The coursework covers strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, logistics, and supply chain risk. Basically the topics every buyer has had to rethink since the disruptions of 2020-2022. Cases are drawn from companies operating in the EU, where tax structures, CBAM, and intra-community VAT rules shape how purchasing decisions actually get made — not theoretical frameworks borrowed from US textbooks.
French runs in parallel. The goal is professional fluency by graduation, not the survival French you pick up living in the city. That distinction matters in this industry specifically. A lot of supplier negotiations in France, Belgium, and French-speaking Switzerland happen in French, especially with the small and mid-sized firms that make up most of the supplier base in Europe. An English-only buyer loses leverage in those rooms.