MSc in Human Resource Management - Access to Year 3

The course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to make an improved contribution to your current or future organisation. As such the course emphasises skills development. It is demanding of your time, energy and commitment. Your tutors are experienced HR Practitioners who are either Chartered Members or Fellows of the CIPD.

How will this course help me and my organisation?

You will have the opportunity to bring real workplace issues to the table, to analyse and find solutions to the challenges you encounter in your own working environment.

You should also be able to:

• Act as a strategic partners within your organisation and ensure all decisions are considered from the point of view of HRM
• Be self directed and able to act autonomously by applying knowledge and skills gained to your management practice
• Deal with complex human resource issues and uncertainty creatively and by using systematic models and procedures
• Communicate clearly to a range of audiences using a variety of media
• Recognise the need for and have the ability to implement and manage change
• Be confident in a variety of team roles and take leadership roles where appropriate
• Make decisions in complex and unpredictable situations
• Make the strategic alignment between the organisation’s strategic goals and the human resource strategy.
• To lead in the development and promotion of good practice in the field of the management and development of people within your organisation and related bodies

Course Content and Structure

Semester 1 and 2

• Research
• Internal Consultancy

The course runs over two semesters requiring the student to attend for a series of stand alone two-day workshops to cover the taught input together with individual tutorials.

Assessment

Assessment is based on an individual assignment and dissertation.

Entry Requirements

Acceptance onto the course is subject to an interview with a member of the CIPD team.

To be admitted to the programme, you shall normally:

• Have been awarded a Bachelors degree in any subject 2.2 or above
• Have a minimum of 5 years experience in HR management

In addition, you must provide evidence that they:

• Have achieved a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management equivalent to 120 credits, that can be mapped against the learning outcomes.
• Are a Graduate or Chartered Member or Fellow of the CIPD, which indicates that they have achieved the knowledge requirements, that can be mapped against the learning outcomes.

Progression Routes

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