MA in Human Resources

Overview of Human Resources Course

HR managers must have a strong interpersonal focus and develop creativity, originality and adaptability in a learning culture that demands disciplined thinking and encourages curiosity.

This programme works with students to generate an in-depth, high-level, critical and practical experience of the management of human resources.

Masters programmes at EBS London are derived from a central MA Management degree, students are able to specialise the program with four unique pathways.

Programme Aims

Promote critical and reflective debate around the current discourses in Human Resource Management.
Prioritise theoretical and explanatory Human Resource frameworks, whilst stressing self-knowledge through physical, as well as emotional participation.
Allow students to study core MA modules along with specific Human Resource modules relevant to their own area of particular interest.

Programme Objectives

MA Human Resource graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate the skills needed for a successful career in Human Resource Management in an international context.
Apply practical, strategic HR skills to develop more encouraging work environments.
Effectively communicate with employees on all levels, and lead and manage successful teams.

Programme Features

Small class sizes and close personal attention from the course tutors.
Two semesters of taught core and specialist modules, one elective module and a 15,000 word final dissertation.
A Dissertation which provides a major opportunity to extend the interest of the individual student by focusing on a specific human resource area, a business plan or consultancy project.
Practical field-based opportunities to put academic knowledge into practice. An interdisciplinary opportunity to develop core management competencies whilst selecting from a range of specialist HR modules.

Programme Outline

Core Modules

Business in its Linguistic and Cultural Environment
Strategy in Action
Business Research Methods (half module)

Specialist Modules

Strategic Human Resource Management (double module)
Organisational Behaviour
International Human Resource Management
Finance for HR Specialists

Elective

Dissertation

Entry Requirements

Page last updated 5/20/2009