Welcome to the complementary and unofficial website website of the M.Sc. International Business by Pr. Thierry Warin. The official website is here. The purpose of this site is to answer your most frequently asked questions and to facilitate your experience within the HEC Montreal Master’s in International Business.
Here you will find information on courses offered in upcoming semesters, recommended courses for new students, how to choose between a thesis or supervised project pathway, etc..
Health instructions for the start of the school year
Please refer to the summary of health instructions for the start of the school year issued by HEC Montréal.
How to choose my courses?
You will consider the first 18 months of your master’s degree to schedule your courses and then do your supervised project or thesis.
Courses are not offered every semester. It is therefore very important from the moment you arrive to build your agenda.
To do this, let’s define the concepts: a course is a title, a content, an expertise specific to each professor and a methodology.
Indeed, a course is both knowledge (= field) and skills (= methodology). When you choose your courses, don’t only consider the title of the course! Behind this title can be many other things: the professor is an economist, so the approach will be economic and it may not be what you were looking for!
Therefore, choose a course by following an optimization process also using the table below:
which courses are offered each semester?
What is the expertise of the professor? This will tell you what disciplinary approach will be chosen.
What is the content of the course? Look at the syllabus for this.
What is the methodological approach for this course? Do you prefer a qualitative, quantitative or data science approach? This is important because this is about developing skills beyond knowledge. Think about what you want to do after the Msc.
To help you with these dimensions, here is a table that groups all the dimensions in one place, so click now!
Frequently asked questions:
Can I take a course in a language other than my own? Yes
Can I take a course that is in another “profile” in the course table on the official website? Yes. The profiles are there as a guide. Think about what you want to do after the MSc.
Can I select a course from the MBA program? Nope, it is a different program.
| Index | Language | Title | Fall | Winter | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPULSORY COURSES | |||||
| INTE60006 | FR | Contexte et enjeux des affaires internationales | T. Warin / Syllabus | ||
| INTE60006A | EN | Landscape and Challenges of International Business | T. Warin / Syllabus | G. Adarkwah / Syllabus | |
| INTE60012 | FR | Internationalisation de l’entreprise | V. Pilato / Syllabus | ||
| INTE60012A | EN | Internationalization of the Firm | V. Pilato / Syllabus | V. Pilato / Syllabus | |
| COMPULSORY METHODOLOGY COURSES | |||||
| METH60013 | FR | Méthodes de recherche en affaires internationales | N. Aguilar Delgado / Syllabus | ||
| METH60013A | EN | Research Methods in International Business | N. Aguilar Delgado / Syllabus | ||
| COMPULSORY COURSE OF THE PROGRAM | |||||
| GEST60401 | FR | Regards croisés sur les entreprises | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GEST60401A | EN | Comparative perspectives on organization | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| OPTIONAL SPECIALIZATION COURSES | |||||
| 60004 | FR | Expérience Québec | J. Robert - A. Frigon - U. Coiquaup | ||
| 60004A | EN | Quebec Experience | J. Robert - A. Frigon - U. Coiquaup | ||
| 60016 | FR | Gest. réseaux aff. internat. | A. Van Assche / Syllabus | ||
| 60016A | EN | Managing International Business Networks | A. Van Assche / Syllabus | G. Adarkwah / Syllabus | |
| 60005A | EN | Globalization and the Knowledge-Based Economy | P. Cohendet / Syllabus | ||
| 60011 | FR | Innovation, technologie et mondialisation | A. Frigon / Syllabus | ||
| 60011A | EN | Innovation & Globalization | P. Cohendet / Syllabus | ||
| 60014 | FR | Marketing et mondialisation | A. Durand / Syllabus | ||
| 60014A | EN | Marketing and Globalization | A. Durand / Syllabus | ||
| 60015A | EN | International Firms, Cultures and Human Resources | G. Edwards / Syllabus | ||
| 60017A | EN | Multinational Enterprises, Industrialization and Development | J. Peerally / Syllabus | ||
| 60032A | EN | International Competitive and Corporate Strategy | D. Pastoriza / Syllabus | ||
| 60033A | EN | Quantitative Methods in International Business Research | A. Le Cottier / Syllabus | ||
| 60037 | FR | Mondialisation, dynamiques industrielles et économie géographique | A. Laveault-Frigon / Syllabus | ||
| 60037A | EN | Globalisation, industrial dynamics and economic geography | A. Laveault-Frigon / Syllabus | ||
| 60038A | EN | Global Governance and Economic Diplomacy | A. Van Assche / Syllabus | ||
| 60044 | FR | Mondialisation, développement et innovation sociale | J. El-Khoury / Syllabus | ||
| 60044A | EN | Globalization, Development and Social Innovation | N.
