Mestrado em Gestão de Recursos Humanos

The qualification provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

Ao concluir este mestrado, você será capaz de demonstrar conhecimento e compreensão de:

Knowledge and understanding

• The role of the HR professional, the nature of professionalism and approaches to addressing ethical dilemmas, working inclusively, favouring sustainable HR management and diversity
• Organisational theory and behaviour, including the future of organisations and the management of change, remote and digital working and the management of change, and their relevance for the choices made about human resource management strategy and engagement with stakeholders
• The impact of the external context on the choices made about human resource management strategy; this includes the effects of Covid-19, globalisation and international forces, social and technological change and government policies and regulation
• The leadership management and development of people within the organisation, employee relations and employee engagement strategies, learning and development strategies and interventions and employee resourcing, talent management, diversity and inclusion, organisational development and design and people analytics.

Cognitive skills

Ao concluir este mestrado você será capaz de:

• Access and evaluate relevant published research and information across a range of areas relevant to the management and development of people in organisations
• Assess the relevance of theory for practice and apply it where appropriate to improve practice
• Develop and justify original arguments and reference the work of others.

Practical and/or professional skills

Ao concluir este mestrado você será capaz de:

• Lead and influence others effectively
• Aprenda através da reflexão sobre a prática e a experiência
• Recognise ethical issues and use professional and ethical values to deliver an inclusive and sustainable HR culture
• Realizar pesquisas sobre questões de negócios e gestão a partir de uma perspectiva de gestão de recursos humanos, usando tecnologias de informação digital, conforme articulado na Estrutura de Níveis de Alfabetização em Informação Digital
• Demonstrate people management skills and behaviours essential for HR work such as selection interviewing; appraisal interviewing; disciplinary interviewing; delivering training; making presentations; project management; managing performance, situational decision-making based on focused insights, commercial drive and managing in a digital work environment
• Interpret financial information, manage financial resources and employ people analytics
• Manage and communicate information using IT applications and software packages, in accordance with the requirements of the Digital Information Literacy Levels Framework.

Key skills

Ao concluir este mestrado você será capaz de:

• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, using a range of media and including writing assignments and business reports
• Demonstrate self-awareness and the ability to reflect on experience and to plan and carry out continuous personal development
• Manage interpersonal relationships, demonstrate sensitivity to diversity and perform effectively in a team environment
• Usar a tecnologia da informação de forma eficaz na comunicação e no trabalho colaborativo com outras pessoas e no acesso e gerenciamento de informações de acordo com os requisitos da Estrutura de Níveis de Alfabetização em Informação Digital.

Para obter esta qualificação são necessários 180 créditos e recomendamos que você estude os módulos na seguinte ordem:

90 créditos dos seguintes:

• O papel do profissional de recursos humanos (B810)
• Gestão de recursos humanos em contexto (B811)
• Criação de valor baseado em evidências na gestão de pessoas (B812)

mais 30 créditos do seguinte:

• Relações trabalhistas e envolvimento dos funcionários (B813)
• Learning and development at work (B814)

mais 60 créditos do seguinte:

• Dissertação (GRH) (B894)

You should note that the University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means that you must include at least 60 credits from OU modules that have not been counted in any other OU qualification that has previously been awarded to you.