Universities for HRM Postgraduate Courses

Birmingham
Aston
Cardiff
Durham
Glasgow
King's College London
Lancaster
LSE
Manchester
Newcastle
Warwick

MSc in Management of Training and Development in Edinburgh University is also related to HR Management, but emphasise on HR development, and it is accredited by CIPD.

I saw the article in Course Review written by Dew~~I like Edinburgh University, and can Dew give more details about major and campus after going there.I hope your reply. And, I have a question that does HR(including this course in Edinburgh) require mathematics? Thanks a lot~~Wish Dew a nice journey.

I will add more details in the Course Review after having this course in Edinburgh,please remember to check~~This course in Edinburgh University does not require Mathematics, so don't worry. Wish you a success in the application.

Thanks~~

I talk about the application of this course in the Course Review, please check it. It may give you some help.

Does Dew know about HR subject in Birmingham University? It's said that Business courses there are not bad, is that true?

Anyone can apply for HRM even without background.
But I don't recommend fresh graduates to study this subect, for it's really hard to find a job after graduation. It seems that it's impossible to find a job in UK without HRM work experience, and the same with in China. Therefore, study HRM with on work experience is not the best choice.

This article may be useful for choosing universities:

In UK, HRM courses are very specific, including preparation for recruitment, inspiriting for staffs, demission and pension, etc. There are some new courses in HRM, especially the ones combine with psychology. And, another conception in HRM is Human Resource Development, emphasizing on the job development and skills training.

CIPD is The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, an organization specializing for HRM, and courses accredited by CIPD stand for the highest level of HRM and development area.

If you choose HRM, you may consider about these two kinds of universities:
1.Traditional, the specialty is traditional courses, such as Employment Law in MMU, UMIST and LSE, and these courses are closely related to HRM in UK and European countries. Universities for traditional courses will not have high rankings, but have high reputation in HR subject. MMU is a good example. For these universities have close relations with CIPD, so it¡¯s much easier to get CIPD certificate after graduation.

2.Practical, such as Manchester University. The specialty is practical courses without useless knowledge. If you want to find a job in UK, CIPD may be useful for you, but if you want to go back home, CIPD becomes not important. HRM in Manchester is very flexible, and you can choose any courses as your optional courses according to your interests.

Well-known universities for HRM(taught courses), and requirements:

1.Oxford www.ox.ac.uk
Title: MSc Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
Introduction: New opened course. As a Research Degree, its requirement and taught way is similar to the taught courses. It emphasizes compare with different work relations theory systems in different countries.
Requirements (lowest):
Bachelor¡¯s Degree (above 3.5 out of 4)
GMAT or GRE (above 600 in every part)
IELTS7.5 or TOEFL600
Time: 1 year (full-time)
Tuition Fee: 10,000GBP (2004-2005) plus 1,700-2,000GBP(college fee)

2. LSE www.les.ac.uk
Title 1: MSc Human Resource Management
Introduction: Open for European & UK students, very few Chinese students. It emphasize research on labour and capital relations, and requires social science background. It welcome students converting job. At present, it accepts only 30 students every year. You may get CIPD qualification after graduation. Core: Labour and capital relations, HRM, Organization actions study, International HRM compare, HR policy and practice.

Title 2: MSc International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
Introduction: Different from HR International Msc courses. It provides more optional courses, and emphasize international and compare, including Europe, USA, East Asia, etc. Optional courses includes Labour Economics, Economy Psychology, Sociology and Law.
Requirements (lowest):
Bachelor¡¯s Degree (above 3.5 out of 4) from China key universities
TOEFL603 or IELTS6.5
GMAT or GRE
Time: 1 year (full-time)
Tuition Fee: Course 1: 12,444GBP (2004-2005)
Course 2: 11,442GBP (2004-2005)

3.King¡¯s College http://www.kcl.ac.uk
Title: MSc Human Resource Management & Organizational Analysis
Introduction: Emphasize on organization action analysis, accredited by CIPD. Core: HRM, Management Finance Environment, Research Method, New Labour Market and Diverse Management.
Requirements (lowest):
Bachelor¡¯s degree in Social Science from key universities, no requirement for background.
IELTS7.5 or TOEFL630 ) (may do language first)
Time: 1 year (full-time)
Tuition Fee: 9,770GBP (2004-2005)

4. Manchester University www.man.ac.uk
Title 1 : MSc in Human Resource Management
Introduction: Research on how to solve problems of HRM, morality, policy and practice in developing countries. Core: Concept and Environment of HRM, HRM practice. Optional courses: Information Technology and Human Resource, NGO Management, Organization Development, and Organization Actions Study.

