MScHuman Resource Management (International)

Study location	United Kingdom, Bristol, Frenchay
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	13 - 15 months
Study language	English
Awards	MSc
Course code	N6001

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) This is an intensive full-time course. To be accepted you need: You will need: a good honours degree (high 2:2) in any subject a keen and informed interest in HRM and persuasive reasons for believing that a career in Human Resource Management is suited to your particular strengths, interests and abilities. If you do not have a first degree, you may still be able to take the course but you will need to complete a written assessment exercise. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE, CAE or CPE, IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 90+ IELTS: 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill) CAE: 176 (with a minimum of 162 in each skill)

Other requirements

At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. The reference should be on letterhead paper and preferably typewritten. A motivation letter must be added to your application. Personal Statement A Personal Statement forms part of your application to the University. Please take particular care over this statement. You should say in around 500-750 words: -Why you are interested in a career in managing people or in specialist Human Resource Management and, if possible, which aspects of managing people or HRM are of particular interest to you -What personal attributes and experience suit you to a career in HR or managing people. Wherever possible, your statement should draw on relevant personal experience. In describing the personal attributes and qualities which in your view equip you for a career in HRM/managing people, try to give brief actual examples from your experience where you displayed those attributes and qualities.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

The first stage of the course consists of five compulsory modules which place international human resource management in the context of political, economic, social, legal, cultural and managerial developments across the world.

They engage with ethical and professional issues in managing people, and introduce core concepts and functions of management.

Managing People in Organisations
International Human Resource Management
Applied Human Resource Management and Business Skills
Investigating a Business Issue

Optional modules

You’ll study four of the following modules:

International Resourcing and Talent Management
Equality and Diversity from a Comparative Perspective
International Standards and Employment Law
Performance Management
Managing Reward
Employment Law
Resourcing and Talent Management
Employee Relations

Career opportunities

Previous members of their Human Resource Management masters’ programmes have progressed to high profile roles in international organisations such as Avon and Somerset Constabulary, British American Tobacco, Barclays Bank, Colgate Palmolive, Deloitte, KPMG, L’Oréal (Paris), the National Health Service, Nestlé, and Towers Watson plc.

They prepare you to progress in your career in a number of ways, including:

-arranging opportunities for you to work alongside HR professionals in local organisations
-practical workshops that coach you in selection, interviewing, discipline, training and negotiating skills
-psychometric and motivational profiling, to develop your insight into you’re your strengths and attributes which are likely to enhance your career progression
-guest speaker events where you can learn about HR practice in different organisations