Study Abroad | Paris
Fall 2024: Academics

Course Code: ACCT 107

Instruction Language: English

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic knowledge needed to understand the accounting process in a business, with a special focus on the analysis of accounting information for decision making. Students will be introduced to the basic accounting processes as well as what is the necessary knowledge that a manager must have in order to properly manage a company from a financial perspective.

Course Code: ARTS 250

Instruction Language: English

This art appreciation course is designed for students with no or little background in Art who would like to try a Humanities’ subject for their general culture and to better appreciate museums and esthetics while in Paris. It can also serve for Art Minors who would like to learn more about specifically 19th-century French Art. A quick survey of late 19th-century French art and civilization provides the background for Europe and America’s renowned movements over the next century.

Course Code: ARTS 113

Instruction Language: English

This course is designed to introduce students to major currents in the literature, art and photography of France with an overview covering the period from the mid-19th century through the end of the 20th century. The last one hundred fifty years has been a period of stunning changes in societies throughout the world, with the arrival of the industrial revolution and the move from largely agrarian societies to those much more centered in urban areas. We’ll look at the inter-play between historical and political changes to society and the evolution of literature and visual arts. Paris can be said to have been one of the important capitals of the art, literature and photography worlds while also being the center of so many important political and societal changes during this period. We’ll discuss the transformation of the literary and visual arts and how the geopolitical changes influenced and were influenced by the creative arts. Our goal is to help students develop an overview of some of the major cultural developments in the late 19th and 20th centuries, while developing their own skills for understanding and interpreting these various creative endeavors.

Course Code: COMP 390

Instruction Language: English

Microsoft Excel is critical to the efficiency of businesses. Excel for Business has taken an increasingly important role within companies regardless of the size of the company. This course introduces students to the business uses of spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Students will gain the opportunity to master a key software and at the same time be able to explain the key financial terms and graph shown onto Excel. Students should be able to develop skills around financial modeling, reporting, and the automation of accounting and financials tasks.

Course Code: ACCT 211

Instruction Language: English

This course is structured into two themes: 1) evaluating business performance; and 2) making business decisions. For the first theme, we will begin with an overview of the three major financial statements. Each financial statement (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement) will be discussed in detail to help students understand each of the line items. Ample contemporary real-company examples will be presented throughout the course. Students will learn how to read and evaluate business performance through financial statement analysis. The second theme of the course is dedicated to using accounting information to make informed managerial decisions. We will begin with an introduction to the concept of business costs followed by cost-volume-profits and incremental analysis. Students will learn how to calculate the breakeven point, define and calculate the margin of safety and use profit-volume charts to calculate the activity level to achieve targeted profit. Successful completion of this part will provide the students with an invaluable asset to make sound business decisions based on cost analysis.

Course Code: PHIL 290

Instruction Language: English

The course introduces the basic concepts and models of business ethics with a special emphasis on doing progressive and genuinely ethical business. It explores the ethical challenges facing business today, and how individuals and firms can address those challenges. The course aims to enhance the skills and expertise of participants through combining examination of ethical and managerial theory with discussion of common ethical problems in context.

Course Code: MGMT 411

Instruction Language: English

This course applies standard business analysis and practices to the industry of professional football. Students will deepen their understanding of an industry of which they are typically a consumer, to a behind-the-scenes understanding of the multinational football sector. Students will explore case studies and analyze current affairs that affect the industry.

Course Code: COMP 120

Instruction Language: English

Students will master Excel going as far as designing Excel tools corresponding to a given task. Students will also master basic uses of Word and be comfortable combining the use of Excel and Word. This course aims to help prepare future managers to achieve an operational level in the use of Excel and Word.

Course Code: BUSI 420

Instruction Language: English

This course explores various forms of entrepreneurship: international, corporate and family. It compares and contrasts the skills and roles of entrepreneurs, evaluates leadership and analyzes different approaches to organizational change and transformation. Students will gain an appreciation for the fundamentals of enterprise and entrepreneurship, be able to analyze correlation factors, and design and construct teams that are consistent with an organization’s mission, value, vision, context and strategy. Students will also be able to craft systemic and diverse approaches to organizational team and group communication.

