Learning and Human Resources Management

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Summary

The “Learning and Human Resources Management” profile addresses how companies can most effectively develop the potential of their employees, considering that the success of a company largely depends on qualified employees. The Bachelor's degree program provides you with a broad insight into the field of human resources management. You will learn the basics of personnel selection as well as the organization and management of personnel work. Furthermore, you will acquire knowledge about the training, development and qualification of employees. Theoretical, practical, methodological and selected legal aspects are taken into account, which you can study in greater depth during the Master's degree program. The profile takes an interdisciplinary approach: It combines business administration, psychology, education and ergonomics.

Typical questions

• How do personnel planning, personnel selection, personnel deployment, personnel development and staff reduction take place in business practice?
• Which methods can be used in in-company training and further education?
• Which organizational, personal and technical factors influence learning on the job?
• What possible use cases, potential and limitations arise from AI-supported digital transformation in vocational education and training?

Modules (Selection)

Introductory Level

• Work Design (Arbeitsgestaltung ) (Prof. Dr. Schmauder)
• Basics of Personnel Management (Grundlagen des Personalmanagements)  (Prof. Dr. Fürstenau)
• Psychology of Occupational Health and Safety (Psychologie der Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheit) (Prof. Dr. Schmauder)
• Selected Fundamental Questions of Human Resource Management (Ausgewählte grundlegende Fragestellungen des Personalmanagements) (Prof. Dr. Fürstenau) 

Advanced Level

• Selected Questions of Human Resource Management (Ausgewählte Fragen des Personalmanagements) (Prof. Dr. Fürstenau)
• Current Challenges of Human Resource Management (Aktuelle Herausforderungen des Personalmanagements) (Prof. Dr. Fürstenau)
• Special Topics of Human Resource Management (Spezielle Themen des Personalmanagements) (Prof. Dr. Fürstenau)
• Learning in the Process of Work (Lernen im Prozess der Arbeit) (Prof. Dr. Fürstenau)
• Organizational Behavior (Jun. Prof. Dr. Störmer)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (Jun.-Prof. Dr. Störmer)

Career Prospects

The “Learning and Human Resources Management” profile enables you to pursue a career in human resources departments, management consultancies or in-company training and further education.