Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour

Objectives

This program aims at fostering the acquisition of know-how and skills to meet the challenges of the new millennium in terms of organisational behaviour management; developing management and leadership processes with a view to achieving organisational effectiveness, constant follow-up and updating as well as fostering the appropriate articulation between academic methods/expertise and the labour world. And also trying to enhance the individual as "the utmost resource" and the distinguishing feature of Human Resources Management.

The name of the program is implicitly related with such functions as human resources management, strategic HRM, recruitment and selection, vocational training and counselling, administrative HRM, organisational health, career management, consultancy in the sphere of organisational behaviour.

Professional Goals

According to the profile defined by WFPMA, different levels and roles can be distinguished for HR professionals. Graduates will be able to perform functions such as Top Administrators/Managers, Functional Specialists, Team Leaders, Intermediate or Executive Managers. Depending on their specific posts within the organisation, they can have either specialist, generalist or strategic functions as follows: Human resources director; HR manager and official; Management Consultant; Organizational Behaviour
Consultant; Vocational Training Manager and Consultant; Consultant and Specialist; Public Relations Director; Institutional Communication Technician.

Contacts

Course coordinator

Maria Fernanda Pires Aparício

Gabinete: B 182

Erasmus coordinator

Sílvio Manuel da Rocha Brito

Gabinete: B183
t.: 249 328 100
ext.: 4222