Academic directors:
The first year of the Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management consists of a core block of general education modules in Economics, Management, Law, Social Sciences and quantitative disciplines.
Teaching is mainly provided in seminars in classes of about 30 students. The academic year is divided into 2 semesters; each semester comprises 12 weeks, with an extra induction week.Students follow 21 core courses + 1 elective course, which is a foreign language taught at UCL (University College London) spread over both semesters.The level of students and learning outcomes are assessed mainly by:
Les procédures d'admission en 1ère année sont indiquées sur cette page :https://www.dauphine.psl.eu/fr/formations-et-diplomes/candidatures.html
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Course content:
1. Introduction: algorithms and programs2. Values, types and variables3. Assignment and expression 4. Reading instruction5. Program structure:¿ Decision making6. Program structure: Loops7. Functions8. Consolidation week9. Writing own functions10. String and String methods11. List: Creation, access and traversal12. List: Operators and methods13. Character strings and lists in function14. Files
Skills to be acquired:
Introduce computational logic and programming syntax Explore various ways of writing a program solution for a given problem statement Develop the essential technological background for students' work life.
Mandatory prerequisites
There is no prerequisite module. Basic knowledge of mathematical concepts is expected.
Assessment:
Midterm Examination : 50%Final Examination : 50%
Weighting : 0.75
Bibliography, recommended reading:
Core Sources
ECTS : 1
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 12
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 21
Course content:
This course will focus on all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. It will also include English for Academic Purposes, as well as English in Business Contexts.
Skills to be acquired:
Learning Outcomes On completion of this module, students will be able to:
Assessment:
Grading Criteria Participation 20%Essay 20%Presentation 10%Final Exam 50%
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Course content:
Financial accounting plays a crucial role in the allocation of resources in the economic system while the information that it facilitates is used by a wide number of different agents in their respective decision-making processes. The objective of the course is to enhance students' ability to capture economic transactions using the accounting system and to elaborate compact information about the firms' value and the wealth created by the firm in a given time period. In addition to preparing this information, students should be able to understand and interpret this information as it is provided in the firms' statements (i.e. balance sheet, income statement and the notes).
Skills to be acquired:
Cet enseignement vise à fournir aux étudiants une culture comptable suffisante pour intégrer les grandes évolutions du capitalisme. La comptabilité est ici perçue comme étant l’instrument du capitalisme financier. Pour cette raison, une dimension historique et comparative est largement ancrée dans l’enseignement.
Cette approche ne fait pas l’économie de l’apprentissage des techniques comptables visant à enregistrer les flux économiques et financiers qui traversent l’entreprise. L’idée est de bien faire comprendre qu’un résultat comptable est une construction sociale, fruit de tensions entre acteurs aux intérêts divergents (actionnaires, salariés, Etat,…).
La dimension internationale fait partie intégrante de l’enseignement car les systèmes comptables continentaux et anglo-saxons sont systématiquement mis en perspective et discutés.
Assessment:
un contrôle continu (50%) et un examen (50%)
Weighting : 0.75
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 24
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Course content:
DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:PROGRAMME1. Introduction to Management2. Culture of organizations3. Influencing and Leadership4. Motivation5. Managing change and Innovations6. Communication in management7. Corporate Social Responsibility8. Question and answer session
Skills to be acquired:
This course has three main aims, and these directly relate to the major themes that will be emphasized throughout. The course aims to: 1. Provide a comprehensive introduction to the key elements of the business organization, and to competing theories and models of the firm and its environment, and to provide a critical perspective on the main functional areas of management. 2. Build a foundation of knowledge on the different theoretical approaches to management and decision making. 3. Develop analytical skills to identify the links between the functional areas in management, organizations, management practices, and the business environment.
Weighting : 0.50
Bibliography, recommended reading:
The course will use as its primary source:Boddy, D. (2014) Introduction to Management, 6th Edition, Pearson Education
ECTS : 1
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 9
Course content:
This course focuses on the crucial macroeconomic concepts: gross domestic product, economicgrowth, inflation, the interest rate, unemployment. First, the course examines how economicagents relate by analysing national accounts. Then, there is an investigation onto the causes oflong term growth. This is followed by a study of the financial sector. With all these instruments,there is an analysis of the determinants of aggregate supply and aggregate demand distinguishingbetween the short-run and the long-run, with a special focus on how monetary and fiscal policywork. The course finishes with a study of the recent financial crisis.