Course Code: MGMT 180

Instruction Language: English

Topics include: globalization and competitiveness in international markets; major trends in international capital flow and international trade and an analysis of major economic policy issues of the US, European Union and Japan. Special emphasis on the business environment in the Central and East European economies.

Course Code: BUSI 410

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces you to the concepts of competitive advantage used to make strategic management decisions. You will learn how to evaluate a company’s strategic situation and develop a corporate and business strategy and the managerial keys to successfully executing the chosen strategy.

Course Code: COMP 395

Instruction Language: English

Students will master intermediate and advanced Excel tools to enable them to predict, forecast, and run a business from an Excel Worksheet. Students will be able to use appropriate strategies in Excel to solve real business problems, and master advanced tools in Excel to analyze and predict current and future business trends.

Course Code: COMP 220

Instruction Language: English

Dashboards & Power Querry/Pivot. Using Excel Tools like Power Querry and Power Pivot, to build an Interactive and Dynamic Dashboard. Showcasing in a highly interactive and attractive visual format, your company’s most important information to your organization, whether it’s company financial health or future and current objectives or goals. Students will also master more advanced formulas necessary to build good Data Models to be used on the Dashboard.

Course Code: COMM 130

Instruction Language: English

The course is highly participative and helps students to develop the necessary skills for effective public speaking. Students will be encouraged to assess their own communication competencies using different techniques in relation to the demands of diverse public speaking situations.

Course Code: ENGL 225

Instruction Language: English

This course is devoted to the development of professional writing skills, including emails, briefs, executive summaries, presentations, and other standard business documents in the 21st century. Students will learn how to synthesize information into relevant key points and how to communicate them effectively in a business setting with appropriate and respectful language, terminology, and structure.

Course Code: COMP 311

Instruction Language: English

Students may be curious about the terminologies e-Marketing, e-Commerce and e-Business. These terms are usually used interchangeably, and students have to understand that, in order for all e-Commerce activities to be successful for any give business, they have to be backed by digital technologies. Meaning, without a proper e-Business infrastructure, e-Commerce will fail. e-Commerce encompasses the whole value chain activities of a business and organization. If done right, it will help speed up processes, reduce costs of business expenses, and also generate an increase in ROI. Embracing digital technologies has become the norm for many organizations (big or small) and has given rise to platforms such as ebay (auctioning sites), Facebook (social networks), and cloud networks. e-Marketing is the marketing strategies used with digital technologies mixed with traditional and new philosophies of marketing to build profitable customer relationships (preferable using online digital technologies).

Course Code: ECON 450

Instruction Language: English

International economics is divided into two broad subfields: international trade and international money. Topics include labor productivity and comparative advantage: the Ricardian model; resources, comparative edge and income distribution; the standard trade model; international mobility of labor and capital, and the political economy of trade policy.

Course Code: ECON 110

Instruction Language: English

This introductory course is designed to introduce the student to the classic macroeconomic issues such as economic growth, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, government budget deficits, exchange rates and balance of payments problems. The course will provide tools of analysis that can be used to address these major macroeconomic issues and to study the impact on the economy of different policies, such as monetary and fiscal policies.

Course Code: ECON 120

Instruction Language: English

Introduction to economics and the economy. The market system and the market model. Consumer theory, costs, production and the theory of the firm. Pricing and output determination in various market structures.

Course Code: ENGL 101

Instruction Language: English

This is a required course that helps students: find a subject and the information they need, how to cite it properly, develop effective study habits and time management, and lays out how to write the academic paper. Spelling and punctuation will be covered, as well as how to conceive, craft, execute and present research.

