Master’s in Human Resource Management in the UK

Our MSc in Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis is designed to prepare you for key challenges in human resources, learning and development, organisational development, and organisational change. Today's organisations are characterised by constant change. For people professionals, success depends on acquiring the tools needed to navigate this turbulent landscape. Through our research-led, evidence-based, innovative teaching approach, we provide the foundation on which to build your career as a leading people professional of the future.

Combine the study of business and human resource management to prepare for the social, political and cultural challenges facing contemporary businesses, governments and not-for-profit organisations.

You will develop the personal and professional competences required to work across a range of roles in contemporary business including:

• accountancy and finance
• strategy
• marketing
• human resource management
• data analytics
• entrepreneurship and innovation

This a two-year, part-time programme intended for human resource professionals, or line managers with people management or devolved HR responsibilities as part of their role. 

Part-time study allows you to learn new skills while continuing to stay in employment and earn a salary. The knowledge and skills gained through your studies can be implemented immediately into the workplace, providing benefits to both you and your employer. 

Studying over two years means the pace of study helps you retain a good work-life balance. Teaching is arranged so that you only need to commit to classes one day a week, from 1-7pm. 

The aim of this course is to develop an advanced level of knowledge and understanding related to the human resource management function in organisations. 

Mixing theory and practice, this programme offers you the opportunity for in-depth study of organisations and the management of work. 

You'll have the opportunity to attend guest lectures and tailored seminars delivered by leading HR and business managers, focusing on the practical challenges of managing people in organisations. 

The programme is delivered by the Department of Work, Employment & Organisation, winner of the HR Network Award 2018 for Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR. The department is also home to the highly regarded Scottish Centre for Employment Research.

Our MSc Human Resource Management is designed for those who are current HR professionals or who seek a more meaningful career in HR management. Grounded in theory, research and practice, the course will develop your critical thinking skills to improve HR management and processes in organisations. You will gain an overview of UK, international and comparative issues related to people management, and explore challenges involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of HRM strategy and practices.

This MSc Human Resource Management is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Upon successful completion you will be an Associate Member of the CIPD with the option to upgrade to Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow, provided you have relevant work experience

Human resource management supports the pillar of every corporation: people. This thought-provoking research programme delivers comprehensive training in the key theories, policies and practices of successful human resource managers. Developed by the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity, you’ll learn to apply knowledge of human resource management in a complex global environment.

Our Global Human Resource Management MSc teaches you how to operate effectively within diverse and complex contexts to demonstrate awareness of institutions and organisations. This course prepares you for the workforce of today and the future, regardless of an organisation’s size and characteristics.

Global human resource management enables organisations and professionals to:

• manage diverse workforces across national and geographic boundaries
• recognise socio-economic interdependence and interconnectedness both locally and globally

It involves a heightened awareness of:

• different institutional environments
• diversity and cultural sensitivities
• ethical and moral imperatives

This course provides you with a firm foundation in the skills required to pursue a career in this specialist field, these include:

• knowledge
• conceptual
• analytical
• practical

This programme is available in two formats; as a pathway with accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or without accreditation. The CIPD version has all core modules, whilst the non-accredited pathway includes some optional modules. 

On this programme you’ll gain an expert understanding of the role human resources play in modern organisations. You’ll be taught by world-class researchers in the Institute of Work Psychology and learn about live HR issues such as diversity, performance management, and wellbeing. When you graduate, you’ll be equipped to succeed in human resources management.

Successful organisations have successful employee relations. However, it takes sophisticated conceptual and analytical skills to deliver this. It needs a deep understanding of people in an organisational context. This MSc provides the tools to allow you to thrive in the world of human resource management.

This programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). You receive student CIPD membership immediately and become an associate member when you are awarded your degree (subject to successful completion of all modules and necessary fees).

If you are interested in the human side of business management, this course is ideal. We cover areas from classical human resource management to areas of leadership and high-performance organisation.

The pathway also gives an overview of the legal and ethical challenges faced by Human Resource professionals, and the techniques used to match skills and abilities to business needs.

The BSc Business Management degree at Swansea University is the most established programme within the School of Management, known for producing highly skilled and commercial thinking business managers. Graduates have gone on to work for the world’s biggest brands including Shell UK, Marks & Spencer, Bloomberg and Tata. 

As well as specialising in human resource management, this Business Management course will equip you with essential modern expertise in marketing, operations management, finance, accountancy and strategy.

On this course, you’ll learn about the key issues in human resource management (HRM). You’ll gain knowledge in employment relations, workplace behaviours and the practice of good people-management. You’ll explore:

• internal and external factors that give shape to complex HR ideas and practices. This includes firm strategy, market dynamics, national and supranational governance, demographic and technological trends, and political-ideological contexts
• HR issues from the perspective of the strategy of an individual firm, and the external context of labour markets, employment relations and employment trends
• assessing and improving employee engagement, and evaluating the effectiveness of employee-engagement strategies
• financial and managerial aspects including turnover assessment, recruitment, retention, retirement, redundancy, dismissal, succession planning and talent management
• the interplay between firm-level management practices and employee experiences including motivation, engagement, identity-formation, negotiation, participation and representation.

You’ll learn from nationally and internationally recognised scholars in a wide range of HRM areas. You’ll have the opportunity to take part in activities including CIPD conferences, employer visits and practitioner seminars.

At Leicester, our human resource management courses will transform your outlook on how society’s resources are managed by engaging with our world-leading academic knowledge and carefully-designed modules. You will be among the first to study at our new £16 million Brookfield campus, with facilities exclusive to our School of Business students.

If you are fascinated by the relationship between employers and employees then our Human Resource Management BA is for you. We will expose you to the realities of the managerial experience in both the public and private sectors, and the relevance of theory for the solution of management problems. You will to combine your studies of management with a specialist focus on organisational studies. This allows you to acquire a wide range of critical and analytical skills, along with a range of communication and team-working skills, which will be directly transferable to the workplace whatever career you choose to follow.

You will gain a comprehensive grounding in the functions of management and its role in successfully managing people and organisations. This is underpinned by critical analysis of the organisational context in which managers and employees work.

All our lives at work are shaped by the cultural, legal and economic factors of labour markets and this course will prepare you to engage with these issues in critical and practical ways. You will be inspired to question the ethical and social responsibilities of the organisations that affect all our lives whether as customers, employees or citizens.

We are accredited by, and an approved provider of CIPD qualifications, the professional body for HR and people development.  In addition all of our business and management degrees are dual accredited with ILM, the UK's leading Leadership and Management Awarding Organisation.  This means you can gain ILM's Level 4 Award in Leadership and Management subject to passing the relevant modules.

This specialist MSc blends Human Resource Management with Business Psychology, a discipline also known as Occupational Psychology and Organisational Psychology, which equips you with a depth of understanding around the psychological mechanisms that drive positive behaviours and performances in the workplace.