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Human Resource Development and Training Management at University of Portsmouth - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

Overview Grow your understanding of human resource development as you study while you work on this flexible, part-time postgraduate course. To apply for this course you should be working in human resources and hold an undergraduate degree or a level 5 CIPD degree. This course is for anyone involved in HRD who wants to learn to get the most out of people. You’ll study at your own pace, supported by your personal tutor and lecturers with professional industry experience. This degree will underpin your practical experience with human resource development theory and develop your understanding of your role in your organisation within a wider context. You’ll network with other professionals and build your human resource and training knowledge. This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and aligns with the CIPD’s professional standards map so you'll graduate with a professionally recognised diploma. You'll become a student CIPD member as soon as you start the course. After you graduate you could become an associate or chartered CIPD member depending on your level in the workplace. Course highlights

  • Learn flexibly at your own pace
  • Study alongside your job
  • Develop your understanding of HR development and training
  • Learn from and network with industry professionals
  • Be supported by professional staff, including your personal tutor
  • Study a CIPD accredited diploma
Work experience and career planning When you finish the course, our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work as an HRD specialist. After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career. Careers and opportunities We're an Approved Centre for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), so when you graduate from the Human Resource Development and Training Management PgDip, you'll be eligible for Associate Membership of the CIPD, and depending on your previous experience, you could meet the criteria for Chartered Membership. The CIPD is the world's largest internationally-recognised Chartered HR and development professional body. You'll also have strong people management and HR-specific skills, you'll be able to reflect on your practice, and be ready to make an active contribution to business performance. What jobs can you do with a Human Resource Development and Training Management PgDip? Career opportunities include:
  • HRD specialist
  • HR manager
  • Training manager
  • Training consultant
  • Benefits analyst
  • Human resource management (HRM)
  • Human resource officer
  • Human resource systems manager
  • Personnel adviser
  • Recruitment consultant
  • Training and development coordinator

Modules

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. For example, 4 modules worth 20 credits and 1 module worth 40 credits. Modules currently being studied:

  • Coaching and Mentoring for Development
  • HRD Business Project
  • HRD Consultancy and Change Management
  • HRD in Context
  • HRD in Practice
  • HRD Strategic Context
  • Leadership and Management
  • Skills for Professional Effectiveness
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry.

Assessment method

You'll be assessed through: examinations business research report professional development portfolio You'll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

Professional bodies

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

  • Personnel and Development, Chartered Institute of
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

How to apply

International applicants

**This course is available to EU and International applicants who do not require a Student Route Visa**

Entry requirements

Three years' experience in an HR or training role.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
Cambridge English AdvancedCambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
TOEFL (iBT)91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing.
PTE AcademicAn overall score of 61 with a minimum of 54 in each skill.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £2000 Year 1
England £2000 Year 1
Northern Ireland £2000 Year 1
Scotland £2000 Year 1
Wales £2000 Year 1
Channel Islands £2000 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £2000 Year 1
International £3130 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
Human Resource Development and Training Management at University of Portsmouth - UCAS