MPHRM Program
Human resource is the pivotal resource in all types of organization that makes use of
resources, creates competitive edge in the market and ensures sustainability of the
organization in this ever changing dynamic world of business and economics. Bangladesh is
not poor in resources; it is poor in managing human resources. The progress of Bangladesh
depends, to a great extent, on how well its human resources are managed. An organisation
must have skilled, qualified, motivated and committed workforce in order to survive in a
competitive world. Bangladesh cannot speed up the desired economic growth without
having adequate human /intellectual capital. The Department of Management offers Master
of Professional Human Resource Management (MPHRM) program keeping in mind the
growing needs of professional human resource managers in both private and public
enterprises in national and international arena.
4.2 Unique Features of the Program
The program is flexible enough to adjust the exact career goals of human
resource professionals.
It is run by highly qualified in-house faculty members along with outstanding
professional from the industry.
It offers practical learning opportunities through seminars, real life case
studies, presentations, and project collaborations with leading firms.
It maintains small class size to take individual care of students.
4.3 Rules of the Program
1. Title of the Program and that of the Degree
This program will be known as program and students after completing
all the requirements of the program will get a Master of Professional Human
Resource Management (MPHRM) Degree. The MPHRM is a 2 Year program with
51-credit hours comprising of 16 taught courses carrying 3 credit hours each. A
dissertation of 03 credit hours is to be submitted to get the degree.
Degree Requirements
To get MPHRM degree, each student is required to
i) Complete 51 credit hours.
ii) Earn a minimum CGPA of 2.50; and
iii) Complete the program in maximum of 6 (Six) consecutive academic years
including the year of first admission in to the program.
iv) Students earning F grade in any course shall not be awarded the degree.
Admission
(i) Graduates in any discipline may apply for appearing in the admission test to
be conducted by the Department twice a year. Candidates should have
minimum 2 years of work experience. Each year of experience will get 1(One)
point. Each year of study will get 1 (One) point. Academic results will get 1
(One) point for each point of CGPA. Admission criteria will be determined
by the Department and the MPHRM Program committee.
(ii) After the announcement of admission commencement date, intending
candidates should apply through the prescribed application form. A written
admission test will be conducted for the applicants. Then, a viva voce
examination will be held for selected candidates. A combined score will be
developed based on marks in the written test, viva-voce examinations,
previous period study, academic results and experience. Selections will be
made based on the combined score.
Duration of the Program
A student must complete the program within 6 (Six) academic years and one must
take at least 2 (Two) courses and maximum 4 (Four) in a semester.
Academic Year and Semesters
The Gregorian / English calendar year will be the academic year for this program,
and this year will be divided into two semesters as started below:
Semester 1 January to June 6 Months
Semester 2 July to December 6 Months
Academic Calendar will be designed by the MPHRM Committee at the beginning of
every semester, and every effort shall be made to complete the courses within the timeperiod
specified in the calendar.
Class duration and Number of classes
There will be one class of 2:30 hours for each course in a week. This means that there
will be in total 18 classes in a semester including class tests, quiz, case study,
midterm tests and presentations.