Bachelor's degree English-German Business and Trade
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Entry requirements
Students must hold a high school diploma (preferably from the general track or potentially from the management science and techniques track) or alternatively, have sufficient recognised professional experience (on the basis of application). Admission to L2 or L3 on the basis of application (International Trade Careers programme limited to 60 places). Students must have previously studied the two languages (no beginners).
Benefits of the program
The Licence in Applied Foreign Languages at UGE prepares students to enter the professional world, thanks to the two mandatory work placements, and facilitates and encourages them to pursue their studies with a Master’s degree (at UGE or elsewhere).
The international and intercultural aspect of the course (students can choose a third foreign language out of six options, possibility for exchanges and work placements overseas) allows students to find employment quickly and effectively, increasingly often in an international context.
Assistance with the search for a work placement and/or job, through workshops provided by external trainers to help students identify their skills.
Unique aspect of the Business and Trade - International Trade Careers programme: work-study format possible (apprenticeship or professionalisation contract) or long work placement.
Acquired skills
Trilingual specialist language course. Below are the various programmes:
“Business and Trade” aims to give students the tools and knowledge needed to understand the world of business and international trade in an intercultural context.
“Tourism Careers” aims to allow students to understand the realities of the sector and introduce them to analytical, strategic and accounting tools used in tourism.
“Specialised Translation” aims to make students proficient in current translation techniques so that they can translate commercial, legal or technical documents used in companies.
“International Trade Careers” aims to provide students with academic and professional proficiency in techniques of international trade, international marketing, general business culture and languages. (See the specific brochure for this programme).
International
Semesters 3, 4, 5 and 6 can be studied on an Erasmus exchange (many partner universities in Spain, Germany and Switzerland) or at one of the universities with which UGE has signed a partnership, such as University of South Florida or University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States (MICEFA programme), University of Sherbrooke, UQTR or University of Montreal in Canada (BCI programme), or National Taipei University of Education in Taiwan, Tsinghua University in Beijing or Shanghai Normal University in China. In general, L3 students are encouraged to carry out their end-of-studies work placement overseas.
Capacities
Licence 1 : 50
Licence 2 : 30
Licence 3 : 15
Course venue
Other course venue
Your future career
Jobs in international relations, translation, logistics, banking and international trade (import/export), tourism and all fields of the tertiary sector with a strong international dimension, whether in France or overseas. Administrative careers.
Types of jobs: project manager, international team leader, logistics manager, purchasing manager, export zone sales manager, export and/or import sales representative, translator, local tourism promotional manager, tourism agency deputy director, export sales administrative assistant, import assistant, supply chain assistant, logistics assistant, documentary credit assistant, export sales assistant, sourcing assistant.
Students can pursue a Master’s at UGE (International Trade, Tourism, Specialised Translation).
Students can also pursue a Master’s at other universities, business schools or logistics schools.
Professional integration
Jobs in international relations, translation, logistics, banking and international trade (import/export), tourism and all fields of the tertiary sector with a strong international dimension, either in France or overseas. Administrative careers.
Types of jobs: project manager, international team leader, logistics manager, purchasing manager, export zone sales manager, export and/or import sales representative, translator, local tourism promotional manager, tourism agency deputy director.
Students can pursue a Master’s at UGE (International Trade, Tourism Engineering, Specialised Translation)
Study objectives
Trilingual specialist language course
The programmes:
“Business and Trade” aims to give students the tools and knowledge needed to understand the world of business and international trade in an intercultural context.
“Tourism Careers” aims to allow students to understand the realities of the sector and introduce them to analytical, strategic and accounting tools used in tourism.
“Specialised Translation” aims to make students proficient in current translation techniques so that they can translate commercial, legal or technical documents used in companies.
Major thematics of study
Language A (English)
Language B (Spanish/German)
Economics/management
Law
Calendar
lcs.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr/inscriptions-et-rentree/suivi-des-cours/calendriers
Mandatory work placement of four weeks at the end of L1
Mandatory work placement of eight weeks at the end of L3
Business and Trade - International Trade Careers programme: Mandatory work placement of three months
Options
Third foreign language mandatory from L2.
Language options: Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Russian.
