Major in Management & Human Resources

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Major in Management & Human Resources

Overview

Sem. 4 Master’s Forum 5 ECTS credits

Master’s Thesis 25 ECTS credits

Sem. 3 Management Studies 5 ECTS credits Optional Module 5 ECTS credits Optional Module 5 ECTS credits Optional Module 5 ECTS credits Optional Module

5 ECTS credits Complementary Studies

Sem. 2 Management Studies 5 ECTS credits

Mandatory Module International Human Resource

Management 5 ECTS credits

Mandatory Module In-depth Study of Labour

Law Legal Structures in Personnel Management

5 ECTS credits

Method-oriented Optional Mandatory Module

5 ECTS credits

Mandatory Module Research Project 5 ECTS credits

Complementary Studies

Sem. 1 Management Studies 5 ECTS credits

Mandatory Module Strategic Personnel

Management and its Implementation by the Human

Resource Manager as a Business Partner 5 ECTS credits Mandatory Module Core Competencies in Labour Law 5 ECTS credits Mandatory Module Core Competencies in Human

Resource Management Functions 5 ECTS credits

Mandatory Module In-depth Study of Human

Resource Management Functions – Structuring of Personnel Management Tasks 5 ECTS credits Complementary Studies

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Module Descriptions

Semester 1: The following modules must be completed.

Module Contents

Number and type of courses (hours per week

per semester)

Type of assessment ECTS

credits Remarks

Core Competencies in Labour Law (incl. International Labour Law)

Functions, relevance, and limits of national and European labour law in business management, in particular with respect to personnel management.

1 integrated course (3)

1 written test (60 min) or

1 term paper

5 Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 42/108 Core Competencies of the Human

Resources Management

Theories, political patterns, and shaping alternatives for key functional areas of personnel management.

1 oral presentation or

1 written test (60 min)

5 Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 42/108

Designing HR-Management Tasks

In-depth study of specific core functions of HRM such as personnel recruitment, personnel management or personnel development.

1 term paper or

Strategic HR-Management and Implementation as a Business Partner

Relevance of HR in target and strategy development. Derivation and relevance of strategic competency models. Strategy implementation (concepts, methods, and tools along the HR process). Discussion of the topic area in the light of recent case studies, development of consulting and conversational competence.

1 lecture (3)

1 exercise (1) 1 written test (60 min) 5

Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 56/94

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Semester 2:

Module Contents

per semester)

credits Remarks

Mandatory modules: The following four modules must be completed. Legal Structures in Human

Resource Management

Specific issues of labour law such as remuneration and incentive management: in-depth study, theory, practice, and implementation.

International Human Resource Management

In-depth study of specific issues of international human resource management such as strategic international HRM, cross-border M&A,

organisational behaviour, and cross-cultural differences, labour relations, training and development, repatriation and compensation.

1 term paper or

5

Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 42/108 Language of instruction: English

Research Project

Students will elaborate on a research question or a question from the field of practice under guided instruction.

1 project (2) 1 project thesis 5 Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 28/122 Method-oriented optional mandatory module: The following module must be completed. (Alternatively, students can choose a method-oriented optional mandatory module from another major subject available in the Management & Entrepreneurship master’s programme.)

Research Methods in

Human Resource Management

Acquiring knowledge and skills in the field of research methods, in particular for the purpose of doing independent research in the field of human resource management.

1 term paper or

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Semester 3: Four of the following optional modules must be completed. (Alternatively, students can choose a maximum of two optional modules from another major subject

available in the Management & Entrepreneurship master’s programme.)

Module Contents

per semester)

credits Remarks

Human Resource Management and Change Management

Concepts to systematically shape processes of change; risks and success factors of fundamental processes of change; shaping processes of change from different perspectives, e.g. from a

psychological, legal or business economics perspective.

1 seminar (3)

1 written test (60)

International Aspects of Human Resource Management

In-depth study of selected international aspects of human resource management, e.g. international personnel recruitment or personnel policy.

1 seminar (3)

1 written exam (60 min)

5

Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 42/108 Language of instruction: English

Business Partner HR: The economic perspective.

Fundamentals of business economics control of human resource management as well as analysis of specific problem areas and approaches to solving problems.

1 seminar (3)

Current Issues in HR-Management

Exemplary in-depth study of current issues in

human resource management. 1 seminar (3)

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Semester 4:

Module title Contents

per semester)

credits Remarks

Mandatory modules: The following modules must be completed.

Master’s Forum Presentation and discussion of the current status of the

master’s thesis. 1 master’s forum

1 presentation

(passed/failed) 5

Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 14/136 Master’s Thesis Master’s thesis: preparation of a scholarly piece of work

by the student no courses 1 master’s thesis 25

Total hours of attendance/ self-study: 0/750