Course summary
On this course, you’ll learn about the key issues in human resource management (HRM). You’ll gain knowledge in employment relations, workplace behaviours and the practice of good people-management. You’ll explore:
- internal and external factors that give shape to complex HR ideas and practices. This includes firm strategy, market dynamics, national and supranational governance, demographic and technological trends, and political-ideological contexts
- HR issues from the perspective of the strategy of an individual firm, and the external context of labour markets, employment relations and employment trends
- assessing and improving employee engagement, and evaluating the effectiveness of employee-engagement strategies
- financial and managerial aspects including turnover assessment, recruitment, retention, retirement, redundancy, dismissal, succession planning and talent management
- the interplay between firm-level management practices and employee experiences including motivation, engagement, identity-formation, negotiation, participation and representation.
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Modules
Please check our website in January 2024 for the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.
Entry requirements
You should have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above (including an average mark of at least 57%).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
Sponsorship information
Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people. Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26.
Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH