Comments about MSc-PgDip-PgCert Human Resource Management-Human Resource Development - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements Normally one of the following • a degree in any discipline • professional equivalent • completion of a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) core management programme from a recognised institution. We may consider you without a first degree if you have the necessary experience and can demonstrate an ability to complete the course. A TOEFL test minimum mark, paper-based 550, computer-based 213, internet-based 79 or an IELTS score of 6.0, is the standard for non-native speakers of English.
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Academic title
MSc/PgDip/PgCert Human Resource Management/Human Resource Development
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Course description
For those wishing to build a career in training, and learning and development, the course gives you the choice to specialise at the dissertation stage for the human resource development qualification.
This course also qualifies you for graduate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). This is the recognised professional qualification for human resource practitioners.
The course begins by placing the study of HRM in its internal and external context. We then introduce you to organisation theory and other social science disciplines relevant to the organisation and management of work.
You then study specialist theory and practice in key areas of HR such as • people resourcing • performance and reward management • employee relations • individual and organisational learning.
You also learn the skills needed to manage and interpret information and to use management accounting tools.
For existing managers we run a professional development programme which includes personal reflection, planning skills and work-based learning. For aspiring HR professionals this aims to help you secure your first role.
Associated careers
Past students have taken up careers in human resource management with companies and organisations such as • United Airlines • DLA • American Express • Derby City Council. Some have followed careers in consultancy or academia.
Course content
Semester one – postgraduate certificate
Core modules
• challenges for HR management • organisational leadership and analysis • people resourcing: strategies and policies • performance and reward management
Semester two – postgraduate diploma
Core modules
• information management and financial analysis for HR managers • individual and organisational learning • contemporary issues in employee relations •perspectives on international HRM
Semester three – MSc (HRM/HRD)
• research and methodology • dissertation – this is a major project geared to your interest and based on an area of strategic importance
