Accreditations
Programme Details
To graduate, students are required to earn 90 ECTS credits as follows:
- Earn 66 ECTS from taught core courses
- 5 ECTS credits from core professional workshops
- 19 ECTS from one of the following options
- Additional taught electives (19 ECTS credits)
- Additional taught electives (12 ECTS credits) plus:
- a 6,000-8,000 word thesis on human resource management or organisational behaviour (7 ECTS) or
- undertake a three-month internship (6 ECTS).
Requirements and Duration
We seek to select highly qualified candidates who are motivated and who will make a positive contribution at CIIM. Our students share a demonstrated capacity for leadership and a desire to affect positive change.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited programme
- Proficiency in English (degree from an English speaking institution, TOEFL, IELTS or similar standardised test or excellent performance in a personal interview in English)
Successful personal interview - Two reference letters.
The MSc in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour is normally pursued either on a 13-month, full-time basis, or a 2-year part-time basis of evening/weekend classes.
Programme Table
Core Courses: Total 73 ECTS
| Course | Code | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Skills | HR535 | 3.0 |
| Employee Resourcing, Appraisal & Talent Management | HR570 | 6.0 |
| Ethics, CRS & Sustainability | HR495 | 6.0 |
| Foundations of Accounting & Finance | MA565 | 4.5 |
| International HRM | HR600 | 6.0 |
| Labour Law and Employment Relations | HR555 | 4.5 |
| Organisational Behaviour | HR405 | 6.0 |
| Training & Employee Development | HR560 | 6.0 |
| Qualitative Research | HR585 | 3.0 |
| Rewards Management | HR565 | 6.0 |
| Statistics & Quantitative Research | MA575 | 6.0 |
| Strategic HR | HR460 | 6.0 |
| Total ECTS Credits | 66 |
Core Professional Workshops: Total 5 ECTS
| Core Professional Workshops | Code | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching Skills & Techniques | 1 | |
| Conflict Management & Dispute Resolution | 1 | |
| Managing Diversity | 1 | |
| HR Metrics and Analytics | 1 | |
| Emotional Intelligence | 1 |
Elective Courses: Total 12 ECTS
| Course | Code | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | HR445 | 6.0 |
| Managerial Economics | MA480 | 4.5 |
| Managing Information Systems | HR480 | 3.0 |
| Marketing Management | MA490 | 4.5 |
| Negotiating Skills | HR430 | 3.0 |
| Operations Management | MA440 | 4.5 |
| Project Management | HR465 | 6.0 |
| Special Topics in Management | HR490 | 4.5 |
| Starting a new Business | MB750 | 6.0 |
| Total Quality Management | HR540 | 4.5 |
or Additional taught electives (12 ECTS credits) plus: a) a 6,000-8,000 word thesis on human resource management or organisational behaviour (7 ECTS) or
b) undertake a three-month internship (6 ECTS).
Programme Total: 90 ECTS
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Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Learning in the MSc Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour programme lays stress on student participation, class exercises and student/teacher interaction.
Sessions will combine:
- Lectures
- Case studies
- Business simulations
- Work in small groups
- Group presentations
- Guest speakers
- Field visits
