Profile area

Human Resource Management

Human resource management (HRM) is the cornerstone of every successful company. At the centre of HRM are people and their leadership, their skills, their values and their motivation. In order to attract employees, companies have to deal with current economic, social, technological and legal developments, among other things. This gives rise to many exciting questions. The aim of this profile area is to qualify you for these diverse HRM issues so that you can become an HR expert with an interdisciplinary and strategic perspective.

Course content

People at the center

What is it about? The profile area not only covers the typical areas of HRM, such as personnel selection and personnel development, but also addresses technological, moral and legal aspects as well as strategic issues. Our diverse range of courses covers topics such as work & organisation in the digital transformation, occupational psychology, labour law, management of service companies, organisational psychology and business & ethics. English-language events also prepare you for international contexts in everyday working life.

What is being researched? The profile area is based on diverse, interdisciplinary fields of research, which are analysed by the participating subject areas from different perspectives and using a wide variety of research methods. At the individual level, the people working in companies and their (working) behaviour are examined (how, why and under what conditions do people contribute to the success of companies and how can their behaviour be positively influenced?) At the company level, strategies, measures and legal options are analysed against the background of current technological, economic and social developments. At a macroeconomic level, ethical and moral aspects in particular, but also the organisation and change of work itself, are discussed.

Why should you choose this profile area? The strategic relevance of HRM continues to increase in companies and opens up extensive career opportunities for you. Demographic developments, increasing complexity, the dynamics of the economy, the sustainability transformation and digitalisation of the various areas of responsibility in companies and the associated professional and personal requirements make it necessary to identify, attract and retain suitable employees in the long term. Employees are a key strategic resource in almost all companies, which means that human resource management is of fundamental importance to a company's success, now more than ever.

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Sensible module combinations

There are two strategies for choosing your modules: Focusing on one area or developing broader competences. In principle, many other module combinations are possible so that you can design your personal profile according to your own interests.

Focussing

Management position: Personnel Management in combination with Labour Law, Occupational Psychology and Organisational Psychology
Personnel and organisational development: Work & Organisation in the Digital Transformation in combination with Management of Service Corporations, Organisational Psychology and Economy & Ethics
HR Business Partner: Organisational psychology in combination with Work Psychology, Work & Organisation in the Digital Transformation and Management of Service Corporations

Building broader competences

Work & Organisation in the Digital Transformation parallel to Management of Service Corporations, Organisational Psychology and Economy & Ethics
Economy & Ethics parallel to Work & Organisation in the Digital Transformation, Labour Law and Occupational Psychology

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Research practice

Research practice is not only worthwhile for your final thesis, but from the very first day of your studies, through your first internship and into your professional life.
You will learn the „Future Skills“ that matter: the ability to categorize and understand large amounts of information, asking and answering relevant questions about current topics, gaining knowledge about future topics together with researchers at the university and to take treasures of knowledge with you into your career.
That's why we offer you the opportunity during the introductory week in the first semester, to get to know scientific work on current topics through research at „Forschung schnuppern“.
You have further interesting opportunities with „Forschung leichtgemacht!“ in the second semester,
„Humboldt reloaded“ in the third semester and within your profile modules and the research practice module from the fourth semester onwards.
You can have our offers and an internship credited as coursework in the free elective area.

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Research practice

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Further Master's programs

Following your Bachelor's degree in Economics with a profile area in Human Resource Management, the following Hohenheim degree programs are particularly recommended:

Hohenheim Master Management (HMM)
Double Master HMM with Liège or Venice

But you are also very well prepared for the following degree programs:

Master International Business and Economics (IBE)
Double Master IBE with Liège or Pavia or Venice or Varese
Master Economics
Double Master Economics with Liège or Pavia

A Master's degree program qualifies you for scientific work at universities and research institutes.

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Career perspectives

The Human Resource Management profile area opens up a wide range of career perspectives in all kinds of companies and organisations.

Some typical occupational fields:

Human Resource Management
Recruiting & applicant management
Recruiting & university marketing
Personnel development & in-company training
Employer Branding
HR Consultancy
Organisational development
Change Management

Employers are for example:

Companies and organisations of all sizes and sectors

Helpful competences:

Communication
Empathic interaction with different cultures, mentalities and hierarchical levels
Confident demeanour
Conscientious management of sensitive data

The Career Center offers you support with career orientation and career entry. You can also get individual advice here on your choice of profile area and talk about your possible career paths. The F.I.T.-programm also offers courses to support you in your decision-making process.

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Erfahrungsberichte unserer Alumni

Daniel Mustapic,
Experten-Funktion im Personalmanagement

"Meine Wahl des HRM-Profils war sowohl privat als auch beruflich sehr prägend für mich, da hier-
durch sowohl die Vermittlung von Wissen und Erfahrungen aus der Praxis als auch die Entwicklung meiner fachlichen und per-
sönlichen Kompetenzen intensiv gefördert worden ist. Mein Tipp für Studierende: Wer eine Karriere im Personalmanagement anstrebt, macht mit dem Profilbereich HRM inhaltlich definitiv alles richtig!"

Lejla Basic,
Masterstudierende und Werkstudierende im Bereich HR

"Die Fächer des HRM-Profilbereichs sind aktuell, praxisnah und abwechslungsreich. Auch zwischenmenschliche/ soziale Komponenten werden eingebunden. Ich würde diesen Weg erneut einschlagen, da ich durch diesen Profilbereich ein breites HR-Wissen erworben habe."

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Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Marion Büttgen (Business Administration: Corporate Management)
Prof. Dr. Christina Escher-Weingart (Civil, Commercial and Agricultural Law)
Prof. Dr. Michael Schramm (Catholic Theology and its Didactics as well as Business Ethics)
Prof. Dr. Caroline Ruiner (Sociology)
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Fasbender (Business and Organizational Psychology)

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