Title 2 : Master of Science (MSc) in Human Resource Development
Introduction: Emphasize the importance of HRM in international economy background. Core: HRD Environment, Training and Development. Optional courses: HR practice, Quality Management.
Requirements (lowest):
Bachelor¡¯s degree from China key universities (average score above 80, may choose Postgraduate Diploma if not qualified), at least 1 year related work experience
IELTS6.5 / TOEFL750
Time: 1 year (full-time)
Tuition Fee: 9,800GBP (2004-2005)

Other universities for HRM/HRD:
Edinburgh, Warwick, Leeds, Cardiff, etc

This article is so long. BTW, when you fly to UK?

The following is what a student from Edinburgh talked to me:

I think HR is almost rubbish for international students, if
the students are looking for HR jobs after the graduation.

The reason is very simple. HR needs lots of better communication,understanding people and culture of the UK than most native English speakers.If you're looking for HR persons for your company in China,who you are taking between a Chinese and an Westerner student?

Of couse, you will choose a Chinese, because he/she doesn't have¡¡any communication problems nor lack of understand about the culture.

HR needs lots of planning schedules, training skills, and interviewing¡¡with interviewees for a company. Can you do this better than the native¡¡English speakers who was born and lived in the UK? If it is possible,you would get a job in the HR department.

I think the competition must be tough, although you were born in¡¡Hong Kong or Singapol, and you have got good English skills.


Marketing is almost the same case, although the case of marketing is¡¡little better than the HR, when you're looking for any jobs. Actually,¡¡many cases... you can't use your marketing skills in a company.

In the most cases, you may go to sell the company's products to¡¡other people/business partners. if you've gained a job in the marketing.It must need better language/communication skills, negotiation and¡¡sense of the humour. If you do this better than the British, you will
get a job,too.


If you really want to easily get a job after your graduation in the UK,you have to study very practical subjects like Accounting.

The department usually needs lots of works of¡¡calculations, then many¡¡native speakers avoid it, and many Asians are usually good at calculations¡¡than most Western people. Moreover, there're many banking/investment companies
in Edinburgh, London and anywhere in the UK. You can also apply for¡¡any companies, because most companies are looking for anyone is good at¡¡Accounting.

Therefore, if it's good to study HR abroad is controversial. I will bring more details after entering the university.

HR needs lots of better communication,understanding people and culture of the UK than most native English speakers.
Try to think about that if Chinese companies can accept a fresh graduate(international student) specialised in HR?

It's not so easy.

It's a shame to study this course without work experience, but I think that the experience of study is so important, from which maybe you can learn a lot, even change your life. You may accumulate work experience gradually, but some kind of experience cannot be owned by everybody. That's my opinion.

I agree

How is about HRM at Warwick? What is it specialised direction?

It emphasises on Labour and Capital Relations. Attention please, it's the relation in UK. You may see details here:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/postg ... e/courses/depts/wbs/irpm/

Dew is really warm-hearted, and your image turns to be Edinburgh University~

It is the only image with suitable size I can upload.

I know that companies in China recruit fresh graduates for HR, especially multinational companies, and they even recruit graduates with no HR background.

"It emphasises on Labour and Capital Relations"
So I won't consider Warwick
I think King's College and Manchester University is pretty good for HR, but I am not sure if it is difficult to apply

It is not easy for Manchester University. The HRM here is really good, but requires GMAT. I know a student graduated from Jilin University with IELTS 7 and average score +80%, but rejected by HRM at Manchester.

If you have GMAT, average score +85%, IELTS 7, you may have a chance to be accepted by Manchester.

I want to ask Dew about the average score. Can I calculate it by choosing courses with good score? Does transcript must have all courses on?

For the transcript, you need to negotiate with educational administration of your university, very few universities can get rid of some courses not so important, but most universities don't allow to do this in principle.

If your average score is less than 85%, you can ask for a ranking in your department to certificate your grade is not bad. Hope it could help you.

Thanks a lot

You are very welcome:)

I have heard that you may argue about your score with UK universities, but how to argue? Can anybody share experience with us? Thanks.

I am not sure if you mentioned is average score or IELTS score. As I know, it is normal to argue IELTS score also.

About how to argue, you should persuade them with enough reasons and facts according to your own statement, so that they can believe you that you have the ability to study this course well, even your score doesn't reach to the standard. Of course, you can explain for your score, for example, your average score is not so high, but the score of the main courses is excellent.

I suggest that you should argue with course director, for he/she has the right to make decision.

Hope these informations are useful to you.

Thanks Dew
I want to argue my university average score, but I never know we can argue IELTS score...

Dew should be in UK now.
Wish you a success.

