Academic

Courses are fully taught in English with French & international students, and world-renowned professors. Our courses are offered in English and delivered by international Professors.  

emlyon business school is a triple accredited institution (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) ensuring the quality of our teaching.  

Our Faculty is divided in 7 disciplinary groups:

• Law, Management & Social Sciences
• Marketing
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Strategy & Organizations
• Accounting and Corporate Finance
• Operations, Data & Artificial Intelligence
• Quantitative Finance & Economics

Here are some key elements on our Faculty:

• 172 Faculty members
• 49% non-French professors
• 56% specialized in the Academic Track and 44% in the action learning track
• 93% of research fellow have a PhD
• 72 books, 129 A-ranked and 173 B-ranked articles published by our Faculty over the last 5 years

Find out more about our Faculty.

30 ECTS per semester, Fall and Spring.
15 ECTS for the Summer semester in the Graduate program.

Normal workload is 8-10 courses per semester, split over 2 periods of 2 months with 4 courses on each period.
Courses range from 2.5 – 5 ECTS at Undergraduate level and 3-5 ECTS at Graduate level.
1 US credit = 2 ECTS credits
 

If interested in underloading credits (taking less than 30 ECTS) or overloading credits (taking more than 30 ECTS) please contact us directly. If accepted you would need a written approval from your home institution.

In Europe, credits earned for academic study are awarded under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

English and French.
Most courses are delivered in both languages as our degrees are offered in both languages.
B2 level is required for non-native speakers.

Courses are assessed by examinations at the end of each teaching period and included in the term dates. These are compulsory and you must remain at emlyon for the examinations.

For Assessment method and description please refer to the course syllabi.

Grades are awarded in France on a scale of 0 (lowest grade) to 20 (highest grade). The passing grade for a single course is 10/20.
Please keep in mind that grades over 14 are rarely given. Grades over 12 generally mean the student is among the top 10 to 15 % in the class – and a perfect 20 is extremely rare.

Please refer to the Grade conversion table for French / US Letter / ECTS Grading scale for reference.

Your academic transcript will list each course you have taken, a percentage mark (to one decimal place) and a course grade, which will be reported in the emlyon A-F format on your transcript.
Your emlyon transcript will be available to request on your student Makersboard account if needed. You should check with your home institution to find out if they translate grades into their own system or record them as given by emlyon business school.