MA Human Resource Management

    MA Human Resource Management

    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 26,226 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    MA Human Resource Management

    About

    Key features

    • Tailor your time at university to meet your needs by balancing your study around your work and personal commitments. Lectures take place in the afternoons on set days, thereby minimising the impact on everyday work commitments. The option to study part-time gives you extra flexibility.
    • Meet the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's qualification and membership structure. Upon successful completion of the programme students will also have the necessary knowledge criteria to upgrade to Chartered or Fellow membership (depending upon their level of work experience).
    • Add value to your professional development by combining academic knowledge and rigour, and build important work-related skills and competencies.
    • Complement your professional qualification with a masters’ degree in Human Resource Management when you successfully complete the HR masters dissertation with a research methods module
    • Join a diverse student body – this course appeals to both recent graduates who wish to enter the HR profession as well as those working in HR who wish to gain professional chartered status and strengthen their employment prospects.
    • Deepen your knowledge by studying a range of modules such as the critical role a human resources professional plays within the work environment, how best to lead, manage and develop employees, appropriate HR policies and strategies, maximising the contribution, growth and wellbeing of employees, including an ethical sensibility towards the practice of HRM.

    Disciplines

    Plymouth Business School

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Entry requirements

    UK/EU
    A good honours degree (first or second class), or equivalent. Other qualifications accompanied by substantial experience in an appropriate field may also be considered. Non-standard applications will be considered on a case by case basis.
    International
    Please view the country specific pages for further information regarding the equivalency of your degree. International applicants will be required to provide evidence of their English language ability, for example by achieving an IELTS score of 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each element) or equivalent. Find out more about English language requirements . Pre-sessional English language courses are available if you do not meet these requirements.
    We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.
    Scholarships
    Scholarships are available for postgraduate taught programmes. Tell me more about scholarships and bursaries.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 59
    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 90

    Career

    Careers with this subject

    Undertaking a degree in human resource management will deepen your understanding around recruiting, motivating, enhancing and supporting people within the context of the workplace. You will develop a number of skills attractive to potential employers including effective communication and interpersonal skills, time management, research and analytical skills and an awareness and sensitivity to the diversity of people and cultures.

    Careers service

    The University of Plymouth has a dedicated careers service supporting you from the moment you start your degree, to three years after graduation.
    Careers advice is embedded into your academic programme through workshops, events, placements, networks - working with the academic staff teaching on your course. We also offer materials, networks and resources online through our 24/7 portal, and a wide-range of activities, opportunities and support centrally in the Careers Service space within the Student Hub.
    We are here to help you to explore, connect and succeed.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    26,226 / year(s)

    MA Human Resource Management

    University of Plymouth

    University of Plymouth

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Plymouth