Business Administration Department

Address

18, boulevard Gaston Defferre Bat G
85000 La Roche-sur-Yon

Phone.

02.51.47.84.60

Additional contact details

Business department international relations officer : Audrey Harel de Casanove
audrey.harel@univ-nantes.fr

Bâtiment G
Phone : 02 51 47 84 60
Fax : 02 51 47 84 61

Organization

Affiliated institution(s): Institut Universitaire de Technologie de la Roche-Sur-Yon

Activities

The BUT (Bachelor universitaire de technologie)
It is actually is a Bachelor's degree in Business management.

Once they have passed their degree, most students continue with their university studies in various fields (finance, accounting, management, marketing, human resources) with a Marster's degree.

Academic Programs

GEA (Gestion des entreprises et des administrations):

Business management

The GEA department specializes in business and administration management.
The department offers a three-year intensive training course combining academic, technological and professional teaching.

The objective is to gain a command of management, accountancy and corporate strategy, as well as a sound basic knowledge of economics, law, mathematics, IT, communication, English, sociology. The students specialize in year 2 either in Finance and accountancy or in Entrepreneurship & Activity management..
They also develop personal qualities such as taking initiative, taking on responsibilities, building team spirit, soft & hard skills.

All the students carry out projects, in groups. Each project is based on a partnership, either with an association or a firm. The aim is to meet the partner's requirements, for example to organize shows for charities, create events to promote the university, or carry out market research or surveys for different companies.

Work placements/Internships
In year 2, a ten-week internship, usually starting in March/April, gives the students the opportunity to carry out a real professional mission thanks to the knowledge of management acquired at the university. In year 3, they carry out a 12-week internship, starting in March.
Each student is supervised by both a personal tutor from the university and a work experience manager within the firm.

Placements abroad are highly valued.
A few examples of placements:

banks: customer file management /insurance campaign / customer canvassing
chambers of commerce: event management/ web marketing
chartered accountants': customer file analysis / auditing project / updating accounting records
companies, administrations: payroll management / accountancy / cost benefit analysis / customer satisfaction survey

Additional information

About La Roche-sur-Yon

A town in Western France built by Napoleon I.

It offers the 8000 students in higher education there excellent facilities thanks to its theatres, cinemas, shopping centres, summer festivals, and a wide variety of sports activities.

The surroundings are very pleasant and the town is close to the sea (Les Sables d'Olonne, La Tranche-sur-Mer).

This web page has been made by a group of first-year students carrying out a partnership project, with the help of their English teacher.

Updated on 03 June 2024.