MSc in Human Resource Management

Entry Requirements

• A minimum second-class honours degree (or equivalent) in Business/Commerce/Business Administration, Social Science, Psychology, Economics, Law or a related area. 
• An honours Graduate Diploma in Business Studies. 
• A primary degree with a minimum of three years’ work experience in Human Resources.

Notes:

1. Degree awards (levels, categories, classification) vary greatly across countries. International students are urged to contact the Admissions Office to get clarification on equivalent grades and the grades required for entry to this Masters programme. The UCD GPA system ranges from 4.2 downwards, unlike many other universities for which it is 4.0.
2. If English is not your first language an English language qualification is required for admission to all of our programmes. The exception to this rule is if you have completed your primary degree or an entire third level qualification through English, in an English speaking country.

Curriculum

Core Modules

• Concepts in IR and HRM 
• Human Resource Management 
• Research Project: HRM and Business
•  Employment Relations in Ireland 

Option Modules

Typical options offered to MSc Human Resources students during the academic year would include:

• Reward Management 
• Managing Conflict in Organisations 
• Managing Industrial Relations 
• Managing Workplace learning 
• Employment Law 
• Gender, Equality and Diversity in Employment 
• Work and Employment in the Global Economy 
• Developing Competencies for Business Leadership