direct exhange with EuroMed Marseille School of Management

DATES:
Semester 1: Early January - Late May
Semester 2: End of August - Mid December

COST: Paid to Mason:

• Mason Tuition
• $125 application fee
  
• $300 administrative fee ($500 for year long)

Paid to EuroMed:

• Room and board

Not included:

• International airfare
• Passport and visa fees
  
• Meals
  
• Personal expenses
  

If a student applies and is accepted into the direct exchange program and then drops out of the program, he/she is still responsible for paying the $300 administrative fee to CGE.

CONTACT: Erin Mateu 703.993.3864 or toll free at (866) 468-1243

APPLICATION DEADLINES: Spring Semester (Semester 1): October 1

Fall Semester (Semester 2): March 1

The Center for Global Education has once again partnered with EuroMed Marseille to offer students the chance to spend a semester or a year studying in Marseille, France. Within the current context of economic globalization, this program offers a highly international curriculum that allows students to acquire international management skills and to master the complexity involved when working with foreign environments.

The number one sea port in France and the Mediterranean, Marseille has a significant history of international trade. Its poulation is young, lively, and creative. Marseille is the key metropolis of Southern Europe, combining art de vivre with a stimulating economy.

CREDITS:

Students can earn 12-18 credits. Below is a list of categories students can take classes in. More detailed course descriptions can be found in the Course Catalog. Starred courses can be taken at the graduate level.

Production, Logistics, Quantitative Methods and Information Systems

• Quantitative Methods
  
• Information Systems Management
  
• Research Methods Management
  
• European Logistics
  
• Math
  

Marketing

• Marketing*
  
• European & International Marketing
  
• Marketing Communication
  
• Marketing Strategy & Planning
  
• International Marketing Cases

Organizational Behavior, HRM and Personal Development

• Organizational Behavior
  
• Intercultural Management
  
• Personal Development 1: The Enterprise of Self
  
• Personal Development 2: Personal Competence & Strategy
  
• International HR Management*

Accounting, Cost Management and Auditing

• Accounting
  
• Financial Diagnosis
  
• Cost Accounting
  
• Comparative Accounting
  
• Comparative Taxation
• Management Control
• Investment & Financial Decision-Making

Finance and Economics

• Economics (Micro-Macro)
  
• European Environment
  
• International Environment/Geopolitics
  
• International Finance*
  

Management, Strategy and International Trade

• Corporate Culture
• Operations Management
• International Trade
• Sustainable Development
• Euromediterranean Management Approach
• The Firm: Overall Approach & Complexity
• Entrepreneurship
• E-Business
• Ethics & International Management
• Strategy*
• Project Management
• International Management

Law

• Business Law
  
• European & Competition Law
  

Languages

• English
• German
• Italian
• Russian

Human and Natural Sciences

• American History (U.S. Constitution)
• Biology
  
• Astronomy
• Managerial Philosophy

NOTE: This program is open to Mason students ONLY. Students must be at least a second semester sophomore at the time of departure and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. Students should not study abroad the last semester of senior year if they plan to graduate on time.

Consider staying on a second semester in Marseille for an international internship! See the Center for Global Educaton's internship page for more information!

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.