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Master's in Human Resources
About Master’s in Human Resources
Human Resources refers to the division of an organization responsible for managing people, their relationships, and the work environment within a business. HR encompasses a wide range of functions, processes, and responsibilities aimed at ensuring that the workforce is productive, engaged, and aligned with the organization’s goals.
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Human Resources acts as a bridge between employees and management. It drives employee satisfaction and productivity and shapes the culture and values of the organization. It also supports organizational growth through talent management and strategic planning.
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The Master’s in Human Resources program at Dunster Business School is an advanced degree designed for professionals seeking to enhance their expertise in HR management and leadership. The program offers an exploration of strategic HR practices, talent management, employee relations, and organizational development, with a focus on global HR trends and emerging technologies. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical applications, learners engage in real-world case studies, internships, and leadership development activities.
Level
Post Graduation
Duration
2 Year
Delivery Mode
Online
Key Highlights
- The program covers advanced HR topics such as strategic human resource management, organizational behaviour, talent development, compensation strategy, and HR analytics.
- Provides insights into international HR and cross-cultural management, preparing learners for global HR leadership roles.
- The focus of the program is on developing leadership skills, critical thinking, and the ability to manage change within organizations.
- Internships, live projects, case studies, and workshops with industry professionals to provide practical experience.
- Exposure to the latest HR technologies and data-driven decision-making tools.
- Dedicated career counselling, networking opportunities, and job placement assistance.
Program Outcomes
- Learners will acquire the skills to develop and execute HR strategies that align with organizational goals and drive performance.
- Students develop advanced leadership capabilities to manage and lead HR teams.
- Gain the ability to address complex HR challenges, manage talent effectively, and make data-driven decisions.
- Develop an understanding of global HR practices, diversity management, and international labour laws.
- Students are prepared to assume senior-level HR roles in various industries.
Career Path
Completing a Master’s in Human Resources from Dunster Business School opens up diverse and rewarding career opportunities across various industries. HR professionals are vital to organizational success, and this certification enhances your employability by equipping you with specialized skills and a global perspective. The potential career opportunities after the diploma are:
HR Manager
- Human Resources Director
HR Business Partner
- Learning and Development Director
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- HR Consultant
Curriculum
The Master’s in Human Resources at Dunster Business School offers a comprehensive curriculum covering core HR functions such as recruitment, employee relations, and performance management. It includes specialized modules on HR analytics and global HR practices.
This module will guide you through the Statutory and Legal Compliances of an Organization such as EPF, ESI, Payment of Gratuity, Payment of Bonus, and more
- Employees Provident Fund (EPF)
- Payment of Bonus
- Employees State Insurance (ESI)
- Payment of Gratuity
ILearn about the various Compensation and Benefits in this module. Know about Payroll Processing and Tax Planning for salaried employees. Know functions such as Mathematical, Date & Time, Data & Text, Logical, Lookup & Reference, and more
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Planning for Salaried Employees
- Mathematical Functions
- Date and Time Function
- Text Functions and Data Validation
- Logical Functions
- Lookup and Reference Functions
- Data Collection Method
- Quiz Module 2
This module will guide you through all the major Corporate IRs or Labour Law Compliances. Know comprehensively about the Contract Labour ACT, Factory ACT, BOWC ACT, Industrial Disputes Act, and more
- DISCIPLINARY ACTION/TERMINATION/MISCONDUCT
- CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION) ACT 1970
- SHWW Act, 2013 (New Topic Added)
- SHOPS and ESTABLISHMENT Act
- FACTORY Act, 1948
- BOWC (Building and Other Constructions Workers) Act, 1996
- TRADE UNION
- INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Act, 1947 (New Topic Added)
- MINIMUM WAGES Act
- APPRENTICESHIP Act, 1961 (New Topic Added)
- HR Audit
Learn about the various elements of a Performance Management System in this module. Design a PMS System and Map the KRAs and KPIs. Link the Reward system to the achievement of KRAs. Know elements of PMS such as Performance Counselling, Reward and Recognition system, Performance report and dashboard, and more
- Design a PMS System
- Goal Cascading
- Mapping the KRAs and KPIs
- Link Reward System to Achievement of KRAs
- Performance Counseling Techniques
- Reward and Recognition System.