Average score in university is easier to argue. In fact, it's difficult to argue IELTS score, but you still have chance to be successful if you try.

To yzn6502: I am in the UK now, and miss you all. I will come back here to talk with you, so don't worry.

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Hi everybody :)

I find that there is a MSc Management of Strategic Human Resources at Glamorgan University, and it seems that Strategic HRM subject is not easy to find in UK. Can anybody help to analyse that if it deserves to study? And it seems that Glamorgan is not so popular.

Thanks

I am not familiar with this course and university, but I suggest you also apply for other universities. It is not so hard to apply for as you imagine.

Personally I think the specialiastion is not so important. Of course, if you really have interest in it, you may choose course this aspect.

The above is only personal opinion, after all, the choice is up to you.

Management of Strategic Human Resources is really rare in UK universities. You may compare it with other HR courses to see if it's really unique

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival~~
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all of friends, including friends already in UK
Remember to have moon-cake~~

How about HR at LSE? Which aspect do they emphasise on?

Following are introducation of HR at LSE, hope it will be useful:

The MSc International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management (MSc IER&HRM) allows you greater space to read, ponder and develop your own research themes. It has a more international flavour and allows choice in the subjects studied.

The MSc Human Resource Management (MSc HRM) combines academic work with professional training and is aimed at those who want a career in human resource management. It is slightly more UK-based and carries a British professional qualification: graduate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

The MSc Industrial Relations (Research) involves a combination of courses in employment relations and organisational behaviour, taken alongside students on the Group's other MSc programmes, and courses on research methods provided by the School's Methodology Institute. The one-year programme can be taken as a free-standing degree or as the entry year to PhD registration.

Thanks for Dew

How about HRM at Birmingham University? I think it may be not bad too

Merry X'mas

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Long time no see Dew :) New year is coming, give best wishes to everybody

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Business School at Birmingham University is really good, and the enrollment is strict, so its HRM should be good.

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For Manchester University, the intake for 2008 does not require GMAT score.

How about HRM at leeds university?

Where can I find the Course review written by Dew?

Hi seven

You can find it here:

MSc Management of Training & Development

Course Reviews are in with the Which Masters Degrees Am I Qualified For? Search

Great!

Hi, I'm an international student & I want to study MBA in HRM in UK. Can anyone pls suggest me from which university should I look for & the tuition fees have to be within ₤ 11000 max. I'd be highly obliged if anyone reply to my query ASAP.

BTW: Is Coventry University good for doing MS in HRM & MBA (General Management) ???

Hi everyone, long time no see! I have finally come back home.

While I was in the UK lots of students emailed me to ask about the situation for HRM professionals in the UK, especially with regards to finding work after you grdauate. So I have posted my thoughts in the course reviews. If you have time you can take a look at it.

Welcome back Dew

Its great to hear from you again, your posts are super helpful.

So did you enjoy life in Britains?

Rico, thank you for your warm welcome. Yes, definitely!I had a wonderful time in the UK. It's a very great experience for me!

I made lots of friends and took part in many students' activities. Generally speaking,my life there was colourful and satisfactory. So I believe I made a right choice to go to Edinburgh to get this Master's Degree. What it brings to me is much more than what I can imagine!

I really want to thank How2UK website, especially Kieran. I got lots of professional advice from him and the website. I really appreciate it!

I really hope everything is going very well on this website. I am happy to come back again often and try my best to help more students here:)

Hey Dew,

How r u?

I am also an international student. Need your suggestion or u can say help.. I have been planning to take up MSc.HRM from UK but I am facing hard time deciding the university.

Here is some background about me.
1. Bachelors in English Literature.
2. PGDBA (HRM), distance learning - scored distinction.

Work Experience: more then 5+ years of experience in T & D domain.

Can you suggest me few universities that I should apply to..

Also I have offer to study from the following:
1. Durham business school (but i think the last date is already over)
2. Sheffield hallam university.
3. UCLAN


Thanx
Sofia :)

Dear Sweet 311,

Hope it is not too late to reply you.

May I ask when will you go to take this Master's degree? This September or next year? If time is allowed, I suggest you to try some very good universities because you have a good academic result and not short relevant work experience.(Btw, how about your IELTS score? and your result of BA degree?) You have already have several offers now. So why not try to find if it is possible to get offers from top HRM studies universities?

The HRM courses in the following universities are very good: LSE, KCL,Manchester,Warwick and etc. You can find more details from the previous comments here. You can also use "Search" tool in this website to find more HRM courses in UK universities.

As to your current choices£¬I personally prefer Durham. But can you still choose it?

Hope my ideas are helpful for you. Sorry again for the late reply.

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