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Human Resource Management & Employee Relations - Galway

Postgraduate
GA_SHRMG_V09

This programme is designed to give learners an interdisciplinary perspective on the management of people in organisations and to develop a distinctive combination of skills, knowledge and competencies around HRM & ER practice.

Award Name Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ)
NFQ Classification Major
Awarding Body Atlantic Technological University
NFQ Level Level 9 NFQ
Award Name NFQ Classification Awarding Body NFQ Level
Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) Major Atlantic Technological University Level 9 NFQ
Course Provider:
Location:
Galway City
Attendance Options:
Full time, Daytime, Part time, Blended
Qualification Letters:
MSc
Apply to:
Course provider
Number of credits:
90

Duration

1 year full-time/2 years part-time online. Delivery Method: Blended.

Study Hours:
Completion of a Masters degree requires significant commitment of time and effort. Full-time students can expect to attend approximately 12 hours of classes each week and it is recommended that students are prepared to commit another 24 hours for independent study. Part-time students should expect to commit half that amount of time.

On-Campus Attendance
Most modules have on-site hours, one module is taught fully online and some modules are blended.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold a cognate Level 8 degree with a minimum grade classification of H2.2 or equivalent. Applicants with other qualifications and with relevant work experience may also be considered through ATU’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.

Course Web Page

Further information

Total fees: €7200.

Flexible learning courses are popular, and they fill on a first come, first served basis. There are two major intake periods throughout the academic year, September and January.

For January start courses, applications typically open in October, and for September start courses, applications typically open in February. Closing dates for applications are listed on the individual course webpage.

This programme is designed to give learners an interdisciplinary perspective on the management of people in organisations and to develop a distinctive combination of skills, knowledge and competencies around HRM & ER practice. It will expose learners to the range of tasks and challenges facing the modern HRM and/or ER manager and enable them to develop effective and efficient responses to those challenges.

Who should apply?
This programme will be attractive to anyone seeking to take the lead in Human Resource Management or Employee Relations in an organisation or anyone who interacts with and manages people in general. In addition, it will be of interest to final year undergraduates, who wish to develop their people skills further and complete an independent study on a HR/ER topic of their choosing. Learners will be exposed to a range of tasks and challenges facing managers and the goal is to develop graduates who will maximise value through employees and provide an effective response to changing labour market conditions.

What will I study?
Modules:
Competing Perspectives in People Management
Employment Law, Mediation and Negotiation
Human Resource Analytics & Information Systems
Organisational Analysis & Management
Labour Economics and Policy
Employee Relations in an International Context
Research Methods
Strategic Talent Management
Managing Learning & Development
Change and Sustainability
Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
Dissertation

The dominant approach is frequent coursework assessment (CA) that will take place throughout the semester. However, some formal exams will take place after the teaching semester which reduces the assessment workload on students during the semester.

Admissions: learn.galwaymayo.atu.ie

Course Provider:
Location:
Galway City
Attendance Options:
Full time, Daytime, Part time, Blended
Qualification Letters:
MSc
Apply to:
Course provider
Number of credits:
90