Course Code: ENGL 212

Instruction Language: English

T. S. Eliot observed that criticism – the ability to articulate what passes in our minds – is as inevitable as breathing. However, today, the process of understanding what we think and what others think too on an issue is complex. The multiplicity of information sources e.g. user collaboration, user-generated content and social networking as well as more traditional forms of information, along with the sheer availability, abundance and immediacy of all this information, pose a serious challenge. Therefore, it is vital that we are able to articulate and frame our own position effectively while identifying the real issues within multiple and conflicting points of view.

Course Code: ENGL 120

Instruction Language: English

The classes will be devoted to the development of the essential researching, compiling and writing skills necessary to function in an American academic environment. We will examine texts, poetry, and songs in order to explore how a particular writer has structured his/her ideas and used language to communicate his/her visions, emotions or opinions. We will investigate contemporary phenomena, people and trends to perfect the fine art of understanding. Students will also work on structuring different types of written work and oral work.

Course Code: ENGL 115

Instruction Language: English

English composition helps students build a foundation for university-level writing that is invaluable in the academic environment and applicable to professional life. Students will develop skills and confidence in analytical writing, and foster their rhetorical awareness—their perception of where, how, and whypersuasion is occurring. Writing is not only a mode of expression, but also a mode of inquiry and exploration. In this course, students will develop their skills in reading, writing effective arguments, critical thinking, and improving their writing process.

Course Code: ENGL 080

Instruction Language: English

In this course, students will develop awareness of current and effective research and writing practices in order to implement such practices into their writing and research. There will be a focus on the reading, writing, comprehension and verbal skills necessary to work in an American academic and business setting. English grammar, sentence structure, descriptive writing, active versus passive writing, and the reinforcement of outlining will be the focus.

Course Code: FASH 105

Instruction Language: English

Students will examine the evolution of fashion trends and the key skills to understand the spirit of our times and its relation to trend development. They will explore the fundamental theories in the direction and movement of fashion in order to reach a deeper understanding of the dominant traits and themes in society which influence fashion, so as to better anticipate collections, merchandising and marketing at any fashion level.

Course Code: FASH 113

Instruction Language: English

In this course we explore the creative process behind fashion design. In it we see why it is not just about what is made or how it is made but why? We will see that even if trends, and the designer’s creative freedom are key to the design of a collection, a clothing collection responds to socio-cultural phenomena given by the place, and time in which it is created. This course provides students with practical knowledge of the fashion design process, while shedding light on how critical thinking is an essential component in the creative process of fashion.

Course Code: FASH 110

Instruction Language: English

The course is an introduction to the basics of prestige branding “à la Française” covering “art de vivre” categories from fashion to fragrance, jewelry and gourmandises. It will provide students with a foundation in product and brand management primarily for the fashion and luxury courses while providing historical and practical insights into real issues faced by today’s niche entrepreneurs.

Course Code: FASH 225

Instruction Language: English

Students will understand the core principles of one of the main components of the Brand DNA’s marketing mix: Visual Merchandising. Students will analyze the history of retail, understand why we buy, get in touch with visual merchandising techniques and tools, while gaining foresight into consumer trends and the future of the retail experience..

Course Code: FINC 345

Instruction Language: English

This course is an advanced undergraduate course in Finance, intended for finance majors. Audit, Control & Risk Management is a comprehensive course that focuses on each of the major activities performed during an audit. Most of the auditing cases are based on actual companies, and a number address financial reporting fraud. The unique active learning approach helps students learn to think critically and develop their interpersonal skills, which are increasingly important in the workplace.

Course Code: FINC 215

Instruction Language: English

This course provides a solid foundation in fundamental finance theory and practice. The course introduces such basic concepts as cash, time value of money, risk and return and net present value. In addition, the course covers cash flow and the resulting financing decision, as well as debt and working capital and how to build a simple financial planning model.

Course Code: FINC 400

Instruction Language: English

This course is an advanced undergraduate course in Finance, intended for finance majors. The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the decisions financial managers face. In this course we will approach problems from the perspective of the CFO. We will focus on putting together and building on all skills acquired in previous courses, with focus on reporting and analysis, raising money and spending money. The course will also deal with transverse projects and final part we will talk about M&A and the market for corporate control and other advanced subjects from the perspective of working within a company.

