This course enhances your career development within the HR profession and gives Associate Membership of the CIPD, enabling you to apply for Chartered Membership when you become an established practitioner. Valued by employers, CIPD qualifications help you to develop the business understanding and technical knowledge that employers look for.

This programme is a blend of practical personal development and critical analysis of emerging HR trends and issues that organisations are currently experiencing. There is a focus on strategic thinking and understanding business challenges to prepare you for your future career in people management and organisational engagement.

In developing your HR, leadership and development and business knowledge you show how relevant and practical HR is principles-led, evidence-based and outcomes-driven.This means everything you learn can be applied in the individual context of an organisation.

• Develop knowledge and practical skills across a broad range of topics, aligned with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) HR new Profession Map.
• After the course, you can continue to enhance your professional credibility.You will be awarded Associate member of CIPD, a professional level of membership, which demonstrates your professionalism in the workplace
• After graduating, with relevant work experience you can apply to upgrade your membership to Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow.

Whether you’re progressing from education or currently working within the industry, our postgraduate courses aim to provide you with the required knowledge, skills and experience; as well as challenge your approach to complex situations. By providing practical project experience, team working opportunities and specialist knowledge of your chosen pathway, we can help develop your ability to work collaboratively and apply theory to real-life situations.

Career options cover the breadth of HRM activity. For example, recent graduates are now working as HR Managers, Equality and Diversity Officers, and Training and Coaching Officers in companies such as Yorkshire Building Society, Asda, NHS and Amazon.