Human Resource Management MA

    Human Resource Management MA

    Duration12 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 42,854 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Human Resource Management MA

    About

    Course overview

    This cutting-edge course provides you with an in-depth, critical understanding of contemporary and historical debates in human resource management (HRM), enabling you to hone invaluable skills for your professional development.

    You’ll gain essential knowledge to become an HR professional, covering a range of advanced HRM concepts. Topics of study include employment law, employment relations, gender and equality, training and development, sustainability, and digitalisation.

    There is a strong emphasis on applying this knowledge in practical business environments, with opportunities to work with HR practitioners and companies on case studies, live projects and challenges.

    Course Highlights

    • This course has an international focus and is shaped by the leading research of our Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC), which contributes to contemporary national and international debates around HRM and employment relations.
    • Gain valuable, real-world insight from high-profile industry guest speakers. Recent speakers have included the former Head of HR for NHS England and past Chair of the Chartered Management Institute in Malaysia.
    • You’ll have the opportunity to put theory into practice through an optional, practical short course, ‘HRM in practice’, taught by industry practitioners.
    • Through the ‘Human Resource Management Dissertation’, you can partner with an organisation, giving you hands-on experience of working to solve organisational problems.
    • On all Masters courses at Leeds University Business School you’ll have an opportunity to apply for a place on a week-long international study tour which will include company visits, guest lectures and networking events, as well as an opportunity to visit local places of interest. Previous study tours have included visits to Berlin, Frankfurt, Milan and Zurich.

    Find out more about studying your Masters at Leeds University Business School.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Applying

    Entry requirements

    A Bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) usually in a social science subject. Applicants with a degree in another subject will also be considered.

    International qualifications

    We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications.

    English language requirements

    IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

    Improve your English

    International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

    This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Business (6 weeks) and Language for Business (10 weeks).

    We also offer online pre-sessionals alongside our on-campus pre-sessionals. Find out more about our six week online pre-sessional and our 10 week online pre-sessional.

    You can also study pre-sessionals for longer periods – read about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 64
    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 92

    Career

    Career opportunities

    From day one, we encourage you to think beyond your time at Leeds and reflect on a meaningful career. This course provides you with the academic knowledge and professional skills needed for a senior-level career in global human resource management.

    You'll develop strong analytical and problem-solving skills and become a reflective HR professional. The course also offers opportunities if you want to progress to a Research degree.

    Recent graduates are now working for a range of organisations, including blue-chip multinationals such as Canon, Honeywell, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems.

    There is also an opportunity to apply for the HRM Project, where you will work closely with a business on a live HRM issue.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    42,854 / year(s)

    Human Resource Management MA

    University of Leeds

    University of Leeds

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Leeds