Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: Full-time, part-time and online options available
September and January start dates available
Through flexible study options, this CIPD accredited Human Resource Management course at Robert Gordon University will prepare you for the management of people and human resources in a global context. You will gain the relevant knowledge and skills to become an effective line manager or HR professional and meet the needs of today’s rapidly changing organisations.
Throughout this course you will consider issues such as pay and reward, leadership, learning and development and ethics as well as looking at how changing business contexts impact upon the management of people. The course also takes a look at how HR should contribute to the strategic development of the organisation and how to be an effective HR professional.
Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in any subject discipline.
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All organisations need to have the right number of people with the right skills at the right time to ensure optimum productivity, hence the importance of skilled people managers and HR practitioners.
Graduates of this course find employment in many diverse industries throughout the world as a result of the knowledge and skills they have gained during the course. Example industries include public and private sectors, energy, hospitality, construction and financial services.
Previous graduates have gone on to general management roles or more HR specific roles such as:
Stage 1
You will develop a grounding in the core area of organisational behaviour, people management and the professional and research skills required to undertake postgraduate study and develop your people management knowledge base. Key knowledge and skills are developed in HR functional areas which allow you to become familiar with both theory and practice.
Stage 2
HR functional skills are further developed with regard to talent management, employee relations, recruitment and selection, and learning and development. The final two modules allow you to investigate strategic HRM and demonstrate your practical capabilities by undertaking a Research Report to Management.
Stage 3
The Capstone module is designed to provide you with an opportunity to integrate master’s level knowledge and skills by independently working on an applied academic study, a professional dissertation or, where appropriate, business consultancy project from a degree related discipline.
Extended Master’s
We offer an extended Master’s route, starting in September, on our traditional 1-year route which incorporates a 12 month placement.
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