COURSE OVERVIEW
Do you want to become an impactful HR Manager of the future, placing the wellbeing of your workforce at the heart of what you do?
This specialist programme will give you a competitive edge when entering the world of people management. You will gain invaluable knowledge and skills to work across organisations of all sizes and sectors. You will become a 'people' professional capable of successfully managing and developing a workforce, while also supporting your organisation's strategy for success.
In placing employee development and wellbeing at the core of the programme, our graduates ensure the sustainability of the organisation through the careful management of people. This programme is aimed at graduates, as well as those already practicing HRM who wish to obtain a specialist postgraduate qualification.
The employment destinations for individuals completing this programme can include Director of Workforce, Chief People Manager, Diversity and Inclusion Manager and HR Manager.
WHY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT SWANSEA?
- The programme may be completed in a single year
- Open to all graduates including those currently practicing in the industry
- This programme aligns with the professional standards of the HR profession in the UK, and explores global trends, legislation and stand-out cases of best practice within the field
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The MSc Human Resource Management can give you a real competitive advantage and will broaden your horizons when it comes to seeking employment.
The School of Management has a superb support system in place to assist with career development: whilst, for many, the MSc will be the start of a journey for those without experience to enter the sector at HR advisor or officer level, for others, this programme can provide a formal qualification to recognise the experience already gained.
The MSc Human Resource Management programme has been designed specifically to enable those who have recently started their careers in HRM or who are seeking to start such a career, gain a specialist master's degree in HRM. There will also be opportunities for students to continue their studies in the School at research level. In this way, the Master’s programme can be part of a career pathway for a ‘people professional’ embracing all aspects of leadership, whatever the role.
Modules
For the one-year programme, you will study a range of modules in semesters one and two of this course, before undertaking an independent project in your third semester to apply the knowledge and analytical skills you have acquired on the programme. You can also study part time over a two-year period.
The focus of the modules predominantly reflects UK based working practices although due to the nature of employment we will inevitably draw international comparisons from studying multinational organisations who operate in the UK and globally. 
The programme includes a range of modules providing a basis for the study of HRM at a higher level and an integrated entry to modern HRM principles and practice, enabling you to develop knowledge and skills in specific aspects of HRM.
Disclaimer: Module selection options may change
MSc 1 Year Full-time
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Compulsory Modules
- Human Resource Management: Organisation and Context
- Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice
- Workplace Analysis and Leadership Skills
- Leading and Developing People
- Contemporary Employment Practice
- Management Policies in Practice
- Employment Relations and Wellbeing
- People Analytics
- Human Resource Management Project
* Scholarships available for international students.
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