Double Master with Lille Catholic University
Founded in 1875, Université Catholique de Lille is a comprehensive institution, unique in France. The university is characterized by interdisciplinarity, anchored in humanist values, open to diversity, and respectful towards all opinions. It consists of five faculties, 20 « Grandes Écoles » (graduate schools in engineering and business), schools, and institutes, as well as a hospital group. It is France’s largest private not-for-profit university, with an enrolment of 33,000 students, and 300 degree programmes in six departments.
The university’s excellent reputation is due to its active and innovative teaching methods. Many courses are taught in a small-group format and ensure closer attention to student progress. In line with its tradition of openness, Université Catholique de Lille was one of the pioneering French universities in the area of international mobility, signing partnership agreements with American universities as early as the 1970s.
Through teaching, research, and mentoring, through resources that facilitate creative innovations, and through its student life and services offered, the university accomplishes its mission aiming at general education and public benefit.
The double degree programme links two degrees:
- Master in Business Administration in Bamberg and the
Master in International Management
- Master Finance and Accounting in Bambergand the
Master in Business Finance and Markets
International Accreditations
All Master programmes at the Faculté de Gestion, Économie & Sciences (FGES) are subject to a national accreditation provided by a French state partner university of the faculty. Both Master programmes in the double degree programme passed this accreditation in 2018 and undergo on-going quality reviews.
Students starting the programme in Bamberg (Bamberg = home institution)
Application and admission
During the application for winter term, the double degree programme application is included in the regular application process for either the Master in Business Administration and/or the Master in Finance and Accounting. For admission, you must demonstrate German language proficiency at level B2. For all further information on the application procedure, please switch to the German version of this page.
Students starting the programme in Lille (Lille Catholic University = home institution)
Admission to the second year of study
If you have started your studies at Lille Catholic University (as your home university) and come to Bamberg for your second year of study, you will have to go through a simplified admission process. This begins with you being nominated by your home university. You will then receive all the information you need from the International Office (IO) of the University of Bamberg to prepare for your academic year in Bamberg (halls of residence, introductory and language courses, etc.). Further information on these topics can also be found on the homepage of the IO:
>>>Prepare your stay in Bamberg
Unlike regular exchange students, double degree students are regularly enrolled in Bamberg. You must submit an application via the online application procedure of the Registrar's Office. You will receive an email with all important information and deadlines after your nomination. Please wait until you are contacted by the SoWi double degree coordinator. You will then find the online application here:
There will also be an introductory event for double degrees at the SoWi at the beginning of the semester where you will have the opportunity to get to know other students who are also studying for a double degree. You will also receive a personal invitation by email.
Study programme for all DD students
The study programme comprises 4 semesters. Students spend the first two semesters (Master 1, Bac +4, respectively) at their home institution and the last two semesters (Master 2, Bac +5, respectively) at the host institution. During their stay at the host institution, students remain enrolled at their home institution. Both institutions recognize the academic credit earned according to the double degree programme mutually and equivalently. At the University of Bamberg, course credit and credit recognition are governed by the examination regulations for the master degree programme in Business Administration and the examination regulations for the master degree program in Finance and Accounting.
>>>Study and examination regulations MSc BWL
>>>Studay and examination regulations MSc F&A
Course credit and credit recognition are regulated by the examination regulations at Lille Catholic University. Students initially admitted in Bamberg may choose from all areas of focus being part of the master degree programme in business administration and management.
The following tables inform about the allocation of credits for the degree in Bamberg.
The programme details mainly depend on whether the student starts the programme in Bamberg or in Lille. The following overview is designed for planning and orientation, while the individual programme details result from the individual recognition agreement students reach with the programme coordinators at both universities based on the current versions of the studying and examination rules in place for the underlying degrees. The courses currently offered in Bamberg are defined by the current version of the Module handbook of the M. Sc. Busines Administration or the Module Handbook of the M. Sc. Finance and Accounting.
