Undergraduate program

Junior Year

The first and second years of the "Cycle Préparatoire" aim to prepare the students for the selective entry process (application review) into the first year of the TSE Master of Science programme. It is structured around a rigorous programme comprising several pathways, some of which are dual-disciplinary, combining economics with another subject area (law, mathematics and computer science applied to the humanities and social sciences, or management)
During these two preparatory years, regular and sustained effort is required. A system of continuous assessment has been put in place, with regular written tests (approximately every two weeks) to monitor students’ progress as closely as possible and provide them with maximum support. The high-stakes nature of mid-term tests and exams is thus mitigated in order to encourage committed students. 

Academic programmes

Prerequisites

Success in the preparatory cycle depends on a basic grasp of mathematical tools, as these are used in economic modelling and in the quantitative methods employed to estimate, forecast or simulate economic phenomena. These methods are also increasingly used in management sciences today, although generally to a lesser extent. Consequently, the school’s expectations will continue to include the requirement for a command of certain mathematical tools that are only covered in specialised mathematics courses and/or optional mathematics modules in the final years of upper secondary school.

  • For  students  who  have  chosen  to  drop  mathematics  at  the  beginning of upper secondary school,  it  is  recommended  that,  should  they  wish  to  pursue  economics  studies,  they  apply  to  another  university  with  a  more  literary  programme  or  apply  to  TSE’s  selective  ARTE  programme,  which  has  limited  places.
  • For students who have not taken mathematics in their final year of upper secondary school, additional mathematics classes are offered to bring them up to a sufficient level of proficiency to enable them to continue their studies in management or economics.
  • Summary of compulsory, specialised and optional subjects in the penultimate and final years of upper secondary school

FAQ 10 questions (in French)

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