The Master’s in HR is a 5-year postgraduate course designed to train future executives, managers and experts in human resources management.
managers and experts in human resources management. It offers a training programme aimed at acquiring academic knowledge, professional skills and methodological tools in the field of Human Resources.
The Master’s degree, which has been awarded the “Master RH d’excellence” label by the Référence RH network – www.reference-rh.org – , also stands out for the links it maintains with professional circles, and in particular with theAssociation Nationale des DRH ANDRH Lorraine – www.andrh.fr – , which has been a partner of the Master’s degree since it was founded.
One of the special features of the Master’s programme lies in its assessment methods: focused on the acquisition of fundamental knowledge in the first year, they focus more broadly on the development of skills through individual and group situational tests in the second year.
The first year of the Master’s programme is devoted to acquiring fundamental knowledge of human resources management in organisations. There are two main strands:
Validation of your Master 1 in Human Resources Management gives you automatic access to the Master 2 in Human Resources Development.
Learn more about the Master’s 2 in Human Resources DevelopmentThe student association specific to the Human Resources Management Masters is Humanum.
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PACE OF TRAINING
The Master’s in HR is offered on a sandwich course basis in the first and second years. The work-study programme can take the form of an apprenticeship contract, a long-term internship, a vocational training contract, or on-the-job training for continuing education students.
The first year of the HRM Masters is divided into two semesters comprising 288 hours of lectures and 141 hours of tutorials.
Classes take place on Thursdays and Fridays every week from September to June (except during school holidays). Students work in companies and/or host organisations from Monday to Wednesday throughout the academic year (from October to the end of September).
Blocked weeks (between 2 and 5 per year) devoted solely to courses are also planned, according to a timetable fixed in advance and available as soon as the selection procedure is completed.
START OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR: From September
Methodology (6 ECTS)
Fundamentals of Organisational Management 1 (6 ECTS)
HR environment (6 ECTS)
Labour law (6 ECTS)
HR management 1 (6 ECTS)
Fundamentals of Organisational Management 2 (6 ECTS)
HRM Techniques (6 ECTS)
Management of Social Contexts (6 ECTS)
HR Management 2 (6 ECTS)
Professional Development (6 ECTS)
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
Continuing vocational training enables all employees, whatever their professional or personal situation, to update their skills and promote their professional development.
Whether you’re an employee, a jobseeker or self-employed, you can obtain a diploma, a short or long training course leading to a qualification, either face-to-face or by distance learning, on a sandwich course, or you can take part in a validation of prior learning scheme…
The Master 1 in Human Resources Management is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, a Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) programme or a Validation of Professional and Personal Acquired Experience (VAPP) programme.
Our Professional Integration and Career Development Department will help you with your plans to return to education by offering you personalised interviews, guiding you through our range of training courses and informing you about the funding available depending on your status.
Learn moreThe HR Masters is a generalist course in Human Resources Management.
It opens the door to a wide range of careers in the HR function:
…as well as in expert professions:
employment rate 18 months after graduation
have a permanent contract
graduates feel that their job is in line with the specialism of their course
Surveys on the future and professional integration of graduates carried out by the Observatoire de la Vie Étudiante de l’Université de Lorraine.
Student exchange programmes (Erasmus +, bilateral programmes) enable students to gain international experience as part of their university studies. They also prepare qualified young people with an open mind and cross-cultural experience for a career in an increasingly international environment.
IAE NANCY has around forty agreements with foreign universities. Every year, around 30 IAE NANCY students spend an academic semester abroad.
Admission is by application + interview for holders of a Bachelor’s degree in Management, AES, Law, Economics, Psychology or Sociology.
The IAE Message Score is MANDATORY.
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The Master 1 in Human Resources Management is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, a Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) programme or a Validation of Professional and Personal Acquired Experience (VAPP) programme.
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For Campus en France applicants, please consult this page: https: //www.campusfrance.org/fr/candidature-procedure-etudes-en-france
For European students undergoing initial training, registration fees for national diplomas are set annually by ministerial decree. In 2026, they will amount to :
There is also a Student and Campus Life Contribution of €105 in 2025/2026. This contribution must be paid by students not receiving a grant to cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr
