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Customized Entry Package

For MSc Human Resource Management

Are you interested in the MSc Human Resource Management (HRM), but do not meet the requirements for direct entry? If you have studied one of the programmes below at the University of Groningen, you may qualify for a customized Pre-Master's packages:

  • UG BSc Psychology students
  • UG BSc Sociology students

The knowledge gained in these programmes is highly relevant to the field of Human Resource Management. After completing some additional courses, you can continue to the MSc HRM.

15 ECTS package in FEB or FBSS courses (NEW in 24-25)

Important: Students who have already started the previous, larger customized entry package are advised to contact premsc.feb@ug.nl for guidance.

The updated Pre-Master’s package for Human Resource Management allows students to tailor their coursework to their interests while fulfilling the 15 EC requirement. The courses are offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences (FBSS).

The courses available for the Pre-master HRM are listed below. Students must select and complete a total of 15 EC (5 EC per course). You are allowed to combine courses from both FEB and FBSS, but the chosen courses should be sufficiently distinct from one another to ensure a broad learning experience.

Courses offered by FEB

Course Code

Course Name

Block AY 2024-2025

EBB608B05

OR

EBB100A05

OR 

EBB069B05

Ethics and international business 

OR 

Ethics in business and management* 

OR 

Business ethics, sustainability and law

1b


2a


2b

EBP607A05

Gedrag in organisaties

1b

EBB617B05

Human resource management B&M 

2a

EBB634B05

OR 

EBB711C05

Organizational change for Pre-MSc 

OR

Organisatieverandering en leiderschap

1b


2b

EBS003A05 

OR

EBB054A05 

Organization theory & design for Pre-MSc 

OR

Management- en organisatietheorie

1b


1a

EBB649C05

Strategic management B&M 

2b

EBB110A05

Teamwork - theories, design and dynamics

1a

EBB601B05

Work organization and job design 

2a

Courses offered by FBSS

Course Code

Course Description

Block AY 2024-2025

PSBA2-03*

OR

PSEBE2-03 (EN) / PSBA2-20 (NL) 

Arbeids-, Organisatie- en Personeelspsychologie*

OR 

Psychology in the workplace

1b

PSB3E-SP06 (Bachelor) / PSMIN08 (University-level minor) 

Consumer and economic psychology 

1b

PSB3E-IO15 

Conflict Management and Negotiation at Work

2a

PSMAB-8 

Creativity & innovation in organizations

2a

PSB3E-SP01 

Group Dynamics

1a

PSB3E-SP02 

Intergroup relations

2a

PSB3E-OP01 (Bachelor) / PSMIN14 (Bachelor) 

Sport and performance psychology

1a

PSB3E-IO16 

Well-being at work

1a

PSB3E-IO02*

Conflict management*

N.A.

PSB3E-IO07*

Organizational change*

N.A.

PSB3E-IO03

Personnel psychology*

N.A.

*not currently offered.

Course completion options

Students have the option to complete these courses either during their BSc in Psychology or BSc in Sociology or after earning their bachelor's degree by enrolling in the Pre-Master's programme. By successfully completing the 15 EC courses relevant to the MSc HRM and obtaining a BSc in Psychology or Sociology, students can directly proceed to the MSc HRM.

For detailed course information, check the Ocasys course catalogue

Note: students are advised to carefully check if and when a course is offered.

Note: Students are responsible for arranging for a correct registration for the Master’s programme in Studielink (including tuition fee payment). For UG students, the deadline for application in Studielink for the Master’s programmes is 1 August for the September intake and 1 January for the February intake. Students also have to register for courses in Progress in a timely manner; the deadline for enrolment for courses closes a week before the programme starts.

Last modified:26 November 2024 1.39 p.m.