Created through a partnership between retail chains and universities, this professional degree prepares students for the job of department manager. It focuses on three areas: sales, management and administration.
Department managers are responsible for the sales and marketing of their departments. Like the head of a mini-company, they manage the supply and sale of their products and promote them. They are also responsible for the department’s financial results.
The course is offered on a sandwich course basis and as part of a partnership between the university and supermarket chains. Each student/apprentice alternates periods of training at the IAE NANCY and periods in a retail company, which are all opportunities to put into practice what they have learned. In terms of pay, work-study students receive 80% of the minimum wage, which is negotiated at national level.
The diploma is being rolled out in partnership with the IAE NANCY, the Lorraine Region, the Apprentice Training Centre and the Meurthe-et-Moselle Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as a large number of supermarket chains grouped together at national level within DistriSup Management. This association promotes the degree, which is offered by 17 universities in France.
A DistriSup Management accredited course is your guarantee of a practical, hands-on teaching approach that is directly linked to the needs of retail companies. You’ll alternate theory and practical experience at the point of sale, so that you can quickly acquire the skills that recruiters in the sector are looking for first and foremost.
The Bachelor’s degree trains students to become managers and administrators by offering them a multi-disciplinary education. It aims to develop in-depth knowledge in areas such as management, human resources management and retail marketing. The course enables students to improve their managerial skills in various areas: managing a team, an offer, a sales outlet. Students will learn about marketing and sales theory and practice. They will learn to analyse the potential of a market and develop their communication, autonomy, leadership and teamwork skills.
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PACE OF TRAINING
Management, business, management, writing a dissertation and in-company training: these are the main themes that punctuate the course. Offered on a sandwich basis over one academic year, the course comprises 750 hours of teaching and project work, and includes four periods of in-company training of 4 to 9 weeks each.
In addition to in-company training, the course includes a large number of work-related activities (seminars, company games and group work) and leaves plenty of room for students to take the initiative and apply the skills they have acquired.
START OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR: From September
MANAGING A DEPARTMENT FROM AN ORGANISATIONAL PERSPECTIVE (12 ECTS)
Management
ENHANCING THE COMMERCIAL OFFERING OF YOUR DEPARTMENT (12 ECTS)
Retail
MANAGING YOUR TEAM (12 ECTS)
Management
LEADING A PROFESSIONAL PROJECT (12 ECTS)
Supervised project
PUTTING LEARNING INTO PRACTICE, DEMONSTRATING SKILLS (12 ECTS)
In-company training (32 weeks)
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 even take part in a validation of prior learning scheme…
The HR Assistant Professional Degree can be accessed as part of a Continuing Education programme, a Validation of Prior Learning (VAE) programme or a Validation of Professional and Personal Learning (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 moreGraduates have access to a variety of jobs in the sales and distribution sector. The DistriSup professional degree enables you to become a department manager.
After several years’ experience, you may be eligible for positions with greater responsibility, such as Drive Manager, Deputy Store Manager, Store Manager, Area Manager or Marketing Product Manager.
employment rate 18 months after graduation
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.
The DistriSup Management Professional Degree is aimed at :
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The Distrisup Management Professional Degree 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 moreFor 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
