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Human Resource Management at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Course summary

Our MSc Human Resource Management (HRM) is an essential course for those who wish to purse a dynamic career as an HR professional in contemporary organisations. It has been designed to provide you with theoretical and practical foundations to enhance your understanding of critical issues in HRM, including:

  • equality and diversity
  • employment law
  • leadership development
  • organisational change.
Grounded in theory, research and practice, this course will develop your critical analytic skills in how to design, implement and evaluate HR practice, policy and processes in organisations. You will gain an overview of UK, international and comparative issues related to people management. This human resource management degree also gives you the opportunity to specialise as an HR professional with either a focus on people management or on organisational development and consultancy. This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Upon successful completion, you will be an Associate Member of the CIPD with the option to upgrade to Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow, provided you have relevant work experience. This course is part of our new Birkbeck Flexible Master’s UK, which gives you the choice of how you want to study - on campus, online or via flexible learning, which combines both. Highlights
  • In your first term you will be able to choose from one of two pathways on this degree which allow you to specialise according to your career aspirations or interests, with a focus either on people management, or on organisational development and consultancy.
  • Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
  • This human resource management degree draws on the research expertise of our teaching team, many of whom are active members of our Diversity Research Group.
  • The University of London also offers an online MSc Human Resource Management with academic direction from Birkbeck.
Careers and employability Graduates can pursue career paths in management, human resources, training and development, and consultancy. Possible professions include:
  • human resources officer
  • management consultant
  • retail manager
  • logistics and distribution manager.
We offer a comprehensive careers service - Careers and Enterprise - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond. At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education and future ambitions.

Modules

For information about course structure and the modules you will be studying, please visit Birkbeck’s online prospectus.

Assessment method

Essays or reports, written examinations at the end of each term and a project (8000-10,000 words).

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Personnel and Development, Chartered Institute of

How to apply

International applicants

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this course is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 7.0, with not less than 6.5 in each of the sub-tests. If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses and foundation programmes to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

Entry requirements

At least a second-class honours degree (2:2), or equivalent, in social sciences or a business-related discipline. Management development professionals and consultants without a first degree but with suitable professional qualifications and at least five years' significant management experience in a range of organisations may be considered.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £12150 Year 1
Northern Ireland £12150 Year 1
Scotland £12150 Year 1
Wales £12150 Year 1
International £19830 Year 1

Additional fee information

Students are charged a tuition fee in each year of their course. Tuition fees for students continuing on their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases.
Human Resource Management at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS