Business Psychology and Human Resource Management
Professional Master’s study program
Business Psychology and Human Resource Management
Develop the insight and skills to lead effectively.
Turība’s most popular master’s programme in 2025
The professional master’s study programme “Business Psychology and Human Resource Management in Entrepreneurship” combines business management, human resource management and psychology, developing the competencies required to lead modern teams and organizations.
The programme is designed for entrepreneurs, current and aspiring managers, and HR professionals who want to strengthen their ability to motivate employees, lead teams and change, resolve conflicts and better understand human behaviour in the workplace.
During your studies, guided by experienced practitioners and industry experts, you will explore management psychology, leadership, team dynamics, recruitment and employee development, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, coaching, supervision and professional networking. The programme connects business knowledge with a deeper understanding of the people who drive organizational results.
“The content of the study courses included combine business psychology is with human resource management from a business perspective which is a unique combination in business eduaction in Latvia. The idea of creating such a complex program came in accordance with the daily needs of entrepreneurs. Personal development should be the daily routine of a leader and entrepreneur” states Zane Driņķe, Director of the program “Business Psychology and Human Resource Management”.
Graduates receive a professional master’s degree in Business Administration and the professional qualification of Head of the Organization.
The programme is accredited until 5 August 2027. Graduates may continue their studies in the doctoral programme “Business Administration” or other master’s and doctoral programmes offered by Turība University.
Career opportunities
- Business owner and manager;
- Head of state or municipality institution;
- Project manager;
- Head of a unit;
- Human resources specialist.
Program content
Turība’s most popular master’s programme in 2025
Official content of the study program is available HERE.
Admission requirements
In order to enter the master's study program in Business Psychology and Human Resource Management with the study length of 1,5 years, the applicants are requested to present a professional bachelor's diploma or 5th level professional qualifications diploma obtained after completing at least 4 years of study program in the thematic group of social sciences, business and law.
In order to enter the master's study program in Business Psychology and Human Resource Management with the study length of 2 years, the applicants are requested to present an academic bachelor's diploma in the thematic group of social sciences, business and law or a professional bachelor diploma in a thematic group other than social sciences, business, and law.
Applicants are also requested to present one of the English language certificates mentioned within the Admission information. If the applicant does not have any of the respective English language certificates, however the medium of instruction of his/her bachelor studies was English, he/she will receive a link to Turība University on-line English test after the registration.
Information on the admission process and rules can be found in the section “Admission”.
Leading teaching staff
Rector of Turiba University, Professor
- Quality systems
- Quality Management and Systems
- Management
- Quality Management
- Organizational Management
- Member of The Council of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chair of the Knowledge Economy Council
- Expert for Latvian Council of Science Expert Commissions (Social Science – Economics and Business Administration)
- Council member of the Latvian Strategy and Economic Research Institute LaSER
- Chair of the Board of Latvian State Forest
- Member of the Board and mentor of the Association of Mentors of Turiba University
- Latvian Direct Selling Association member of the Board
Professor, Head of department
- Financial Management
- Business
- Personel Management
- International Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic and Change Management
- Strategic Management
- Expert for Latvian Council of Science Expert Commissions (Social Science – Economics and Business Administration)
- Member of the Latvian Economists Association
Vice-Rector for Studies and Academic Affairs, Assoc. professor
- Strategic and Change Management
- Systemic Management of Organisation
- Conflict management and mediation
- Human Resources management and development
- Research design
- Time and Stress Managemen
- Member of the Latvian Sociological Association
- European Social Policy Analytical Network (ESPAN) national coordinator and lead researcher
- Member of Latvian Association of University Professors
- Mentor of the Association of Mentors of Turiba University
- Member of the Commission for the Certification and Attestation of Mediators
- Certified mediator, private practice
Director of the study program
Rector of Turiba University,
Ph.D. assoc.prof. Zane Driņķe
Phone: +371 67606100
E-mail: zane.drinke@turiba.lv
Consultation hours:
Upon prior agreement
- Member of The Council of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chair of the Knowledge Economy Council
- Expert for Latvian Council of Science Expert Commissions (Social Science – Economics and Business Administration)
- Council member of the Latvian Strategy and Economic Research Institute LaSER
- Chair of the Board of Latvian State Forest
- Member of the Board and mentor of the Association of Mentors of Turiba University
- Latvian Direct Selling Association member of the Board