Course Code: ACCT 111

Instruction Language: English

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Course Code: FINC 324

Instruction Language: English

The course provides insight into the role financial markets play in the business environment that students will soon be facing. It explores the application of economic and financial principles to everyday events often faced by actors in financial markets such as bankers, fund managers, and financial directors.

Course Code: FASH 100

Instruction Language: English

The first time a hunter returned with animal skins for protection and warmth marked the beginning of the clothing era; but the birth of fashion itself can only be understood as a continuing epic of social, historical, cultural, geographical, and technological evolution in an ever-changing tale of people and the worlds they inhabit. In this view, to comprehend the global fashion industry (currently about 4% of world trade) the imperative prerequisite is to learn the analytical tools and theories necessary to understand the agents and actors of change upon which fashion continuously depends; so as to acquire the necessary skills to forecast and foreshadow in a quickly changing world, the trends marketers need to identify. This course will examine the evolution of fashion and textile as a history of the world, and the key skills to understand the spirit of our times and its relation to trend development.

Course Code: FREN 350

Instruction Language: French

Le cours se compose de 3 modules portant respectivement sur une oeuvre de fiction, un dossier thématique et un film français. Tout au long du cours seront traités des sujets de l’actualité en vue d’une présentation orale et d’un dossier à rendre à la fin du semestre. La révision des certains points de grammaire ainsi qu’un élargissement du vocabulaire complètent le programme

Course Code: FREN 110

Instruction Language: French

In this class, the student will be engaged in both individual and group work designed to give him intercultural and conversational abilities. The course is also to learn the ins and outs of life in Paris. Outside of the class, students will have independent work and exercises on a regular basis in order to strengthen skills acquired in class. During the semester, there will be grammar and vocabulary quizzes, based on grammar points and language situations.

Course Code: FREN 220

Instruction Language: French

In this class, students will be engaged in both individual and group work designed to improve their intercultural and conversational abilities. The course is to learn the ins and outs of life in Paris. Outside of the class, students will have independent work and exercises on a regular basis in order to strengthen skills acquired in class. During the semester, there will be grammar and vocabulary quizzes, based on grammar points and language situations taught in previous classes. Four outings will give the students the possibility to discover some typical places of Paris.

Course Code: HUMA 200

Instruction Language: English

This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of the distinctive nature of the French people and its culture, facilitating its appreciation. It will help them adapt successfully in their semester or year in Paris. Amongst others, the following key notions will be explored: French identity, stereotypes and cultural misunderstandings, French history, film, literature, art history, the Paris and France pair.

Course Code: POLS 210

Instruction Language: English

Major theories of international relations and international political economy. Issues basic to understanding North-South relations such as foreign aid and trade, foreign debt and the role of the multinational corporations; and analysis of contemporary conflicts.

Course Code: BLAW 230

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces students to the laws governing international business. Students will learn the essentials of law and how they apply to different areas of business activity. The focus will be on learning practical skills that students can use to strategic advantage. By understanding what the law mandates, prohibits and permits, students can anticipate the benefits and risks of common business transactions. Through group exercises, case studies and problem questions, students will have the opportunity to practice applying these insights in different business scenarios.

Course Code: BLAW 321

Instruction Language: English

The course will explain the origination, development and emergence of international sports law that governs the Olympic Games, through the following topics: Governance and structure of the Olympic Movement and it’s various bodies among which, the International Olympic Committee (the “IOC”), the National Olympic Committees, the Organizing Committee, International Sports Federations, Court of Arbitration for Sports, and the Word Anti-Doping Agency; – Organization of the Olympic Games by the IOC and the hosting states (process, contractual arrangements, implementation at national law level, etc.), – Ethical issues around international sports events (disciplinary proceedings, anti-doping rules, match fixing, and corruption).

