This course aims to provide you with a distinctive insight into the challenges of managing people at work, and how these can be addressed in a world of fast-paced technological change and increased internationalization.
Practice your skills – develop your business skills through a variety of international case studies, problem-based learning, simulated business and human resources activities.
Real-world exposure – industry field trips to organizations within a range of sectors and diversified HR functions. You might also be able to attend events to build your professional network.
Industry insight and professional network development – learn from experienced staff, whose consultancy, training and research links with organizations are deep and wide-ranging (staff are subject to change).
Lecturers at the forefront of HR developments – research-active staff aim to be able to share the latest thinking, new developments and specific challenges of a changing work environment. Lecturers who focus on areas such as new ways of working, diversity management, multi-cultural teams, identity, HR professionalization, the organization of change and the changing nature of management, social network analysis, shared perceptions, organizational psychology and organizational behavior (staff subject to change).
Career ready – upon graduation, you should be well prepared to begin your career in HR or to pursue further professional human resource management (HRM) or human resource development (HRD) qualifications, such as the Advanced Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) Level 7 or an MA/MSc in Human Resource Management.