Aguilar Delgado / Syllabus |
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| 60052 | FR | Gestion des investissements internationaux | A. Le Cottier / Syllabus | ||
| FR/EN | Campus internationaux / campus abroad | 1 |
Course schedule
Fall 2022
| HEURE | LUNDI | MARDI | MERCREDI | JEUDI | VENDREDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8h30 - 11h30 | 60032A International Competitive and Corporate Strategy D. Pastoriza |
60016A Managing International Business Networks A. Van Assche |
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| 12h00 - 15h00 | 60004A Quebec Experience J. Robert - A. Frigon - U. Coiquaup |
60006A Landscape and Challenges |
60014A Marketing and Globalization A. Durand |
60038A Global Governance and Economic Diplomacy A. Van Assche 60044 Mondialisation, développement et innovation sociale J. El-Khoury 60004A Quebec Experience J. Robert - A. Frigon - U. Coiquaup |
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| 15h30 - 18h30 | 60011 Innovation, Technologie et Mondialisation A. Frigon |
60012A 60037 |
60006 Contexte et enjeux des affaires internationales T. Warin |
60012 60013 |
60004 Expérience Québec J. Robert - A. Frigon - U. Coiquaup |
Winter 2023
| HEURE | LUNDI | MARDI | MERCREDI | JEUDI | VENDREDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8h30 - 11h30 | 60011A Innovation, Technology and Globalization P. Cohendet 60052 Gestion des investissements internationaux A. Le Cottier |
60016 60005A |
60013A Research Methods in International Business N. Aguilar Delgado |
60033A Quantitative Methods in International Business Research A. Le Cottier |
|
| 12h00 - 15h00 | 60006A Landscape and Challenges G. Adarkwah |
60017A Multinational Enterprises, Industrialization and
Development |
60012A |
60015A |
60014 Marketing et mondialisation A. Durand |
| 15h30 - 18h30 | 60037A Globalization, Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography A. Laveault-Frigon |
60016A Managing International Business Networks G. Adarkwah |
60012 Internationalisation de l’entreprise V. Pilato |
Summer 2023
| HEURE | LUNDI | MARDI | MERCREDI | JEUDI | VENDREDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12h00 - 15h00 | 60044A Globalization, Development and Social Innovation N. Aguilar Delgado |
60044A Globalization, Development and Social Innovation N. Aguilar Delgado |
Calendar simulator
You can use our unofficial web application to simulate your course schedule. Please check the official website to see if the schedule works.
Course registration
Go to the course portal. course portal
Follow the official HEC Montreal guide to register for courses Link for course registration.
Please consider the deadlines to add/drop courses: here.
Follow these technical steps: here.
Library
- The following activity (register on Library website/services: https://www.hec.ca/en/library/services/training-sessions.html):
| 66242A | How to Cite Properly your Sources |
| Workshop | Endnote |
Email etiquette
What I am writing here will vary across professors, their personal responsibilities, life styles, etc. Remember that your professors are no longer students, they are employees ;-). We work all day long and very often we also teach in the evenings. We try to grade during the week, but sometimes it goes over our week-ends. We review papers, we write articles, etc. Sometimes, you will have your exam on Monday, and the temptation to ask just one question during the previous week-end will be high. Well, it creates a lot of issues. First of all, a lot of students will have only one question during that week-end, which means your professor will spend her/his week-end as a hotline. It may also create unfair situations and rumors. Like you, when a professor receives an email outstide of the normal work hours, s.he feels the urge to respond anyway, and it is rarely one email when you teach 2 or 3 courses, with lots of students. All in all, I would encourage you to follow an email etiquette: write emails to your professors during normal working hours Monday to Friday 8 AM- 6 PM. If an exam is getting close, then send your emails before the week-end. Be proactive. Thank you!
Resources
- PowerPoint Presentation Meeting 1 September 2022