Program Overview

MSc Human Resource Management

Overview

The MSc Human Resource Management (HRM) programme aims to develop your expertise in HRM and allows you to gain professional accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). Taught by leading researchers and practitioners, the MSc HRM programme covers current trends, opportunities, and challenges in global HRM. You'll engage with HR leaders, apply real-world learning, and develop practical HR skills. Whether you are a HR professional or want to enter the HR field, the MSc Human Resource Management will help prepare you for your next career move.

Highlights

• Professional Accreditations: The programme is fully accredited to the advanced level by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The programme provides the necessary knowledge and understanding to be awarded professional membership of the CIPD at Associate level.
• World Class Facilities: Queen’s Business School (QBS) has recently undergone an innovative expansion that establishes a benchmark of global excellence for one of the top business schools in the UK and Ireland.
• Career Development: The MSc HRM will provide you with the opportunity to participate in employability sessions delivered by careers advisors and leading HR professionals in the field.

Course Structure

This course is offered on both a full-time (1 year) and part-time (2 years) basis. Part-time students typically complete two modules per semester. Full-time students typically complete four modules per semester. The programme consists of the following eight taught modules (each worth 15 CATS) and a final dissertation/ consultancy project (worth 60 CATS).

Modules

• Human Resource Management Theory and Strategy: Explores the latest strategic approaches and techniques HR professionals are taking in order to align specific people management practices with the business strategy.
• Managing Employment Relations: Evaluates wider empirical trends in employment relations approaches, evaluates the basis of conflict in organisations and explores the rights and obligations imposed by employment law.
• Performance and Reward Management: Examines contrasting models and methods and assesses how these are applied in different business environments.
• HRM Analytics: Uses leading software tools to carry out HR analytics, including descriptive, visual, and prescriptive analytics to understand the wider organisational implications for people management approaches.
• Resourcing and Talent Management: Explores organisational responses to changing labour markets, and examines how organisations acquire and retain the necessary skills, attitudes and experience to meet business objectives.
• Leading Organisational Change: Provides learners with the knowledge and understanding about why and how organisations change, the impact of change on people within the organisation, and the role of HRM in leading and building capabilities for change.
• Research Methods for Business (HRM): Introduces research methodologies, processes and techniques required for carrying out an independent and original research project or a consultancy project.
• Human Capital Development: Evaluates the existing context and practice relating to the design and undertaking of training and development initiatives within firms.

Entry Requirements

• Graduate: Normally a strong 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in any discipline.
• International Students: Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University is required.

Tuition Fees

• Northern Ireland (NI): £8,800
• Republic of Ireland (ROI): £8,800
• England, Scotland or Wales (GB): £9,250
• EU Other: £25,800 (£6,000 discount, see T&Cs link below)
• International: £25,800 (£6,000 discount, see T&Cs link below)

Career Prospects

The MSc Human Resource Management programme aims to equip you with skills suitable for various HR roles, from HR Admin/Officer to HR Analyst, HR Advisor, HR Manager, HR Business Partner, and HR and Culture Manager. Specialist roles include Recruitment Manager, Learning and Development Manager, Reward and Benefits Manager, Project Manager, HR Data Analyst, and Career Advisor. Opportunities also exist in consultancy, trade unions, and academic research.

Prizes and Awards

Legal Island sponsor an end of year prize for the Best Overall MSc HRM student.

Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award for extra-curricular skills

In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised from a world leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. We call this Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.