- Performance Report and Dashboard
- Timelines Quarterly and Mid-Year Reviews
This module will guide you through Learning and Organizational Development. Learn to build a Core and Functional Competency framework. Know about the Need Analysis, Module Design, Budgeting, ROI Measurement and Organizational Assessment
- Build Core and Functional Competency Frameworks
- Learning Need Analysis/ Module Design/ Budgeting / Calendar
- Assessment Processes and Feedback Analysis
- ROI Measurement
- Organizational Diagnosis/Assessment
This module will guide you through the various important HR Policies. Learn comprehensively about the HR Policy framework, Attendance Policy LTA and Reimbursement, Confident and Non-disclosure policies, and effective retention policy
- Why Policies, Steps to Frame HR Policy?
- HR Policy Framework/Checklist
- Attendance Policy
- Leave policy
- LTA and Reimbursement Policy
- Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
- Email, Internet, and Computer use policy
- Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Policy
- Effective Retention Policies
Learn about the role of HR from a Business Partner perspective in this module. Know about the Review and analysis of business unit data processes. Learn about workforce planning, succession planning, and various architecture programs.
- Contributions of HR from a Business Perspective
- Review and Analyze Business Unit Data
- Employee Budgeting and Manpower Planning
- Workforce Planning, Succession Planning, Career
- Architecture Program and Skills Assessment
- Attrition Issues and Control
This module will guide you through all the elements of Employee Relationship Management. Learn about the Joining and relieving process and employee engagement. Know the basics of the Human Resource Round Table and Practical role-play for employee Relationship Building
- Joining Formalities and Relieving Procedure
- Exit Interviews
- Employee Engagement
- Communication Downward, Upward, Horizontal
- Gamification and Modern age engagement activity
- Be open to coach and mentor
- Open to new Ideas and Initiative
- Human Resource Round Table
- Practical Role Play for Employee Relationship Building
- Grievances
This module will help you through the Recruitment and Selection process. Learn about the End-to-End Recruitment Process. Know about Job analysis and industry mapping. Acquire knowledge about the various Sourcing methodologies such as Boolean Search, Keyword Search, Screening and Short-listing of Resume
- End-to-End Recruitment Process
- Job Analysis, Job Advertisement
- Industry Mapping
- Head Hunting and Blind Recruitment
- Profile Sourcing – Hands-on Experience on Job Portals i.e., Naukri | Monster | Timesjob | LinkedIn
- Sourcing Methodologies – Boolean Search, Keyword Search
- Screening, Short-Listing of Resume.
This module will guide the candidate through the basics of HR Analytics. Learn about Data and analytics and the framework of HR Analytics.
- Data & Analytics
- The framework of HR analytics
This module will guide the candidate through the basics of R Programming. Learn about the Attrition Prediction Model, Control Structure, Data Structure, and More.
- Basics of R
- Introduction to R libraries
- Data Structures and data types in R
- Operators, Control Structures, and functions in R
- Attrition Prediction Model
This module will guide the candidates through the basics of Data cleaning. Learn about Reading Data and Preprocessing Data.
- Reading Data
- Cleaning and Preprocessing Data
This module will guide the candidates through the basics of people and Talent Management. Learn about Logistic Regression, Performance Appraisal Management, and More. Know about the Clustering and attrition Prediction model
- Logistic Regression
- Classification- Random Forest
- Performance Appraisal Management
- Classification- Decision Tree
- Clustering- K Means
- Attrition Prediction Model
This module will assisting in understanding and naviagting Oracle HCM along with management and legal update
- Introduction to Oracle HCM Cloud
- Navigating the Oracle HCM Cloud Interface
- Setting Up and Configuring Oracle HCM
- Core HR Management
- Talent Management
- Time and Attendance Management
- Self-Service and Employee Experience
- Analytics and Reporting
- Compliance and Legislative Update
This module will give a brief introduction to HR and Payroll topics
- Introduction to HR and Payroll
- Core HR and Payroll Functions
- Advanced HR and P
- Payroll Topics
- Compensation Strategies and Equity
- Benefits Administration
- HR Compliance and Auditing
- HR Strategic Planning
- Global HR and International Payroll
- HR Technology and Automation
This module will focus on HRMS/ HRIS Management and its implementation in the daily industry use. The students will learn HRMS/ HRIS Process, Employee Administration, Payroll & Compliance, etc.
