Program Overview

MA Strategic People Management and Human Resources (Top Up)

Overview

This Top Up allows students who already hold a CIPD Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent to gain a Masters level qualification.

Award

• MA

Start date(s)

• 15 September 2025

UCAS Code

• [Insert UCAS Code]

Course specifications

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Course length

• Part-time Day and Evening (12 months)

Campus location

• University: City Campus

School

• University of Wolverhampton Business School

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Why choose this course?

• 6th in the UK for Business and Management courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

What's unique about this course?

• 6th in the UK for Business and Management courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

What happens on the course?

• The course provides input for study skills at Masters level and the completion of a Masters Professional Project Module is an independent study unit which provides an opportunity to identify a People Management related issue and develop the critical thinking skills to analyse and recommend approaches to address the issue.

Potential Career Paths

• Human Resources
• Employee Relations
• International HR
• Equality & Diversity
• Development & Change

Additional Information

Course Fees and Finance

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

Entry Requirements

• The entry requirement for the part time MA Strategic People Management & Human Resources (Top-up) is a CIPD postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management or equivalent CIPD approved postgraduate diploma qualification

What our students say

"The University of Wolverhampton provided an excellent, accessible opportunity to enhance and consolidate my professional development in Human Resources. The course required a large amount of independent and self-directed study and I was well supported throughout - with resources and supervision sessions - to ensure I could manage the demands of this successfully. The opportunity to research a priority topic in my organisation enabled me to develop a deep understanding of established concepts and a critical awareness of broad perspectives, in turn enabling me to identify new insights into a strategically important topic within Human Resource management."

• Liz Hardwick-Smith, MA Strategic People Management and HR (Top Up) graduate

Funding

• Postgraduate Loyalty Discount: You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.
• Self-funded: If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.
• Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees: Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.
• Financial Hardship: Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.
• Charitable Funding: You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts. Please contact Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Aid. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

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Facilities

• Lord Swraj Paul Building
• Study spaces
• Specialist software
• Libraries
• IT Services

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