Course Code: MGMT 290

Instruction Language: English

Students will be presented with an overview of the concept of Sports Management. They will practice these through theories and application of the concepts. Topics will be: the history of sports Management, sport and recreation of youth, international sports, professional sports, managerial concept along with leadership principles used in this subject, ethical issues and diversity, sustainability, as well as education and research in the field.

Course Code: MGMT 225

Instruction Language: English

This is a blended course – mix of face to face and online asynchronous sessions. The course will give students valuable insight as to the role an HR executive will play or even an entrepreneur can assume with respect to hiring, evaluating, motivating, and managing their employees and staff. Although traditionally, the course would follow the route of managerial and also sometimes orthodox teaching subjects such as legal, salary, and other HR related issues, this course is designed to allow students to gain some knowledge as to the workings of HR and also how to manage issues which are more current and relative to our times such as Diversity, Conflicts, and Change.

Course Code: SOCG 100

Instruction Language: English

In today’s global world, successful leadership means engaging across cultures. Business and workplace environments today are microcosms of our globalized world: audiences, customers, colleagues, staff-members, suppliers, partners, and competitors come from every corner of the world and every part of society. From national culture to sub-cultures, from organizational culture to popular and generational cultures, the leaders of today and tomorrow need to lead with cultural intelligence. This course is designed to build student’s cultural intelligence and help students think deeply about the issues that impact success in global intercultural environments.

Course Code: MGMT 190

Instruction Language: English

The global sports industry is estimated at 1.3 billion dollars ranging from team sports, merchandising, media and betting. This field is being transformed by fans and their ability to have more access to information through mobile technology up to the point where fans can own sports information and media in the form of Non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Due to these recent changes, this course will explore the evolution of sports management with a focus on marketing and the management of information by working on case studies related to sports as an entertainment industry, as a service industry and as a driver of the goods industry.

Course Code: MGMT 321

Instruction Language: English

Logistics and Management of the Olympic Games course is designed to give students a head start in the subject and introduce them to the key quantitative methods that are essential to decision making process for every manager applied to Sport Facility Operations Management. Students will understand Sport Event Management concepts that support decision-making in these major areas: Sports event project management, Marketing Information Systems, Sponsorship asset audit, and Multiplier analysis.

Course Code: MGMT 320

Instruction Language: English

The world economy is dominated by “Services”, which accounts for more than 60 % of global GDP in 2017. Among these 60%, Hospitality, Retail and Transport represent a huge part (more than 50 %). At a time when clients no longer wish to be simply satisfied but “delighted” many luxury brands have made excellence of service a priority. This course is designed around a global approach to "services" in luxury, and gives an overall view on service management in luxury with a specific focus on hospitality, retail and transport. The major objective of these industries is to deliver an outstanding service that goes beyond the expectations of the customer. This requires careful planning, efficient execution and constant evaluation of the service.

Course Code: DSCI 310

Instruction Language: English

Provides a theoretical understanding of operations management and its application to practical business problems. Includes operations strategy, materials management, production planning and simulation, network planning, variety reduction, quality assurance, quality circles, purchasing and problems of introducing new technology.

Course Code: MGMT 215

Instruction Language: English

The corporation was once completely focused on economics, finance and accounting. In today’s ultra-competitive and demanding economy, the business climate can no longer rely on the sale of a simply efficient service or trustworthy product to guarantee profit and turnover. Technology, transport, free-trade, outsourcing and offshoring are some of the revolutionary business forces which have transformed the corporate community into an interconnected local village. Borders, countries, languages, philosophies unite to expand the culture of a company across oceans of market share and centuries of geo- political lifestyle. Today organizational behavior and modern management theory have opened us to an entirely new vision of the workplace offering valuable guidelines into the heart of a business, and its most valuable asset: HUMAN BEINGS.

Course Code: MGMT 101

Instruction Language: English

This course will cover the world of management concepts, organizational theory, and organizational behavior. In addition to coverage of the traditional management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling, coverage will be given to ethics, international management, human resources, and interpersonal communication. Lessons will be studied from the success and failures from different well-known companies through case studies, which will showcase qualities to become better leaders for the future.

