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Students graduating from the Master 120 in Human Resources Management programme are working towards becoming socially responsible professionals with a cross-functional approach to occupations in human resources management and, above all, men and women able to develop policies aiming to promote individuals through employment, thereby meeting a major challenge facing our societies.
The Institute of Labour Sciences, a School of the Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO), in collaboration with the Louvain School of Management and the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, wants to train university graduates who have developed the cross-functional skills and expertise required for the practice of HRM occupations, with critical detachment and in a socially responsible manner, in private or public, national or international organisations.
Through multidisciplinary training, drawing on the fields of labour, management, psychology and public management sciences, Master 120 in Human Resources Management graduates will:
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
The Institute of Labour Sciences, a School of the Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO), in collaboration with the Louvain School of Management and the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, wants to train university graduates who have developed the cross-functional skills and expertise required for the practice of HRM occupations, with critical detachment and in a socially responsible manner, in private or public, national or international organisations.
Through multidisciplinary training, drawing on the fields of labour, management, psychology and public management sciences, Master 120 in Human Resources Management graduates will:
- have command of a broad base of scientific knowledge and skills enabling them to understand the diverse discipline of human resources management;
- have developed a multidisciplinary attitude to human resources management issues, incorporating a robust and appropriate methodological and empirical approach;
- have developed a robust and pertinent approach to analysis and intervention with regard to real-life HRM situations/issues, while demonstrating adaptability;
- be capable of developing an international understanding of human and social labour issues;
- have developed managerial skills in the field of organisation and human resources;
- be able to devise and lead a project related to all aspects of HRM and work in close collaboration with specialists performing other duties within the organisation;
- be able to combine theory and professional experience and analyse professional practices.
- implement socially responsible human resources management practices in public or private organisations to suit the institutional context;
- address a wide variety of human resources management problems, taking account of various economic, social and political contexts;
- develop policies aimed at promoting individuals through employment, demonstrating critical detachment with regard to the tools and methods used in HRM and their objectives.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
AA1. Master and utilise theoretical knowledge in the disciplines of management, psychology, public management, law and collective labour relations in order to operate as a human resources management specialist.
AA2. Problematise and analyse, using a disciplinary and multidisciplinary approach, complex human resources management situations.
AA3. Develop and implement a robust (science-based) methodological and empirical approach to support the in-depth analysis of a human resources management issue, using a disciplinary and multidisciplinary approach.
AA4. Construct a critical science-based evaluation of the professional problems and practices of human resources management.
AA5. Acquire and develop the skills required to formulate and implement practical, contextualised and innovative solutions within the framework of the development of projects related to human resources management.
AA6. Promote individuals through employment.
AA7. Communicate, interact, collaborate and negotiate effectively and constructively with the various stakeholders.
AA8. Act as an academic pursuing a socially responsible HRM practice, committed to continuous development.
AA.Option-eu. If they choose the European Approaches (MEST) option, students will gain expertise in the field of HRM in Europe, and specifically in the understanding and analysis, using a robust comparative approach, of the specific characteristics of labour and employment in a European context.
AA.Option-grhoi. If they choose the Human Resources Management, Organisation and Institutions option, students will broaden their expertise in the field of HRM (public organisations; HRM and strategic and operational choices for the company/institution; organisational behaviour).