MA Human Resource Management and Development

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AT NORTHUMBRIA

Welcome to Human Resource Management and Development at Northumbria University Human Resource Management and Development MA

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YOUR COURSE

Why Human Resource Management and Development at Northumbria?  This course is designed to prepare you for a career in HRM whilst also offering you the opportunity to apply for professional accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD).  Whether you want to work in a stand-alone HRM department, be involved in leadership development or hone your expertise in employment law and relations, Northumbria will prepare you to compete in all relevant job markets.  On completion of the programme you will have achieved the equivalent of the CIPD Advanced Diploma, which means you will be eligible to apply for new Associate or to upgrade to Chartered Status of CIPD membership.

Human Resource Management and Development at Northumbria Informed by the latest research and professional practice in human resource management and development (HRM&D), the programme enables you to gain specialist knowledge as well as develop critical thinking and research skills. Wherever you are in your HRM&D career, this course will help you develop the intellectual, leadership, professional and transferable skills employers look for. You will take part in a residential designed to develop students' leadership and team-working abilities through increased self-awareness and knowledge of group processes.* You can choose to complete the full Masters or the PG Diploma lower award. Both routes award the CIPD Advanced Diploma equivalent. You select your route at the end of year one. *Subject to government guidance during Covid-19.

Who is the programme suitable for?

We welcome applications from a wide range of individuals, especially if you are:  An HR practitioner at any level in the organisation.  Working in a specialist role such as organisational development, learning and development or recruitment, and wish to upskill for a broader, more generalist role.  Working in a non-HR role and wish to upskill for a potential career change.  Not currently working but have significant experience in business and wish to upskill for a potential career change.  Experienced HR practitioners on a career break.  New graduates who have been accepted on an HR graduate scheme in a sponsoring organisation.

The programme is unfortunately not suitable if you are:  A new graduate with limited or no work experience and not currently employed.

If you would like to discuss your suitability for the programme before making an application, please email the Programme Leader - claire.hedley@northumbria.ac.uk.

Human Resource Management and Development MA – Example of Current Modules YEAR ONE Developing Self as HR Leader

Strategic and HR Decision Making in an International Context

Academic Study Skills and Professional Development

Business Skills for Human Resource Managers

Managing and Developing Talent

Masters Dissertation: Management Research Report (MA only)

The Employment Relationship

YEAR TWO Reward and Performance Management (MA only)

Management Research Report: Investigating a Business Issue from an HR Perspective (PG Dip only)

DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.

Teaching and Assessment Teaching  Courses are split into modules worth 20 or 60 credits. The dissertation module is 60 credits and all other modules

are 20 credits.  You study for a total of 180 credits (MA) or 120 credits (PG Dip).  On this programme we believe in 'learning by doing', in this case the reflective-practitioner approach.  Using your own organisation as a vehicle for learning both in class-room activities and for assessment purposes

enables you to demonstrate impact and effectiveness as an HR practitioner.  Your modules are delivered by a series of sessions based around formal input, workshop activities, case discussions

and practical activities, supported by tutor-led directed learning.  Each 20 credit module involves 200 hours of study in the academic year, either in semester one, semester two, or

across both. This includes self-directed study and preparation detailed in the Teaching and Learning Plan, your own independent learning, assessment preparation, and the various in-class activities.  Where we can meet on campus, attendance will be on Wednesdays during the period 13:00-21:00 for a variety of

activities to support your learning, such as workshops, discussion groups, and assessment seminars.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.

Teaching and Assessment Assessment All students will be expected to complete an individual Human Resource Management & Development report/dissertation which also includes recommendations and a feasibility study based on CIPD professional requirements. You will be assessed using a range of methods, both formative and summative with the CIPD framework informing assessment practices. There are a variety of summative assessment methods, including 3,000-word assignments, group presentations, a 15,000 word-dissertation (MA), and an 8,000-word management research report (PG Dip). There is also a closed-book exam each academic year, with various activities to support preparation for these CIPD-mandated assessments.

If you are joining us in September 2020  Your health and wellbeing are our priority – but so is your education, and we will work tirelessly to deliver our quality learning experience safely.  If you can travel safely to us, we will welcome you from 21st September 2020 for your induction programmes; teaching will start from 28th September. If you can’t travel to us safely, you will start online and join us when you can.  Learn on campus with fellow students, as appropriate, through small group teaching, with access to digital hubs, classrooms, laboratories, studios and clinics, and with full access to the University Library – one of the best academic libraries in the UK.  On-campus learning will be combined with flexible online study; with online lectures (both live and prerecorded), interactive activities, webcasts, seminars, workshops, discussion groups and more. You will experience a truly blended learning experience.  Online learning will be collaborative and engaging – designed for a virtual experience and tailored to you and your subject and delivered through our user friendly learning environment – Blackboard Ultra – providing access to virtual classrooms, laboratories, studios, clinics and our library online.  Taught, directed and independent learning activities will be clearly communicated week by week, developing your critical thinking and enabling you to challenge yourself and each other, and apply your learning.

