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Paris College of Commerce and Financial Management

Bachelor in Business Administration

Develop a broad understanding of how organisations work, create value and make commercial decisions. Connect accounting, marketing, finance and operations through practical business cases.

Bachelor3 yearsOnline / On campusInstitution-issued diploma
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Programme overview — Bachelor in Business Administration

Develop a broad understanding of how organisations work, create value and make commercial decisions. Connect accounting, marketing, finance and operations through practical business cases.

Paris College of Commerce and Financial Management — FINCOM Paris.

Learning outcomes

  • Business environment analysis: apply the methods introduced in business and economics and explain the evidence, choices and limitations.
  • Financial statement commentary: apply the methods introduced in accounting and financial information and explain the evidence, choices and limitations.
  • Market opportunity brief: apply the methods introduced in marketing fundamentals and explain the evidence, choices and limitations.
  • Operations improvement plan: apply the methods introduced in business operations and explain the evidence, choices and limitations.
  • Business performance dashboard: apply the methods introduced in business data and decisions and explain the evidence, choices and limitations.
  • Integrated business plan: apply the methods introduced in entrepreneurship and business planning and explain the evidence, choices and limitations.

Learning content and competency modules

ModuleLearning contentAssessment evidence
Business and economicsMarkets, competition and the business environmentBusiness environment analysis
Accounting and financial informationFinancial statements, costs and cash flowFinancial statement commentary
Marketing fundamentalsCustomers, segmentation and value propositionsMarket opportunity brief
Business operationsProcess design, service quality and supply chainsOperations improvement plan
Business data and decisionsSpreadsheets, indicators and decision communicationBusiness performance dashboard
Entrepreneurship and business planningBusiness models, resource planning and commercial viabilityIntegrated business plan

Study progression

  • Year 1: foundations in business, communication and the first two specialist modules.
  • Year 2: develop professional methods through the middle specialist modules and applied cases.
  • Year 3: integrate specialist practice in a final project, written report and oral defence.

Projects and practice

Integrated business plan. Project work documents the question, research or analysis, recommendations and limitations. Cases use public, simulated or authorised business information.

Online teaching and assessment

Online learning combines reading, exercises, business cases and staged project work. Moodle supports resources, assignment submissions and feedback. Assessment includes module assignments, applied cases and a final project with an oral defence. Detailed schedules, assessment weightings and reassessment arrangements are supplied before teaching begins.

Entry requirements

Evidence of secondary education or equivalent study. Applicants submit education records, a CV and a motivation statement.

Teaching-language requirements and any required translations are confirmed by admissions for the intake.

Diploma

Students who complete the required modules, assessments and final project receive an institution-issued diploma. The precise award wording and study agreement are supplied before enrolment.

Career development

Business development assistant; commercial operations coordinator; business administration roles. Further study and employment depend on the receiving institution’s or employer’s requirements.