Management of Human Resources (MHR) (Classe LM-77)-Enrolled from Academic Year 2020/2021

Master programme
A.Y. 2022/2023
LM-77 - Scienze economico-aziendali (EN)
The Msc in Management of Human Resources (MHR) is an academic program designed to prepare students to accomplish an international career in the field of human resources. The program extends on 2 years with regular classes and a set of workshops and labs to develop a rigorous and relevant knowledge in this field.
The program is the only academic program in Human resources in English offered in Italy and is characterized by a comparative approach, a strong orientation toward analytics, and the adoption of a learning-by-doing teaching approach.
The program allows students to have direct access to a network of practitioners, companies, and institutions to enlarge the breadth of their learning through keynotes and project works.
Apart from offering the intense experience of life and learning in Milan, the course provides opportunities for internships and Erasmus exchange programs.
The program is the only academic program in Human resources in English offered in Italy and is characterized by a comparative approach, a strong orientation toward analytics, and the adoption of a learning-by-doing teaching approach.
The program allows students to have direct access to a network of practitioners, companies, and institutions to enlarge the breadth of their learning through keynotes and project works.
Apart from offering the intense experience of life and learning in Milan, the course provides opportunities for internships and Erasmus exchange programs.
The program is designed to prepare students for a range of careers in the fields of human resource management, management, human processes and relations consulting.
Upon graduation, students will be prepared for management positions requiring expertise in human resources, organizational behavior, labor law, and management.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Upon graduation, students will be prepared for management positions requiring expertise in human resources, organizational behavior, labor law, and management.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
The programme is intended for top-level Italian and international students and it is subject to rigorous analysis of requisites for admission.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent; a strong interest and/or previous studies in economics, management, sociology, political sciences or related subjects; undergraduate or graduate training in mathematics and quantitative methods or a strong motivation to quickly fill their gaps in these fields; a sound knowledge of spoken and written English.
The evaluation process will consider the applicants prior academic record and its consistency with the above mentioned criteria. Admission is based on academic excellence.
Eligible candidates must meet the following requirements:
a) Applicants who have obtained their bachelor's degrees from Italian Universities are eligible for admission if they hold a 'laurea' degree pertaining to any one of the "classi di laurea" (degree classes) listed below under the heading "Note 1". Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies at foreign universities are eligible for admission if they hold a bachelor's degree in economics, political science, or other broadly related subjects (from history to industrial engineering, from management to mathematics, from philosophy to sociology, and so on), provided that their bachelor's degree may be regarded as equivalent to one of the Italian "laurea" degrees listed below (Note 1).
b) All candidates holding a different bachelor's degree from the ones listed in Note 1 must have earned at least 9 ECTS in economics or mathematics/ statistics. The ECTS credit value of foreign applicants undergraduate studies will be assessed by the MHR admissions committee. Applicants holding an Italian bachelor's degree must have earned the required credits within the set of admissible "settori scientifico-disciplinari" (disciplinary scientific sectors) listed below under the heading "Note 2". Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies at foreign universities should exhibit a comparable academic record or competence in logic, statistics and mathematics.
c) Proficiency in English at a B2 level or higher, under to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), is required for admission.
The B2-level requirement will be ascertained by the University Language Centre (SLAM) upon admission as follows:
- By a Bachelor's degree with English as teaching Language. The degree must be uploaded when submitting the online application.
- By a language certification at or above B2, obtained no more than 3 years earlier. For the list of language certifications recognized by the University please review: https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/placement-tests-and-english-courses/accepted-language-certificates. The certification must be uploaded when submitting the online application.
- By the English level achieved during a Bachelor's degree programme through SLAM courses and tests. The certificates must be less than four years old, and will be assessed administratively, without the applicant having to attach any certificates.
- By the entrance test, which will be delivered by SLAM. The calendar of the entrance test will be posted on the SLAM website and on the Degree Course website (https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/placement-tests-and-english-courses/english-entry-tests).
All those who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be invited to take the test through the admission procedure.
Candidates who do not sit or pass the entrance test cannot sit further tests.
