Human Resources Management

Course ID
MSET17
Department
MSET
Campus
IAE, UVIC
Credit
5

This module raises awareness of the growing importance of managing the human factor in the business world and, in particular, in small and medium-sized companies.

It provides practical tools and resources for the tasks of selection, adaptation and motivation of the talent to be used in the daily life of a business and introduces the concept of support for people’s development. It enables you to acquire basic and essential knowledge in the management of personnel, rights and responsibilities in the workplace, salary scales and other remuneration, among others.

And it helps us know how to decide who we are and what we do as a company in this area.

This module covers the following themes:

  • Strategic people management
  • Talent management: tools for skills analysis
  • Coaching and personal development
  • Labour law

UVic MBA is not a common training program: it is a transformative experience. It provides functional experts from diverse areas such as finance, marketing, engineering, etc. with comprehensive knowledge in organizational management.

The MBA jointly promoted by CEIBA and University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, gives a vision of the organization as a complex and interactive puzzle, in which the different pieces have to follow a joint strategy and a coherent operational plan. Thus, business problems are approached from a strategy standpoint with a focus on people. Because running an organization is not a simple management problem, the program provides the keys for competent leadership in constantly changing environments.

Link to the UVic program webpage

Entry requirements

The MBA has the following specific admission requirements:
• a university degree.
• professional experience is key to exploit the networking potential of the MBA to establish fruitful connections between the university, professionals and students.
• pass the admission interview with the coordinators

Program duration

The MBA last one and half year. The coursework takes place during the first two semesters. The research, thesis writing and defense take place during the third semester.

Admission procedure

Applicants are required to provide the following material to accompany their application:
o CV
o Letters of recommendation
o Transcripts and a copy of previous degree
o A proof of payment of the application fees
o A copy of the candidate’s passport

Graduation requirements

– successfully complete all compulsory courses
– submit a research thesis (at least 20 000 words) and successfully pass the viva-voce defense before the thesis defense committee.