Human Resource Management

Entry Requirements:

• A H2.1 undergraduate honours degree in business or a related discipline (NFQ Level 8), or international equivalent, is normally required. However, candidates with a H2.2 honours degree and who have a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience will also be considered.
• Students whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate their English language proficiency by successfully completing and passing an English language test e.g. IELTS (score of 6.5) or DuoLingo (score of 110).

• As part of your application to this Programme please create a one minute video of yourself answering the following three questions:

  1.       Why do I want to pursue the MSc HRM at NUI Galway?

  2.       Why should I be selected for the MSc HRM Programme?

  3.       What are my career aspirations?

   Instructions for submitting the video as part of your application:

  1.       Create a URL for your video: by uploading your video to, for example, Youtube (preferably uploaded as unlisted) or Dropbox

  2.       Share the URL of your video: by copying and pasting the link into a document. Submit this document to the NUIG CRM Recruit system as part of your application (note: please ensure the URL link is valid and the video plays when clicked/pasted into a browser)

Our students have gone on to pursue careers in a wide range of human resource management roles right up to senior executive level including recruitment and talent acquisition, HR generalist roles, Business Partners, compensation and benefits, learning & development, subject matter experts e.g. pensions. Employers of previous graduates of the MSc HRM programme come from a wide variety of industry sectors and include Aerogen, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Merit Medical, Eli Lilly, MSD, Charles River, Zimmer Biomet, Hollister, Sanofi Aventis, L’Oreal, Glanbia, ESB, KPMG, PwC, Accenture, EY, Mazars, Sigmar Recruitment, INTEL, Dell, AWS, LinkedIn and Paypal to name a few.

We have a close relationship with the NUI Galway Career Development Centre who provide high quality career guidance and information services focused on facilitating and empowering our students to manage their own career development and make effective career transitions.

Services include: Jobs Fairs, Seminars and panel discussions, Employer Presentations / Activities, Workshops and support with applications and work-related skills.

https://www.nuigalway.ie/career-development-centre/

CIPD Accredited

The MSc (Human Resource Management) is approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) for accreditation at the advanced level. Students on this programme can achieve Associate Membership of CIPD. After graduation, as they build professional experience, they can progress through the professional stages of CIPD membership from Chartered Member to Chartered Fellow. 

Student of the Year Award for MSc (Human Resource Management) This prize will be awarded annually. The prize will be awarded to the student who receives the highest overall aggregate mark in the examinations of the MSc in Human Resource Management programme.  In the event of a tie, the prize will be divided equally.

Scholarships 

Scholarship for MSc HRM: https://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/cairnes/scholsprizes/businesspostgraduatescholarships/ 

NUI Galway Scholarships: https://www.nuigalway.ie/postgraduate_scholarships/

Alumni

The MSc HRM has a strong alumni and our aim is to strengthen the ties between the Discipline of Management, our current students and our graduates. To facilitate professional and social contacts between graduates, current students and faculty members we established a LinkedIn Alumni Group. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4182578/  Members communicate regularly through this alumni group sharing job vacancies, knowledge or just helping alumni reconnect with past colleagues. Organistions where are alumni are employed include Aerogen, Medtronic, Moston Scientific, Merit Medical, Eli Lilly, MSD, Charles River, Zimmer Biomet, Hollister, Sanofi Aventis, L’Oreal, Glanbia, ESB, KPMG, PwC, Accenture, EY, Mazars, Sigmar Recruitment, INTEL, Dell, AWS, LinkedIn and Paypal.

Many HRM alumni have supported activities organised by faculty for our current students for example:

Graduates spoke to classes about their areas of expertise (training, rewards, employment law) providing specialist input for modules including Human Resource Development, Reward Systems and Employment Law.

Graduates discussed their current employment and progression with current students providing career guidance.

Graduates have supported our Internship programme.

The MSc in Human Resource Management is for you if you:

• Recognise the importance of professional HR practice and the value it can add to organisations
• Are seeking to begin or advance your career in management, with a specific interest in people management 
• Enjoy a variety of individual and team-based assignments that are both academic and practical
• Are willing to commit one academic year to intensive study and self-development

Current Students and Faculty 2021-22

 On completion of the programme students will be able to: 

• Apply effective decision making to global business problems.
• Identify, analyse and solve applied problems in individual and team-based settings.
• Critically assess a range of people practices and evaluate competing theories relating to HRM, HR sustainability, employee relations, leadership and change, and critically assess how these are put into practice by different types of organisations.
• Critically evaluate how organisations are responding to different trends and contemporary debates in human resource management and develop suitable responses and recommendations in a local, national and international management context.
• Demonstrate ability to take into account different interests and perspectives to make decisions with a positive impact on HR practice, business and society.

Note to Non EU students: Learn about the 24 month Stayback Visa here.   More details on the student levy is located here.

Dr Fiona Sheridan
E: fiona.sheridan@nuigalway.ie

Cathy Melia
Programme Administrator
T: +353 91 493 771
E: management@nuigalway.ie

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