The programme has been designed to map on to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD's) advanced learning outcomes, providing you with the opportunity to complete these. You can complete a Postgraduate Diploma, which will lead to the CIPD accreditation, in nine months full-time as a stand-alone qualification or take the MSc which contains the taught element of the Postgraduate Diploma and finishes with a Dissertation which is completed over the summer months.

's programme is suitable for both full-time and part-time study, with part-time students completing the Postgraduate Diploma qualification over two academic years or the full MSc programme over a period of thirty months.

Through a series of bespoke modules, the programme will cover all aspects of HRM, including recruitment, leadership and management, the development of individuals and organisations, contemporary employment law, reward management and approaches to HRM in an international context. This will give you an understanding a broad range of topics within HRM which you can focus on when developing ideas for written assignments and, for MSc students, your Dissertation.

You will encounter a variety of teaching and learning styles as you progress through the programme, all of which will be highly participative, combining lectures with a wide variety of group exercises and opportunities for professional skills development. All are supported with extensive additional reading and further learning materials which will be provided using the University's online virtual learning environment.