"Developing a New Generation of Human Resource Managers"

The College of Business Administration (COBA) at Abu Dhabi University (ADU) is a source of premier business, management and economic education. With over 1,600 undergraduate and 300 postgraduate students, COBA is among the largest providers of quality business education in the UAE. Our aspiration is to become regionally recognized as a peer among the top accredited schools of business. We are committed to achieving excellence in the development, dissemination and application of business-related knowledge.

The ongoing transformation of the UAE economy will continue to test business leaders in extraordinary ways. Such transformation demands individuals with superior analytical skills and with an intensive preparation for leadership in multi-cultural environments. We offer our students an educational experience that is designed to prepare them for the distinct challenges they will face as emerging business leaders. This educational experience is enabled and supported by an outstanding learning environment that is international, integrative, innovative and experiential.

The true strength of our academic programs comes from the contributions of the COBA faculty. Our faculty members are recruited from the world's finest academic institutions. They have proven track records as teachers, researchers and practitioners. As teachers, they are engaging and strive to show connections between the theoretical and the practical. They are approachable, involved and available to students for support and guidance. As researchers, they specialize in applied research. They study critical issues in the business world and provide thoughtful analyses and concrete solutions, which can be used by business leaders to solve problems and advance their industries.

Dean, College of Business Administration

PROGRAM MISSION

Today's business climate demands individuals who are equipped to manage human capital. The Master of Human Resource Management is a specialized program focusing on the effective management of a firm's ‘people' resource. The Master of Human Resource Management program will offer its students unique opportunities for advanced education in the field of human resource management as well as opportunities for leadership growth at personal and professional levels. It also aims to develop in students the attributes of effective decision making, financial awareness, strategic thinking and a global perspective.

WHY TAKE THE COBA MASTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM?

1. We are one of the few Business Colleges in the UAE offering a Masters in Human Resource Management designed to produce the highly professional human resource management professionals much sought after by the UAE business community.
2. The knowledge, skills and attributes acquired on the program are crucial not only to human resource management professionals but also to every manager who wishes to run a successful operation.
3. In COBA, we don't only teach... We care! Our faculty and advisors want you to grow and succeed. From extra help with a tough course, help in academic guidance or even a reference for a job.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

When you complete the program you will be able to:

1. Effectively manage people in organizations.
2. Design organizational structures and processes to get the best out of people.
3. Recognize and deal with the human resource management issues involved in international business.
4. Design a pay system that will motivate people and help create good working relationships.
5. Deal effectively with the human resource issues that specifically affect the productivity of people.
6. Understand the various aspects of business affecting the management of people.

ADMISSION

The admission requirements for The Masters Program in MHRM include the following:
Candidates for admission must have an undergraduate degree in a business subject or at least two years' experience in business.

Regular admission:
All students applying for admission need to have the following:

1. A 3.0 CGPA (out of 4.0 point scale or its established equivalent), and
2. Minimum English proficiency scores should be 213 computer-based TOEFL, 79-80 Internet-based TOEFL, 550 paper-based TOEFL held at ADU only or 6.0 in academic IELTS. (Exceptions to this include students who are native speakers of English who have completed their undergraduate education in an English medium institution in a country where English is the official language and students who were admitted and graduated from an English medium institution that can provide evidence of acquiring a TOEFL score of 500, or its standardized equivalent approved by the MHESSR, upon admission to the undergraduate program.

Probationary Admission

A student with CGPA of 2.5 or higher and a TOEFL score of 530, or its equivalent using a standardized test approved by the MHESR, may be probationary admitted to the Master of Science in Finance program provided the following:

1. The student achieves a TOEFL score of 550 by the end of the first semester.
2. The student takes a maximum of six (6) credit hours in the first semester during which they also take intensive English whereby he/she must achieve an average score of B in the credit courses taken.

A student with CGPA of 2.5 -2.99 and a TOEFL score of 550, or its equivalent using a standardized test approved by the MHESR, may be probationary admitted to the Master of Science in Finance program provided the following:
The student takes a maximum of nine (9) credit hours in the first semester whereby he/she must achieve an average score of B in the credit courses taken.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• Students must successfully complete all the course requirements - 24 credit hours.
• For graduation purposes, the students' cumulative GPA must be 3.0 or above.

ACADEMIC LOAD

• The total program load is 24 credit hours.
• The maximum academic load is 12 credit hours per semester
• Students who pursue the program part-time have up to two years to complete the program

For more information on the ADU MHRM Program or to Apply?

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CORE COURSES (6 Courses - 18 Credit Hours):

ELECTIVE COURSES (2 Courses - 6 Credit Hours):