Our Staff  Newcastle Business School has a global reputation for delivering some of the best management education in the UK.  You will learn from staff who have real-world management experience and an international reputation for research.  Areas of expertise include; the employment relationship, reward management, leadership and management development, Strategic HRM.  Programme Leader, Dr Claire Hedley (pictured right), has 20+ years HR practitioner experience and is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD.  Tutors on the programme have significant HR practice experience in both public and private sectors.

Real World Research  Learning how to conduct research is a key element of postgraduate study and will be demonstrated in your project work for your Masters dissertation or the management research report.  You'll be an active participant in the on-going research agenda at the heart of Newcastle Business School.  With conferences and research events regularly taking place, and with staff discussing their own research as it relates to the topics you'll study, there's a strong emphasis on engaging in up-to-date enquiry-based learning.

Entry Requirements Applicants should normally have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) degree, or a Newcastle Business School Diploma in Management Development. Or an equivalent professional qualification with two and half years managerial/supervisory experience. Chartered-status members of the CIPD may progress directly to the one-year top-up Masters degree.

Applicants who are CIPD students or who hold an associate CIPD membership must complete the full two-year programme. If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry English language requirements - International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). * The university accepts many UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find more details at www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications .

YOUR CAMPUS

Our Facilities  Northumbria are 11th in the UK for Facilities.*  Major campus investment in recent years – Sport Central, Student Central, Digital Commons, Architecture Studios, Computer and Information Sciences Building.  One of the best academic libraries in the UK, held Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation since 2010, and with 24/7 access.***  Our IT, library and course resources are all ahead of sector for satisfaction.** *Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 *** National Student Survey 2019 *** Digital library is currently 24/7, access to library learning spaces reviewed in line with Covid-19 guidance.

Human Resource Management Facilities  Newcastle Business School provides first-class teaching in a world-class environment.  Known as 'City Campus East', our home comprises 24,000 square metres of purpose designed academic accommodation at the cutting edge of design and technology. It has received high acclaim, having been named as the North East Landmark of The Year.  From social spaces, to classrooms, lecture theatres, hub areas and exhibition space, the facilities within Newcastle Business School are exceptional.  The 4th floor contains our dedicated postgraduate suite with teaching rooms, IT labs and a comfortable lounge area where you can work in groups, independently or simply relax over a coffee.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

On-course Experience  We focus on a wide range activities which add value to your studies and help you to develop as a reflexive HR practitioner. These include:             

Psychometric tests and toolkits.

Class discussions and reflections from HR practice.

Case studies derived from HR-focused doctoral research.

Preparing and group-delivering a mock employment tribunal.

Preparing and group-delivering an HR skills event to your cohort.

Learning walls to generate reflections of key learning points in class.

Academic study skills sessions which support learning at Masters level.

Brainstorming mind-maps to consolidate knowledge and prepare for exams.

Development and career-planning sessions focusing on the new CIPD profession map.

CIPD case studies on key topics related to managing and developing organisational talent.

The option to submit a 1,500 word ‘mini-assignment’ with formative feedback from the tutor.

IT Workshops to develop practical capability in data modelling and quantitative data analysis.

An all-day business game to develop understanding of the interplay of HR and business strategy.

YOUR FUTURE

Career Success at Northumbria  Boost your earning potential: according to the Department for Education’s Graduate Labour Market Statistics 2017, postgraduates earn on average £6,000 a year more than their undergraduate counterparts.  Which? University Student Survey 2018 ranked us as one of the top rated universities for ‘job readiness’ in the UK.  Northumbria is ranked 2nd in the UK for graduate start-ups based on turnover, according to the HEBCIS Survey 2018/19.  Graduate Futures - our Careers and Employment service will help at every stage, from finding part-time jobs that fit alongside your studies and volunteering opportunities, through to finding your first full-time job after graduation.

Where do our Graduates Go?  The programme has an excellent track record of spring-boarding students to a new role in HR either in their own organisation or elsewhere.  Excitingly, we are now seeing students changing jobs during the programme as well as after award, demonstrating that employers recognise the added value our programme affords to its current students in terms of skills, knowledge and capabilities.  Recent students have obtained HR roles in a variety of private and public sector organisations, such as Fenwick Limited, Department of Trade and Industry, Crown Prosecution Service, SSCL Ltd, Marine Management Organisation, Care Quality Commission, and Accenture.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

What’s Next?  Have any questions? Why not speak to our academics who are live right now, using our LIVE CHAT feature on the bottom right?  To explore our other live events, presentations and live talks go back to the main event menu or view ‘My Itinerary’  For Application queries email bc.applicantservices@northumbria.ac.uk  For Course queries email claire.hedley@northumbria.ac.uk

DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.