Human Resource Management - MSc

About the course

1 year full time

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

You'll receive general training in human resource management and specific training to understand human resource management in its strategic, organisational and financial contexts. The course content explores employment relations and selecting, motivating and developing staff.

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1, or an approved professional qualification.

English language requirements

IELTS 7.0 (with no less than 6 in each part), or TOEFL 100 (iBT), or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students 

Core modules

• Accounting and Financial Management
• Managing People in Organisations
• Professional Development
• Industrial Relations
• Strategic Management
• Employee and Organisational Development
• Employee Performance Management
• International Human Resource Studies
• Research Methods

Teaching

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Case studies
• Group work for collaborative learning
• Web-based discussion groups

Assessment

• Individual assignments
• Group projects
• End-of-semester examinations
• Dissertation

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

Mrs Hilda Betts
E: h.betts@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 2181

Your career

A masters from Sheffield is the mark of someone who thinks differently. Our graduates are creative, disciplined individuals who make a difference wherever they go. Many of our MBA students use their degree to change career direction or to achieve faster progression within their organisations.

Others use their specialised degree to enter a particular field of management such as human resources, finance or leisure or to set up their own business. Those without an undergraduate background in management use their masters to gain an understanding of business practices, and their improved analytical skills help to get an early foothold on a career in management.

Real-world skills

Our postgraduate management degrees will teach you real-world skills for real-world situations. We'll teach you how to identify opportunities, how to solve problems and how to become a leader. You can either follow a general management route or specialise in an area that interests you.

We have a body of world-class researchers with strong international links, who are working in exciting and policy-relevant areas. Our research underpins our teaching and we have close links with industry, commerce and local government.

Learning environment

You'll study close to the city centre and opposite the Management Library, which contains specialised textbooks and printed copies of journals. The School is a few minutes' walk away from the Information Commons, with its extensive facilities of core textbooks, computers, work spaces and student meeting rooms, all of which can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

MBA students will study in executive facilities based at the Edge in our Endcliffe Village campus. Set in attractive lawned gardens, the Edge is a new building with flexible study space backed by all the latest ICT facilities.

Professional accreditation

The Chartered Management Institute, the UK’s top professional management body recognises the quality of our programmes.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form