Master of Strategic Human Resource Management (MSHRM)
The Master of Strategic Human Resource Management (MSHRM) is designed to prepare students and professionals with advanced human resource management skills. The program presents powerful tools for analysing strategic alignment, managing employment relationships and identifying leadership and team dynamic skills essential to orchestrate organizational change. The program will provide critical perspectives on the role and functions of HR executives and change agents.
All courses in the MSHRM degree program are designed to equip individuals with the management expertise to identify and provide solutions to human resource issues that are complex and evolving. Strategic human resource management will provide graduates with the opportunity to obtain proficiency in human resource management concepts, skills and activities in order to help develop human resource systems that will support an organization’s strategic objectives.
The Master of Strategic Human Resource Management is structured so as to enable HR practitioners to advance into positions of greater managerial responsibility, to advance their careers and to develop core competencies in human resource management. The MSHRM focuses on the need for students to acquire and demonstrate a command of creative, analytical and conceptual skills. It challenges the student to analyse, diagnose and execute strategic judgements across all human resource functions.
The program strives to provide students with a thorough grounding in the areas of human resource management required to excel in today’s increasingly competitive and global environment. The MSHRM program recognizes the values of, and is committed to instilling in committed human resource professionals the importance of continuous self-development, reflection and lifelong learning.
Program Summary
| Duration | This course is normally 4 semesters in length. Based on 3 semesters per year and 2 subjects per semester, this degree may be completed in 1.5 years. Candidates may overload (take more than 2 subjects per semester) only with the approval of the Dean, Faculty of Business and Management. Students on a University sponsored Visa must take at least 2 subjects per semester. There are 10 teaching weeks per semester. | ||
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| Recognition | This program is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education in addition to being accredited by the Australian Government. It is fully recognised within the UAE, in GCC nations and internationally for further education and employment in the private and public sectors. | ||
| Intakes | There are three intakes each year (Autumn, Spring and Summer).
| Attendance | Attendance is compulsory. Each subject requires one evening of attendance per week. Classes are held 6.00pm – 9.00pm, Sunday to Thursday. |
| Subjects | 8 Subjects – normally 2 per semester 6 Core Subjects:
2 Elective Subjects: Chosen from the following:
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