In the classroom, you are introduced to concepts and theories that build a foundation of knowledge. This comprises what you learn during a business education. When you take that knowledge to an internship or project, you connect what you know to how it applies to the real world. This connection between theory and practice is crucial and reinforces why your classroom learning and practical learning are most effective when combined.
For example, before you run a marketing campaign, you examine case studies, learn terminology, and study research methodology, but all of that knowledge is theoretical until you try it out for yourself. Experiencing the successes, failures, and consequences of your actions will lead you to important insights.
How does our Bachelor in Management (BSc) ensure that your education effectively merges these important learning components? Keep reading to find out.
Our Bachelor in Management (BSc) Begins with Collective Projects
From your first year at ESCP Business School, you combine the learning you do in lecture halls, seminars, and tutorials with applied practice. At the beginning of your first and second year, you work in a small team to identify, develop, and execute a practical project during the academic year.
Through their Collective Projects, students have the opportunity to collaborate with startups. For BSc graduate Justine Altmeyer-Wagner, this took the form of a six-month experience at the Paris-based startup Eiffo Analytics, which specialises in data science and predictive analysis. As part of a group of six students from five different countries, she and her colleagues exchanged tasks while working in pairs in order to explore different facets of the business and enhance productivity.
”This experience has been such a great way for us to apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases, but also an eye-opener as I realized what interested me within the business” Justine says. ”I’m surely going to bring all the skills I learned during this project to my professional life. I’m so thankful that ESCP gave us the opportunity to take part in such a great project.”
Social Impact Projects at ESCP Business School
If you are interested in our Bachelor in Management (BSc) and want to have a truly unique hands-on experience, then a social impact project could be a key part of your plan. In keeping with ESCP’s philosophy of integrating the principles of ethics and sustainability into our educational experience, these projects invite you to apply your knowledge of areas such as socially conscious marketing or international relations to a local non-profit organisation.
More than just volunteer experiences, these projects can contribute to a well-rounded education, build character, and show your willingness to use your initiative and creativity for a socially relevant cause.
Internships in the Bachelor in Management (BSc) Programme
The term intern, as we understand it today, has its origins in medical education in the 1920s. When you go back a few more centuries, you find a similar concept with the masters of the Italian Renaissance (and their patrons) who mentored apprentices in their studios to foster young talent. If you attend our business management university, you will enter into this long tradition of learning under the guidance of expert professionals.
Already at the end of the first year of the Bachelor in Management, you may have the opportunity to complete an optional eight-week internship. After the second year, you can choose between a twelve-week internship and a social impact project. Before graduating, you will complete a compulsory twelve-week internship. Together, these experiences are designed to strengthen both your professional skills and your confidence.
Business Games, Work-Study Opportunities, and Career Fairs
It should now be clear that your education at ESCP Business School is built on an experiential and integrative academic framework. Beyond the traditional opportunities like internships, and the unique experiences of collective and social impact projects, there’s still more.
In year three, students participate in business games, which consist of online simulations that require teams to compete in a virtual business environment. These games introduce students to the complexity of business decision-making.
Additionally, students who attend their third year in Paris will spend 50 percent of their time in academic classes and 50 percent working in a Paris-based company.
The sum of these experiences set students up for success in our regularly scheduled Career Fairs, during which dozens of companies set up on campus to recruit young graduates. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of other events and workshops organised by the career team, which prepare them for success as they enter the professional business world.
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