This course gives human resource practitioners an exciting opportunity to develop their personal and professional knowledge of HR issues to Masters level. It is designed to enhance career development at a time when employers in all sectors of the economy are increasingly recognising the value of a Masters qualification.
The MSc in HRM will develop your key managerial skills for personnel and development, enabling you to promote a critical and analytical approach to the use of information in human resource situations.
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This course develops your knowledge and critical understanding of conceptual frameworks, perspectives and issues associated with the management of human resources and enables you to apply this to practical, organisational situations. It will increase your awareness of the changing context for the practice of human resourcing via a range of compulsory and specialist elective modules.
Core modules:
- HRM in its Business Context
- People Resourcing and Talent Management
- Learning and Talent Development
- Research methods and Professional Skills
- Dissertation.
With our specialist elective modules you can develop skills and knowledge in an area of your own particular interest. Whilst completing your dissertation in your second year you will also undertake three elective modules. The specialist options we offer may include:
- Managing Employee Relations and Engagement
- Performance Management
- Reward Management
- Employment Law
- Leadership and Management Development
- Organisation Design and Organisation Development
- Developing Coaching Competence
- Designing, Delivering and Evaluating Learning and Development Provision
- E-HR
- HRM in an International Environment
- CSR and diversity in HRM.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out through assignments and exams which will be based on your organisation. Part of the assessment for the Research Methods and Professional Skills element will require you to provide evidence of the development of HR skills for business leadership and your continuing professional development (CPD) through the submission of a portfolio. Your portfolio will be assessed on the relevance of your reflections of in-course learning and of both planned and incidental learning at work and elsewhere.
Study and support
Teaching normally takes place in the afternoons and evenings as this is popular with both students and employers. Attendance in both years is mostly on a weekly basis. Your induction will be held over two full days and you will be expected to attend a residential during HRM in its business context.
Graduates on our MSc HRM have reported enhanced career opportunities that enable them to operate confidently at a more senior level within HR.
This course does not offer placements, however the course balances theory with the practical nature of human resource management.
Entry requirements
- You should have a first degree or other qualification at an equivalent level or be able to provide sufficient evidence that you are capable of successfully completing a programme of study at Masters level.
- You should also have relevant work experience related to management and/or human resource management.
- If your educational qualifications are at a lower level than a first degree you will be asked to provide some evidence of your capability to study on a Masters programme. Typically you might be asked to complete a short assignment that would be assessed at interview by the Programme Leader. If you have completed the Certificate in Personnel Practice or the Certificate in Human Resourcing Practice you would be assessed on an appropriate piece of work from that programme.
English language requirements
English language entry requirements for courses at Nottingham Business School and a full list of all English language qualifications accepted by the University are available on our website.
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