MA Personnel and Development

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Liverpool John Moores University, Faculty of Business and Law

Comments about MA Personnel and Development - At the institution - Liverpool - Merseyside

• Objectives
  This two-year part-time programme aims to develop in students the appropriate skills and knowledge needed to perform effectively in a Personnel and Development role and achieve graduate membership of their Professional Institute. In this way, the career prospects of its graduates will be enhanced. Graduates of this programme will receive the dual awards of a Masters degree and Graduateship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. LJMU is a chartered Membership Upgrading Centre recognised by CIPD for the process of upgrading appropriate students directly to Chartered Membership on completion of the programme. Employing organisations will benefit from the application of appropriate skills and knowledge by graduates of the programme to their organisation. The programme aims to develop in students the capacity and motivation to continuously develop throughout their careers. The programme has been designed around two stages, the taught input and the dissertation stage.
• Entry requirements
  Applicants would normally be graduates working in a HR related role, who have the CIPD Leadership and Management qualification, (LJMU Postgrad Certificate in Business Management).
• Academic title
  MA Personnel and Development
• Course description
  Programme Structure
  
  TAUGHT INPUT STAGE
  
  The taught input stage consists of six modules, running in three blocks of
  two modules from September in year one to December of year two.
  
  The modules are:
  - Managing Resources
  - Managing Performance
  - Managing Development
  - Managing Relations
  - Personnel and Development Strategy
  - Research Design Methodologies
  
  The above modules ensure coverage of the following CIPD electives (as
  well as People Management and Development).
  - Employee Resourcing
  - Management Development
  - Employee Relations
  - Performance Management
  
  DISSERTATION STAGE
  This consists of a series of research support group meetings supported
  by individual tutor interviews which build upon the Research Design
  Methodologies module.
  
  Assessment
  Assessment for all ‘taught input’ stage modules (with the exception of
  Research Design Methodologies) consists of one two hour examination
  and one piece of coursework. The assessment for the Research design
  Methodologies module relates to the submission of an appropriate
  research proposal. Students are required to maintain continuous
  professional development logs throughout the programme. Assessment
  for the dissertation module is based upon a 20,000 word dissertation and
  a personal reflection on learning

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