MSc Human Resource Management

Programme overview

Entry requirements

• A good quality bachelors degree usually in the social sciences or equivalent qualification and relevant experience.
• Applications with a good quality degree from a non social science background will also be considered.
• Applicants whose first language is not English will need to attain an IELTS overall test score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each section, or equivalent (eg TOEFL).

Programme specification

Our graduates will:

1. Understand the main principles and developments in Human Resource Management in different employment situations.

2. Be equipped to understand the diverse range of influences on people management in a global business environment

3. Have an understanding of the role and impact of HR policies at an organisational level and of their consequences for different stakeholders.

4. Have an advanced understanding of the range of methods and analytical techniques available to HRM researchers and practitioners and the intellectual, ethical and research skills to apply these techniques to address applied research issues

5. Display interpersonal, analytical and people management skills commensurate with a role as an HR professional

Year 1

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Students are eligible for the award if they pass the 150 credits of modules (including any pass for progression modules) and achieve an overall average mark of 50 or above, calculated across the 180 credits of modules.

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following 135 credits of compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS5307M	Human Resource Management Research Methods and Practice	15	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS5330M	Human Resource Management	30	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
LUBS5333M	Global Perspectives on Digital Work	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS5351M	Employment Relations	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5352M	Learning and Development	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS5376M	Human Resource Management Dissertation	45	1 Jan to 30 Sep	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study 45 credits of the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS5325M	Employment Law	30	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS5327M	AI and the Future of Work	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5332M	Migration and Labour Mobility Management	30	Not running in 202627
LUBS5343M	People Analytics: Strategy and Practice	15	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5349M	Sustainable Futures: Business, Policy and Practice	15	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS5360M	Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective	30	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS5365M	Diversity Management	30	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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