- HRMS / HRIS Implementation Process
- Employee Administration
- Time & Leave Management
- Employee Self Service (ESS)
- Payroll & Compliance
- Quiz Module 16
This module teaches basic excel skills with formulas, functions ,tips and tricks
- Basic Excel Skills
- Advanced Formulas and Functions
- Data Analysis and Pivot Tables
- Data Visualization and Dashboards
- Automation and Macros
- Database Management
- Advanced Excel Tips and Tricks
This module gives a detailed description of HR Business Partner 2.0
- Introduction to HR Business Partner 2.0
- Strategic HR Planning
- Talent Management and Workforce Planning
- Performance Management and Total Rewards
- Change Management and Organizational Development
- Employee Relations and Legal Compliance
- HR Technology and Data Analytics
- Business Communication and Presentation Skills
- HR Business Partnering in a Global Context
Curriculum
Beginners Level A1
- Introduce yourself/countries/occupations
- The alphabet & the numbers
- Languages and countries
- People and hobbies
- The work, the workplace
- Free time
- At the hotel
- The city map
- Food and drink in the restaurant
- Personal Pronouns and Verbs in the Present Tense
- The Group of Nouns: der/die/das
- Verbs
- The Negation
- The Negation
- Prepositions of Place
- Personal Pronouns in The Accusative Case
- Daily Schedule
- Stress in the Office
- On the Computer
- Arranging Appointments
- The Seasons and the Weather
- Destinations, Travel Preparations
- Means of Transport
- Living & the Home Furnishings
- Health
- Excuses
- Verbs
- Prepositions of Time
- Sentence Connectives : Conjunctions
- The Group of Nouns
- Indicators of Space
- Adjectives
Beginners Level A2
- Introducing yourself
- Professions and activities
- Telling about the past
- School, training, curriculum vitae
- Daily schedule leisure activities
- Purchasing & spending money
- Words around money
- The dream of wealth: What if…?
- In the office, on the phone, making appointments
- Verbs
- The Perfect Tense
- The Group of Nouns
- The Negation
- Main and Subordinate Clauses
- Verbs with Dative and Accusative
- Subjunctive II
- Nouns: Indicators of Time
- CASUS
- Vacation
- Countries and Nationalities
- Planning a Trip
- Animals & Dangerous Animals
- People
- Living: Garden, City, etc.
- Healthy Nutrition
- National and International News
- Theme: Environment
- Theme: Technology
- Indicators of Space
- The Group of Nouns
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- The Perfect Tense
- Verbs + Prepositions
- Nouns
- Prepositions: of Space & of Time
Intermediate Level B1
- Weather and Smalltalk
- Languages
- Luck
- Stress
- Time & Activities
- Punctuality
- Leisure time: museums
- Leisure time: fine arts
- Vacation
- Problems at work
- Arranging Appointments
- Manners in Business Life
- Reading
- Means of Transport
- Media
- Advertising : Impact & History
- Advertising : Product & Their Properties
- The Complaint
- The Past Tense
- Verbs + Prepositions
- Interrogative Particles
- Modal Verbs,Brauchen+Zu
- The Past Subjunctive
- Verbs+Dative+Accusative
- N-Declination
- Indicators of Time
- Adverbs of Time
- Reflexive Verbs
- The Passive
- Adjectives(Comparative/Superlative)
- The Genitive
- Relative Clauses
- Language Learning
- Lifeling Learning
- Special Learning Tips
- School,Certificates and Grades
- Traffic Problem
- Means of Transport
- On The Way
- Feelings of Happiness
- Qualities
- Stress,Anger and Joy
- Food, German Recipies,Eating in Restaurant
- Invitations and Good Wishes
- Indicators of Conditional
- Final Clauses
- Noun-Verb-Connectors
- Past-Tenses
- Time Clauses-Simultaneity,Non-Simultaneity
- Prepositions
- Adjectives+Prepositions
- Enumerations
- Causes and Consequences
Intermediate Level B2
- School, Training
- Interpersonal relations
- Living and renting
- Travel, trouble on vacation
- Complaint letters
- Cultural differences in professional life
- Smalltalk
- Europe and the Germans
- Modal verbs
- Past tense of the verbs: perfect / -preteritum / past perfect
- Declination of adjectives
- Prepositions of two cases
- The passive
- Verbs with prepositional case
- n – Declination
- Causal and effect indicators: weil, denn, deshalb, so…dass etc.
