Human Resource Management

Leeds University Business School
Leeds, United Kingdom

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Course Description:

'' The MA Human Resource Management is a recognised postgraduate qualification that is valued by employers in both the private and public sectors, and provides a sounds basis for postgraduate reasearch.



The programme provides exposure to advanced HRM concepts, knowledge and skills delivered by highly qualified teaching staff with research expertise and consultancy experience in human resource management. This is complemented by support for your personal development through cooperative and participatory approaches to learning, and opportunities to share your ideas and experiences with students from a range of backgrounds, cultures and countries.



The MA has both Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) accreditation and ESRC Research Training status.



CIPD accreditation means that students can hold full graduate membership of the CIPD. The CIPD pathway includes a module on Management Practices in HRM. CIPD electives are also available, depending on the MA options selected. There are additional charges for CIPD membership and for those following the CIPD pathway. Further details on the CIPD pathway can be found below.



ESRC Research Training status means that the MA HRM is an accredited programme under the ESRC 1+3 funding arrangements for students progressing from the 1 year Masters programme to the 3 year PhD programme.

CIPD pathway


The CIPD pathway is an opportunity whereby alongside your degree studies you can also achieve Graduate Memebership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the leading professional body for HRM practitioners. Successful completion of the CIPD pathway means that you will gain complete exemption from the CIPD’s professional examinations. To study for these seperately would take at least one year full time or three years part-time.

The modules


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.



Research Methodology 2

Drawing on research designs and techniques in the fields of HRM and Industrial Relations, this module critically reviews the existing research and evaluates the methodological issues in the student’s chosen area of study.



Human Resource Management (core)

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.



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.



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.



Occupational Psychology

This optional module examines the application of psychological theories and concepts to human behaviour in organisations, including recruitment and selection, training needs, management development, assessment of work attitudes and performance appraisal, stress, motivation and leadership.



Employment Law

This optional module focuses on the knowledge and techniques required for the effective use of employment law in the management of people. It moves on to examine employment law within its wider economic, political and social context, including the influence of the European Union on UK employment law.



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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