Course summary

In today's globalised world, effective and fair people management is crucial. Our MSc Human Resource Management course emphasises responsible business, decent work, and exemplary people management, central to our teaching and research, preparing you to lead with integrity and impact. You will be engaged with critical thinking and become a more ethically aware and morally responsible manager, employee and citizen, equipped to promote good people management ideas and practices in workplaces and wider society. What makes this course different? Our MSc Human Resource Management course offers a distinctive and advanced intellectual foundation in people management and employment relations, both nationally and globally. It equips graduates with critical thinking skills to become reflective, evidence-led practitioners and experts in the world of work. By integrating academic theory with real-life practice, we ensure our students gain a comprehensive understanding of effective people management.

• Gain critical insights into people management and employment relationships within a comprehensive national and global context.

• Birmingham Business School hosts a leading research-led HRM teaching group and the Work Inclusivity Research Centre (WIRC).

• Modules cover theory and practice with guest speakers and practical exercises, as well as research-led academic insights and perspectives.