A course to master the methods and tools of human resources management
The professional bachelor’s degree aims to train Human Resources Assistants. Holders of the professional bachelor’s degree are able to implement, under the authority of a manager, the methods and tools used in the field of HRM, according to objectives linked to the administrative management of personnel and the development of human resources. You will also be able to assist various internal and external contacts with HR-related issues.
The overall aim of the course is to train competent, operational and autonomous HR assistants, with practical, generalist training adapted to the different needs of companies, whatever the size and development of their HR departments.
PACE OF TRAINING
The professional degree is a sandwich course.
Students on initial or continuing training courses have the option of completing the course under an apprenticeship contract, a professional training contract or an internship (minimum 20 calendar weeks, 3 days per week).
The apprenticeship or professionalisation contract alternates between Monday and Tuesday at the IAE NANCY – ARTEM Campus, and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the company, from mid-September to the end of June.
The Professional Licence comprises 7 traditional teaching units, providing specialisation and professionalisation courses.
Tutored project: one teaching unit is devoted to the tutored project. This enables students to apply all their skills and knowledge to a study based on a real-life professional situation. This study is the subject of a report to be defended before a jury made up of teachers and professionals.
Internship dissertation (oral presentation to a panel of teachers and professionals).
START OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR: From September
HRM & LAW
Human Resource Management (6 ECTS)
Labour law and regulations (6 ECTS)
HR TECHNIQUES & COMMUNICATION
HR tools and languages (6 ECTS)
Communication and languages (4 ECTS)
HR THEORIES AND PRACTICES
Payroll and social security management (6 ECTS)
Economics, sociology and labour law (6 ECTS)
Workplace Communication (6 ECTS)
Supervised project (10 ECTS)
Internship / Work-study programme (10 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 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 moreType of job: This degree trains students to become human resources assistants, with responsibilities in the fields of personnel administration and human resources development.
Types of structure: SMEs; SMIs; large private or public organisations; associations; temporary employment agencies; HR consultancies.
Sectors : All sectors
employment rate 18 months after graduation
are in permanent contrat
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 Human Resources Assistant Professional Degree is designed for :
Employees, jobseekers, the self-employed
The HR Assistant professional bachelor’s degree is available as part of a Continuing Education programme, a Validation of Prior Learning (VAE) programme or a Validation of Professional and Personal Learning (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
