Year 12 (1ère) and 13 (Terminale) Social and Economic Studies

Qualities required: a strong level in French, history, geography, languages and mathematics. An interest in these disciplines as well as in economics and sociology is important, as is a certain level of curiosity and openness.

Course Content

Year 12 ES				Year 13 ES
Mandatory Lessons	Hours	**Coeff.		Mandatory Lessons	Hours	**Coeff.
French	4	2+2		Economic and Social Sciences	5+(1)	7
Scientific Education	1+(0,5)	2		History and Geography	4	5
Economic and Social Sciences	4+(1)			Philosophy	4	4
History and Geography	4			Mathematics	4	5
Mathematics	2.5+(0,5)			Foreign Language 1 (LV-1)	1+(1)	3
Foreign Language 1 (LV-1)	1.5+(1)			Foreign Language 2 (LV-2) or Regional Language	1+(1)	3
Foreign Language 2 (LV-2) or Regional Language	1+(1)			Physical Education and Sports	2	2
Physical Education and Sports	2			Civic, Legal and Social Studies	-0,5
Civic, Legal and Social Studies	-0,5
				1 Compulsory Curriculum Choice(*)		2
1 Compulsory Curriculum Choice(*)				Mathematics (Si enseignement suivi en 1ère Year 12)	2
Mathematics	2			Foreign Language 1 (LV-1)	2
Foreign Language 1 (LV-1)	2			Economic and Social Sciences	2
Economic and Social Sciences	2			Remedial Spanish	2
+ Personal Development Project	2
Euopean option possible in LV-1 English				Euopean option possible in LV-1 English
2 Optional Faculty Choice (*)	2 or 3			2 Optional Faculty Choice (*)	2 or 3
Latin, Breton, Chinese				Latin, Breton, Chinese
Physical Education and Sports				Physical Education and Sports
Visual Arts				Visual Arts
Music				Music
Total: 28.5 to 31 hours				Total: 28.5 to 30.5 hours

(*) Availability of courses is dependent on sufficient number of students.

The figures in brackets indicate the number of hours for half a class.

(**) French baccalauréat grades are weighted according to the type of baccalauréat being taken. In an arts-orientated ’’bac’’, for example, grades for arts subjects are multiplied by a set coefficient which gives them more weight than grades for science subjects.

Higher Education

University

• Law, Humanities, Economics, Literature, Languages.

BTS – Brevet de Technicien Supérieur

A vocational training certificate taken after the age of 18

• International Trade
• Management Accounting for Organisations
• Negotiation and Customer Relations
• Sales and Tourism
• All general BTS tertiary courses

DUT – Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie

A two year diploma taken at a technical college after the baccalauréat
principally :

• Management of Businesses and Administrations
• Marketing Techniques
• Legal Careers

CPGE – Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles

A two to three year preparatory course for undergraduates wanting to enrol in one of France’s prestigious Grandes Ecoles. These are higher education establishments aside the mainstream framework of the public universities.

• HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) economics option
• Higher Literature towards an IEP (Institut d’études politiques).

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