Médecine Maïeutique Odontologie Pharmacie). Since the 2020 reform, the Licence Accès Santé (Health Access License) has enabled students to submit two applications for the MMOP examination between the first and third years of their Licence.
The Faculty of Economics offers a Bachelor's degree in Health and Economics.
LAS Economics students complete the first year of the Bachelor's degree in Economics at the Faculty of Economics. The program is made up of part of the classic L1 Economics curriculum (48 ECTS) and a Health Minor (12 ECTS).
Health minor courses are identical for all LAS (LAS Droit, Psychology, SVT, Chemistry...) and are offered by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montpellier. Teaching in the Health Minor (lectures and tutorials) is entirely distance learning.
MMOP competition eligibility:
The MMOP competition is a selective one, in which academic excellence takes precedence. As a result, 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 bachelor's degree.
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.
- Pass each of the 3 courses in the Health Minor with at least a 10/20 average: there is no possibility of offsetting grades obtained in other courses.
During the LAS Bachelor's degree, between the first and third years, students can submit 2 applications for the MMOP competitive entrance exam, bearing in mind that 60 additional ECTS must be accumulated between the 2 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
5 creditsPolitical Science
4 creditsLaw
4 creditsMathematics for economists -1-
5 creditsOptional
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
Access conditions
- For Licence 1: Baccalauréat
- For Licence 2: Licence 1 or by equivalence (after approval by a committee)
- For Licence 3: Licence 2 or equivalent (subject to approval by a committee)
Target audience
High school and university students from the Académie de Montpellier, the Occitanie region, France and abroad
And then
Further studies
After a Bachelor's degree in Economics
Around 90% of students continue their studies after the bachelor's degree (mainly at Master's level). The remainder take competitive administrative exams or enter business schools on a parallel admission basis. Finally, a very small number of students stop their studies after the bachelor's degree.
Professional integration
Career opportunities are as follows:
executives in SMEs, government departments, banks, the insurance sector, the voluntary sector, executives in marketing, management, strategy, business management, financial analysis, project evaluation,....