MÁSTER IN HUMAN RESOURCE & TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Postgraduate programme

MÁSTER IN HUMAN RESOURCE & TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Offered by EAE BUSINESS SCHOOL BARCELONA

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Programme overview

Why choose this programme?

Through our Master in Human Resources & Talent Development in Barcelona, we train professionals to transform the department that manages a company’s most important resource: people.

This programme has been designed to meet all the needs of the HR sector, taking into account the most recent technological and organisational trends and addressing talent attraction, retention and employer branding.

The students in this Master will be able to efficiently tackle the current needs and challenges through the use of strategies that are centred around people and with a clear focus on the achievement of corporate goals, while simultaneously contributing to the development of talent in the human teams they lead.
The Reasons Why to choose Máster in Human Resources and Talent Development

- Become an HR professional.

You will develop a strategic vision of the human capital and a deep understanding of the key areas of people management in the company. You will also learn the different strategies for workplace wellbeing and emotional salary in order to create an organisation with a meaningful mission.

- 360º Programme

You will discover the latest technological trends and develop the essential soft skills needed in any executive position, such as leadership, negotiation and communication.

- Professional Certification

The master's degree prepares you to take the certification exams of the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), one of the main world entities in the sector.

- Leadership, Talent and Impact

Specialise in HR functions (labour relations, compensation, talent attraction, development, workplace wellbeing) while you develop executive skills in the business environment, such as negotiation, team coaching and mentoring, project management, change management, communication, strategic analysis and thinking in order to have an impact in the organisation.

- Innovation Culture and Change Management

This programme trains you to make strategic decisions, boosting a culture of innovation, working with a strong focus on the client, with greater flexibility and the appropriate management of agile projects. You will learn how to foster and manage change in the face of new technologies in order to boost growth in the organisation through the management of the human capital.
You will get a tailor-made career plan from our Careers department and our Entrepreneur department, with personalised services for academic training and guidance that will multiply your professional opportunities and extend them to any country in the world.

55% OF OUR STUDENTS FIND OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE GRADUATION AND 45% AFTER

Career Opportunities:

- Human Resources Director
- Learning and Development Manager
- Leadership Manager
- Head of Employer Branding
- Headhunter
- Head of Motivation and Participation Programmes

Modality

ON-CAMPUS: BARCELONA

Entry requirements

1. Initial Information/Admission Request

Once completed, we’ll assign you one of our expert advisors that will get in touch with you.

2. Interview with the Admissions Department

We’ll evaluate your professional and academic profile and, together, we’ll assess your eligibility for advancing towards a Master’s level based on your professional goals.

3. Formal Presentation of the Admission Form:

You will have to send us the following documentation, which we’ll analyse and verify in order to compose your admissions report:

-Updated CV

-Motivation Letter

-Academic and/or Professional Letter of Recommendation

-Last/Ongoing Degree Certificate

-Admission Test (if required)

-Language Certificate (if required)

4. Admissions Committee

Your advisor will be in charge of defending your application in front of the Committee.

5. Process Resolution

We’ll inform you on the result of the process.

6. Booking and Assign You a Spot

You will have 3 to 5 days to make the payment for the inscription.

Dates and duration

10 Months/60 ECTS

Next Date: May 2026

Career opportunities

Where this programme can take you


You will get a tailor-made career plan from our Careers department and our Entrepreneur department, with personalised services for academic training and guidance that will multiply your professional opportunities and extend them to any country in the world.

55% OF OUR STUDENTS FIND OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE GRADUATION AND 45% AFTER

Career Opportunities:

- Human Resources Director
- Learning and Development Manager
- Leadership Manager
- Head of Employer Branding
- Headhunter
- Head of Motivation and Participation Programmes

SYLLABUS

STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Fundamentals of HR Management - 5 ECTS

Fundamentals of Human Resources Management
Management Principles
Talent management and diversity
HR in the VUCA and BANI environments
Evolution of the HR function: HR as a strategic partner
Culture and climate
Agile structure


Global Strategic People Management - 5 ECTS

Cultural, digital and energy transformation
Concept and traits of HREM
Role, process and planning of HREM
The HR structure as a strategy: HR Business Partnering
HREM in the internationalization strategy


HR FRAMEWORK AND DECISION MAKING

Labor Regulations and The Future of Work - 5 ECTS

Regulatory frameworks: international, sectorial and corporate
Compliance and rights protection: discrimination, abuse, etc.
Hiring, offboarding and collective dismissal policies.
XXIst Century's Challenges: Diversity, inclusion, teleworking, data protection, artificial intelligence...


Decision Making in HR: Finances and HR Metrics - 5 ECTS

Description of balance sheet, profit and loss accounts, cash flows...
Main balance sheet ratios (P&L)
HR Budget
Financial Metrics for HR
Project Finance


ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Leadership, Team Building and Coaching - 5 ECTS

The importance of well-leading people
Leadership models
Self-knowledge and self-assessment for the development of management skills
Persuasive, inspirational and influential communication
Teambuilding and high performance teams


Labour Well-being, Change Management and Healthy Organizations - 5 ECTS

From salary to compensation
Motivation and hygienical salary
Job's assessment
Competitiveness and external equity
Emotional compensation


HR FUNCTIONAL AREAS

Labour Cycle Human Capital Management - 5 ECTS

Assesment tools: eNPS
Employee Value Proposition (EVP): Welcoming and On-boarding
EVP: Talent Development
EVP: Dismissal Aapproaches


Talent Management - 5 ECTS

Talent and Technology Strategic management
Metrics in talent management
Tools for talent management
Introduction to Data Science and Big Data
People analytics: Use for people management and use for strategic alignment


Compensation Systems - 5 ECTS

Compensation as a strategic tool
Salary structure
Remuneration and its regulatory framework
Variable retribution in species & flexible


MASTER’S THESIS - 15 ECTS

This is far more than just a research project required to gain a Master qualification. It is the optimal time and place to combine all your academic experience, professional ambition, personal vision and creativity. It is your opportunity to put all the knowledge and skills you have acquired into practice and work towards the goals you set yourself.