Management of Human Resources (part time) MA/PG Dip MA/PG Dip/PG Cert

About the course

• Leicester Business School is a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Approved Centre
• DMU has been recognised as an outstanding provider of CIPD-approved professional courses for more than 20 years. This course will develop your knowledge and skills in core areas of HRM to help you start or further your career as a HR professional
• You will gain a Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) or Master of Arts (MA) in the Management of Human Resources
• You will acquire the underpinning knowledge to enable you to work towards a professional grade
• of membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the UK’s leading professional body for all HR practitioners

Key facts

UCAS course code:

Duration: Two years part-time

Institution code: D26

Entry and admission criteria

Entry qualifications are normally either a degree in a business-related subject with a minimum of a good honours degree, or a CIPD Foundation or Advanced Certificate or Diploma with appropriate experience. All candidates for the part-time PG Diploma/MA are expected to be currently working in a role related to human resources.

Non-graduates who possess either a CIPD Foundation or Intermediate qualification or equivalent are encouraged to apply. Based on an assessment of your qualifications and professional experience, you will then be counselled as to the appropriate qualification route. Some applicants with a Foundation Certificate or Diploma (eg Certificate or Diploma in HR Practice or Certificate or Diploma in Learning and Development Practice) may have a sufficiently strong experiential profile to progress directly to the advanced level – classes evening or day/evening. For others, who may have spent only a short time in an entry-level HR role, the underpinning knowledge gained through an Intermediate Certificate or Diploma may be appropriate before attempting the rigours of postgraduate study.

If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 7.0 (including a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is normally required. English language tuition is available both before and during the course if required.

Teaching and assessment

Modules include high quality distance learning materials, face to face module inductions and weekly face to face tutorials.

PG Dip

September 2012–June 2013

September 2013–June 2014

MA

September 2012–June 2013

September 2013–June 2014

June 2014–January 2015

MA Top-up

September 2012–September 2013

Course modules

• Designing, Delivering and Evaluating Learning and Development Provision
• Developing Skills for Business Leadership
• Employee Resourcing
• Human Resource Management in Context
• Investigating a Business Issue from a HR Perspective
• Leading Managing and Developing People
• Managing Employment Relations
• Human Resource Management in a Legal Context
• Research Methods and Dissertation (MA students only).

Academic expertise

This course will enhance your expertise in professional activities related to Employee Resourcing, Employee Developments, Employee Relations and Employment Law. You will gain experience in practical problem solving informed by leading edge theory and research. Additionally, our £35 million Hugh Aston Building offers state-of-the-art teaching and computer lab facilities.

Graduate careers

Organisations are increasingly recognising the value and competitive advantage to be gained from the effective support, development and management of their human capital. HRM is a highly respected profession and is recognised as a strategic business partner in the boardroom able to make a clear contribution to ongoing national and international business success. HRM represents a dynamic, demanding and highly rewarding career choice for those with an interest in people and business management.

The course will provide you with the underpinning knowledge to enable you to progress your career in HRM.

Full Chartered Membership of the CIPD can be achieved through the demonstration and assessment in the workplace of the skills, knowledge and behaviours appropriate to the HR role you hold.

The three professional grades of membership are:

• Associate (Assoc CIPD)
• Chartered Member (Chartered MCIPD)
• Chartered Fellow (Chartered FCIPD)

For more information about the grades please visit cipd.co.uk