Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France

I. Description of instructional schedule
The courses follow two main strands:
1. Communication Strategies in the firm and in the media.
2. European Media: the economic, legal and cultural dimensions.

They range from the theory of communication and information to psychological theories and cultural studies to communication strategies and professionalisation. Students are taught to understand communication processes within complex systems. The approach is international and intercultural. They acquire a strategic vision of communication within organisations (how to build a communication plan) and are taught how to analyse communication messages in the firm or in the media (based on a semiotic approach).
Students will be required to select a minimum of one course in each of the following areas of study II, III and IV contain two modules of which students can choose one, but the chosen modules from I to IV must amount to 30 ECTS-Credits.

Information on the courses offered in Dijon:
- Direct access: http://www.u-bourgogne.fr/index.php?rid=473&cidori=305&cid=2090&uid=79
or
- go to http://www.u-bourgogne.fr: click on Les formations > International > Etudiants étrangers
or
- go to http://www.u-bourgogne.fr and make a key word search for COMUNDUS

II. Assessment rules
At the University of Burgundy, students take four modules amounting to 30 ECTS-Credits. The students will be required to sit: either a written examination
or an oral examination or a research paper on a given subject. According to the French system of grading, a student must obtain a minimum of 12/20 for each module. The overall performance of the student is assessed by the sum of the results of the different modules and is ratified by the examining board.

III. Teaching and administrative staff
Teaching Staff
At the University of Burgundy the core courses are delivered by a team of theorists and educators of national and international reputation: Prof. Jacques Bonnet (media strategy); Prof. Jean-Jacques Boutaud (media and communication, semiopragmatics of the media); Dr. Fabienne Martin-Juchat (media aesthetics); Prof. Ann Piro?lle (semiotics of film and media; European television fiction; Co-ordinator for the European Master) is the local director of the European Master Programme (Click here for CV); Mr. Raymond Prost (British media and fiction); Prof. Raichvarg (media and popularization of sciences); Media professionals, associate professors: Sylvain Exartier (Philips); Marc Marynnover (Groupe Communiquez). Head of the teaching staff and director of the Department of Communication is Prof. J-Jacques Boutaud (Click here for CV).

Administrative Staff
he administrative staff involved in the Programme is:

• The administrative head of the Department of International Relations
• One ad hoc assistant for the setting-up of the Master and its administration
• One full-time secretary for co-ordinating tuition.

IV. Term dates
First week of October

V. Examination period
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VI. Requirements and procedure for application
Requirements for admission are the successful completition of at least seven terms of study. This may be the equivalent of Master level award (e.g. 1. Staatsexamen, Diploma) or a European equivalent (e.g. BA hon.).
A competent working knowledge - sufficient for academic study and writing - of the respective national languages of the selected places of study is a prerequisite. The application letter has to be submitted in the languages of the countries selected.
Applicants will also need to refer to the ECTS forms, which can be downloaded under application. Both letters, ECTS-forms and a copy of the university diploma should be send to the home university. Students can also include recommendations and/or previous experiences.

VII. Application Deadline
May 1st

VIII. Support for international and / or first-year students
The International Relations office provides a practical assistance for foreign students on arrival. Foreign students are invited to join cultural associations , French-English club, Spanish-American club etc photo club and OGN associations.
There are 60 student associations on the campus.

IX. Institutional frame
The Université de Bourgogne developed with the foundation of its Law Faculty in Dijon in the Year 1722. At the beginning of the XIXth Century it extended to other disciplines in arts, sciences, medicine and pharmacy. Today it is one of the largest universities in France with nearly 25.000 students. It is the only university in this region of France, and offers a great variety of courses in various fields and at different levels.

• It has, moreover, a pronounced international policy: more than 2000 of its students are from abroad, representing 115 different nationalities. Every year about 500 Dijon students go abroad. The Université de Bourgogne was one of the first French Universites to offer French language teaching to foreign students.
• It has participated in European programmes since the beginning of the Erasmus/Socrates.

X. Research activities
The master works closely with 2 research laboratories, which are recognised and financed by the Ministry for Research:

• Le LIMSIC, (laboratoire sur l?image, les m?diations et le sensible en information communication)


• Le CRCMD, (centre de recherche sur la culture, les mus?es et la diffusion des savoirs).

The research areas are:

• Sensorial communication in the media (taste, flavour, non-verbal communication)


• The aesthetics of social communication (the media and mediation)


• The mediation of science and knowledge.

XI. Quality assurance and evaluation
All French Universities are subject to approval by the ?Minist?re de la Jeunesse, de l?Education et de la Recherche? and are required to apply for four-yearly contracts (?plans quadriennaux?). This involves rigorous quality inspection, examination of content, course structures and assessment. The Universit? de Bourgogne, in 2004, applied for the four-year contract, admitting them to the new ?3-5-8?, or ?Licence-Master-Doctorat? Structure, which was formally approved by the Ministry in April, 2004. Within the Masters Course there is ?teaching quality committee? (?Conseil P?dagogique?) made up of academic staff and professionals, reviewing yearly the course, and constantly adapting it to present needs.