A company must have a deepunderstanding of what makes itsemployees efficient, motivated,effective, and creative in orderto keep its competitive edge.

The MSc in Human ResourceManagement at RSM provides youwith this understanding, making itan invaluable qualification for acareer in business.

If you are interested in the peoplewithin an organisation, enjoycollaborating with others, inter -acting with professionals, andthinking out-of the box for new,practically relevant solutions, thisis the programme for you.Internationally-oriented and taughtby respected international facultywho deliver the latest ideas, theMaster HRM offers you a strongstart to your career.

ORMIT HONOURS COURSE ON

LEADERSHIP & CHANGE

Our best and most highly motivated

students are offered the ORMIT

Honours Course in Leadership

and Change, sponsored by ORMIT

(www.ormit.nl), a consultancy

company specialising in leadership

development.

This extra-curricular course focuses

on skill development, with leadership

development training modules led by

professional consultants and

experienced academic teachers.

PEOPLE.PERFORMANCE.COMPETITIVE EDGE.LEADERSHIP.

During the programme you will:• Learn in-depth about the ‘people side’ of

business, which means understanding bothhuman psychology and how work isorganised in modern companies. Humanpsychology is important for understandingthe topics of leadership, motivation, socialinfluence, diversity, job design, and culture;

• Understand how work is organised as thekey to strategy formation, novelorganisational structures, outsourcing andinsourcing, the use of expatriates and e-HR;

• Learn from cases, experiential exercises,class discussion, lectures from RSMfaculty and guest lecturers, and ininteractive teams;

• Be part of an international classroom,taught in English and by award-winningprofessors who are passionate about theirareas of expertise.

What will thisprogramme offer me?

The programme prepares studentsto manage, develop and structurehuman resources within anorganisational context. As a result,our students are equipped with theknowledge and skills necessary to

work in classical human resource departments, consultancycompanies, or related organisational contexts that deal withmanaging people. Examples of recent alumni jobs are: Consultant at

Pricewaterhouse Coopers; Consultant at JP Gray; HR BusinessPartner UFS South East Asia at Unilever; Management Traineeat Manpower Nederland; Business Consultant at Atos Origin;HR specialist at Imtech Building Services B.V, HR BusinessPartner at Intel, Projects & Development at Ryano LogisticsB.V., Consultant at DutchVersity/Hi5, and Training andCareer Development Organiser – Eurojust. 

What careeropportunitieswill I have?

Our Career Servicesdepartment is run byan enthusiastic teamof professionals andits services includeexpert advice on:

• how to present yourself to potential employers• how to write stand-out CVs and application letters• where to search for jobs• winning interview techniquesMost importantly, the Career Services team draws onlong-standing relationships with company recruiters tohelp match you with the right company.

What careersupport doyou offer?

Master HRM?????

ROTTERDAM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTERASMUS UNIVERSITY

MSc IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

PEOPLE.PERFORMANCE.COMPETITIVE EDGE.LEADERSHIP.

Programme at-a-glanceDegree: MSc in Human Resource Management Credits: 60 ECTSDuration: 12 months, full timeIndicative tuition fee: ¤ 1,735 for EEA students

¤ 15,000 for non-EEA studentsApplication deadline: 15 May of each year (for non-RSM students)Starting date: Last week of August of each year

CORE COURSES

Managing People inOrganisations

Current Issues in HRM

Strategic andInternational HRM

Research challenges inHRM and OrganisationalBehaviour

20 ECTS

ELECTIVES

High Performance Leader -ship and Motivation: APsycho logical Perspective

Management of Diversity

Managerial and GroupDecision-Making

Organisation Developmentand Change Management

20 ECTS

THESIS

Master Thesis

20 ECTS

The business school that thinksand lives in the future

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Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University is ranked as a top 10European Business School by the Financial Times. It has a wide selection ofprogrammes ranging from bachelor level to masters, MBA and executive education.RSM is located in a city with a truly international flavour and has a lively universitycampus full of student life.

The HRMprogrammeexceeded my expectations. I was encouraged to think

innovatively and challenge the status quo.

The skills set that I gained during the

programme has allowed me to conceptualise

various HR-aspects to a strategic level in my

current role, while being able to translate the

added value of HR to non-HR stakeholders.

Deep Mahangi, HRM graduate 2009,HR Business Partner at Intel Join us on

This programme is for youngbachelor graduates in businessadministration, economics,psychology, HRM or sociology,with an interest in the peoplewithin organisations and anambition to acquire an in-depthunderstanding of current HumanResource Management practices.Are you eager to succeed in thisbooming area of business? Thenvisit our website or come and talkto us at RSM.

We invite applications fromnon-RSM students with:• a research university bachelor’s

degree in one of the abovementioned disciplines

• GPA > 7.0 or equivalent• GMAT > 600• IELTS > 6.5 or equivalent

For a more detailed outline of our admis -sions criteria and how to apply, pleaseread our admission & application pageat www.rsm.nl/masteradmissions

IS THIS THE PROGRAMMEFOR ME?