Course Code: MGMT 310

Instruction Language: English

Project management as an interdisciplinary and cross-functional activity in an organization. Emphasis on the relationship of projects to the management of change and to the approaches and roles required to achieve successful project implementation.

Course Code: MGMT 352

Instruction Language: English

This course provides opportunities to examine issues such as organizational procurement process, sourcing process, supplier selection process, supplier management and other strategic issues.

Course Code: DSCI 351

Instruction Language: English

This course will demonstrate how data can be used for decision making not only in sports, but also in business at large. The purpose of the course is to enable the students to use quantitative approaches in practical business decision-making, especially as it applies to sports management. The essential concepts of Decision Analysis and Linear Programming will be presented.

Course Code: MKTG 385

Instruction Language: English

The better a business can manage the relationships it has with its customers the more successful it will become. This course is management oriented with a very practical approach. Students will gain an understanding of what CRM is (origin, concepts and benefits), why is this relationship with client so crucial, and how is it now integrated in all marketing strategies. Students will be able to manage a relationship and apply the tools used by sales and marketing teams.

Course Code: MKTG 240

Instruction Language: English

A concise and comprehensive overview of consumer behavior drawing on many disciplines including marketing, sociology, psychology, and economics which are essential to understanding how and why we consume.

Course Code: MKTG 400

Instruction Language: English

The latest theories and cutting-edge thinking are introduced with interactivity to enable students to work with real issues faced by today’s leading as well as niche high luxury brands. Workshop sessions will follow lectures sessions. Student and professor’s own cases will provide workshop sessions. Groups will at times be required to prepare workshop analysis in advance. Videos and video interviews will be provided to reinforce lessons learned.

Course Code: MKTG 401

Instruction Language: English

This course explores the specificities of marketing as it applies to the sports sector and combines the most recent brand management knowledge with practical applications of branding approaches in the sports industry. This research-driven course presents cutting-edge techniques alongside theory to prepare students to enter the workplace with knowledge and skills that can be immediately applied. Case studies will be presented to highlight the unique challenges of branding in an international market and the various way in which brand identity and image can impact consumer decisions.

Course Code: MKTG 315

Instruction Language: English

Students may be curious about the terminologies E-Marketing, E-commerce and E-Business. These terms are usually used interchangeably, and students have to understand that, in order for all e-commerce activities to be successful for any give business, it has to be backed by digital technologies. Meaning, without a proper e-business infrastructure, e-commerce will fail. E-commerce encompasses the whole value chain activities of a business and organization. If done right, it will help in speed up processes, reduce costs of business expenses, and also generate an increase in ROI. Embracing digital technologies has become the norm for many organizations (big or small) and has given rise to platforms such as E-bay (auctioning sites), Facebook (social networks), and cloud networks.

Course Code: MKTG 350

Instruction Language: English

This course covers basic international theories and concepts of international markets and market entry. Students learn to assess a global market with respect to cultural dynamics, business customs and practices, legal-political environment, geography and marketing mix. Students develop a basic marketing plan for the distribution and marketing of a product in a different country.

Course Code: FASH 211

Instruction Language: English

This course will delve into the world of luxury, its complexities and evolution. Whilst focusing on the key leading multinationals in luxury fashion & accessories we will uncover the categories of luxury collectibles. This course will reveal the typology of luxury consumer and the hedonic and social motivations of luxury purchase. Light will be shed on special strategies taking place within the luxury marketing context. In addition, it will build on the use of a series of market examples, specific cases, retail experiences and industry visits in order to further exemplify the significance of all concepts described.

Course Code: MKTG 380

Instruction Language: English

Whether it is a business or a personal brand, personal selling and negotiations are an integral part of the world of business. Students will learn and develop their personal selling and negotiations skills, therefore a high level of participation is expected. Students will have through close readings, exercises and presentations the opportunity to create their own brand, develop selling strategies and negotiation skills and create their own personal style of doing business.

