Human Resources and Organisational Change

General Description

Foundation

The Department began to offer postgraduate education in 2008 affiliated with the Institute of Social Sciences.

Degrees Offered

Thesis Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Organisational Change

Non-Thesis Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Organisational Change

Cycle

Second Cycle / EQF 7 (Master’s Degree)

Admission and Registration Requirements

To apply for the Thesis Master’s Degree Programme, candidates must hold a bachelor’s diploma, and submit their copy of the ALES (Academic Staff and Postgraduate Education Admission Exam) score, which must be at least 55 of the required weight (verbal or quantitative or equally weighted) by the Programme. The exam is centrally held by ÖSYM (Centre for Assessment, Selection, and Placement). The ALES is not required for the non-thesis master’s degree programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning

In accordance with Article 10 of the Regulation on Beykent University’s Postgraduate Education and Training, students are admitted to the programmes at Institutes through horizontal transfer provided that they meet the requirements for horizontal transfer, which are determined by the Academic Board upon the Institute Administrative Board’s decision, and the Head of the Department’s opinion. Students submit a letter of application by means of which they request to be exempt from certain courses within the same postgraduate programme of Beykent University as the courses of the postgraduate programme of another university they had enrolled in before. Their application including the course contents and transcripts will be Head of the Department, and the Board will decide which courses the students took will be awarded credits for the courses they must take within the Programme they have recently enrolled. The courses students took at the university they attended may be recognised as the elective or compulsory courses with the Institute Administrative Board’s approval.

Competence Requirements and Rules

Non-Thesis Programme: 1 and a half years, 2 terms in each year, 15 weeks in each term, 90 ECTS in total.

Thesis Programme: 3 years, 2 terms in each year, 15 weeks in each term, 120 ECTS in total.

Programme Description

The Programme aims to cultivate students into qualified individuals by enabling them to boost the efficiency of human resources, and increase the contributions to the business organisation, and make organisational changes. Within the scope of the Programme, students have knowledge of basic principles and concepts of Human Resources and Organisational Change, and relevant theories and practices regarding the field. Students who are enrolled in the non-thesis programme must pass 10 courses successfully, which makes 90 ECTS credits in total, and students who are enrolled in the thesis programme must pass 8 courses, which makes 120 ECTS credits in total. Courses take place on Taksim Campus, which has a well-stocked library, wireless internet, study and recreation areas, and is near to underground and bus stations, and the funicular. The Programme offers a Turkish-medium education.

Learning Outcomes

Students:

• Within the scope of the organisation’s mission and vision, make job descriptions and analyses, and have the required knowledge to determine the human resources and information systems in need.
• Describe the processes of searching, choosing and orientation regarding staff recruitment.
• Build a career system to be used within the institution.
• Observe the sustainability at the workplace through the analyses such as labour turnover rate, etc. to develop projects increasing the job satisfaction and organisational commitment.
• Determines the trainings which will increase the employee’s efficiency, and organises seminars and trainings in parallel with the requirements of the job and missions of the institution.
• Considers the environmental conditions and determines the organisation’s needs for a change.
• Determine the processes and structures requiring to be changed within the organisation, and draw up a programme for a change.
• Organise trainings required for the staff to adapt themselves to the changes.

Career Opportunities