ECTS
60 credits
Duration
1 year
Training structure
Institute of Business Administration (IAE)
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The aim of the Information Systems and Management Control (ISMC) program is to train students to become management controllers. Professional integration takes the form of several in-company assignments/internships over the course of two years, enabling students to combine theoretical knowledge with practical problem-solving.
The course focuses both on the management dimension of the profession (steering) and on the information systems dimension, with practical experience on ERP systems (SAP) and Business Intelligence software (Qlikview, Business Object, SAP Predictive Analysis).
Graduates of the Master's degree in Information Systems and Management Control will have the necessary expertise to design and run Management Control Systems.
Objectives
On completion of this Master's degree, students will be able to access high-level management positions responsible for designing and running management control systems in all types of organizations where the technological environment is rapidly evolving: market or non-market organizations of all sizes, industrial, commercial or service, public or private.
Know-how and skills
Know-how:
Development and implementation of management and monitoring tools, reporting - Process management - Cost breakdown and calculation - Budget design, monitoring and variance analysis - IS skills: expert spreadsheet (TOSA), databases, ERP - Data analysis - Knowledge of the company's businesses/functioning - Good command of English.
Professional skills:
Good interpersonal skills (ability to dialogue with different types of contacts) - Availability and strong work capacity - Organizational and planning skills,
ability to anticipate and react quickly - Ability to self-train (regular changes in technologies and standards) - Ability to synthesize - Curiosity and critical mind - Persuasiveness, ability to make one's point of view heard.
Program
M1 consists of two semesters. The first semester is a common core with the other IAE courses. Specialization in CISG takes place in the second semester.
Admission
Access conditions
The first semester of M1 is a common core with the other IAE courses for 5 of the 6 semester units.
Specialization in SICG takes place in the second semester.
Students with a management, science or technical background, holding 180 ECTS, corresponding to three years of higher education (Bac + 3, Licence, business schools).
https://iae.umontpellier.fr/fr/formations/m1-systeme-information-et-controle-gestion
How to register
For the M1 and M2 programs, recruitment takes place in 2 stages:
►Admissibility: selections based on portfolio
►Admissibility: written tests (essay and/or case study) + individual interview
► https://iae.umontpellier.fr/fr/formations/m2-systeme-information-et-controle-gestion
Target audience
Admission to M1:
Students with a business, science or technical background.
Necessary prerequisites
Access to M1 :
Students with 180 ECTS, corresponding to three years of higher education (Bac+3, Licence, business schools).