Abstract

Following the completion of The Manager's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Managing People at Work, I applied to study for a master's degree at the University of London. With my reasons to study and work experience in Human Resources, I received an offer on 2nd November 2022.

The programme's full title is MSc in Human Resource Management. The minimum registration period is one year, and the maximum is five years. My goal is to complete it in one year as a full-time student. The syllabus structure is detailed below:

  • Eight compulsory modules worth 15 credits each (totalling 120 credits).
  • One compulsory Research Proposal module worth 15 credits.
  • One compulsory Dissertation module worth 45 credits.
  • Awarded MSc degree upon accumulation of 180 credits.

MOD 1-10: Global Human Resource & Diversity

MOD 2-10: Human Resource Strategies

MOD 3-10: Employment Law

Programme Aims

  • Develop a foundation to explore, interpret, evaluate, and critique issues in human resource management.
  • Encourage independent critical and evaluative skills for applying independent judgment.
  • Apply conceptual and practical tools to design and initiate research in organisational management.
  • Develop a theoretical framework to understand organisations.
  • Facilitate self-development into professionally organised and interactive individuals by practising selection, assimilation, and communication skills.

MOD 4-10: Selection & Assessment

MOD 5-10: Leadership & Performance Management

Knowledge & Understanding

  • Demonstrate knowledge about organisational psychology and human resource management in the areas studied (which may include motivation, performance, organisational change, careers, personnel selection, training, employment relations, practices in human resource management, and well-being at work).
  • Design and critically evaluate qualitative and quantitative research.
  • Carry out primary forms of descriptive and inferential statistical analysis on quantitative data.
  • Use information technology to obtain information for research into human resource management.
  • Gain skills to carry out a Research Project in the field.

MOD 6-10: Research Methods HRM

  • 15-credits
  • Multiple choice two-hour unseen written examination

MOD 7-10: Professional Development & Learning

  • 15-credits
  • 3,000-word L&D report

MOD 8-10: Leading & Developing People

  • 15-credits
  • Two-hour unseen written examination

MOD 9-10: Research Proposal

  • 15-credits
  • 3,000-word research proposal

Intellectual & Transferable Skills

  • Interpret, evaluate, synthesise, and critically analyse information from various sources.
  • Define concepts clearly, evaluate evidence for propositions, identify faulty logic or reasoning, and make appropriate generalisations.
  • Consider others' views openly and be sensitive to their culture, business, and management practices.
  • Demonstrate skills needed to collaborate with others in the learning process and engage in intellectual debate.
  • Use problem-solving skills in various situations.
  • Communicate fluently and effectively online and in formal writing.
  • Handle ideas and scrutinise information critically, objectively, and analytically.
  • Manage your learning, including working effectively to deadlines, planning, organising, and prioritising tasks.
  • Conduct an empirical study by collecting first-hand data and constructing a scientific report.

MOD 10-10: Dissertation

  • 45-credits
  • 8,000/10,000-word dissertation
MSc Human Resource Management
Deepen your understanding of Human Resource Management and its role in the organisational psychology of modern workplaces.
University of London
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