ECTS
120 credits
Duration
1 or 2 years
Training structure
Montpellier Management
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The Master's degree in Management Control and Decision-making Information Systems (CGSID) is part of the national Management Control and Organizational Audit (CGAO) specialization (decree of February 4, 2014).
This Master's degree prepares students for careers in management control, organizational steering and management of decision-making information systems.
100%*
Success rates
Objectives
The objectives of the Master's degree in Management Control and Decision-making Information Systems are manifold:
- Master advanced management control concepts and techniques
- Designing management control system architectures
- Master the tools and techniques for analyzing, calculating and presenting numerical data, with a view to collecting, processing, analyzing and communicating the company's technical, social and financial data.
- Master managerial communication techniques and be able to communicate, lead and organize activities in the field of budget management, steering and reporting.
International dimension
At Montpellier Management, you have the opportunity to study abroad inone of 45 partner universities in 20 countries.
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Organization
Knowledge control
*Success rate in M2 2023-2024 (admitted / number of students with an average > 7)
Open on a sandwich basis
The M1 and M2 programs are organized on a sandwich basis within the framework of traditional initial training and apprenticeships, to ensure optimum acquisition of theoretical and professional knowledge.
Courses start at the beginning of September and alternate 2 weeks at the University and 2 weeks in the company.
From mid-April onwards, students in conventional initial training and apprenticeship schemes are in the host structures on a full-time basis.
Internships, tutored projects
Find out more about the M1 internship on this page.
Find out all you need to know about M2 internships on this page.
Program
MASTER 1
SEMESTER 1 (30 ECTS)
UE1 - Fundamentals of management control and organizational audit (7 ECTS)
- Management control and organizational audit (4 ECTS)
- Management mathematics and statistics (3 ECTS)
UE2 - Managerial environment (7 ECTS)
- Business English (3 ECTS)
- Strategic management (4 ECTS)
UE3 - Legal and financial environment (9 ECTS)
- Corporate finance (course in English) (3 ECTS)
- Business valuation (3 ECTS)
- Tax law (3 ECTS)
UE4 - Information systems and decision support tools (7 ECTS)
- Operational decision-making tools (3 ECTS)
- Information systems management (4 ECTS)
SEMESTER 2 (30 ECTS)
UE5 - Advanced management control concepts and techniques (10 ECTS)
- Management control, organization and governance (3 ECTS)
- Management control system (course in English) (3 ECTS)
- Advanced Management Accounting (course in English) (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to research in management control and auditing (1 ECTS)
EU6 - Accounting and financial environment (6 ECTS)
- In-depth financial accounting (3 ECTS)
- Cash Management (3 ECTS)
UE7 - Audit and internal control concepts and techniques (3 ECTS)
UE8 - Opening onto the professional world (11 ECTS)
- Professional experience and dissertation (4 ECTS)
- CIMA training (course in English) (3 ECTS)
- Business English (3 ECTS)
- Operational decision-making tools (1 ECTS)
Optional UE
- Sport
- Committed student
- Internship
MASTER 2
SEMESTER 1 (30 ECTS)
UE1 - Analyze, align and manage strategy (8 ECTS)
- Control and strategy
- Management control and strategic contingency
- Leading change in organizations
- Conferences
UE2 - Financial and non-financial performance (6 ECTS)
- Financial performance
- Reporting
EU3 - Analyzing and interpreting group financial statements under IFRS (5 ECTS)
- Consolidation
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (course in English)
UE4 - Information systems management (6 ECTS)
- IS Urbanisation and Management (course in English)
- Data analysis and modeling
- Data analysis and visualization
- Enterprise resource planning (SAP)
UE5 - Management control and digital (5 ECTS)
- Querying databases
- Strategic data management (BigData, AI, etc.)
- Management and steering in the digital age
SEMESTER 2 (30 ECTS)
UE6 - Process management (4 ECTS)
- Quality management
- Supply Chain Management (course in English)
- Project management
UE7 - Performance management (4 ECTS)
- Banking management control
- Controlling sales activity
- Industrial Controlling
- Social Controlling
- Conferences
UE8 - Environmental and social management control (5 ECTS)
- Promoting ethical and responsible behavior
- Sustainable management control
- Sustainable balanced scorecard - Performance measurement
- CSRD and extra-financial reporting
- Environmental and social management accounting
UE9 - Mastering audit and risk management processes (3 ECTS)
- Audit and risk management
- Operational audit
- Company fraud management
UE10 - Development and integration of highly specialized knowledge (14 ECTS)
- Communication skills
- Serious game - ESG and sustainability (1 ECTS)
- Case Study Management - CIMA (3 ECTS)
- Grand oral (3 ECTS)
- Dissertation (7 ECTS)
Optional EU
- Committed student
- Internship
Select a program
Master 1
Information systems and decision-support tools
7 creditsManagerial environment
7 creditsStrategic management
27hBusiness English
3 credits27h
Fundamentals of management control and organizational auditing
7 creditsLegal and financial environment
9 creditsOptional
Opening up to the professional world
11 creditsCIMA training
3 credits24hBusiness English
3 credits24hProfessional experience and dissertation
4 creditsOperational decision-making tools
1 credits12hM1 CGSID Internship
M1 CGSID Tutored project
Audit and internal control concepts and techniques
3 creditsAdvanced management control concepts and techniques
10 creditsAccounting and financial environment
6 creditsOptional
Master 2
Admission
Access conditions
Consult the conditions of access to the Master in Management Control and Decision-making Information Systems on this page.
How to register
See registration details on this page.
And then
Professional integration
- Industrial management controller
- Social controller
- Commercial management controller
- Management controller in the public sector
- Cost analyst
- Management controller in ERP environment
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officer for VSEs and SMEs