The Postgraduate Diploma in HRM is approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) as meeting the knowledge requirements that are pre-requisite for Chartered Membership or Chartered Fellowship of the CIPD.
This course will:
- provide you with an opportunity for professional development and for enhanced career development at a time when postgraduate professional qualifications are becoming increasingly recognised by employers.
- develop your knowledge and understanding of the major elements of managerial, personnel and development principles and practice.
- enable you to demonstrate a critical understanding of contemporary issues and current thinking about organisations and their management in relation to external and internal contexts.
- provide you with knowledge and a critical understanding of conceptual frameworks, perspectives and issues associated with the management of human resources, and enable you to apply this to practical, organisational situations.
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Starting: September
Course length: Two years part-time
Study location: City site
Fees and funding:
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Please note that fees are subject to annual review.
Course content
You will complete five core modules:
- HRM in its Business Context
- People Resourcing and Talent Management
- Learning and Talent Development
- Research Methods and Professional Skills
- Applied Management Research Report.
A specialist elective module allows you to develops skills and knowledge in an area of your own particular interest. In your second year, whilst completing your applied management research report, you will elect one module. 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
- eHR
- HRM in an International Environment
- CSR and Diversity in HRM.
Study and support
Attendance in both years is mostly on a weekly basis and teaching normally takes place in the afternoons and evenings. The induction will take place over two full days and there will be a residential during HRM in its Business Context.
Teaching and learning
We recognise that many of you are experienced, mature professionals and that undertaking a professional qualification indicates a tendency towards self-motivated learning. We aim to develop your skills by:
- utilising your individual work and life experiences
- applying theory to relevant organisational contexts, both real and simulated
- focusing on group as well as individual activities
- incorporating a wide range of teaching and learning methods.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out internally through Nottingham Business School. The modules are designed so that the required knowledge and skills are appropriately assessed.
This is primarily carried out through:
- Assignments that are organisationally based
- Examinations that incorporate case studies and issue-based questions
How many contact hours will there be?
54 per module
How many places are available?
30
Which building will the course be taught in?
Newton building.
At Nottingham Trent University, we provide first-class learning facilities for our students. The transformed Newton building is the home of Nottingham Business School and marks the next phase in the School’s development. In Newton, students have an abundance of teaching space, a range of lecture theatres of different sizes, and masses of space for social learning. With wireless connection throughout, students will be able to work on their laptops in any part of the building.
Graduates of our programmes have gone on to become senior HR practitioners and attribute the positive impact that their studies have had on their subsequent careers. Graduates of this course have gone on to work in companies including Boots, Rolls-Royce and Experian working in roles such as HR officer, HR business partner and HR manager.
This course does not offer placements, but the course assignments are based on real-world issues. Applicants must therefore be in employment, or be able to gain access to an organisation upon which to base assignments.
Entry requirements
- Applicants should have a first degree or other qualification at an equivalent level or be able to provide sufficient evidence of their capability to successfully complete this programme.
- English language requirements for International and EU students
Please see the how to apply section for further information.
Entry requirements
- Applicants should have a first degree or other qualification at an equivalent level or be able to provide sufficient evidence of their capability to successfully complete this programme.
- In addition, applicants should also have relevant work experience related to management and/or human resource management.
- Applicants with educational qualifications at a lower level than a first degree will be asked to provide some evidence of their capability to study at HE Masters level. Typically these applicants might be asked to complete a short assignment that would be assessed at interview by the Programme Leader. Applicants who have completed the Certificate in Human Resource Practice or the Certificate in Personnel Practice will 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
How to apply
Applications should be made online using the apply online button at the top of the page.
