Specialise in human resource on this UK HR management degree at the University of Southampton. MSc Human Resource Management takes an analytical approach to teaching processes worldwide, preparing you for a career in HR management.
A HR management degree is an excellent graduate opportunity to learn about human resource and advance or change your current career.
This is an analytical and evidence-based master’s degree in human resource management. Your course lecturers will focus on operational and strategic issues, and will bring their own research and experience to their teaching. We’ll encourage you to develop your analytical and practical people management skills.
This master’s in HR management teaches concepts and techniques proven to work in the HR management field. You’ll compare different approaches and analyse the impact they have on people management. The course explores different practices across Europe, Japan, China and USA, preparing you for an international career.
Some modules expand your critical and analytical skills and others will be practical (such as role play) or self-reflective. We’ll help you develop important skills so you can pursue a career in HR management.
As part of this master’s degree, you’ll explore:
You’ll be a part of a supportive peer group, known as an action learning set. These groups are set up at the start of the course and will help you to collaborate on group assignments. You’ll learn from your peers’ experiences, so you can reflect on your own performance.
During your degree you can become a student CIPD member (there is a fee to join). When you graduate, you’ll automatically become a CIPD Associate Member. This will provide you access to specialist resources and a community of HR practitioners.
We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Find out why, when, and how we might make changes .
Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).
In the first 9 months (semesters 1 and 2), you'll study the taught part of this human resource management degree.
This is made up of modules that everyone on the course takes, and modules we’ll ask you to choose from. You’ll be able to choose to study either:
During semester 2 you’ll begin preparing for your dissertation.
For the last 3 months, over the summer, you’ll work independently to research and write your dissertation. You’ll have one-to-one meetings with your supervisor during this time to discuss your progress.
Want more detail? See all the modules in the course.
To apply for this course you’ll need a 2:2 degree from one of the following subjects:
Find the equivalent international qualifications for your country.
We do not accept pure vocational subjects that focus on learning a particular form of art, craft or vocation. These include degrees in art and design, graphic design, animation, photography, radio and TV directing, theatre, film and TV.
For further details of our admission process, read our step by step guide to postgraduate taught applications .
The deadline to apply for this course is Wednesday 1 September 2027, midday UK time.
We advise applying early as applications may close before the expected deadline if places are filled.
The deadline to apply for this course is Wednesday 18 August 2027, midday UK time.
We advise applying early as applications may close before the expected deadline if places are filled.
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