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Birkbeck, University of London: Human Resource Management

Institution Birkbeck, University of London View institution profile
Department Birkbeck Business School
Web http://www.bbk.ac.uk/
Telephone 0203 907 0700
Study type Taught

Summary

Our MSc Human Resource Management is ideal if you wish to pursue a dynamic career as an HR professional in contemporary organisations. It will develop your critical analytic skills in design, implementation and evaluation of human resource practice, policy and processes in organisations both in the UK and globally.

Why choose this course?

  • The role of human resource management (HRM) within organisations is now arguably more important than ever. This HRM degree gives you the opportunity to specialise with either a focus on people management or on organisational development and consultancy.

  • Taught by award-winning academics and practitioners in the field of HRM, this course is designed to provide you with both industry and academic experience, applications of theory, and realistic and tangible responses to the demands of twenty-first-century working.

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

What you will learn

This MSc Human Resource Management has been designed to provide you with theoretical and practical foundations to enhance your understanding of critical issues in HRM, including equality and diversity, employment law, leadership development and organisational change.

With the prevailing economic uncertainties, cost pressures, exhausted workforces and changes in the way we work, we examine how the focus of HR professionals in the future will mostly need to centre around:

  • reinvigorating trust between employers and their leaders to optimise the adjustment to new working norms

  • rethinking organisational culture to establish an efficient workflow fit for the new world of work

  • investing in adopting and preparing for the impact of emerging HR technologies

  • rethinking external recruiting and internal career pathing approaches to attract and retain critical talent.

We will also motivate you to think critically about the role of HRM within organisational contexts to ensure that workplaces are equitable, diverse and provide work that is both meaningful and safe.

How you will learn

You will study alongside a diverse and professional set of colleagues working through the challenges of the contemporary workplace, including students on other relevant courses to provide you with numerous networking experiences, chances for knowledge sharing and incentives for creativity and innovation.

This course is available for full- or part-time study and offers modules you can study online and/or on campus. Classes take place in the evening. Teaching may include seminars, and practical classes and tutorials. You will also have access to pre-recorded online lectures.

This course is part of our Birkbeck Flexible Master’s UK, which gives you the choice of how you want to study - on campus, online or via flexible learning, which combines both.

If you require a Student visa to study in the UK, you will only be able to apply for the on-campus study option for this course. Online and flexible options will not be available to you because they may affect the conditions of your visa.

Highlights

  • You will be able to choose one of two pathways in people management, or organisational development and consultancy.

  • Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

  • This degree draws on the research expertise of our teaching team, many of whom are active members of our Diversity Research Group.

  • The University of London also offers an online MSc Human Resource Management.

Careers and employability

Graduates can pursue career paths in management, human resources, training and development, and consultancy. Possible professions include:

  • human resources officer

  • management consultant

  • retail manager

  • logistics and distribution manager.

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Located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of London, everything the UK’s Capital city has to offer is on our doorstep.

We offer over 250 taught and research postgraduate programmes across the humanities and social sciences, business, law; and science and we’re a part of the prestigious University of London, one of the world’s best known and most highly regarded universities.

Birkbeck, University of London is built for the busy. We have over 200 years’ experience of providing exceptional learning experiences designed to fit in with students’ schedules. Our range of different study options allow our students to choose …

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