2-year professional university courses in finance and management control
Combining theoretical and practical teaching provided jointly by specialised research professors and professionals in the sector, these Masters courses prepare students for positions of responsibility, as executives and finance experts in management control, auditing, financial analysis and portfolio management, etc.
A common first year giving all students, whatever their background, a foundation of in-depth skills in market finance, corporate finance and management control.
Increased professionalism…
Innovative teaching tools…
An international outlook…
At the end of the first year of this Master’s, most students go on to do a Master’s 2 at IAE NANCY to specialise in either Financial Analysis and Asset Management (AFGA) or Corporate Control and Finance (CFE). Some students take a gap year between M1 and M2 to improve their foreign language skills and/or add to their professional experience.
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PACE OF TRAINING
The Master’s in Finance and Control is taught over two years, the first year being entirely common to the two specialised pathways (CFE and AFGA) offered in the second year. The aim of the M1 courses is to provide all students in the Master 1 Finance and Control programme with a solid, in-depth core of fundamental skills in finance, accounting and control. This will enable them to move on to all finance and accounting functions in companies, financial institutions and audit or consultancy firms. Although the M1 Finance Control gives students privileged access to the M2 CFE and AFGA programmes, it also enables them to apply for other standard M2 courses offered by the Université de Lorraine’s Finance department.
Teaching is organised over two semesters in the form of lectures, tutorials, case studies, etc., supplemented by an internship and/or an applied finance dissertation at the end of the year. Each semester is assessed by continuous assessment and/or final examination. During the year, students prepare for and pass two professional certifications: one from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the other validating a level of proficiency in Excel (TOSA). The M1 year also provides an introduction to research. Students also take part in a range of conferences, events and workshops to enhance their knowledge, skills and expertise.
In M1, students must write a dissertation (based either on an internship or on a professional or research project), and in M2 they must complete an internship or work-study programme leading to a dissertation.
START OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR: Early September
Market Finance (6 ECTS)
Methodology and Introduction to Research (6 ECTS)
Management Control Tools (6 ECTS)
Financial Markets (6 ECTS)
Accounting Methods (3 ECTS)
Internationalisation and Languages I (3 ECTS)
Students must complete a dissertation in the first year of the Master’s programme (based either on an internship or on a professional or research project), and in the second year of the Master’s programme, they must undertake an internship or a work-study programme leading to the defence of a dissertation.
Corporate Finance (6 ECTS)
Markets and derivatives II (6 ECTS)
Financial analysis (3 ECTS)
Finance and strategy (6 ECTS)
Internationalisation and Languages II (3 ECTS)
Professional Practice (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 Finance and Control 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 moreDepending on the type of course chosen in M2, Financial Analysis and Asset Management or Corporate Control and Finance, Master Finance prepares students for executive positions in finance, management control and financial management, in the finance departments of industrial groups, law firms, banks or public institutions.
Students who so wish may continue their studies in a doctoral programme (selection prior to enrolment). The research initiated in M1 and M2 CFE can be continued in Master 2 “Consulting and Research Professions” in conjunction with the CEREFIGE laboratory.
have a permanent contract
of graduates feel that their job matches the level of their education
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 students with a bachelor’s degree (Management, Economics or equivalent). Admission is decided by a jury.
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The Master 1 in Finance and Control 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.
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Applications open: Late February – early March
Application selection phase: April – May
Publication of results: Late May – early June
(in accordance with the national recruitment timetable)
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
