Human Resource Management (MSc)

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Cardiff University

Comments about Human Resource Management (MSc) - At the institution - Cardiff - Cardiff - Cardiff - Wales

• Objectives
  To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in human resource management and consultancy with major companies in Britain and abroad.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements:
  
  Suitable for graduates in business, social sciences, humanities or law.
  
  Applications will be considered from recent graduates with an Honours degree from an approved university or those with a similar level of qualification gained by other methods. Non-graduates with approved professional qualifications or work experience may also be considered under certain circumstances.
  
  Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to pass either IELTS/TOEFL exams, obtaining a minimum score of IELTS band 6.5 or 570 in TOEFL (230 for computer-based marking).
• Academic title
  Human Resource Management (MSc)
• Course description
  Course Description:
  
  The course enables students to develop a sophisticated understanding of the modes of analysis and current debate in human resource management, employment relations and organisational theory. It also provides a critical overview of developments in the management of human resources in the UK and other developed economies. A particular theme that is addressed is internationalisation and the growing significance of multi-national business operating within a global economy. In addition students are provided with knowledge of, and training in, relevant research methods.
  
  After pursuing a number of taught modules, students must complete a dissertation, the purpose of which is to give students the opportunity to pursue in greater depth a chosen subject or topic in the field of HRM and to play an important part in developing, and expressing students' research and analytical abilities.
  
  Special Features:
  
      * Much of the course focuses on the practical implications of HRM theory and research for managers, trade union organisers, consultants and policy makers.
      * Considerable emphasis is placed throughout the course on developing your practical and analytical skills.
      * The advanced nature of the course and the rigorous research training that is given provides a platform for further academic study.
  

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