Semester 1
Courses | ECTS | CM | TD | TP |
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UE 11 English 1
Revision of basic syntactic structures of English. Methodology of translation, systematic learning of thematic vocabulary and translation of press articles into French. Learning of phonetic alphabet and practical phonetic transcription to improve pronunciation. | 6 | 48h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Traduction
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Phonétique
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
PRL
| 6h | |||
UE 12 British Culture
Understanding of press articles on social, economic, political and cultural news and guided written production (syntheses). Training in the understanding of contemporary English through the study of audio and / or visual documents (dialogues, interviews, film excerpts) and guided oral production (abstracts, presentations). Introduction to contemporary Britain. Geographical, human, economic and historical presentation, followed by the study of the main social institutions. | 6 | 54h | ||
Compréhension et expression écrites
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 12h | ||
Compréhension et expression orales
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 18h | ||
Civilisation britannique contemporaine
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 24h | ||
UE 13 Professional subjects
Acquisition of basic notions to understand the life of companies (identity, definitions, accounts) improvement of written expression in French: mastery of writing, structuring of thought by the plan, reformulation of information. | 6 | 36h | ||
Expression et communication françaises
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 4 | 18h | ||
PRL
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 6h | |||
Economie de l'entreprise 1
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
UE 14 German 1
Objective: improving accuracy of skills in German by systematic study of its structures, and applied exercises in translation. | 6 | 60h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Thème grammatical
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Version
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
PRL
| 6h | |||
UE 15 Contemporary Germany
Objective: to become acquainted with German culture, to know how to analyze a document (methods of analysis and reporting). Introduction to history and contemporary culture since the fall of the wall using various media. | 6 | 42h | ||
Compréhension et expression écrites
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Compréhension et expression orales
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Civilisation allemande contemporaine
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 12h |
Semester 2
Courses | ECTS | CM | TD | TP |
---|---|---|---|---|
UE 21 English 2
Revision of basic syntactic structures of English. Methodology of translation, systematic learning of thematic vocabulary and translation of press articles into French. Study of the rhythm of English, principles of reduction, accent of word and accent of sentence. | 6 | 48h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Traduction
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Phonétique
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
UE 22 Anglosphere
Learning techniques of argumentation and stance, production of essays. Listening, presentation and speaking activities (debates, presentations, role plays). In civilization, the course examines a selection of central themes on contemporary American society and politics (population composition, institutions, federalism, and political ideologies). | 6 | 48h | ||
Compréhension et expression écrites
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 12h | ||
Compréhension et expression orales
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 18h | ||
Civilisation américaine contemporaine
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 18h | ||
UE 23 Professional subjects
Students must be able to define a company and its environment as a whole and understand the specificities and importance of each business activity (from business management to corporate strategy). Case studies. First notions of law. | 6 | 48h | ||
Expression et communication françaises
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 24h | ||
Economie de l'entreprise 2
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Introduction générale à l'étude du droit
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
UE 34 German 2
Application of grammatical notions in translation (from French to German, and German to French), excerpts from newspaper articles. | 6 | 54h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Thème grammatical
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Version
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
UE 15 Contemporary Germany 2
Develop speaking skills based on current topics, analytical skills and explanations of texts related to business and companies. Deepening of contemporary German history. | 6 | 48h | ||
Compréhension et expression orales
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Compréhension et expression écrites
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Civilisation allemande contemporaine
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 18h |
Semester 3
Courses | ECTS | CM | TD | TP |
---|---|---|---|---|
UE 31 Anglais 3
Practice and improvement of language skills. In grammar, study of complex verbal structures and major discursive phenomena. Systematic learning of thematic vocabulary and translation of press articles into English. Training in speaking (presentation techniques, role plays etc.). Reading image media, especially from internet sources. | 6 | 48h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Traduction
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Communication multimédia
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 12h | ||
UE 32 Monde anglophone
In civilization, presentation of the political institutions of the United States, the American economy, the judicial system. Learning the business language and writing professional documents (correspondence, CVs and cover letters). | 6 | 12h | 24h | |
Civilisation américaine
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 3 | 12h | 12h | |
Business English
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 3 | 12h | ||
UE 33 Matières professionnelles
Learning to analyze argumentative processes in texts of various kinds, to produce a personal argumentation. Continuation of the initiation to law (employment law). Getting in touch with the business world. | 4 | 42h | ||
Expression et communication françaises
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 18h | ||
Droit des contrats
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
Analyses et politiques économiques 1
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
Stage + projet professionnel
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | |||
UE 36 LV3 au choix + Informatique
To communicate in a third foreign language. To become familiar with computer tools. | 2 | 30h | ||
Allemand débutant
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1 | 18h | ||
Chinois débutant
Teaching language CHINOIS / CHINESE | 1 | 18h | ||
Italien débutant
Teaching language ITALIEN / ITALIAN | 1 | 18h | ||
Japonais débutant
Teaching language JAPONAIS / JAPANESE | 1 | 18h | ||
Portugais débutant
Teaching language PORTUGAIS / PORTUGUESE | 1 | 18h | ||
Russe débutant
Teaching language RUSSE / RUSSIAN | 1 | 18h | ||
Informatique
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
UE 34 Espagnol 3
Mise en pratique et perfectionnement des acquis linguistiques. Introduction à la langue professionnelle et au vocabulaire technique des affaires. En grammaire, l'accent est mis sur le groupe verbal. En traduction, les textes abordés mêlent les thématiques générales et d'autres plus spécialisées, en particulier dans le domaine économique.
