Coventry University has taught postgraduate personnel management for over 30 years and is now one of the largest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) approved assessment centres in the UK. CIPD is the only HR institution in the world to recognise HR professionals through chartered membership.

The Human Resource Management (Top-Up) programme offered by the Coventry University will develop your research, critical thinking and analytical skills, while allowing you to explore HR within your organisation and progress to a more strategic level.

Career prospects

There are many benefits to be gained from adding a Master of Arts qualification to your CV Ð not least increased job potential helping you to stand out from the crowd, more earning potential, greater professional credibility and more likelihood of career advancement.

Our MasterÕs provides excellent opportunities to progress your career as a human resource manager, head of human resources, personnel manager or performance consultant. The strategic aspect of the course can improve your career prospects, providing a stepping stone to promotion within the HR field, as well as laying the foundation for further research study.

You will have the skills, knowledge and confidence to play a vital role in the development of colleagues and contribute to high-level business decisions.Ê

Every student within the Faculty has a designated Employment Personal Tutor (EPT), aligned to their area of study, to work with them throughout their course. All our EPTs have previously worked in industry and have experience of being a recruiter; they understand the labour market, the skills employers look for and the processes used by employers to select candidates.

Many of our graduates have found studying in this environment affects their way of thinking, particularly enabling them to question what may otherwise be taken for granted, develop a more critical approach to problem solving and better evaluate the role of HR in organisations.