MSc.
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Corporate Strategy
(14 Months FT/24 Months PT)
Course Objectives
The programme offers students the ability to specialize in either Corporate Strategy or Corporate sustainability, so allowing human resource managers to operate at a strategic level and manage their organisations effectively in the complex and uncertain business environment of today. The new specialisations are aligned with the new market trends and were developed in close consultation with the industry.
Recognition
Aims
– To identify the importance of motivation in terms of knowledge and practice as well as to maintain talented employees by reducing turnover.
– To enhance the ability to use data and apply analytical strategic skills in solving HRM problems and making competitive strategic decisions.
– To create an ability which will enable students to organize people and exercise leadership in culturally diverse environments.
– To enhance the ability to exercise ethical judgement and design corporate strategic decision making.
– To acquire the strategic knowledge necessary for effectively managing an organizations’ human resources in a competitive manner.
Commencement
The academic year runs from October to May, when the final exams take place. From June onwards, students work on their dissertation, which must be submitted in October
Dissertation
The pass mark is 50% and students’ final grades will be indicated on their transcript. In case the dissertation is not of an acceptable standard, students, may re-submit their work, by mid-December at the latest, at a cost of 200 Euros. If the dissertation is again found to be unsatisfactory, then the student will fail their MSc.
Admission Requirements
Entry requirements are flexible and are based on
a candidate’s proven academic ability, motivation,
experience as a manager or business executive, and
an assessment of the benefits that he or she is likely
to obtain from the programme. The usual minimum
requirements are:
- A Second Class Honours Bachelor Degree from
an accredited University
AND
- IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
Duration
(14 months FT/24 months PT)
Accreditation
ACCREDITATION Accredited by the Cyprus Quality Assurance Agency and recognised by KYSATS and by the Society for Human Resource Management (US)
Compulsory:
1. Human Resource & Talent Management – Yearly
2. Organisational Behaviour & Change
Management – Yearly
3. Employment Law – Term 1
4 Employee Relations – Term 2
5. Research Methods – Yearly
6. Dissertation – Yearly
Elective (2 out of 3):
1. Leadership & Corporate Strategy – Yearly
2. International HRM – Yearly
3. Strategic HRM – Yearly
Module Aims
Subjects (Compulsory & Optional)
It also aims to appreciate the critical role played by HRM in contributing to the performance and success of every organization. It also provides students an introduction to the Human Resource Information System field, its recent developments and assists students to appreciate its use in a modern organisation.
– Introduction to Employment law concepts and definitions
– Contract of employment
– Employment conditions and the Cyprus Law
– Termination of employment
– Dispute resolution
It also equips students with a deeper understanding of the legal regulation of termination of employment, the role of collective bargaining and employee participation in the workplace.
The key aims of the dissertation module are to enable students to plan and conduct an extended piece of postgraduate business/management research, develop critical thinking and management skills towards a management role. Furthermore, to broaden students’ perspectives beyond the limitations of their prior experience, significantly broaden students’ creative and research skills to produce original and thoughtprovoking solutions to real-w¬orld management problems and to provide a critical understanding of theory and research methodology.
Assessment
The weighting of results is as follows:
Assignments: 40%
Final exams: 60%
All modules have 2 assessment components:
– Two Assignments worth 20% each (January & April) for Yearly modules
– Final Examination for all modules* worth 60%
The pass mark is 50%
Students must pass all modules as well as the Dissertation.
Note 1: *The module of Research Methods is assessed solely by the Research Proposal
Note 2: Some assignments are in the form of group work followed by a presentation and self reflective report
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