Management of Human Resources (MHR) (Classe LM-77)-Enrolled from Academic Year 2020/2021
Master programme
A.Y. 2023/2024
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.
Human Resources Business Partner
Function in a work context:
Its main functions are management of relations with managerial figures, management of relations with the personnel, management of the interface between human resource management systems and procedures and personnel, support for strategic decisions related to the implications on human resources, management and education of administrative personnel procedures, management or planning process management support and budgeting. In the evolutionary phase, the role can take on an increasingly marked managerial and coordination value up to lead to the role of Senior HR Leader.
Skills associated with the function:
knowledge of human resource management systems and their characteristics, relationship management and organizational behavior, negotiation and interpersonal communication in complex contexts, administration and accounting, business strategy, data analysis and interpretation.
Employment opportunities:
Professional opportunities are primarily represented by the Human Resources and Organization Departments large companies with a global presence, both Italian and international, which have already absorbed numerous gods in the past Human resources curriculum graduates. In addition, another outlet is represented by the consulting firms that is they deal with strategic redefinition processes and organizational planning as well as resource management human in Italy and abroad. Destination basins less significant numerically but still present are the personnel search and selection agencies and head hunting companies.
Human Resources Specialist
Function in a work context:
Its main functions are design management of human resource management systems, management in autonomy of part of the specialist processes of human resource management, management of the interface between systems and human resource management procedures and personnel, management and instruction of administrative procedures of the personnel, management or support to the management of the planning and budgeting process. In the evolutionary phase the role can assume an increasingly marked managerial and coordination role up to the role of Senior HR Specialist in various functional areas of the human resources department.
Skills associated with the function:
knowledge of human resource management systems and their characteristics, negotiation and communication interpersonal in complex contexts, administration and accounting, business strategy, analysis and interpretation of data, organizational design, change management.
Employment opportunities:
Professional opportunities are primarily represented by the Human Resources and Organization Departments large companies with a global presence, both Italian and international, which have already absorbed numerous gods in the past Human resources curriculum graduates. In addition, another outlet is represented by the consulting firms that they deal with strategic redefinition processes and organizational planning as well as resource management human in Italy and abroad. Destination basins less significant numerically but still present are the personnel search and selection agencies and head hunting companies.
Organization consultant
Function in a work context:
development of analyzes and insights aimed at a diagnosis of organizational functioning, definition of plans action and their implementation.
Skills associated with the function:
knowledge of organizational systems, human resource management and their characteristics, negotiation einterpersonal communication in complex contexts, administration and accounting, business strategy, analysis and data interpretation, organizational design, change management.
Employment opportunities:
Professional outlets are primarily represented by large companies with a global presence, both Italian and international, which have already absorbed numerous gods in the past Human resources curriculum graduates. In addition, another outlet is represented by the consulting firms that they deal with strategic redefinition processes and organizational planning as well as resource management human beings in Italy and abroad. Destination basins less significant numerically but still present are the personnel search and selection agencies and head hunting companies.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Function in a work context:
Its main functions are management of relations with managerial figures, management of relations with the personnel, management of the interface between human resource management systems and procedures and personnel, support for strategic decisions related to the implications on human resources, management and education of administrative personnel procedures, management or planning process management support and budgeting. In the evolutionary phase, the role can take on an increasingly marked managerial and coordination value up to lead to the role of Senior HR Leader.
Skills associated with the function:
knowledge of human resource management systems and their characteristics, relationship management and organizational behavior, negotiation and interpersonal communication in complex contexts, administration and accounting, business strategy, data analysis and interpretation.
Employment opportunities:
Professional opportunities are primarily represented by the Human Resources and Organization Departments large companies with a global presence, both Italian and international, which have already absorbed numerous gods in the past Human resources curriculum graduates. In addition, another outlet is represented by the consulting firms that is they deal with strategic redefinition processes and organizational planning as well as resource management human in Italy and abroad. Destination basins less significant numerically but still present are the personnel search and selection agencies and head hunting companies.
Human Resources Specialist
Function in a work context:
Its main functions are design management of human resource management systems, management in autonomy of part of the specialist processes of human resource management, management of the interface between systems and human resource management procedures and personnel, management and instruction of administrative procedures of the personnel, management or support to the management of the planning and budgeting process. In the evolutionary phase the role can assume an increasingly marked managerial and coordination role up to the role of Senior HR Specialist in various functional areas of the human resources department.
Skills associated with the function:
knowledge of human resource management systems and their characteristics, negotiation and communication interpersonal in complex contexts, administration and accounting, business strategy, analysis and interpretation of data, organizational design, change management.
Employment opportunities:
Professional opportunities are primarily represented by the Human Resources and Organization Departments large companies with a global presence, both Italian and international, which have already absorbed numerous gods in the past Human resources curriculum graduates. In addition, another outlet is represented by the consulting firms that they deal with strategic redefinition processes and organizational planning as well as resource management human in Italy and abroad. Destination basins less significant numerically but still present are the personnel search and selection agencies and head hunting companies.
Organization consultant
Function in a work context:
development of analyzes and insights aimed at a diagnosis of organizational functioning, definition of plans action and their implementation.
Skills associated with the function:
knowledge of organizational systems, human resource management and their characteristics, negotiation einterpersonal communication in complex contexts, administration and accounting, business strategy, analysis and data interpretation, organizational design, change management.
