Master of Human Resource Management

Master of Human Resource Management offered by the Department of Human Resource Management of the University of Kelaniya has been taking fruitful initiatives in building strong international partnerships for its high-quality delivery. The Department of Human Resource Management of the University of Kelaniya is the pioneer in providing postgraduate HRM education in the country since 2006. It started offering the Master of HRM degrees in 2010 based on the well-developed expertise cohort since the department’s inception in 1995. The MHRM Kelaniya is designed to equip its learning partners with thorough academic knowledge and needed practical insights delivered by highly qualified academics and practitioners in the relevant fields. The blend of academia and the industry has been the successful formula of the MHRM Kelaniya, and it has added a new flavor of ‘international exposure’ to make its learning partners more competitive.

MHRM Kelaniya is composed of two years stretching throughout four semesters. The first semester is dedicated to providing foundational courses such as Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Economics, Managerial Communication, Sociology, and Psychology, etc. From the second semester to the third semester, the specialized advanced knowledge in HRM is provided while the final year is dedicated to research and project works as a means for the application of learned knowledge. At this stage, students have been provided with options for undertaking either research or skill-based projects to enhance students’ learning choices. The first year of the program is equivalent to a postgraduate diploma in HRM and those who successfully complete the second year as well can obtain the Master’s qualification in HRM.