Skills to be acquired:
Learning OutcomesOn completion of this module, students will be able to:1. Explain what macroeconomics is2. Identify the main issues studied by macroeconomists3. Analyse the national accounts systemCourse objectivesThe main objective of this course is for students to understand how the economy works. Other objectives include the analysis of the main macroeconomic variables and how these relate to each other; as well as what determines economic growth in the long-run and well as inthe short-run.
Assessment:
Grading CriteriaParticipation 5%Quiz 10%Group Report 35%Final Exam 50%
Weighting : 0.50
Bibliography, recommended reading:
ECTS : 4
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 36
Course content:
Week 1: Derivatives and BijectionWeek 2: ConvexityWeek 3: AntiderivativesWeek 4: IntegrationWeek 5: Integration by partWeek 6: Wrap up and past papers
Skills to be acquired:
Learning Outcomes On completion of this module, students will be able to:work confidently with derivativeswork confidently with simple limits calculationdefine a bijectiondefine an inverse functionwork confidently with simple integration and integration by part Course Objectives The main purpose of this module is to give tools to students for other math modules (statistics, Optimisation, linear algebra, financial math, microeconomics…)
Assessment:
Grading Criteria Final exam:100%
Weighting : 0.75
ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Course content:
The course aims at developing the economic theory of the consumer. Consumption allocation between different goods, trade-off between labour and leisure, optimal intertemporal allocation of resources will be the main topics of this semester.
Skills to be acquired:
By the end of this module, students will have demonstrated: Knowledge1. An ability to define microeconomics, to differentiate it from macroeconomics, to understand its methodology, approach and the main assumption used to describe a pure and perfect competitive framework.2. An ability to understand the concept of budget constraint, indifference curve, utility function, Marginal Rate of Substition (MRS) and to use them to determine an optimal allocation of consumption goods and to build the individual demand function of a consummer.3. An ability to determine a demand elasticity (price or revenue), to categorise the different types of goods depending on those elasticities to understand the concept of substitution and income effect.4. An ability to analyse the trade-off between leisure and labour for a consumer and how to deduce from it the supply of labour function.5. An ability to analyse the trade-off between consumption of present goods and future goods (consumption vs saving), and the capacity to link these microeconomic concepts with financial concepts and instruments.Skills6. An ability to determine mathematically and graphically a Marginal Rate of Substitution and to interpret the result obtained.7. An ability to compute mathematically and illustrate graphically a Marshalien demand function using indifferences curves, utility functions, Marginal Rate of Substitution and the budget constraints of the consummers.8. An ability to determine (mathematically and graphically) and to interpret how the demand would evolve when parameters are changing.9. An ability to determine (mathematically and graphically) the different elasticities and to interpret the results obtained.10. An ability (1) to determine mathematically and graphically the optimal allocation between leisure and labour (2) to deduce from it the supply of labour and (3) to interpret the results obtained.
Assessment:
Grading CriteriaMid Term Exam 1 25%Mid Term Exam 225% Final Exam 50%
Weighting : 0.75
Bibliography, recommended reading:
Microéconomie Comportement des agents et concurrence parfait Franck Bien & Sophie Meritet PEARSON (2016)
ECTS : 4
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 36
Course content:
The course is designed to introduce students to the sociological study of society. Sociology focuses on the systematic understanding of social interaction, social organization, social institutions, and social change. Major themes in sociological thinking include the interplay between the individual and society, how society is both stable and changing, the causes and consequences of social inequality, and the social construction of human life. Understanding sociology helps discover and explain social patterns and see how such patterns change over time and in different settings. By making vivid the social basis of everyday life, sociology also develops critical thinking by revealing the social structures and processes that shape diverse forms of human life.
Skills to be acquired:
Weighting : 1.00
Bibliography, recommended reading:
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 12
Course content:
Soft Skills and Employability aims at supporting students’ reflections about their studies and professional projects in connection with their personal life while growing as individuals and learning how to interact with others and collaborate. Its main general objective during the three years of the bachelor’s degree is to help each student start the process of finding his/her place in the working society and envisioning him/herself working happily and contributing to the world.
This first-year Soft Skills and Employability module introduces students to the foundational interpersonal and professional skills needed to navigate both academic environments and future workplaces.
Focusing on key areas such as effective listening, giving and receiving constructive feedback, CV writing, and digital awareness, the module equips students with tools to communicate clearly, collaborate with others, and present themselves professionally.
Through a blend of interactive workshops, reflective exercises, and real-world scenarios, students will begin to build the confidence and competencies necessary for personal and career development.
