Program Overview

Bachelor in Economics and Management

Programme Overview

The Bachelor in Economics and Management is an exclusive three-year multidisciplinary degree focusing on modern international business from a variety of key perspectives.

Programme Structure

• First Year
  • Introduction to economics and mathematic tools
  • Analysis of economic information
  • Introduction to management
  • History of economic thought
  • Economics, social sciences and Humanities
  • Communication and professional insertion tools 1 (IT, English)
  • Market economics and mathematic tools
  • Macroeconomy
  • Management 2
  • Introduction to law
  • Communication and professional insertion tools 2 (English, Methodology and document search)
  • Research methodology
  • Electives: international relations/ sports/language
• Second Year
  • Economic policies
  • Public economics
  • Quantitative techniques of economy and management 1
  • General accounting
  • History of economic facts
  • Social and labour law
  • Personal project
  • Money and economy financing
  • Taxation
  • Quantitative techniques of economy and management 2
  • International economy
  • Introduction to business law
  • Elective course (U.E) to choose from: Languages, Sports, Bank & financial markets /Labor history
  • IT
  • English
• Third Year
  • Econometrics
  • Accounting and financial management
  • European economy
  • Communication and professional insertion tools 5 (English, Interview and skills assessment techniques)
  • Business Criminal Law or Health Economics
  • English
  • Interview & assessment techniques
  • Intermediate marketing management (management 3)
  • Industrial economy and competition law
  • Economics of organisation
  • European institutions
  • Communication and professional insertion tools 6 (English)
  • Electives: history of labour/sports/ language

Entry Requirements

• French baccalaureate: minimum average of 12 out of 20.
• Ministry of Education curriculum:
  • General stream/Art stream: minimum average of 80%.
  • Advanced stream/Elite stream/Science stream: minimum average of 75%.
• Other high school systems: high school certificate equivalent to the UAE Ministry of Education high school with minimum average of 80% or equivalent.
• French Aptitude Certificate: minimum score of B2 level (DELF or DALF, SELFEE, TCF with a validity of 2 years, TEF with a validity of 2 years) or completion of SUAD university diploma DU in French language for non-French speakers. Students with a French Baccalaureate are exempted from the language proficiency exam.
• A minimum average of 75% (or equivalent) in Mathematics subject in high school is required or SAT Mathematics at and above 485.
• Mathematics entry test is required for students scoring between 69 and 74.9 (or equivalent) in Mathematics subject in high school or SAT Mathematics score between 450 and 485.

Tuition Fees & Scholarships

• Programme tuition fees (per semester): AED 34,500 (approximately US$ 9,400)
• Payment of fees: click here for more details
• Scholarships:
  • HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Scholarship for Emirati students
  • Academic Excellence Scholarships (for the 1st semester of enrolment)
  • Academic Excellence Scholarship (starting from the 2nd semester of enrolment)
  • 10% French Curriculum Schools Scholarship for the 1st semester of enrolment
  • Sponsored scholarships
  • Preferential rate: 10% Family discount

Career Prospects

• Banking, Investment and Financial Services, Brokerage
• Business Management, Management & Strategy Consultancy, Market Research & Think Tanks
• Accounting and Auditing Industry
• Business Administration and Management, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship
• Government, Public Services and Administration, Foreign Trade
• Education, Training and Research, Publishing and Media
• Insurance & Healthcare
• Advertising, Marketing & Sales, International Trade, Distribution & Logistics

Further Studies Options

• A whole range of postgraduate studies are available after a Bachelor degree in Economy and Management. Examples of areas of specialization (Master and PhD) include:
  • Banking and Finance (SUAD)
  • Health Economics (SUAD)
  • International Business Law (SUAD)
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Marketing
  • Human Resources Management
  • Islamic Banking & Finance
  • Finance & Risk Management
  • Insurance
  • Audit & Management Control
  • Entrepreneurship

Where do SUAD Graduates Go?

• The following non-exhaustive list of institutions is based on SUAD placement records for alumni of the Economy and Management department.
  • Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (UAE)
  • Sorbonne University (France)
  • University Paris-Descartes (now University of Paris) (France)
  • University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (France)
  • University of Panthéon-Assas (France)
  • Paris-Dauphine University (France)
  • Institut Supérieur de Gestion (France)
  • Sciences Po (France)
  • IESEG School of Management (France)
  • Audencia Business School (France)
  • Grenoble Business School (France)
  • American University of Paris (France)
  • Institut d’Administration des Entreprises de Paris, IAE (France)
  • University of Westminster (UK)
  • University of Liverpool (UK)
  • Coventry University (UK)
  • Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) (UK)
  • HULT International Business School (UK)
  • American University of Dubai (UAE)
  • Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (Malaysia)