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 second year of the Master’s programme is designed as a year of in-depth study of the knowledge and skills needed for HRM careers. It consists of a core curriculum and two options:
The three research courses in the Masters degrees in Finance, Marketing and Human Resources Management provide access to doctoral studies in Management Sciences for students wishing to go into academic research.
The aim is to train future teachers, researchers and staff in research skills, with a capacity for reflection based on a mastery of scientific knowledge and methods. The skills developed in the Research pathways can lead students to an academic career in university research, but can also give them access to positions as researchers, experts and high-level executives in business, banking and administration.
The natural progression after one of these three ‘Research’ courses is to prepare a doctoral thesis in Management Sciences within the Doctoral School of Legal, Political, Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Lorraine.
Learn more about the PhDThe 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 professional training contract, or an on-the-job training programme for continuing education students.
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 early September
Introduction to Research (6 ECTS)
Corporate Social Responsibility (6 ECTS)
HRM and Social Dialogue (6 ECTS)
Management of Individual and Collective Skills (6 ECTS)
OPTION 1: HR Expert in Industrial Relations (ERS)
Negotiations (6 ECTS)
OPTION 2: HR Skills Architect (AC)
Organisational Skills (6 ECTS)
Strategic HR Management (3 ECTS)
Communication and HRIS (3 ECTS)
Internationalisation of HR (3 ECTS)
OPTION 1: HR Expert in Industrial Relations (ERS)
HRM and Change (3 ECTS)
OPTION 2: HR Skills Architect (AC)
Support for Line Managers (3 ECTS)
Internship and Professional Development (18 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 2 in Human Resources Development is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, or as part of a Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience (VAE) or Validation des Acquis Professionnels et Personnels (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
of graduates feel that their job matches 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.
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Access to the Master 2 DSRH
Admission to the M2 Human Resources Development programme is reserved for students who have successfully completed an M1 Human Resources Management course.
Applicants outside the M1 Human Resources Management programme at IAE NANCY are selected on the basis of their application, followed by an individual interview if their application is accepted.
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The Master 2 in Human Resources Development is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, or as part of a Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience (VAE) or Validation des Acquis Professionnels et Personnels (VAPP) programme.
Learn moreCollection of application pack: Mid-March
Submission of application form: End of April
Eligibility: Mid-May
Interviews : Late May / early June
Admission: Early June
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
