Master of Human Resource Management

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General study focuses

The business world is constantly changing and developing in sense of internationality, interculturality, mobility and fast pace of living. Those factors demand certain personal characteristics of employees and team for a successful business. Crucial task for the Human Resources in many companies is building a strong motivated, flexible and technically qualified team with team-members who are lifelong learners.

The perfect for the position Human Resource Manager is good in the social relationships, open-minded and ready to face the challenge to work with intercultural environment. If you decide to go for it, you should consider a Masters in HRM in order to combine and upgrade your previous knowledge in Management and HR. Your theoretical understanding of Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship will come in handy, as well as your language skills, especially in English. During your Master studies you will focus more on the social aspects of managing.

In addition, there are several practically-oriented courses you will stumble upon. Here are some examples:

• Staff Motivation
• HR Recruitment and Training
• Life-Long Learning
• Human Relationships
• Work Evaluation and Organizational Behavior

Admission requirements for Master of Human Resource Management

A Bachelor’s in a relevant field is a must, namely in the areas of Business, Economics or Social Sciences. Job experience will be a big advantage together with knowledge in more than one language. For more information please contact your desired university. 

Job prospects

After a study period of one or two years you can be awarded with one of the following academic degrees: “Master of Arts”, “Master of Science” or “Master of Business Administration”. It all depends on your study focus and university.

However, you will be qualified for a variety of positions in every HR department of a small, medium or big business organization. In addition, you can also look for a job at personnel recruitment agencies, coaching companies and consultancy firms.

Take a look at an overview of Masters programmes in HRM: