MSc in Human Resources and Organisations

Full-year programme. Students must take compulsory and optional courses to the value of three units and a full unit dissertation as shown below. The number of compulsory and optional units will vary depending on the specialism taken.

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

All students take the following compulsory courses:

Paper

Course number and title

1

MG480

Management of Human Resources: Strategies and Policy (H)

6

MG493

Dissertation

Students take the following courses according to their chosen specialism:

Specialism 1 - Organisational Behaviour

Programme code: TMHRORG3

Department: Management

This information is for the 2017/18 session.

Paper

Course number and title

2

MG4C2

Organisational Behaviour (H)

3

MG475

Organisational Theory (H)

4

Three half-unit courses from the Options list

Specialism 2 - Human Resource Management (CIPD)

Programme code: TMHRORG2

Department: Management

This information is for the 2017/18 session.

Paper

Course number and title

2

MG4C2

Organisational Behaviour (H)

3

MG478

Globalisation and Human Resource Management (H)

4

MG4A9

Foundations of Business and Management for Human Resources (H)

5

One half-unit course from the following:

MG477

Reward System: Key Models and Practices (H) or

MG4D5

Leadership in Organisations: Theory and Practice (H)

6

One half-unit course from the Options list

7

MG493

Dissertation

8

MG4G8

Human Resource Management Skills and Practitioner Speaker Series (non-assessed)

Specialism 3 - International Employment Relations & Human Resource Management

Programme code: TMHRORG

Department: Management

This information is for the 2017/18 session.

Paper

Course number and title

2

MG4D2

International Employment Relations (H)

3

MG478

Globalisation and Human Resource Management (H)

4

One course from the following:

MG473

Negotiation Analysis (H) or

MG475

Organisational Theory (H) or

MG4C2

Organisational Behaviour (H)

MG4B5

Business in the Global Environment (H) (withdrawn 2017/18)

5

Two half-unit courses from the Options list

Options list

Paper

Course number and title

LL4H8

Employment Law (H)

LL4H9

Human Rights in the Workplace (H) (not available 2017/18)

MG423

Leading Entrepreneurial Organisations in Global Markets (H) (not available 2017/18)

MG450

Social Network Analysis and Strategies (H) (not available 2017/18)

MG474

Managing Diversity in Organisations (H) (withdrawn 2017/18)

MG476

Corporate Social Responsibility and International Labour Standards (H) (not available 2017/18)

MG477

Reward System: Key Models and Practices (H)

MG4B6

Design and Management of Organisations (H)

MG4B7

Organisational Change (H) (Specialisms 2 & 3 only)

MG4D1

International and Comparative Human Resource Management (H) (not available 2017/18)

MG4D3

The Dark Side of the Organisation (H)

MG4D4

Cross Cultural Management (H)

MG4D5

Leadership in Organisations: Theory and Practice (H)

 

Specialism 1 only (Organisational Behaviour):

MG478

Globalisation and Human Resource Management (H)

MG4B7

Organisational Change (H)

PS428

Knowledge Processes in Organisations (H) (not available 2017/18)

PS438

Corporate Communications (H)

PS445

Organisational and Social Decision Making (H)

PS458

Creativity and Innovation (H)

PS462

Theory and Practice of Organisational Development (H)

 

 

Specialism 3 only (International Employment Relations):

EU425

Interest Representation and Economic Policy-Making in Europe (H) (not available 2017/18)

EU443

European Models of Capitalism (H)

EU446

The Political Economy of European Monetary Integration (H)

EU453

The Political Economy of European Welfare States (H)

EU477

Labour Markets and the Political Economy of Employment in Europe (H)

GI409

Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (H)

GI418

Feminist Economics and Policy: An Introduction (H)

GV4A5

International Migration and Immigration Management (H)

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.