Human resource management is one of the fastest-growing management fields in Greece as well as internationally. More and more, organizations recognize the strategic role of human resource professionals for achieving significant business results, sustainable growth and innovation through human capital, the only real source of competitive advantage.
The ALBA MSc in Strategic HRM is a 14-month, modular program designed to provide participants with a solid knowledge of HR issues and give them the practical skills to meet the challenges of the local as well as the international HR environment.
The purpose of this program is to help participants:
- deepen their knowledge and understanding of key issues and get up to date with the latest developments on human resource management in Greece as well as globally;
- acquire practical skills for all core HR functions and become familiar with a variety of HR tools
but most importantly, to shape the new generation of HR professionals who will have full membership in the top management team as true strategic partners.
More specifically, our vision for our graduates is that of people who:
- will have strategic thinking and understand how to incorporate new patterns of human resource strategy in place of more traditional models of personnel management;
- will be strategic business partners and create sustainable competitive advantage for their firms by learning how to design and implement human resource processes integrated into the organizations' overall strategy;
- will speak the language of the business and will be able to build and deploy critical people competencies that are needed to execute business strategies;
- will have confidence in dealing with complexity and change.
The Program is tailored to the needs of those professionals with a serious commitment to HR who would like to advance their career in the dynamically changing environment of human resources management.
The areas of Human Resource that will be addressed are:
Strategic HRM
Employee recruitment and retention
Employee development and performance management
Benefits and compensation
Labor relations
Business Ethics
Understanding Human Behavior in the Organization
In order to complete the Program, participants must fulfill the requirements of 16 courses. Each academic year lasts from November of the first year to December of the second year, while the months of July and August are reserved for vacation. A short break is also scheduled during Christmas & Easter holidays. Classes meet two weekends per month from 10:00-17:00. The official language of the Program is English.
The courses are selected to provide both the up-to-date theoretical knowledge on S-HRM issues and the practical skills that are vital for a successful professional career in the field of HR. In terms of pedagogical approach, this is achieved not only through formal instruction (lecture, cases, etc.) but also in a hands-on manner, through practical workshops and intensive collaboration in teams
