MSc/PgDip/PgCert Human Resource Management/Human Resource Development
Part-time
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Business and management
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This course is for recent graduates who want to follow a career in HR management or development. It is also appropriate for managers who are looking for career development or a change of career.
For those wishing to build a career in learning and development you can choose to specialise at the dissertation stage for an award of MSc Human Resource Development.
The course begins by placing the study of HRM in its internal and external context. We then introduce you to organisation theory alongside specialist theory and practice in key areas of HR such as • resourcing and talent management • performance and reward management • managing employee relations • developing people • strategies for international HRM.
The course also aims to further develop the specialised skills needed for more effective higher-level people management and provides opportunities for applied learning and continuous professional development.
You complete a developing professional and personal practice (DPPP) module that helps you to make the most of your studies. It builds your postgraduate study skills and requires that you critically reflect on theory and practice from an ethical and professional standpoint. The DPPP covers personal reflection and planning skills.
This course includes an intensive study block and a two day residential held outside Sheffield, which gives you hands-on experience of managing various HR activities. For aspiring HR professionals this aims to help you secure your first role.
You can attend guest lectures from leading practitioners and visiting professors and professionals to ensure you learn the latest developments in HRM. We have a close relationship with the CIPD South Yorkshire and District branch who provide a professional advisor to support students and the course team.
You can also join the HR Network which is student led and is designed to provide opportunities for sharing experience with alumni, sponsors, HR managers and HR consultants.
The course is one of the most established in the UK with over 25 years of experience in delivering master's level qualifications. We focus on research informed teaching delivered by a highly experienced team of academics with practice-based experience in HR and consultancy.
We have a reputation for providing good support and advice to students during their course to ensure all students can maximise their potential.
We expect you to play an active part in your own development. This can involve setting up learning contracts with tutors, managing your personal development, and gaining the skills necessary for reflective learning.
A full-time version of this course is also available.
Find out more about MSc/PgDip/PgCert Human Resource Management/Human Resource Development
Part-time – typically three years, maximum six years
Starts September
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Typically £3,060 a year for years one, two and three including Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) student membership
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
On a module/coursework basis plus a management project and/or a dissertation. There are a range of assessed tasks including • time-constrained assignments • coursework • portfolios
Our Postgraduate Diploma Human Resource Management is recognised as equivalent to the CIPD Advanced level diploma. Successfully completing it also gives you the knowledge required towards a professional level of membership (Associate member, Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow).
Rebecca Watson
MSc Human Resource Management
Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University has an atmosphere and culture of professionalism, integrity and a range of lecturers and practitioners that are experienced in their respective fields. It is an incredibly flexible institution that recognises the individual needs of each student.
The MSc Human Resource Management (HRM) course has lecturers that have been HR practitioners and have a practical, engaging teaching method which makes the course extremely interactive, relevant and appealing!
I began my career in HR as a graduate intern at a local HR consultancy, Total HR Limited. Within six months I was promoted to an HR business partner, dealing with client queries and delivering on a range of HR activities. It was identified that a Masters course in HRM would be a key development tool to use in my career in HR and as an aspiring HR professional. This course would allow me to underpin my extensive practical working knowledge of HR with the theoretical aspects that are also important for the modern HR practitioner.
The course is structured to accommodate your needs in your working and personal life.
Studying part time means you retain the flexibility of working and studying simultaneously and the work load remains manageable and compatible with your work responsibilities.
As the course directly links to my work, they complement each other, this means it doesn’t seem too much of a task doing an essay because it helps to understand the work that you do in the office!
The tutors have been incredibly supportive, understanding and accommodating of our commitment to our work life and also provide a friendly and approachable ear to your ideas whether they are academic, professional or personal.
The facilities are excellent and working remotely is encouraged.
My experience of studying on this course has been absolutely invaluable to my development as a HR professional and my skills as a HR practitioner. It critically underpinned the work that I undertook for the Law Society for England and Wales for which I was shortlisted for a CIPD People Management Award for Outstanding Student of the Year and shortlisted for the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce Young Business Person of the Year. I have gained confidence, knowledge and professionalism in the work that I undertake as well as meeting other like minded HR colleagues/professionals.
I am fortunate enough to have been sponsored by my employer. The sponsorship was agreed as it was the next natural progression in my HR career but also because the business would receive a significant return on investment from having a practitioner who knew the latest HR trends, employment law and HR knowledge.
The MSc HRM has enabled me to deliver a first class service to our clients, understand HR as an evolving and diverse practice but ultimately, has given me the confidence to become an HR professional with impact. For example, my MSc allowed me to generate over £100,000 for the business through delivering first class HR training and being shortlisted for a number of awards which has helped our commercial exposure.
My advice to anyone considering studying part-time is
• manage your time effectively and make sure that it works around you not the other way around
• always talk to your lecturers – they are your main support network as well as colleagues on the course
• always ask for help
• you are taken just as seriously as full timers – so get involved!
Studying part time may seem daunting but it is flexible, enjoyable and you get the best of both worlds – time to breathe and time to study!
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Rebecca Watson
MSc Human Resource Management