Skills to be acquired:
This is done through the development of the following three transversal competences:
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 24
Course content:
One second Foreign Language to pick at UCL : German, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian, Portugese, Ducth, Japanese, Arabic
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Course content:
The first-year (L1) course unit provides an understanding of the environmental and systemic challenges posed by the three major ecological crises: climate, biodiversity, and the over exploitation of natural resources in a finite world. It presents the nature and anthropogenic causes of these global and systemic issues, as well as the connections between them.
Course themes will be allocated over 9 sessions:
Climate and energy:
Biodiversity and ecosystems:
Resources and society:
Human–nature relations:
Action levers: climate, biodiversity, and resources
Skills to be acquired:
Adopt a systemic approach:
Project oneself into the future:
Mandatory prerequisites
An open mind and a desire to act
Recommended prerequisites
A keen desire to learn about climate and biodiversity issues in a world of finite resources.
Assessment:
Ma Petite Planète Challenge, group presentations, final MCQ
Weighting : 0.50
Bibliography, recommended reading:
Figueres, C & Rivett-Carnac T. “The Future we Choose.” Manilla Press, 2020
Robinson, M. “Climate Justice.” Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.
Thunberg, G. “The Climate Book.” Penguin Books, 2022
ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 21
Course content:
Séance
Cours
1
Villes Mondiales
2
Villes Mondiales (2) / Migrations / économies
3
Régions Mondiales (EU / NAFTA)
4
Régions mondiales (Chine/Côte Ouest des Etats-Unis)
5
Mondialisation économique
6
Mondialisation (production et chaîne de distribution)
7
Mondialisation (succès)
8
Mondialisation (problèmes)
9
Mondialisation et culture (Hollywood story)
10
Mondialisation et culture
11
Mondialisation et culture
12
Mondialisation et culture
Bibliographie :
- Arjun Appadurai, Modernity At Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization, 1996
Skills to be acquired:
Proposer une étude de l’environnement moderne mondial, tout en faisant travailler compétences linguistiques (renforcement lexical de l’anglais de spécialité, expression écrite et orale) et de communication.
Assessment:
un contrôle continu (50%) et un examen (50%)
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 24
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Course content:
Topic 1: Conceptual Framewok, Liabilities, Loss contingencies and employment costs. Topic 2: Inventory. Topic 3: Revenue recognition Topic 4: Receivables. Topic 5: Tangible assets Tema 6: Intangible assets.
Skills to be acquired:
By the end of the course students should be able to: - Solve any new accounting problem using the knowledge acquired in this and previous courses. - Understand the effect of accounting policies on the figures reported on the financial statements. Skills development: -Initiative and self-learning -The ability to select and assign priorities within restricted resources and to organize work to meet tight deadlines -Work in teams. -Present, discuss, report and defend views effectively. Attitudes: - Compliance with the fundamental ethical principles. - Commitment to continual improvement and lifelong learning.
Assessment:
un contrôle continu (50%) et un examen (50%)
Weighting : 0.75
ECTS : 4
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 36
Course content:
This course focuses on the crucial macroeconomic concepts: gross domestic product, economic growth, inflation, the interest rate, unemployment. First, the course examines how economic agents relate by analysing national accounts. Then, there is an investigation onto the causes of long term growth. This is followed by a study of the financial sector. With all these instruments, there is an analysis of the determinants of aggregate supply and aggregate demand distinguishing between the short-run and the long-run, with a special focus on how monetary and fiscal policy work. The course finishes with a study of the recent financial crisis.
Skills to be acquired:
Learning Outcomes:On completion of this module, students will be able to:1. Explain what determines economic growth in the long run2. Analyse the financial system3. Understand how aggregate demand and aggregate supply workCourse Objectives:The main objective of this course is for students to understand how the economy works. Other objectives include the analysis of the main macroeconomic variables and how these relate to each other; as well as what determine economic growth in the long-run and well as in the short-run.
Assessment:
Mid-term 1 : 25%Mid-term 2 : 25%Final Exam : 50%
Weighting : 1.00
Bibliography, recommended reading:
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Weighting : 0.50
ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 18
Course content:
The course aims at (1) developing the economic theory of the producer, (2) introducing the concepts of partial equilibrium, surpluses, and deadweight loss and (3) presenting the concept of general equilibrium and pareto efficiency.