Employment opportunities:
Professional outlets are primarily represented by large companies with a global presence, both Italian and international, which have already absorbed numerous gods in the past Human resources curriculum graduates. In addition, another outlet is represented by the consulting firms that they deal with strategic redefinition processes and organizational planning as well as resource management human beings in Italy and abroad. Destination basins less significant numerically but still present are the personnel search and selection agencies and head hunting companies.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
The programme is intended for top-level Italian and international students and it is subject to rigorous analysis of admission requirements.
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. The evaluation process will consider the applicants prior academic records and their 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 must exhibit a comparable academic record or competence in logic, statistics and mathematics.
c) Proficiency in English at a B2 level or higher per 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:
- Language certificate of B2 or higher level issued no more than three years before the date of admission application. You will find the list of language certificates recognized by the University at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/). The certificate must be uploaded when submitting the online application;
- English level achieved during a University of Milan degree programme and certified by the University Language Centre (SLAM) no more than four years before the date of admission application. In this case the process is automatic, the applicant does not have to attach any certificates to the application;
- Placement test administrated by the University Language Centre (SLAM) according to the calendar published on the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/
All those who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be instructed during the admission procedure to take the placement test.
Applicants who do not take or pass the placement test will be required to obtain a language proficiency certificate recognized by the University (see: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/) and deliver it to the SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by the deadline fixed for the master's programme (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/).
Applicants who do not meet the requirement by said deadline will not be admitted to the master's degree programme and may not sit any further tests.
Applicants who do not take or pass the placement test will be required to obtain a language proficiency certificate recognized by the University (see: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/) and deliver it to the SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by August 31, 2023.
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/student-services/welcome-desk-informastudenti
Applicants who do not meet the requirement by August 31, 2023, will not be admitted to the master's degree programme and may not sit any further tests.
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 (CV). Failing to provide the above-mentioned documentation, the applicant will be excluded from the admission procedure.
Please, fill in the CV template available here: https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment (Section Admission criteria)
Further information about the admission criteria and procedure, including the basic knowledge test, is available at the following link: https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment (Section Admission criteria)
* 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. The evaluation process will consider the applicants prior academic records and their 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 must exhibit a comparable academic record or competence in logic, statistics and mathematics.
c) Proficiency in English at a B2 level or higher per 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:
- Language certificate of B2 or higher level issued no more than three years before the date of admission application. You will find the list of language certificates recognized by the University at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/). The certificate must be uploaded when submitting the online application;
- English level achieved during a University of Milan degree programme and certified by the University Language Centre (SLAM) no more than four years before the date of admission application. In this case the process is automatic, the applicant does not have to attach any certificates to the application;
- Placement test administrated by the University Language Centre (SLAM) according to the calendar published on the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/
All those who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be instructed during the admission procedure to take the placement test.
Applicants who do not take or pass the placement test will be required to obtain a language proficiency certificate recognized by the University (see: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/) and deliver it to the SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by the deadline fixed for the master's programme (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/).
Applicants who do not meet the requirement by said deadline will not be admitted to the master's degree programme and may not sit any further tests.
Applicants who do not take or pass the placement test will be required to obtain a language proficiency certificate recognized by the University (see: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/) and deliver it to the SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by August 31, 2023.
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/student-services/welcome-desk-informastudenti
Applicants who do not meet the requirement by August 31, 2023, will not be admitted to the master's degree programme and may not sit any further tests.
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 (CV). Failing to provide the above-mentioned documentation, the applicant will be excluded from the admission procedure.
Please, fill in the CV template available here: https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment (Section Admission criteria)
Further information about the admission criteria and procedure, including the basic knowledge test, is available at the following link: https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment (Section Admission criteria)
* 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 MHR program offers the opportunity of attending part of the program in another European country, being part of the Network EMLS - European Master in Labour Studies (https://www.emls-mest.eu), established in 1993 in Toulouse.
Currently, this European inter-university network operates in eleven European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands, United Kingdom), and involves 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, to promote a comparative approach in research and education in the field of Labour Studies and to foster student mobility and collaboration in research. To this end, member universities have each developed a similar, comparable, multidisciplinary program, which provides a multidisciplinary training in labour studies (labour economics, labour sociology, labour psychology, labour law, labour politics, HRM).
Currently, this European inter-university network operates in eleven European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands, United Kingdom), and involves 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, to promote a comparative approach in research and education in the field of Labour Studies and to foster student mobility and collaboration in research. To this end, member universities have each developed a similar, comparable, multidisciplinary program, which provides a multidisciplinary training in labour studies (labour economics, labour sociology, labour psychology, labour law, labour politics, HRM).
Attendance is mandatory
Courses list
First trimester
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Advanced Labour Economics + Personnel Economics | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/01 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| Economics of Inequality | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/01 |
| Organizational Design | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/10 |
| Organizational Transformation and Change | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/10 |
| Performance and Compensation System | 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 |
| Conflict Management and Negotiation | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | M-PSI/06 |
| Economics of Inequality | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/01 |
| Learning and Development | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | M-PSI/06 |
| Organizational Design | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/10 |
| Organizational Transformation and Change | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/10 |
| Performance and Compensation System | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/10 |
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
Professor Luca Solari
Reference structures
Contacts
- Services for students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/student-services/services-students-specific-learning-disabilities-sld - Services for students with disabilities
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/student-services/services-students-disabilities - Degree Course E-mail
[email protected]
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