



MA-GRHUorganized by the faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences during academic year 2017-2018
An MA in HRM provides graduates with attractive opportunities in such fields as human resource management, training, recruitment, social auditing, consultancy, etc.
Employers interested in such competences include large public and private sector companies, specialised consultancies, training organisations, public administrations and voluntary organisations.
HR manager
Specialist in the field of training and career development
Consultant - analyst (guidance, management, organisational change/restructuring, etc.)
Specialist in the field of selection and recruitment
The Master in Human Resource Management aims to provide graduates with both conceptual and operational skills in the field of HRM. The aim is to train professionals capable of responding to the demands of organisations, whether with regard to optimising their HR support or in terms of assessing their way of operating. By the end of the programme, graduates will have acquired both general HRM skills and the intellectual skills necessary for positioning HRM in the context of a company's development.
Centred around on organisation, this MA programme has two main focuses: human resource management in its true sense and organisational studies (public and private companies, administrations, associations, etc.) in their main dimensions: the human dimension of management, the legal, budgetary and economic aspects of HR management, as well as training, counselling and intervention methodologies. The programme aims to provide intellectual mechanisms allowing a critical approach to understanding and intervening in the human dimensions of management. Teaching takes place via case studies within various organisations, enabling graduates to quickly embark on a professional career.
Encouraging the active participation of students (case studies, consulting assignments, workshops, work in groups, discussions with external speakers, residencies, etc.), the programme is designed to give priority to an independent and critical analysis of HR policies and organisational consultancy practices. Apart from the subject matter taught in a more conventional manner, the programme also involves a very practical aspect based on carrying out consulting assignments in an organisationalsetting and with an obligation to come up with results. The originality and effectiveness of this approach allows students to gain valuable professional experience.
The MA in human resource management combines a number of different teaching methods. The study programme alternates between learning basic concepts, practical field experience and individual and group work, with the focus put on both pragmatism and criticism.
The accent is put on:
the capability to analyse situations critically;
the acquisition and testing of HRM methods;
assignments in companies;
the dissertation.
The department has exchange agreements with more than a hundred partner universities in Europe and throughout the world.
Students can study abroad if they are enrolled in the first sixty credits of the master cycle. The mobility programme is possible only during the second semester.
The concept of a year of studies gives way to a system of accumulation of credits based on the student's individual programme. The cycle programme is offered in units of 60 credits. The units of 60 credits are proposed as an "ideal" course of study for students enrolled in this programme.
Département des Sciences sociales et des Sciences du travail : http://fsp-scsoc.ulb.ac.be
Secrétariat
Hendrika Di Vincenzo, 02/650 39 09, hdivince@ulb.ac.be Bureau H3 232, Avenue Paul Héger, 6 - Campus du Solbosch, Bâtiment H - 3ème étage, B-1050 Bruxelles