Skills to be acquired:
By the end of this module, students will have demonstrated: Knowledge1. An ability to understand/use the following concepts/tools : a production function (Cobb-Douglass), an isoquant, a Marginal Rate of technical Substitution of factors of production (MRTS), a marginal and an average productivity, a production (marginal, average) cost function.2. An ability to analyse the concept of return to scale (increasing-decreasing-constant) and its implication.3. An ability to determine how a producer determines its optimal allocation of factors of production (construction of the demand functions of factors of production).4. An ability to analyse the producer short term optimal quantity in a pure and perfect competitive framework (which leads to the construction of the individual supply function of goods).5. An ability to understand the long term dynamic and the establishment of the equilibrium at the branch level.6. An ability to understand/use the following concept/tools : partial equilibrium, surpluses, deadweight loss and how they evolve with public intervention.7. An ability to determine a general equilibrium (with and without production) and how to assess of its efficiency (using Pareto criteria). Skills8. An ability (1) to determine mathematically and graphically an isoquant, a Marginal Rate of technical Substitution of factors of production (MRTS), a marginal and an average productivity, a production cost function, a marginal cost and an average cost and (2) to interpret, explain comment the results obtained.9. An ability (1) to determine mathematically and graphically an optimal allocation of factors of production (construction of the demand functions of factors of production) and (2) to interpret, explain comment the results obtained.
Assessment:
un contrôle continu (50%) et un examen (50%)
Weighting : 0.75
ECTS : 4
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 36
Course content:
This subject tries to teach: - derive functions of one or two real variables - obtain notions of topology and its applications in IR² - know how to find stationary points and find their nature for functions of one or two real variables - know the Taylor formulas (first and second order) and their applications - know how to optimize functions of two real variables with explicit restrictions - pose and solve problems taken from an economic situation with a mathematical model.
Assessment:
Grading Criteria Midterm 1 25%Midterm 2 25%Final Exam 50%
Weighting : 1.00
Bibliography, recommended reading:
- Isabelle Cato, Ivan gentil, Geneviève Pons. Mathématiques - Éléments de calculs différentiels pour l'économie. , Ellipses
ECTS : 4
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 36
Course content:
This course is an undergraduate-level introduction to political science.The course, in broad terms, comes in two halves. The first part deals with different aspects of international politics most relevant to the Euro-Atlantic area, examining shifts in the European security environment as well as the institutional mechanisms for managing competition amongst nation-states in the contemporary world. Here, the aim is to furnish students with an understanding of the way in which international relations have evolved since the end of the Cold War. The second part deals more directly with the foundations of political organisation, critically evaluating with students key concepts such as democratic govoernance, freedom and social movements.Focusing on political order in the domestic and international contexts, this course explores the nature of political organisation and the causes of conflict. It is a course in its own right to reflect on the political underpinnings of the contemporary European states system. But it also serves as a foundation for more specialised courses in Political Science/ International Relations at the graduate level.
Skills to be acquired:
This module introduces the principles of political organisation in both domestic and international politics. By the end of this course, students will have acquired the empirical knowledge, theoretical understanding and transferable skills necessary to analyse, explain and evaluate institutions, politics and legitimacy. Students should further be able to discuss critically, and write knowledgeably, about major issues in politics.At the end of the course, students should be able to think, talk and write in an informed, critical and theoretical manner about on-going developments in political organisation in domestic and international system.
Assessment:
Etude de cas : présentation et rapport (50%) et dissertation (50%)
Weighting : 1.00
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 0
Course content:
Soft Skills and Employability aims at supporting students’ reflections about their studies and professional projects in connection with their personal life while growing as individuals and learning how to interact with others and collaborate. Its main general objective during the three years of the bachelor’s degree is to help each student start the process of finding his/her place in the working society and envisioning him/herself working happily and contributing to the world.
This first-year Soft Skills and Employability module introduces students to the foundational interpersonal and professional skills needed to navigate both academic environments and future workplaces.
Focusing on key areas such as effective listening, giving and receiving constructive feedback, CV writing, and digital awareness, the module equips students with tools to communicate clearly, collaborate with others, and present themselves professionally.
Through a blend of interactive workshops, reflective exercises, and real-world scenarios, students will begin to build the confidence and competencies necessary for personal and career development.
Skills to be acquired:
This is done through the development of the following three transversal competences:
Assessment:
Module validation if the student has participated in 6.5 hours of workshops.
ECTS : 2
Language of instruction : French
Teaching hours : 24
Course content:
One second Foreign Language to pick at UCL : German, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian, Portugese, Ducth, Japanese, Arabic
Weighting : 0.50