Course Code: MKTG 130

Instruction Language: English

Principles and operations of the marketing process with an in-depth look at the role of marketing in business planning, how the marketing mix operates and the role of strategic marketing in today’s business environment. Prerequisite: Sophomore status.

Course Code: FASH 120

Instruction Language: English

The attitude, product knowledge and overall delivery/presentation of the product by the sales consultant/brand ambassador all play an equally important role in luxury and high-end fashion sales. This translates to a well-educated, skilled staff having superior communication skills and high level of presentation skills, and a customer centric approach.

Course Code: MKTG 391

Instruction Language: English

The course is structured on "thematic" sessions, in that each session is based around a particular group of subjects that follow a theme. Each of the individual subject areas are supported by case study exercises. The course approach is based on resolving issues : – A knowledge transfer segment covering a specific topic. The topic is then integrated with the case study coverage in the same period. Each segment concentrates on the key principles, techniques and vocabulary related to that topic. The range of topics is detailed below. – The learning-by-doing segment, a case study and other practical exercises undertaken in teams that are designed to promote a general awareness of the subject and to develop the student’s presentation skills.

Course Code: MKTG 321

Instruction Language: English

About 3000 years ago, The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece. It had only one event and was a direct result of deep values and beliefs regarding physical fitness and mental discipline; so as to honor the great god of gods Zeus. In 2016, TV companies paid more than 4 billion to screen the 19-day Rio 2016 games; and brought in over 9.3 billion in marketing revenues. A lot has happened to the sports industry since ancient Greeks championed the benefits of sport, and it has become one of the largest industries on the planet. Today the global sport industry is estimated at 1.3 trillion dollars. This course will explore the extraordinary evolution of sports branding and marketing throughout the ages and examine the different dimensions of a multi-faceted industry trickling down into many business sectors and highlighting the characteristics of media coverage, sponsorship, fan participation, local tourism and event management. The organization of Paris 2024 will serve as a foundation for the understanding of the power of this incredibly, far-sweeping institution captivating millions of people worldwide.

Course Code: MATH 120

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces students to the concepts of calculus needed in the management, finance and accounting fields of study. Students will learn how to perform advanced calculations required to work economics, finance and accounting.

Course Code: MATH 110

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces students to the concepts of basic calculus needed for the management, finance and accounting fields of study. Students will learn how to perform basic calculations needed for the everyday roles of a manager.

Course Code: POLS 300

Instruction Language: English

This course is designed to delve into the challenges and opportunities shaping the world today. Students will explore the multifaceted dimensions of global society through political, economic, cultural, and social lenses. The course will familiarize students with the roles of international organizations in addressing pressing global challenges and simultaneously help them develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills. In doing so, a broad range of topics will be covered, including globalization, inequality, gender, environment, conflict, and peace. Throughout the semester, students are expected to come to class having done the readings, actively contribute to discussions and group activities and, equally importantly, respect different points of view and opinions.

Course Code: PSYC 110

Instruction Language: English

Psychology is a relatively new science probing who we are and what makes us tick. This course will cover the history, biological, social, cognitive, and cultural influences, and applications of this rapidly expanding discipline.

Course Code: SOCG 110

Instruction Language: English

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and methods of sociology. It surveys the main theoretical approaches and a number of key problems in the study of society and social life. Topics include: culture and socialization, social interaction, groups, organization and leadership, social stratification and global inequalities, racism and ethnicity, and gender and sexuality. The class is a weekly three-hour lecture/seminar where students are expected to contribute to class discussions based on the required readings for each session.

Course Code: MATH 210

Instruction Language: English

Decision-making is a key management skill. Very often, a good decision is based on the answers to several questions such as: which group of customers might enjoy this new product? How good is the quality of our current products? The answers to these questions should not only reflect the opinion of the decision-maker, but should also be supported by facts. Data is a name for measured facts. Data is not the same as information. Information has meaning; data by itself has none. Statistics is essentially the art of extracting information out of data. This course is an introduction to this art and science.