Teaching language ESPAGNOL / ESPAÑOL | 6 | 54h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Espagnol des affaires
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
UE 34 Allemand 3
Putting into practice and improving language skills. Economic news through translation. | 6 | 36h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Thème
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Version
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
UE 35 L'Allemagne d'aujourd'hui 3
Introduction to business language and technical vocabulary of business. Socio-economic and geographical structures of present-day Germany. | 6 | 12h | 36h | |
Civilisation allemande
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 12h | 12h | |
Langue économique
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Communication orale et écrite
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 12h |
Semester 4
Courses | ECTS | CM | TD | TP |
---|---|---|---|---|
UE 41 Anglais 4
Practice and improvement of language skills. In grammar, study of complex verbal structures and major discursive phenomena. Systematic learning of thematic vocabulary and translation of press articles into English. Training in speaking (presentation techniques, role plays etc.). Reading image media, especially from internet sources. | 5 | 42h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 1.5 | 12h | ||
Traduction
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 18h | ||
Communication multimédia
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 1.5 | 12h | ||
UE 42 Monde anglophone
In civilization, the goal is to provide students with the civilizational and historical data to understand today's British society and politics (study of British political institutions and their evolution in the 20th century, study of the UK since 1945 , institutional, economic and societal changes, relations between GB and Ireland). Legal English approach through the reading of specialized articles. | 5 | 12h | 24h | |
Civilisation britannique
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 3 | 12h | 12h | |
Legal English
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 12h | ||
UE 43 Matières professionnelles
To acquire professional knowledge complementary to the proficiency of foreign languages. | 5 | 12h | 42h | |
Expression et communication françaises 4
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 18h | ||
Droit des contrats
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
Techniques quantitatives de gestion
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
Analyses et politiques économiques 2
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
UE 46 LV3 au choix + Informatique
To communicate in a third foreign language. To acquire the skills necessary to validate the C2I (Certification in computing skills). | 2 | 30h | ||
Allemand débutant
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1 | 18h | ||
Chinois débutant
Teaching language CHINOIS / CHINESE | 1 | 18h | ||
Italien débutant
Teaching language ITALIEN / ITALIAN | 1 | 18h | ||
Japonais débutant
Teaching language JAPONAIS / JAPANESE | 1 | 18h | ||
Portugais débutant
Teaching language PORTUGAIS / PORTUGUESE | 1 | 18h | ||
Russe débutant
Teaching language RUSSE / RUSSIAN | 1 | 18h | ||
Informatique
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 12h | ||
UE 44 Allemand 4
Practicing and improving | 5 | 30h | ||
Grammaire
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 12h | ||
Thème
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1.5 | 18h | ||
Translation
| 1.5 | 18h | ||
UE 45 Sociétés allemandes
to become acquainted with the German economy and learning in Germany (Duales System), in-depth study of the socio-economic context, study of institutions | 5 | 12h | 36h | |
Communication multimédia orale et écrite
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1 | 12h | ||
Allemand des affaires
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1 | 12h | ||
Civilisation
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1.5 | 12h | ||
Aspects économiques actuels
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1.5 | 12h | ||
UE 47 d'OUVERTURE (Arts, Lettres, Sport…)
| 3 |
Semester 5
Courses | ECTS | CM | TD | TP |
---|---|---|---|---|
UE 51 English
Improvement of oral expression by training in professionnal communication, particularly to search for internship or employment. Applied translation of economic, legal and technical texts. In civilization, American history from 1960 to today: political and societal issues, the United States and the world. | 8 | |||
Communication multimédia
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 1 | 15h | ||
Version
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Thème
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Civilisation américaine
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 3 | 10h | 15h | |
UE 53 Communication and Legal context
To be able to present a press kit, to learn about labor law and European law. | 8 | |||
Langue française et communication en entreprise
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Droit de l'entreprise
