A first degree (minimum 2.2) or equivalent and normally be required to have at least one year’s post graduate work experience. Non-Standard Entry: Where there is a minimum of 2 years work experience but no first degree. applicant must complete a 1,500 word report on an organisational HR issue, provide an extended personal statement and supply two supporting references confirming suitability for entry to a postgraduate programme. APEL is possible, within the normal rules and regulations of LSBU, but special PSRB rules apply that require APEL applicants to have successfully completed comparative 20 credit module(s) from a CIPD approved level 7 course. MSc HRM/D (Top-Up): Applicants who have already studied and achieved their Level 7 Advanced Diploma in HRM or Post graduate Diploma in HRM can apply for entry to the top up as long as they have evidence of 120 credits at Level 7. In order to achieve the top up applicants will need to study 3 modules, Research Methods and the Capstone project which will give them the extra 60 credits that take them up to the 180 credits required for an MScHRM.