Programme Overview

Senior human resource professionals have a significant role to play in ensuring the achievement of organisational objectives. This one year full-time Masters course will equip you with the latest concepts in managing for results, strategic management, people resourcing, employee relations, the legal environment and learning and development. The programme will deepen your insight into human resource management theories and allow you to understand them in dynamic business environments. You will be able to analyse business needs and deliver effective solutions that optimise the people resources of any organisation.

Who is the Programme for?

The course will appeal to business and human resource management graduates who wish to upgrade their qualification, advance their career and assume positions at a senior management level with a specific focus on HRM.

Entry Requirements

Honours (level 8) primary degree (minimum 2nd class honours) in a cognate area (eg business, HRM, training, health sciences). In exceptional cases applicants without a primary degree may be considered based on extensive relevant work experience.

Schedule

The course will be operated on a full time basis Monday to Friday with approximately 21 hours per week. The course will consist of two taught semesters; September – December and February – May. Additionally students will complete a dissertation in the period May until August.

Award

Master of Arts in Human Resource Management.
Awarded by HETAC at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications.

Graduates will be eligible to apply for graduate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
(CIPD). A membership fee will be payable directly to CIPD.

Venue

National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, IFSC, Dublin 1

Programme Modules

Year 1
Dissertation	Employee Relations
Leading the Organisation	Learning & Development
Legal Environment	Management Report
Management Report Proposal	Managing for Results
People Management & Development	People Resourcing
Research Methods	Strategic Business Environment
Strategic HRM

Start Date

Saturday 29th January 2011

Programme Location

IFSC Campus