International BBA
- Marseille, France
- Paris, France
BBA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English, French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 11,400 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
*Offer available for any application completed before 30/11/2025. Only available on MSc specialised programmes and undergraduate programmes taught in full-time.
2 years in France, 2 years abroad
International BBA is KEDGE International Bachelor's programme, offering students a minimum 2 years spent abroad and 1 year of professional experience.
Its 120 excellent academic partners and various tracks will provide you with valuable insights of international managerial challenges.
You will develop a strong CV that will attract international recruiters and meet the growing need for international candidates in the business world.
Programme highlights
- The most international four-year higher education programme in France
- Professional development
- 4 specialisations available
Key figures
- 120 Partner universities
- 2 Years abroad
- 12 months of professional experience
- 70% find their first job abroad
International experience with the International BBA
KEDGE International BBA is one of the French post-bac programmes that offers the most international exchange programmes with world-class universities (the majority of which have at least an AACSB, EQUIS or AMBA accreditation). After four years of study, you will have completed two years in France, and two years abroad, as part of an academic exchange and completing an internship.
Partner universities
Overall, you will spend at least 4 semesters abroad, 3 of which on academic exchange at one of International BBA's 120 partner universities. There are also 12 options for dual degrees.
At KEDGE Business School, we believe that financial concerns should not prevent students from accessing the course of their choice. We are fully aware that a higher education diploma requires a strong motivation as well as personal and financial commitments. We recognise that pursuing a degree requires motivation as well as personal and financial commitment. To help you shape your own path towards the career of your dreams, the school offers a range of scholarships to ambitious and talented international students. In addition to the financial aid provided by KEDGE, international candidates can seek governmental or corporate scholarships in their home countries and beyond.
Scholarships in France for international students
How to get a scholarship in France?
Do you have a study project in France? We are eager to offer students this opportunity and provide them with a high-standard business education. Our doors are always open to those who wish to study and experience educational excellence in France’s major cities: Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, and/or Toulon. To support international applicants, we offer a range of exclusive financial support options.
International students may also benefit from other scholarships funded by their home country. To learn more about the scholarships available to foreign applicants in France, visit the Campus Bourses tool. It identifies all financial support opportunities provided by French and foreign governments, local authorities, companies, foundations, and higher education institutions.
Who can apply for KEDGE scholarships?
Only non-French (foreign) students applying for our International BBA, Specialised MSc or Master in Management Grande Ecole are eligible. Exchange students from other schools and universities abroad cannot apply for this financial aid.
Erasmus Options
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
- Erasmus +
Exclusive KEDGE scholarships
These financial plans are aimed at international students only.
- Social Scholarship
- Solidarity Scholarship
- Excellence Scholarship
- Early Bird Scholarship
- Diversity Scholarship
- Partner Scholarship
- ISLI Kirsten Hoey Scholarship
- Alumni Scholarship
- Welcome to France Scholarship
- Eiffel Scholarship
International scholarships to study in France
International students at KEDGE Business School can benefit from various grants offered and funded by their countries. Explore possible student grant options by area:
- America
- Southern Europe
- India, East Asia
- Africa & Eastern Europe
- Central Asia, Middle-East and Northern Europe
Entry in year 1
Year 1
Year 1 is dedicated to learning the fundamentals on the Marseille campus. Students can choose the Full English track starting this year.
Semester 1
- Learn how to learn
- Business systemic approach
- Business games
- Micro/Macro economies
- Quantitative methods
- Sustainable development
- Principles of marketing
- Business games
- IELTS preparation
- Foreign language (French, German, Spanish, Italian or Chinese)
Semester 2
- Project management
- Operations management
- Data management & information system
- Data control & management
- Accounting for managers
- Introduction to intercultural management
- Human resources in a global context
- Maths-Partner specificities
- IELTS preparation
- Foreign language (French, German, Spanish, Italian or Chinese)
Year 2
Semester 3
- Common Core:
- International law
- International Business
- Administration of international sales and purchases
- IELTS Preparation
4 International tracks (English) + one track to choose from among the 4 below:
- Finance
- Introduction to Financial Analysis
- Finance and decision making
- Financial Economics
- Marketing
- Decision-making and Market research
- Digital Marketing Communication
- Sustainable Marketing
- Supply chain management
- Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
- Digitalisation issues in SCM
- Sustainable SCM
- Doing business in emerging markets
- Buying and Selling
- Foreign investment
- Culture and Business Context
Semester 4
Six-month internship or professional experience in France or abroad.
Year 3
Semester 5&6
All students spend 3 consecutive semesters in one or several partner universities.
Year 4
Semester 7
Either partner university no. 1 following semesters 5 and 6 to obtain the International Bachelors degree (dual diploma).
Or an academic exchange at a partner university that is different from the first.
Semester 8
The last semester is spent at an end-of-course internship in France or abroad.
Entry in year 3
Year 3
Semester 1
This year takes place on the Marseille campus. It is dedicated to the consolidation of the fundamentals of management:
- Digital cultures and Marketing (English)
- Costs and decisions (English)
- Project management (English)
- European competition law (French or English)
- Organisational Behaviour (French or English)
- Entrepreneurship (English)
Semester 2
- Financial Analysis (English)
- Geopolitics (English)
- Supply Chain Management in Practice (English)
- Sustainable Development (English)
- Management in a cross-cultural context (French or English)
- International Marketing (English)
- BE-U
- Pro Act
- IELTS preparation
- Foreign language (French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Chinese)
Year 4
Semester 3&4
- 2 core courses
- Business Strategy (French + English)
- Collaborative Management, Networking and Social Innovation (French + English)
- Methodology 2
- Research Dissertation (French + English)
- 3 possible specialisations
- Finance
- Management Control and Operations
- Investment and financing decisions
- Marketing
- Marketing strategy and planning
- The challenges of global luxury marketing
- Marketing Communication
- Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship (fundamentals)
- Cultures, webs and Entrepreneurship
- Sustainable entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Internship in France or overseas
- Mastery of an international, multicultural environment
- Mastery of one or two foreign languages
- Fundamentals of Management in International Environments
What happens after the International BBA?
Close to half our students choose to enter the business world, while the other continue their studies with a second-year Master's degree from a Grande Ecole or a specialised programme.
- 92% find a job within 6 months of graduation
- 37% find their first job abroad