Candidates who do not sit or pass the entrance test will have until 31 August 2022 to obtain and submit one of the recognized certifications to the SLAM.
Students who do not meet the requirement by 31 August will not be admitted to the Master's degree programme.
d) Admission will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, coherence of their previous curriculum with the learning objectives of the Master's degree in Management of Human resources, and a test which will be assigned upon application. Applicants might be interviewed for admission.
Each applicant will have to submit, together with the application, a detailed curriculum vitae. Failing to provide the above mentioned documentation, the applicant will be excluded from the admission procedure.
* Note 1 (in Italian)
- L-05 - Filosofia
- L-08 - Ingegneria dell'Informazione
- L-09 - Ingegneria industriale
- L-14 - Scienze dei servizi giuridici
- L-16 - Scienze dell'amministrazione e dell'organizzazione
- L-18 - Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale
- L-20 - Scienze della comunicazione
- L-24 - Scienze e tecniche psicologiche
- L-31 - Scienze e tecnologie informatiche
- L-33 - Scienze economiche
- L-35 - Scienze matematiche
- L-36 - Scienze politiche e delle relazioni internazionali
- L-37 - Scienze sociali per la cooperazione, lo sviluppo e la pace
- L-40 - Sociologia
- L-41 - Statistica
* Note 2 (in Italian)
At least 9 ECTS: SECS-S/01 - Statistica; SECS-S/03 - Statistica economica; SECS-S/05 - Statistica sociale; SECS-S/06 - Metodi matematici dell'economia e delle scienze attuariali e finanziarie; SECS-P/05 - Econometria; MAT/01 - Logica matematica; MAT/05 - Analisi matematica; MAT/06 - Probabilità e statistica matematica
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent; a strong interest and/or previous studies in economics, management, sociology, political sciences or related subjects; undergraduate or graduate training in mathematics and quantitative methods or a strong motivation to quickly fill their gaps in these fields; a sound knowledge of spoken and written English.
The evaluation process will consider the applicants prior academic record and its consistency with the above mentioned criteria. Admission is based on academic excellence.
Eligible candidates must meet the following requirements:
a) Applicants who have obtained their bachelor's degrees from Italian Universities are eligible for admission if they hold a 'laurea' degree pertaining to any one of the "classi di laurea" (degree classes) listed below under the heading "Note 1". Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies at foreign universities are eligible for admission if they hold a bachelor's degree in economics, political science, or other broadly related subjects (from history to industrial engineering, from management to mathematics, from philosophy to sociology, and so on), provided that their bachelor's degree may be regarded as equivalent to one of the Italian "laurea" degrees listed below (Note 1).
b) All candidates holding a different bachelor's degree from the ones listed in Note 1 must have earned at least 9 ECTS in economics or mathematics/ statistics. The ECTS credit value of foreign applicants undergraduate studies will be assessed by the MHR admissions committee. Applicants holding an Italian bachelor's degree must have earned the required credits within the set of admissible "settori scientifico-disciplinari" (disciplinary scientific sectors) listed below under the heading "Note 2". Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies at foreign universities should exhibit a comparable academic record or competence in logic, statistics and mathematics.
c) Proficiency in English at a B2 level or higher, under to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), is required for admission.
The B2-level requirement will be ascertained by the University Language Centre (SLAM) upon admission as follows:
- By a Bachelor's degree with English as teaching Language. The degree must be uploaded when submitting the online application.
- By a language certification at or above B2, obtained no more than 3 years earlier. For the list of language certifications recognized by the University please review: https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/placement-tests-and-english-courses/accepted-language-certificates. The certification must be uploaded when submitting the online application.
- By the English level achieved during a Bachelor's degree programme through SLAM courses and tests. The certificates must be less than four years old, and will be assessed administratively, without the applicant having to attach any certificates.
- By the entrance test, which will be delivered by SLAM. The calendar of the entrance test will be posted on the SLAM website and on the Degree Course website (https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/placement-tests-and-english-courses/english-entry-tests).
