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| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 10,519 - ≈ € 13,824 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Oxford Brookes University
This degree is for people aiming to develop a successful career in HR management, HR consultancy or general management with people management responsibilities. It is fully accredited against the CIPD Advanced Diploma knowledge standards, and is open to those with a good first degree in any subject.
The programme develops a deeper understanding of people management and development strategies, and how these fit within global business and different organisational contexts. It examines HR practice, including recruitment, learning and development, talent management, employee relations and strategic human resource management as well as aspects of organisational behaviour.
Skills workshops are available throughout the course, allowing you to develop practical professional skills and learn experientially from different organisational scenarios. This supports your personal development for future employment.
Why Brookes?
Brookes has offered development programmes for working managers for many years. The programmes are well proven for providing the springboard for managers to progress in their careers. The programmes enjoy a high completion rate, are popular with participants and are supported by a tutorial team comprising research active and experienced HR practitioners.
Career prospects
Graduates from the MSc in Human Resource Management have pursued a number of different career routes. Many of these are in HR roles, but in a wide spectrum of organisations, including SMEs, large global commercial organisations and NGOs. Some students develop academic careers and others pursue consultancy opportunities or general management.
Contents
Course length
Full-time: 12 months
Part-time: 24 months
The following modules are compulsory.
The Business Context for Human Resource Management - provides students with an understanding of the principal internal and external environmental contexts of contemporary organisations. The intention is to set the role of the HR manager alongside that of other functions and to show how these integrate into a process of general management.
Contemporary Employee Relations: employee relations is a dynamic and changing subject area which is influenced by both macro (eg governmental and political) and micro contexts (eg organisational change). In exploring these contexts, the module will examine a number of different theoretical viewpoints and changing economic, technological, and social conditions which influence the workplace and the relationship between employers and employees. The module will also include a practical skills workshop.
Managing People - aims to engage students in thinking critically about managerial performance. It will provide a theoretical foundation to the management of people at work and an opportunity to practise and test out a range of human resource techniques and strategies. This module will help you understand more about different people management practices such as recruitment, performance management, equal opportunities etc. It will also include a practical skills workshop.
Organisational Theory and Design - seeks to provide a framework for understanding and analysing organisations with particular reference to organisation and job design, cultural dynamics, organisational change, leadership, power and politics. The module also seeks to synthesize an appreciation of how internal and external contextual factors impact on choices and decision making. It supports students in developing their expertise in organisational development (OD) aspects of HRM.
Strategic Human Resource Management - examines some strategic models of HRM in different organisational contexts to assess the contribution of HRM to the formulation of business strategy and the strengths and limitations of strategic HR processes in achieving organisational goals. A practical skills workshop is included.
International HRM - explores the many challenges of internationalising an organisation’s HR strategy and developing international approaches to recruitment, learning and development, and talent management. The module will also consider the challenges of a distributed and expatriate workforce.
Personal Development and Leadership - will help you develop the confidence and ability to articulate your skills and qualities for a wide range of employers and other professional bodies. We will introduce you to a range of applied theories, skills and techniques which will support you in meeting the demands of both course work and career planning
The Research Methods - module is particularly geared towards preparation for, and successful completion of, high quality, rigorous and systematic management research for your dissertation. It is of general relevance to the successful completion of coursework.
The Dissertation - will be an investigation based on primary and/or secondary data, of a management or organisational practice, justified and supported by detailed reference to relevant theories and concepts from literature.
In addition to the academic studies within the course, there is also a strong emphasis on providing students with key practical skills and experiences that will form part of their Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) qualification. There are a number of skills workshops running through many of the modules which are designed to develop students' thinking and skills set.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Much of the teaching on the course takes the form of interactive workshops, but there are also lectures from staff and visiting speakers. Lectures, discussions, role-play exercises, learning packages and seminars are linked with selected case studies and assessments to strengthen your practical analysis and decision-making skills. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in working as part of a team through structured syndicate work and group assignments.
Teaching staff are primarily those academics from the Business School with research and/or in-depth practical experience of business and management issues. Visiting speakers from business, industry, consultancies and research bodies provide further input.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
This course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities. Applicants are welcome from any academic discipline, as well as those in work and seeking continuing professional development. Admission is normally open to those with:
* a minimum of a good second-class honours degree
* or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution
* or equivalent professional or other qualification.
If you have a diploma rather than a good second-class honours degree, you may be eligible for entry if you have compensatory work experience and can demonstrate career development.
English language requirements
* IELTS minimum level 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in the reading and writing components
* TOEFL score of 90 or above (internet-based), plus 4.5 in TWE.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 233 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
Accreditation
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to Advanced Diploma knowledge standards.
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