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MSc
International Human Resources*
Location
Southwark
Duration
1 year plus dissertation (full-time)
Start date
September
Number of places
25
Simple timetable information
Some evening teaching on units shared with part-time MSc HR students Placement opportunity during Easter and summer breaks
How to apply
Direct to LSBU
LSBU code
2341
Course contact
Fiona Mullen
mschr.enq@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 828
Typical background of applicant
Students are usually from overseas wishing to gain a UK Masters level degree in international HR which they can then utilise back in their country of origin or to further an international career.
Course units
– Core Leadership and Management Disciplines and Knowledge Units
– Human Resource Units
– Relations and Resourcing Units
– International Personnel and Development
– International Strategic Personnel and Development
– Research Methods including a Residential Weekend
– Dissertation
*subject to revalidation
Course description
The full-time Human Resources MSc programme is designed for graduates of any discipline who intend to develop a career in global business in the area of human resource management, or in any area of management which places a high priority on the exercise of people management skills. Building upon the expertise available in the University, the programme focuses on the management of human resources in international companies and the issues associated with the management of international staff. Members of the programme are also encouraged to develop research skills in a business environment through the Masters dissertation, which represents the culmination of the programme.
A distinctive feature of the full-time Human Resources MSc programme’s learning experience is that for half of the units per semester students will probably share classes with practising HR professionals following the part-time Masters route. These students, typically aged 25–35, work in HR departments in London while studying for the professional CIPD qualification. This exposure to HR professionals considerably enhances the learning experience.
Career opportunities
The course gives a good grounding in HR issues, theories and practice, and several units are based on the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) Professional Standards. Successful students can enter a variety of HR roles, particularly in the international market.
Recent guest lecturers
CIPD Annual Lecture 2007 – Alison Bartholomew, National Health Service Litigation Authority ‘Managing the Risk of People in Organisations’.
Additional notes
The first semester units introduce you to the core leadership and management disciplines and the relevant context and knowledge upon which human resource practice is based. In semester two you will follow units in the main areas of HR, Relations and Resourcing, and specialise in two international HR units. You will also follow a unit in Research Methods to help prepare you to carry out research for the Masters’ dissertation. This unit includes a residential weekend.
Course members will be offered the opportunity to liaise with our professional placement staff in order to secure a work placement attached to an HR department of a Londonbased organisation. If you make a commitment to pursue this activity you may secure a placement for an initial three weeks within the organisation during the Easter vacation and a further eight weeks during June and July. If you manage to gain a placement opportunity, this can provide you with an organisational context for learning, giving you the opportunity to become involved in short projects/process tasks in the HR area, and could also be a valuable source for the major project which will form your dissertation.
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