Develop your understanding of human resource management practices across a variety of organisational settings, considering how national and international contexts impact people management. Our MSc Human Resource Management programme is highly industry-focussed, designed to help you apply ideas to practice.

Prepare to become a strategic leader in managing and developing people in international organisations

Learn to apply theoretical ideas to help solve practical problems in organisational development

Develop an understanding of the core principles of UK employment law and how to advise your organisation when legal action is anticipated

Analyse trends in national and international employment

Evaluate recruitment, selection and induction processes for long term organisational performance

This programme is worth 180 credits and is block delivered across all three trimesters of the academic year. You will study one module at a time will the full programme running over two years (90 credits each year). Teaching is delivered face-to-face on a Tuesday evening from 5pm to 9pm. Each module will run over twelve weeks, with a mix of interactive lectures, discussions and activities.

During each module, you will be required to complete independent study in your own time. You will have access to online support through the University’s virtual learning environment, Blackboard.