All those who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be invited to take the test through the admission procedure.
Candidates who do not sit or pass the entrance test cannot sit further tests.
Candidates who do not sit or pass the entrance test will have until 31 August 2022 to obtain and submit one of the recognized certifications to the SLAM.
Students who do not meet the requirement by 31 August will not be admitted to the Master's degree programme.
d) Admission will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, coherence of their previous curriculum with the learning objectives of the Master's degree in Management of Human resources, and a test which will be assigned upon application. Applicants might be interviewed for admission.
Each applicant will have to submit, together with the application, a detailed curriculum vitae. Failing to provide the above mentioned documentation, the applicant will be excluded from the admission procedure.
* Note 1 (in Italian)
- L-05 - Filosofia
- L-08 - Ingegneria dell'Informazione
- L-09 - Ingegneria industriale
- L-14 - Scienze dei servizi giuridici
- L-16 - Scienze dell'amministrazione e dell'organizzazione
- L-18 - Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale
- L-20 - Scienze della comunicazione
- L-24 - Scienze e tecniche psicologiche
- L-31 - Scienze e tecnologie informatiche
- L-33 - Scienze economiche
- L-35 - Scienze matematiche
- L-36 - Scienze politiche e delle relazioni internazionali
- L-37 - Scienze sociali per la cooperazione, lo sviluppo e la pace
- L-40 - Sociologia
- L-41 - Statistica
* Note 2 (in Italian)
At least 9 ECTS: SECS-S/01 - Statistica; SECS-S/03 - Statistica economica; SECS-S/05 - Statistica sociale; SECS-S/06 - Metodi matematici dell'economia e delle scienze attuariali e finanziarie; SECS-P/05 - Econometria; MAT/01 - Logica matematica; MAT/05 - Analisi matematica; MAT/06 - Probabilità e statistica matematica
The program offers the option of attending part of the program in another European country, being part of the EMLS-European Master in Labour Sciences, established in 1993 in Toulouse by 4 universities acting as founding partners.
Presently, the EMLS network (https://www.emls-mest.eu/) operates in 10 European countries (Germany, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Italy) through 13 member universities, among the most prestigious in this field:
· London School of Economics (UK); · Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (ES); · Universität Bremen (DE)· Université Catholique de Louvain (BE) ; · University College -Dublin (IE); · Università degli Studi di Firenze (IT); · Université de Toulouse 1 Capitole- Toulouse (FR); · Universität Trier (DE) ; · Warwick University (UK);· Universiteit van Amsterdam (NL); · Instituto Superior de Ciencias do Trabalho-ISCTE Lisboa (PT); University of Ljubljana (SL); Università degli Studi di Milano (IT)
The overall objective of the network has been to establish a joint curriculum, with a distinctive focus on Europe in order to promote a comparative approach both in research and education in the field of Labour Studies.To this end, member universities have each developed a similar, and comparable, multidisciplinary program. All member university shall:
1. Provide knowledge on the European context
2. Provide multidisciplinary training on labour studies (labour economics, labour sociology, labour psychology, labour law, labour politics, HRM)
3. Develop a European comparative approach
Presently, the EMLS network (https://www.emls-mest.eu/) operates in 10 European countries (Germany, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Italy) through 13 member universities, among the most prestigious in this field:
· London School of Economics (UK); · Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (ES); · Universität Bremen (DE)· Université Catholique de Louvain (BE) ; · University College -Dublin (IE); · Università degli Studi di Firenze (IT); · Université de Toulouse 1 Capitole- Toulouse (FR); · Universität Trier (DE) ; · Warwick University (UK);· Universiteit van Amsterdam (NL); · Instituto Superior de Ciencias do Trabalho-ISCTE Lisboa (PT); University of Ljubljana (SL); Università degli Studi di Milano (IT)
The overall objective of the network has been to establish a joint curriculum, with a distinctive focus on Europe in order to promote a comparative approach both in research and education in the field of Labour Studies.To this end, member universities have each developed a similar, and comparable, multidisciplinary program. All member university shall:
1. Provide knowledge on the European context
2. Provide multidisciplinary training on labour studies (labour economics, labour sociology, labour psychology, labour law, labour politics, HRM)
3. Develop a European comparative approach
Attendance is mandatory
Courses list
First trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Comparative and European Labour Law | 9 | 60 | English | IUS/07 |
Data Analysis and Statistics | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/03 |
Human Resources Management | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/10 |
Second trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Advanced Labour Economics + Personnel Economics | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/01 |
Hr Information Systems | 9 | 60 | English | INF/01 |
