MBA - HR in Canada

Human Resources is about helping organizations succeed by managing employees and helping them reach their full potential. It serves a strategic function linking talented people with organizational success.

The major prepares students to handle human resource concerns in a timely and professional manner relating to all HR competencies including strategy, professional practice, engagement, total rewards, labour and employee relations, health, wellness and safe workplace, learning and development, workforce planning and talent management, HR metrics, reporting and financial management.

As a major in human resource management at the University of Manitoba, students will learn how to help companies recruit and select qualified people, effectively train and develop a workforce, generate effective total compensation systems, manage employee performance and employee relations, foster and maintain an engaged workforce and promote talented people through the organization. When these activities are done well, organizations are suitably prepared to accomplish their strategic directives, and are staffed with the right people in the right positions at the right time – a motivated and committed workforce who work together to build the organization’s success.

Learn how to effectively manage people to unlock their potential and make any organization stronger. Build the fundamental skills required to pursue a career in human resources management.

Effective human resources management enables an organization to build success through people.

Begin by gaining a fundamental understanding of business through courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, accounting, marketing and financial management. 

In the upper years, examine the leadership role that human resources professionals play in developing organizational visions. Learn to design equitable compensation systems and benefit plans from legal, ethical and strategic perspectives. Explore industrial and labour relations, including the collective bargaining process.
 

Managing people is one of the most challenging and important aspects of business. This program will train you to diagnose problems, develop solutions, and formulate effective implementation and evaluation strategies for hiring, training, recruitment, and more.

Graduates of this program can pursue the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation — the highest professional certification for HR professionals.

You spot raw talent, build great teams and bring out the best in people — a perfect skill set for human resource managers. Organizations rely on you to make diamonds shine, identify skill gaps and keep staff well-trained, happy and productive. You’ll need well-honed communication skills, an understanding of job markets, and a readiness to lead change. That’s where we come in. During your degree, you learn real-world approaches to:

• Analyzing and forecasting employee issues and job trends
• Negotiations and interviewing techniques
• Balancing corporate objectives with employee needs
• Encouraging social responsibility, diversity and integrity
• Workplace sensitivity and discretion
• Training and development programming

Learn the science behind successfully managing people in organizations. The field as a whole uses rigorous qualitative and quantitative methods to examine the employment relationship from beginning to end.