MSc/PgDip

Human Resource Management and Development

3 good reasons to study Human Resource Management and Development at Salford:

Gain the knowledge and skills to motivate, manage and reward employees
Gain CIPD Advanced Level membership in one or two years
Take a Business Innovation Project module, increasing your practical skills and experience

This course is aimed at graduates with a background in business who want to specialise their skills and knowledge in the field of human resource management (HRM).

You will develop your understanding of HRM&D practices in a variety of organisational settings including an emphasis on strategic, international and comparative dimensions of the subject.

This course is recognised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) as at Advanced Level, which is required to apply for Chartered Membership. Graduates will received an Advanced Level Certificate from CIPD.

Course details

This course is designed for graduates with a background in business or business related studies, who wish to specialise in HRM with a view to pursuing a career as an HRM practitioner either as a functional specialist or in other areas of management which involves significant people management responsibilities. On completion you will have developed as a manager of people by learning specialist knowledge and the application of theory and practice in the main specialist areas which comprise HRM.

You will be equipped with the knowledge and specialist skills to effectively select, motivate, manage and reward employees to maximise their potential and the potential of their respective organisations. You will also become a reflective practitioner and enhance your learning and development capabilities.

Strategic International Business Management

This modules provides you with a thorough grounding in major issues and perspectives in developing strategy. Leadership and management theory and practice is debated and demonstrated with a view to attain positive organisational outcomes.

Resourcing, Learning and Talent Management

Learn to reflect critically on theory and practice from an ethical and professional standpoint, and gain opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development. You will focus on the key practices within people resourcing and sourcing talent which are common to all organisations, including recruitment, selection and induction, development and evaluation of resourcing, long and short term succession planning and retention and turnover strategies.

Employment Relations and Law

This module provides a comprehensive understanding of employment relations and employment law, analysing perspectives from a theoretical and behavioural competency. You will have opportunities to apply the activities, knowledge and behavioural competencies required for managing employment relations practices in union and non-union, small, large, public, private, charitable and indigenous and multinational organisations.

Project Management, Leadership and Skills: Planning and Control

An introduction to the different business skills, approaches and methods needed for leading and managing projects.

Business Innovation Project

Choose one from:

Six Month Work Placement: an integrated period of work-based learning in a suitable organisation, as agreed by Salford Business School
Assessed Internship: a one-to-three month monitored work or service/volunteer experience agreed by Salford Business School, in which you will have specified learning goals and will need to actively reflect on what is being learned throughout the experience
Live Project: work as part of a team on a project provided by a UK or international business organisation. The allocation of teams and responsibilities will be dependent on the type of organisation
Dissertation: a conventional dissertation of 12,000 to 15,000 words, consisting of research question, aims and objectives, rationale for undertaking the study, literature review, research methodology, analysis of findings, conclusions and recommendations

Part-time

You will be able to register for individual modules as part of CPD. The following is an example of how the course could be taken on a part-time basis over two years.

Year 1

Semester 1

Strategic International Business Management - 30 credits

Semester 2

Employment Relations and Law - 30 credits

Semester 3

Resource Learning and Talent Management - 30 credits

Year 2

Semester 1

Project Management, Leadership and Skills -30 credits

Semesters 2 & 3

Business Innovation Project

Course Enquiries

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