>>>Current stuy programme in Bamberg (Module handbook of the MSc Busines Administration)
>>>Current study programme in Bamberg (Module Handbook of the MSc Finance and Accounting)
Master in Business Administration / Master in International Management
The recognition of modules from Lille in the module groups in Bamberg for students matriculated in the Master in Business Administration is the following:
Module overview
| Starting in Bamberg | Starting in Lille | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Module group | 1st year in Bamberg | 2nd year in Lille | 1st year in Lille | 2nd year in Bamberg |
| Specialisation (S-BWL) 1 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Specialisation (S-BWL) 2 | 18 | 18 | ||
| General Management | 36 | 12 | 24 | |
| Research | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
| Business Languages | 6 | 6 | ||
| Master Thesis | 24 | 24 | ||
| Total ECTS | 120 | 120 | ||
The distribution of ECTS for students matriculated in the Master in Business Administration in Bamberg is the following:
| 1st year in Bamberg | 2nd year in Lille | |
|---|---|---|
| Module group General Management | ||
| BBC7: International Management Operations (excluding: Business Game) | 8 | |
| BBC8: Managerial and Organizational Culture | 18 | |
| BBC7: International Management Operations | 10 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module group S-BWL I and II | ||
| Two specialisation subjects free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 36 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module group Research | ||
| Modules from the module group Research free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| 18 | ||
| Business Languages | ||
| Modules from the module group Business Languages free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Master Thesis | ||
| BBC5 : Professional Expertise and Research (Option Thesis or Option Thesis + Training Period) | 10 | |
| BBC9: Exploratory and Elective Courses (students have to choose Research Methods and Doing Business in France) | 11 | |
| Business Game (RNCP34038BC06) | 3 | |
| 24 | ||
| 1st year in Lille | 2nd year in Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Module group General Management | ||
| Modules from the module group General Management free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 24 | |
| BBC3: Appropriate Communication | 9 | |
| Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module group S-BWL I and II | ||
| BBC1: Monitoring and Reporting | 18 | |
| BBC2: Reflection and Strategy | 8 | |
| BBC4: Managerial Culture | 2 | |
| BBC6: Business Environment | 8 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module group Research | ||
Modules from the module group Research free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| BBC 5: Professional Expertise and Research | 9 | |
| Global Economics | 3 | |
| 18 | ||
| Module group Business Languages | ||
| Modules from the module group Business Languages free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Master Thesis | ||
| Master Thesis according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 24 | |
Master in Finance & Accounting / Master in Business Finance and Markets
Students of the Master Finance and Accounting in Bamberg select the Master in Business Finance and Markets in Lille. The distribution of ECTS for students matriculated in the Master Finance and Accounting in Bamberg is the following:
| Starting in Bamberg | Starting in Lille | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Module group | 1st year in Bamberg | 2nd year in Lille | 1st year in Lille | 2nd year in Bamberg |
| Finance and Accounting | 36 | 36 | 48 | 24 |
| Methods and Research | 24 | 12 | 12 | |
| Master Thesis | 24 | 24 | ||
| Total ECTS | 120 | 120 | ||
The distribution of ECTS for students matriculated in the Master Finance and Accounting in Bamberg is the following:
| 1st year in Bamberg | 2nd year in Lille | |
|---|---|---|
| Module group Finance and Accounting | ||
| BC3: Finance d'entreprise | 22 | |
| BC6: Gestion des risques bancaires et financiers | 12 | |
| UE8.4: International Negotiation | 2 | |
| Modules from the module group Finance and Accounting free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 36 | |
| 72 | ||
| Module group Methods and Research | ||
Modules from the module group Methods and Research free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
| Master Thesis | ||
| BC5 : Expertise professionnelle et recherche | 10 | |
| BC1 : Programmation | 6 | |
| BC4: Croissance externe | 6 | |
| UE8.5: Jeu d'entreprise | 2 | |
| 24 | ||
1st year in Lille | 2nd year in Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Module group Finance and Accounting | ||
| UE3.3: Analyse financière | 4 | |
| BC2: Economie bancaire et financière | 7 | |
| BC6: Gestion des risques bancaires et financiers | 16 | |
| BC3: Finance d'entreprise | 9 | |
| BC 8: Interdisciplinare | 6 | |
| UE3.4 CSR and Reporting | 2 | |
| EC3.5 Contrôle de gestion | 4 | |
| Modules from the module group Finance and Accounting free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 24 | |
| 72 | ||
| Module group Methods and Research | ||
| BC 5: Expertise Professionnelle et Recherche | 8 | |
| BC 1 : Programmation | 4 | |
| Modules from the module group Methods and Research free to choose for students according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 12 | |
| 24 | ||
| Master Thesis | ||
| Master Thesis according to the current rules of the MHB in Bamberg | 24 | |