MA Human Resource Management (CIPD)

This professional online Postgraduate Master's Degree course exploring Human Resource Management will provide you with a detailed overview of specialist areas of HRM, including employee relations, learning and development, and reward management.

Modules

• Managing the Human Resource
• HRM in Context
• Reward Management
• Learning and Development
• Resourcing and Talent Planning
• Employee Relations
• Research Project

Please note that the modules listed are indicative and may be subject to change.

Assessments

Assessments at Arden University are designed to provide you an opportunity to demonstrate your strengths in a number of ways and so a variety of methods are used, these could include:

• Reports
• Audit and Case Study Assignments
• Exams
• Research Proposal
• Research Project

To support your development and ensure you are on the right track with your studies we will provide you with tutor feedback on every assessment you submit. If required, your Arden tutor may be able to give you suggestions and tips for improvement and help you understand how to apply your newly acquired skills into real life settings.

You can get more detailed course information by viewing our MA Human Resource Management (CIPD) Programme Specification.

To be eligible for Arden's Human Resource Management Master's Degree course you must normally have:

• A UK Honours Degree at a minimum of second class (2.2) or equivalent

For students whose prior learning was not taught in English, you must have IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (no less than 6.0 in any element).

If you don’t have academic qualifications

We are more than happy to consider, and positively encourage, an application from you at Arden University if you have substantial suitable work experience (typically 5 years senior level experience) and can show us that you have the motivation to study the programme. We’ll ask you for a personal statement that demonstrates your ability to study the course. We may also want references and evidence of relevant experiences.

Don’t have any of the above?

If you don’t already have an Undergraduate Degree, and you’re not quite there with the required amount of work experience for Postgraduate study, we may be able to offer you a place on one of our Undergraduate Degree programmes. We offer online Degrees in a range of subjects. As they are delivered via online learning, they can fit in around your current commitments. See our available online Degrees

Our online Human Resource Management Masters' Degree programme at Arden University will enable you to develop your existing skills and knowledge to improve your current career prospects or to prepare you to enter the HRM environment with confidence. You will also gain a wide range of transferrable skills that will be applicable to other opportunities.

Transferable skills gained through this course can include:

• Analysis and evaluation of HR issues to inform business decisions that will generate relevant and workable solutions
• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills required within a management position
• The ability to work independently, taking responsibility for your own learning, as well as the ability to work within a team
• Effective planning and personal development, including the awareness of ethical and social consideration in decision making

Positions you can end up in include:

• Human Resource Manager
• General Manager
• Pay and Reward Specialist
• Personnel Management
• Organisation Development

Alternatively, you may wish to continue with your academic development and decide to embark on further study. Courses you may consider with Arden include:

• MBA - Distance Learning
• MBA - Blended Learning

Next steps

Applying for this course takes just a few minutes and is the first step towards gaining your Distance Learning qualification. You can begin your online application now and one of our friendly Admissions Advisors will be in touch to discuss your study options.