Diversity Management

Leeds University Business School
Leeds, United Kingdom

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Course Description:

'' The new MA Diversity Management has been developed in collaboration with leading diversity professionals in public and private sectors to provide an academically rigorous course with a strong business orientation and practical focus. The core aim of this programme is to deliver a high quality, leading edge course, equipping students with specialist knowledge and skills in the management of diversity in an international business context.



The programme will equip students with a critical understanding of regulatory change and recent legislative developments in diversity management by combining international research-led teaching with a professional practice orientation and strong links with key players in the field of diversity management, who will provide guest lectures and workplace research opportunities.



You will benefit from the welcoming and supportive environment of the Leeds University Business School’s Work and Employment Relations Division, which has an excellent track record of teaching, research and consultancy in the fields of Human Resource Management, Employment Relations and Gender and Equality at Work.

Programme Objectives


To provide a high quality, leading edge programme, equipping students with specialist knowledge and skills in the management of diversity in an international business context.



To facilitate a critical understanding of regulatory change and recent legislative developments in diversity management in both the UK, EU and internationally



To combine international research-led teaching with a professional practice orientation and strong links with practitioners in the field of diversity management.



To develop a critical understanding of relevant theoretical and empirical literature; apply acquired skills and knowledge to specific diversity management scenarios; and demonstrate the ability to independently research topics in this subject area.



To provide a learning environment which promotes active participation in the learning process with a strong emphasis on group work, designed to enhance team-working and problem solving skills and to facilitate strategies for organisational change and best practice in the field of diversity management.



The modules
Diversity Management

This module examines the management of diversity in an organisational context, drawing on research evidence from a number of European countries. The first half of the module focuses on the context for the development of organisational diversity strategies in public and private sectors. The second part of the module focuses on different areas of HRM diversity practice examined through a critical lens, for example recruitment, promotion, training, development and mentoring, pay, flexible working and work-life balance.



Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective

This module aims to give students a theoretical and conceptual vocabulary through which to develop an understanding of patterns of (in)equality, diversity and gender relations in the UK, Europe and in the US. It aims to bring to light cross national variation in key themes, such as occupational segregation, working-time patterns, pay and organisational cultures, to provide students with both a theoretical and empirical understanding of gender and equality at work internationally.



Research Methodology 1

This module considers ways in which social science research relates to scientific methods, and examines the research process, including the design and implementation of methodologically sound projects and the evaluation of research.



Human Resource Management

This module examines the main principles and practices of HRM, drawing from developments in the global economy. It considers the changing nature of work, the core components of HRM and comparative regulatory systems.



Industrial Relations

Drawing on the nature of, and developments in, industrial relations in Britain, Europe, North America and Asia, this optional module focuses on recent developments in management, trade union and state policies, and the changing nature of work in organisations. It considers the pressures for change in industrial relations against the backdrop of shifts in the world economy since 1945.



Training and Development

Demonstrating the importance of training in enhancing competitive performance and supporting broader human resource management initiatives, this optional module reviews national training systems and policies in Europe, the USA and the Far East, and explores issues relating to training and development initiatives within organisations.



HRM in the Asia Pacific

This optional module considers the systems of employee relations in eastern Asia focusing in particular on industrial relations and Human Resource Management in the key economies including Japan, India, China, Singapore and Taiwan. It explores the ways in which contemporary economic developments have impacted on traditional systems of industrial relations and employment regulation.

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