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MSc - Master of Science
Preston Campus
Full Time
Jan 2028
1 Year
Our MSc in Human Resource Management is ideal if you’re interested in how organisations get the best out of people and have little or no work experience since graduation. It will give you enough knowledge and skill to build a career in an organisation that has significant people management dimensions within it.Your programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The CIPD is the professional body for HRM/HRD professionals in the UK, and further afield.You’ll graduate with an MSc in Human Resource Management (HRM) and a Level 7 qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).So, in addition to enabling you to acquire knowledge about the field - from the social meaning of HRM to the different ways in which organisations shape the activities - your programme will enable you to develop key personal and professional skills which are of value to any career.You’ll be encouraged to network with practitioners at events hosted by the Institute for Research into Work, Organisations and Employment (iROWE) along with CIPD local branches and National conferences organised by the CIPD.
This module aims to equip you to become a skilled and critical researcher in Business and Management by undertaking an academic or practice-oriented research project. It will provide you with the knowledge and understanding to plan and undertake an independent research project. And help you to understand the impact of business and management research on practice, people, organisations or policy, and your own practice.
This module will draw from the CIPD Profession Map in terms of knowledge, principles, and behaviours, as these set out standards that shape excellence in people professionals. You'll be expected to develop holistically through engagement with appropriate CIPD resources relevant to their role and/or professional interest. Key topics include: People Management Practice with links to Performance and Productivity, Strategic Thinking with Connections to the Internal and External Environment , Line Management and The HR Profession.
The module will examine the contextual factors that shape the management of people in international organisations operating across national boundaries and cultures. It will critically assess national culture and the extent that it shapes and determines human resource management strategies, policies and practices, and critically examine the institutional influences and other actors/agencies that influence work and working lives
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