International Human Resource Management (HRM) MA

Course Length
1 year full-time

Number of Places
30

Contact
Departmental Secretary
Tel: 01484 472026
E-maill: management@hud.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

A business-related or people-related degree from a UK university or equivalent.
If English is not your first language, or if your qualifying degree was not in English, you are expected to demonstrate English language ability at a level equivalent to IELT 6.0 (TOEFL 550 or Computer Based 213) before commencing your studies.
An essential criterion for admission to the course is your ability to complete the course satisfactorily and to benefit from it.

Introduction

The overall aim of the course is to educate you as a Human Resource Manager in an international context and improve the quality of your professional development. The course aims to develop an integrated and critically aware understanding of international management and organisations and to prepare you for effective future roles within them.

There are four main purposes to the course:

The advanced study of organisations, their people management and the changing external context in which they operate.
Preparation for a career in leadership in international human resource management in the UK or overseas through development of appropriate skills at a professional or equivalent level.
Development of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of people management in work organisations to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practice.
Enhancement of lifelong learning skills and personal development to enable you to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to business and society at large.

Course Structure

International Human Resource Management
Global Management in the Twentyfirst Century
Managing People
Managing Diversity
Management Development
Human Resource Strategy
Research Methods and Techniques
Personal and Professional Development

The Research Methods and Techniques module provides you with comprehensive training in research skills. You will then have the opportunity to gain first hand experience of field research through the Dissertation module, an extended piece of research which allows you to pursue in depth an area of interest in international human resource management.

Prospectus

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