Human Resource Counselling MA

Course details

Course form

Full-time

Course duration

4 semesters

Course level

Master class (MA,MSc)

Tuition fee

3200 EUR/semester for EU-students (includes the Member States of the EU, EEA and Turkey)
3900 EUR/semester for non-EU students
Two semesters tutition fee payment required.

SHORT DESCRIPTION

As a Human Resource Consultant, you will work with a company’s most valuable asset – its “human capital” – and bear the significant responsibility of preserving and enriching it. You will learn how to serve both individuals and organizations in a way that brings out extraordinary results from ordinary people by fostering an agile and caring organizational culture. 

With us, you will master key methods for planning, development, and evaluation, gain the ability to understand and articulate complex relationships, and be equipped with the tools needed to solve emerging problems. In an inspiring learning and teaching environment, your consultancy skills will also grow and deepen. 

The program is primarily taught by real professionals who are HR managers in daily practice or deal with HR consulting and human resources development. With the help of our professional and labour market partners, students can gain immediate knowledge and professional experience. 

From November 2022, the work of active and experienced managers and trainers in the profession will also be supported by an Advisory Board consisting of HR managers and HR consultants to continuously improve the quality and professional content of METU's Human Resources BSc and Human Resources Counselling MA courses, to ensure practicality and compliance with current professional expectations. 

Program structure

First semester:

Research Methodology, Economic Policy, Marketing and Communication Management, Work Psychology, Labour Market and Employment Policy, Labour Law, 

Labour Relations and Its Institutional System, Intercultural Knowledge 

Second semester:

Human Informatics, Social And Organizational Psychology, Competency-Based HR Systems in Practice, Basics of Professional HR Consulting, 

Negotiation Techniques and Conflict Management, Organizational Behavior and Leadership 

 Third semester:

HR Strategy and Project Management, Equal Opportunities Knowledge, Change and Crisis Management,

HR Consulting Methods and Techniques, Career Planning and Consulting, Master's Thesis Forum 

Fourth semester: 

Ethics, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Professional Practice, Master's thesis 

With the help of the Career Center and Training Center, our students can participate in competency development trainings essential for 

HR consulting, 

including: 

Coaching management techniques 
Disc 
Time management 
Conflict management 
Creativity techniques 
Resilience 
My personal brand 
Personal branding 
Negotiation technique

Main topics

Work Psychology 
Social And Organisational Psychology 
Labour Law And Industrial Relations 
Conflict Management 
Human Resource Management 
Humaninformatics 
Intercultural Knowledge 
Knowledge Management 
Organisational Behaviour And Leadership 
Change Management 
Hr Strategy And Project Management 
Professional Hr Consultancy 
Career Planning And Advice 
Ethics 
Innovation And Knowledge Management

Career opportunities

Human resources development programs of domestic and international organizations; 
Recruitment agencies, temporary employment agencies 
Organisations providing career guidance for young people or employment counselling for adults 
Recruitment selection specialist at headhunting or consulting companies