MA Human Resource Management

University Of Hertfordshire

MA Human Resource Management

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Course Duration 12 month
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Post-Graduate
  • Education Required Undergraduate
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 3.2
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Application Fee Tution Fee
Free GBP 14,750

Program Description

If you love managing, helping and developing people, you’ll thrive on this contemporary and relevant post-graduate course. Learn how to manage employees effectively, recruit and motivate talent to ensure success and reward your best performers.With technology increasing our connectivity across nations and cultures, workforces are global, diverse and more remote than ever. Attracting the best talent from an international pool has raised new opportunities and challenges for HR managers.Central to this course are the themes of how to manage such change across personnel development, addressing real issues facing businesses such as equality, diversity and climate change.Explore the role human resources plays in modern organisations, developing both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, which you can apply to your current role from the start.Understand how progressive organisations can, and do, respond to challenges arising from today's changing work environment embracing an innovative, forward-thinking approach.Learn to think in radical ways to manage diverse attitudes and motivations of people entering the labour market. Discover how to work across departments to promote inclusive and productive environments, enabling your employees and organisation to thrive.The intrinsic link between HR management, an organisation’s strategic and operational requirements, and the impact on society, can be powerful. Embrace relevant and practical tools needed to respond to a range of HRM issues.Freshen your perspective with new ways of thinking about work and the role organisations play in the world, as you build the foundations needed to become a critical, inspiring leader of the future.Your course at your pace

Part-time study

A course designed to fit around work and family.Classes are one evening a week for two academic years from a September start date, and two and a half academic years from a January start date.You can also select a flexible mode option with online delivery. This is a combination of live online sessions once a week with supporting online material.

Full-time study

The full-time course, taught on campus and with some online teaching, can be completed in one year.The sandwich and advanced research pathways are two years full time.

Tailor your path

We offer a variety of pathways so you can specialise in your area of interest. The below pathways can be combined e.g. Global Sandwich or Global Advanced Research. For any questions about our pathways please email Adrian Thornley, Programme Leader.

Why choose this course?

Our course is well suited to those in the early stages of their HR career who want to delve deeper into HRM. Focus on key areas such as strategy, talent resourcing, employee relations, reward management and leadership.Professional Body accreditation through the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) means you also benefit from associate CIPD membership.Strengthen your personal learning to discover how to help others reach their potential, adding value to organisations and make a positive impact on societyAppreciate the real-life application of theory, with a fresh hands-on approach to teaching and learning, focused on applied practice and experiential learning.Enjoy a flexible programme that gives you options to focus on areas on interest, such as specialising in global human resource management or work psychology.Study alongside inspiring peers, expanding your learning opportunity and widening your perspective. Cohorts can include personnel and human resource managers, line managers, trade unionists and equal opportunity officers from a variety of backgrounds.Learn from approachable, supportive HR practitioners, researchers and academics with first-hand experience and in-depth knowledge.The world of human resource management is complex and unpredictable. By studying at Herts, you’ll gain the skills and strategies you need to help individuals, organisations and your own career thrive.

Meet Deans Award Rising Star 2022, Anusuya Sharma

A student on MA Human Resources ManagementAnusuya proved to be a highly motivated student during her studies at Herts. She was a Student Representative on behalf of her peers and was awarded a Go Herts Award. As a dedicated and highly conscientious student, she was engaged in class and a great listener, often wanting to explore topics and issues further.Recently, Anusuya been successful in her applications to become a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Abingdon and Witney College, teaching a CIPD Level 3 course.This is a fantastic achievement, Anusuya! Good luck in your new role and we can't wait to see what the future brings for you.

What will I study?

Analyse the building blocks of human resource management at an individual, organisational, national and international level. Explore complex issues arising from research, practices and current debates.Learn to recognise ethical dilemmas and corporate responsibility issues to ensure that the organisations you work with are sustainable.Develop an inquiry practice-orientated mindset, expert problem-solving, decision making and evaluation skills.Hone your practical skills with experiential real-life learning, where you’ll be immersed in activities that bridge the gap between theory and practice. For example, our tutors will facilitate and role model human resource management practice.Experience a blended learning approach, including individual and group work, one-to-one sessions, workshops, guest speakers and live projects/case studies.Assessments will provide you with academic and real-life practical skills to enhance your career. For example, you could carry out small consultancy work, deliver a presentation or write a brief to the board of directors to evidence your knowledge. This means you'll be able to immediately apply your learning to the workplace.

Where you'll study 

Teaching may be online or on our modern de Havilland campus at Hertfordshire Business School with its hi-tech lecture theatres, tutorial classrooms and with a 24/7 Learning Resources Centre, offering open and private study spaces. You also receive comprehensive guided online self-study materials on our virtual learning platform to further support your learning.On campus, there are dining options, a bar, and a recreational space on campus (shoot some pool or play video games). It also houses Hertfordshire Sports Village, featuring a gym, swimming pool, coffee shop, and climbing wall. Discover the Enterprise Hub, which is home to our Incubator Hub and Business Academy network as a vibrant meet-up destination where local businesses, employers and students can come together to work and learn in comfort.

Other Requirements

• Require 55-65% or above in Graduation Degree or better in any subject from a UK university or the equivalent from a recognised university overseas. • Require minimum 65%-70% or above in English in Standard XII. • Evidence of two or more years relevant work experience in human resource management, industrial relations, managing people, equal opportunities work, or as a trade union official or representative and two or more appropriate references. Or other appropriate experience as determined by the Programme Tutor and two or more appropriate references.

Extra Notes

* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.