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 10h | ||
Droit et institutions européennes
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 10h | ||
LV3 au choix
Poursuite de la LV3 choisie en L2
| 2 | |||
Chinois intermédiaire
Teaching language CHINOIS / CHINESE | 2 | |||
Espagnol intermédiaire
Teaching language ESPAGNOL / ESPAÑOL | 2 | |||
Italien intermédiaire
Teaching language ITALIEN / ITALIAN | 2 | |||
Japonais intermédiaire
Teaching language JAPONAIS / JAPANESE | 2 | |||
Portugais intermédiaire
Teaching language PORTUGAIS / PORTUGUESE | 2 | |||
Russe intermédiaire
Teaching language RUSSE / RUSSIAN | 2 | |||
UE 52 German
To familiarize the student with working methods in an international and intercultural context. In civilization, to approach the context of co-management and wage negotiations. | 8 | |||
Communication orale et écrite
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1 | 15h | ||
Version économique
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Thème économique
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Civilisation allemande
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 3 | 10h | 15h | |
UE 54 Business and trade
Basic management and legal tools necessary for the understanding and practice of concrete missions in companies. Acquisition of more specialized knowledge and know-how. | 6 | |||
Analyse financière
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Marketing
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 10h | 10h | |
Droit des affaires
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h |
Semester 6
Courses | ECTS | CM | TD | TP |
---|---|---|---|---|
UE 61 English
Preparation of the internship report by training in written presentation techniques: research, organization, formats, references, etc. Applied translations of economic, legal and technical texts. In civilization, Britain and Europe: Understanding British Euroscepticism. The course aims to examine the relationship between GB and Europe from 1945 to the present, from a historical perspective. It shed light on the major economic, political and social issues of joining the European Union. | 7 | |||
Communication multimédia
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 1 | 15h | ||
Version
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Thème
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Civilisation britannique
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 2 | 10h | 15h | |
UE 63 Organization and cultural environment of companies
To grasp the explicit and tacit rules of a company and the influence of cultural phenomena in its functioning. Approach of the international context. | 7 | |||
Organisation et financement des entreprises
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1.5 | 10h | ||
Droit du travail
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1.5 | 10h | ||
Géopolitique et géoéconomie
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 10h | ||
Communication interculturelle
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1 | 10h | ||
LV3 au choix
Perfectionnement de la LV3 choisie en L2
| 2 | |||
Chinois intermédiaire
Teaching language CHINOIS / CHINESE | 2 | |||
Espagnol intermédiaire
Teaching language ESPAGNOL / ESPAÑOL | 2 | |||
Italien intermédiaire
Teaching language ITALIEN / ITALIAN | 2 | |||
Japonais intermédiaire
Teaching language JAPONAIS / JAPANESE | 2 | |||
Portugais intermédiaire
Teaching language PORTUGAIS / PORTUGUESE | 2 | |||
Russe intermédiaire
Teaching language RUSSE / RUSSIAN | 2 | |||
UE 62 German
Training in critical analysis and synthesis of documents in German (written and oral). The courses of civilization deal with society and German history before 1945 while establishing the link with today. | 7 | |||
Communication orale et écrite
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 1 | 15h | ||
Version
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Thème
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 2 | 15h | ||
Civilisation allemande
Teaching language ALLEMAND / DEUTSCH | 2 | 10h | 15h | |
UE 64 Business and trade
Familiarization with organizational and business management systems of companies in and outside the French cultural field, in order to conduct international missions. | 6 | |||
Théorie des organisations
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1.5 | 15h | ||
Entreprises des pays hispanophones
Teaching language ESPAGNOL / ESPAÑOL | 1.5 | 15h | ||
Marketing international
Teaching language FRANÇAIS / FRENCH | 1.5 | 10h | ||
Marketing international pays anglophones
Teaching language ANGLAIS / ENGLISH | 1.5 | 10h | ||
Internship
Advanced internship in the field chosen by students: business, tourism, translation. | 3 |
Responsable par année
LAUPA Corinne (L1)
DAVIS Janelle (L2-L3)
Partners
De nombreuses universités sont partenaires, notamment en Espagne, Allemagne et Suisse dans le cadre d'Erasmus. Conventions avec des universités aux Etats-Unis (South Florida, University of Louisiana Lafayette), au Canada (Sherbrooke, UQTR, Université de Montréal), à Taïwan (Université de l’éducation de Tapei ; Tsinghua University in Taiwan), et en Chine (Université normale de Shanghai).