MSc

MSc Human Resource Management

People strategy that builds high-performing, fair organisations

Online or on campus

18 months180 creditsEnglish

Overview

Human resource management is both a craft and a strategic system. This MSc equips you to design talent acquisition, performance, reward, learning and employee relations systems that create organisational capability while meeting legal and ethical standards. You will practise evidence-based HR, workforce analytics and inclusive design, and complete a consultancy-style capstone with a live or simulated organisational client. Ideal for aspiring HR business partners, people operations leaders and line managers taking strategic people responsibility. MSc Human Resource Management is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Strategic Human Resource Management through Strategic Human Resource Management; Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology; Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand; Employment Law & Employee Relations; Learning, Development & Leadership Capability; Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design, and finish on MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Design integrated HR systems aligned to business strategy Apply employment law principles to complex workplace issues Use people analytics for workforce planning and retention Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Curriculum informed by CIPD professional standards and contemporary research on high-performance work systems. Stacks upward from the Graduate Certificate in Human Resources for career switchers.

Who This Programme Is For

HR professionals advancing to HRBP or people leadership roles
Line managers taking strategic people accountability
People ops leaders in scale-ups professionalising systems
Graduates of the HR certificate seeking a full master's

Faculty spotlight

CIPD-qualified Professor Daniel Osei leads employment relations; Dr. Emma Laurent covers inclusion systems and bias-aware assessment design.

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✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
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What You Will Learn

Design integrated HR systems aligned to business strategy
Apply employment law principles to complex workplace issues
Use people analytics for workforce planning and retention
Lead inclusive talent and development programmes
Facilitate organisational development and change

Curriculum

Term 1 — Strategic People Foundations

Code	Course	Credits · hours
HRM501	Strategic Human Resource Management Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM501) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM501-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategic Human Resource Management HRM501-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategic Human Resource Management HRM501-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategic Human Resource Management HRM501-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategic Human Resource Management HRM501-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategic Human Resource Management HRM501-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategic Human Resource Management	15 · 150 h
HRM502	Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology (HRM502) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM502-M1 · Constructs, measures, and what a score does not mean — Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology HRM502-M2 · Study design, bias, and sample limits — Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology HRM502-M3 · Evidence review and competing explanations — Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology HRM502-M4 · Ethics of inquiry and the duty not to overclaim — Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology HRM502-M5 · Application to one workplace or community setting — Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology HRM502-M6 · A critical review with method, finding, and limit — Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology	15 · 150 h
HRM503	Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand (HRM503) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM503-M1 · Audience, offer, and the evidence for both — Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand HRM503-M2 · Channel choice and what the channel cannot do — Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand HRM503-M3 · Message, proof, and a measure of response — Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand HRM503-M4 · Ethics of persuasion and claims that must not be made — Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand HRM503-M5 · A campaign or content decision with a budget line — Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand HRM503-M6 · A recommendation a client could act on — Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand	15 · 150 h
HRM504	Employment Law & Employee Relations Employment Law & Employee Relations (HRM504) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM504-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Employment Law & Employee Relations HRM504-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Employment Law & Employee Relations HRM504-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Employment Law & Employee Relations HRM504-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Employment Law & Employee Relations HRM504-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Employment Law & Employee Relations HRM504-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Employment Law & Employee Relations	15 · 150 h

Term 2 — Development & Performance Systems

Code	Course	Credits · hours
HRM505	Learning, Development & Leadership Capability Learning, Development & Leadership Capability (HRM505) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM505-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Learning, Development & Leadership Capability HRM505-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Learning, Development & Leadership Capability HRM505-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Learning, Development & Leadership Capability HRM505-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Learning, Development & Leadership Capability HRM505-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Learning, Development & Leadership Capability HRM505-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Learning, Development & Leadership Capability	15 · 150 h
HRM506	Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design (HRM506) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM506-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design HRM506-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design HRM506-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design HRM506-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design HRM506-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design HRM506-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design	15 · 150 h
HRM507	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (HRM507) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM507-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging HRM507-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging HRM507-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging HRM507-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging HRM507-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging HRM507-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging	15 · 150 h
HRM508	People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR (HRM508) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM508-M1 · The question, the unit of analysis, and data quality — People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR HRM508-M2 · Features, baselines, and error — People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR HRM508-M3 · Validation, leakage, and what the model must not decide — People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR HRM508-M4 · Monitoring, drift, and human review — People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR HRM508-M5 · Interpretation for a non-technical decision maker — People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR HRM508-M6 · A supervised project with method, result, and limitation — People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR	15 · 150 h

Term 3 — Leadership & Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
HRM601	Change Management & Organisational Development Change Management & Organisational Development (HRM601) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM601-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Change Management & Organisational Development HRM601-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Change Management & Organisational Development HRM601-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Change Management & Organisational Development HRM601-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Change Management & Organisational Development HRM601-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Change Management & Organisational Development HRM601-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Change Management & Organisational Development	15 · 150 h
HRM602	Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work (HRM602) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM602-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work HRM602-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work HRM602-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work HRM602-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work HRM602-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work HRM602-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work	15 · 150 h
HRM603	MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project (HRM603) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. HRM603-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project HRM603-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project HRM603-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project HRM603-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project HRM603-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project HRM603-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project	30 · 300 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

HRM601

Change Management & Organisational Development

Change Management & Organisational Development (HRM601) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

HRM601-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Change Management & Organisational Development
HRM601-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Change Management & Organisational Development
HRM601-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Change Management & Organisational Development
HRM601-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Change Management & Organisational Development
HRM601-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Change Management & Organisational Development
HRM601-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Change Management & Organisational Development

15 · 150 h

HRM602

Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work

Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work (HRM602) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

HRM602-M1 · System boundary, constraint, and actors — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work
HRM602-M2 · Indicators, sources of error, and a better measure — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work
HRM602-M3 · Two options on cost, time, and downside — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work
HRM602-M4 · Safety, environmental limit, and who bears the risk — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work
HRM602-M5 · A site, grid, or product decision — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work
HRM602-M6 · A recommendation with evidence and residual risk — Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work

15 · 150 h

HRM603

MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project

MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project (HRM603) is a course on MSc Human Resource Management. It carries 30 credits and 300 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.

HRM603-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project
HRM603-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project
HRM603-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project
HRM603-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project
HRM603-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project
HRM603-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project

30 · 300 h

Career Paths

HR Business Partner
Head of Talent / People Operations
Organisational Development Consultant
Reward & Performance Manager
Chief People Officer track

Programme Highlights

CIPD-informed curriculum design
Live people-analytics lab
Consultancy-style capstone
Stackable from Grad Cert Human Resources

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (minimum 2:2 or GPA 2.5/4.0)

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study)

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) outlining your goals and fit for the programme
Two academic or professional references with contact details
CV or résumé documenting relevant education and professional experience

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Human Resource Management?

The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

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