Organizational Behavior | 9 | 60 | English | M-PSI/06 |
Third trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Digital Hr and Analytics | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/10 |
International Business Management and Accounting | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/07 |
First trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Hiring and Recruitment | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/09 |
Optional | ||||
Conflict Management and Negotiation | 9 | 60 | English | M-PSI/06 |
Learning and Development | 9 | 60 | English | M-PSI/06 |
Second trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Advanced Strategic Management | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/07 SECS-P/08 |
Comparative Industrial Relations | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/09 |
Compensation and Benefit | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/10 |
Empirical Methods for Inequality Analysis | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/01 |
Organizational Innovation and Technology | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/08 SECS-P/10 |
Organizational Transformation and Change | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/10 |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Final Exam | 15 | 0 | English |
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students must get 18 credits (CFU/ECTS) by choosing two courses from the following list.
To obtain the required 18 credits (ECTS), students can choose only one course in the M-PSI/06. Moreover, students can choose either a course in M-PSI/06 or a course in SPS/09.
For more information, check https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/18-credit-activities
To obtain the required 18 credits (ECTS), students can choose only one course in the M-PSI/06. Moreover, students can choose either a course in M-PSI/06 or a course in SPS/09.
For more information, check https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/18-credit-activities
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Strategic Management | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/07 SECS-P/08 |
Comparative Industrial Relations | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SPS/09 |
Compensation and Benefit | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/10 |
Conflict Management and Negotiation | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | M-PSI/06 |
Empirical Methods for Inequality Analysis | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/01 |
Learning and Development | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | M-PSI/06 |
Organizational Innovation and Technology | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/08 SECS-P/10 |
Organizational Transformation and Change | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/10 |
First semester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Patenting and Technology Transfer | 6 | 48 | English | AGR/01 IUS/01 IUS/04 |
First trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Laboratory: Organized Crime and Research Methodology. | 3 | 20 | Italian | SPS/09 |
Second trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Laboratory: Art, Culture and Organized Crime | 3 | 20 | Italian | SPS/07 |
Third trimester
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Laboratory "new Public Governance and Co-Production of Public Services" | 3 | 20 | Italian | SECS-P/10 |
Laboratory:societies, Rights and Environmental Crime | 3 | 20 | Italian | SPS/07 |
Laboratory:strategies for Managing Environmental Conflicts Through Participatory Mechanisms | 3 | 20 | Italian | IUS/10 |
Workshop: Anti-Mafia Journalism | 3 | 20 | Italian | SPS/08 |
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | |
Advanced Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | French | |
Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | German | |
Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Spanish |
Optional activities and study plan rules
2 - Students must obtain 9 CFU from one or more optional courses upon their choosing.
3 - Moreover, students must get 3 CFU by choosing from internship, workshops, assessment of advanced computer skills, assessment of advanced knowledge foreign languages, traineeship abroad.
Please check https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/3-credit-activities.
Students who do not have an Italian qualification can choose to obtain 3 CFU in Additional language skills: Italian (for more details see the section Language test / computer literacy test)
Please check https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/3-credit-activities.
Students who do not have an Italian qualification can choose to obtain 3 CFU in Additional language skills: Italian (for more details see the section Language test / computer literacy test)
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | Open sessions | |
Advanced Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | French | Open sessions | |
Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | German | Open sessions | |
Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Spanish | Open sessions |
Course location
Milano
Presidente del Collegio Didattico
Prof.ssa Silvia Gilardi
Reference structures
Contacts
- Degree Course E-mail
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Official documents