- Daily work: e-mails & telephone calls
- Activities & Leisure
- University
- History and politics
- News from all over the world
- Crime Stories
- The subjunctive II: politeness, unreality, the subjunctive II in the past
- Rection of verbs
- Position of words in the sentence
- Indicators of time
- Indicators of conditional
- Subjunctive I: Indirect speech
- Subjunctive I Alternate forms
- Nouns – Verb – Connections
- Prepositions
- Modal Particles
- Participles as Adjectives
- Connectors (during), Prepositions with Genetiv
- Negation
- Word order in the sentence
- The Word ‘it’
- Comparative sentences with than, how and ever
- Two-Piece Connectors
- Connectors to and without
- Relative clauses with who
- Noun-Verb Combinations
- Passive and passive sentence forms
- Indefinite Pronoun
- Comparative sentences with als and wenn
- Model sentences
- Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives with Prepositions
- Indirect speech with Subjunctive I
- Nominalization of Verbs
- Modal Particles
- Presentation of History
- Presentation about a special person
- Writing letter to the editor
- Describe an event
- To carry out a discussion
Advanced Level C1
- Weather and smalltalk
- Languages
- Luck
- Stress
- Laughing
- Success: sport and profession
- Failures
- Past tense of verbs
- Prepositions of space and of time
- Sentence connectives: Subordinate clauses
- Adjectives with prepositional case
- Two-part sentence connectives
- Sentence connectives: main sentences
- Modal verbs
- Subjunctive II
- Prepositions with the genitive
- Progress
- Environment and climate
- The history of the division of Germany
- The Wall
- Living in the GDR
- History and politics
- Music & Photography
- Expressing assumptions
- Relative clauses
- Extended modifiers (Partizipialattribute)
- Declination of adjectives
- Fixed connectives
- Participles and adjectives as nouns
- Subjunctive I
- Imperative
- Nominalization
- The passive and alternative forms
Advanced Level C2
- Communication and media
- History and memories
- Feelings, lies, strengths, and weaknesses
- School time
- Career opportunities and profession
- Tenses of the verbs
- Verbs with prefixes, which may or may not be separable
- Subjunctive II
- Subjunctive I
- Adverbial clauses
- Verbs and their complements
- Noun connectors
- Word formation of the nouns
- Participles as adjectives
- Nominalized adjectives and participles
- Relative clauses
- Technical progress
- Environment and pollution
- Medicine
- Special skills
- Feelings
- Living
- Art & Creativity
- Books and literature
- Politics
- Passive
- Passive replacement forms
- Modal verbs
- Declination and comparison of adjectives
- Adjectives and their complements
- Word formation of the adjectives
- Nominal style
- Prepositions of the written language
Complementary Module-Soft Skill Development
- Business Communication
- Preparation for the Interview
- Presentation Skills
Complementary Module - Resume Writing
- Resume Building Techniques
Certification
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the Master's program take?
How long does the Master’s program take?
Is the program available online?
Yes, the Master’s program is offered online at Dunster Business School.
Is the program internationally recognized?
The Master’s in Human Resources at Dunster Business School is internationally recognized, with a curriculum that prepares graduates for global HR roles.
What are the career prospects after completing the program?
The degree prepared the learners for various HR roles in organizations globally, with opportunities for advancement into managerial and leadership positions.
How will I get my learning materials?
You will get access to the Learning Management System in which you will get access to study materials, assessments, assignments and question banks.
Will I get practical HR experience during the program?
Yes, the program includes internships, case studies, and live projects to ensure that the learners get hands-on experience.