MA Human Resource Management

Effective management to maximize the performance of human resources (HR) is central to any business’s success. Employers need managers who can proactively and positively influence organizational strategy, developing and implementing the policies, benefits, employee relations, and engagement that helps them recruit and retain the best talent. By studying this professionally-accredited master’s degree, approved by the CIPD, you’ll gain cutting-edge strategic knowledge to leverage the employment relationship, needed now more than ever in the turbulent, competitive world of work were being able to change and innovate are critical success factors.  You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of managing people and, importantly, how best to handle the challenges posed by employer interventions, the workers themselves, trade unions, or the government. This will give you the edge over other candidates in the job market, whatever field of management you choose. People management skills are needed in all types of jobs and industries; having appropriate knowledge of HR strategies and tactics from this master’s will provide a useful top-up to the knowledge gained from various degrees and regardless of your desired profession. We, therefore, welcome applicants from a wide range of undergraduate disciplines; past students have joined us having studied subjects as diverse as law, history, psychology, and various management disciplines.

SEMESTER 1

Core modules

• Foundations of HRM
• Professional Skills and Practice in HRM
• Workshops in HRM (Part 1)

SEMESTER 2

Core modules

• Creativity Personal Development
• Employee Resourcing and Development
• Employee Relations and Reward
• Strategic HRM
• Workshops in HRM (Part 2)

SEMESTER 3

Core module

• Research methods

After you have completed the taught modules, you will undertake a large project to further develop your knowledge in a specific area of HRM or to tackle a specific HR issue within an organization, all of which is designed to enhance your employability. You will choose one of the four options below:

• Dissertation
• Consultancy Project
• Entrepreneurship pathway
• Placement

Employability

Team building, group work, research, presentations, and projects will help you develop vital management skills, such as business planning, decision-making, problem-solving, communication, delegation, and time management.

Graduates from this program have gone to pursue a range of managerial and professional careers, including HRM specialists in the health service, police force, specialist recruitment agencies, and the financial sector. Some have started their own businesses, gone on to become lecturers in the subject, or work in a variety of roles within government or third sector (charities). They have found employment with the NHS, British Transport Police, Npower, DSG Financial Services, Interserve, Prudential, and Churchill China, to name just a few.