Human Resource Management/Personalpolitik
Qualification
: Master of ArtsFaculty
: Business, Economics and Social SciencesDuration
: 4 semestersTeaching language
: GermanProgram start
: winter semester, Important semester datesApplication period
: 01.06. to 15.07.Admission restrictions
: yesTuition Fees
: none, but Semester contribution
Program description
The MA in Human Resource Management takes an interdisciplinary approach in order to prepare students for the ever faster evolving forms of work prevalent in today's service-oriented society. The program specifically addresses situations prone to conflict as well as conflicts of interest between different parties and groups within organizations. The fundamental disciplines of business administration, organizational psychology, and labor law are complemented by issues and questions arising from the fields of sociology and economics. Besides the core areas of human resource management (staff selection, staff training and development, staff assessment, leadership and cooperation), students also gain specialist knowledge in the fields of operational co-determination, gender policy, organizational theory, and ergonomics. The program emphasizes key soft skills such as communication and conflict management, team and project management, coaching, and mediation. Students devise and carry out independent research projects on human resource policy issues which allow them to hone both their knowledge of the field and their methodological skills.
Career prospects
The master’s program prepares students for a career in human resource management, for example, in a leadership or specialist role within company HR, however, it also lays the foundations for an academic career.
Program structure
The two-year program is divided into the following components:
- Six required modules covering the fundamentals of human resource management. This includes a research project on current issues in the field of human resources in which students consider topics in greater depth according to the principle of learning through research and in close cooperation with companies and associations.
- Four required elective areas enabling students to specialize in sub-disciplines of human resource management. This includes current issues and tools used in human resources, international organization and human resource management, advanced labor law, organizational behavior and leadership, and managing diversity.
- Free elective area
- Required internship
- Master’s thesis (Semester 4)
Additional information on degree program
Examination regulations
Departmental regulations / Degree program regulations
Information on studying at Universität Hamburg
Applying
Proof of first degree, language proficiency
Further details ...
Special admission requirements for this degree program:
- a first degree in a social science or economics. (In exceptional cases, graduates of other academic programs providing a meaningful basis for the MA may be admitted.)
- professional experience in a relevant area/job/work experience
- interdisciplinary qualification achieved by attending classes in the fields of human resources/labor law, and methods of empirical social research/statistics
Applying / Application procedure
Application period(s)
Selection criteria
Contact
General academic advising
CampusCenter
Zentrale Studienberatung und Psychologische Beratung
Alsterterrasse 1, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 40 42838-7181 (Mon-Wed 10 am-12 pm, Thu 2-6 pm)
Fax: 040 42838-2318
Subject-specific advising
Team: M.A. Human Resource Management
03. Mai 2024