Year one
Strategic HRM in Context
Year: 1

This module will provide the learner with opportunities to identify and analyse the major contexts in which organisations operate. This will better equip the students as HR professionals in responding to their internal and external contexts. Topical issues and current academic theory will be explored and supported with case study examples. Learning and teaching methods are varied and assessment is via two pieces of assessed coursework.

Organisational Behaviour and HRM
Year: 1

This module provides the learner with a wide range of theoretical perspectives on individual, team and organisational behaviour which will better equip them, as HR/L&D professionals and managers, to understand the complexities of motivation and engagement in the workplace. Examples of good practice from contemporary research are explored and used as case study examples. Students are required to engage with the CIPD Profession Map as a tool for personal and organisational development. Teaching and learning methods are varied and assessment is via 100% coursework.

Management Research for HR Practice
Year: 1

The module seeks to expose students of human resources to the range of research methods and problem-solving strategies available in investigating a human resource management issue of strategic relevance. Students will acquire an in-depth knowledge of at least one research strategy and be able to apply suitable project management techniques. On completion of this module students will be able to proceed to undertake a management dissertation or simply be equipped with the management research skills to identify, investigate, and produce a set of applied outcomes in HR practice.

Resourcing and Talent Management
Year: 1

The purpose of this module is to develop a comprehensive understanding and critical awareness of the strategic importance of resourcing and talent management. Students will be able to evaluate recruitment, selection, induction and retention processes, comparing ways in which organisations build and maintain positive reputations in key labour markets. In its focus on the importance of succession planning and employer branding to support sustainable organisational performance, this module goes beyond the transactional focus of recruitment and selection processes and emphasises the longer term strategic issues associated with resourcing and talent management.

Year two
Organisation Design and Development
Year: 2

The module will examine a range of theoretical and practical approaches related to organisational design which will be important for those considering how best to use this new knowledge to enhance organisational performance. It is presented to masters students who have considerable work experience and will explore issues relevant to the design of organisations and the process of change management. Assessment is by 100% coursework.

Employee Relations and Engagement
Year: 2

Whilst many theorists would claim that people are the most important strategic resource of any organisation, employees may not always be motivated and handled in the best possible way, due to a number of competing tensions between the objectives of organisations and the aspirations of the employee. This module examines the strategies, policies, procedures and structures that organisations adopt in relating to the people it employs and their representatives, and in particular focuses n conflict resolution practices, that ultimately impact on the organisations' competitiveness and its role in the wider economy. The HR manager needs to be able to approach the tasks of employee relations with an understanding of the intellectual basis of these relationships and a practical ability to manage relations with others and resolve conflict within the organisation. This module aims to enhance the understanding and skills of key actors in the employment relationship.

Dissertation
Year: 2

Within the Dissertation module and its research process students will investigate an important issue within their own organisation and within the broad area HRM. It is expected that students will demonstrate an understanding of practical, ethical and strategic issues within their research area. it is the normal expectation that within the subject area and research design students will be working with primary, as well as secondary data. The module seeks to develop students' subject and professional knowledge, conceptual and analytical abilities, critical, systems and anticipatory thinking; key skills of self-awareness, effective communication, collaboration, information literacy and digital capabilities, an to prepare students for further potential research studies.

HR Analytics
Year: 2

Neatly summarised by Marler and Boudreau (2016: 5) HR analytics is "a number of processes, enabled by technology, that use descriptive, visual and statistical methods to interpret people data and HR processes. These analytical processes are related to key ideas such as human capital, HR systems and processes, organisational performance, and also consider external benchmarking data." The module is designed to deepen students' understanding of the value of HR analytics; how to identify, gather, analyse and present data; to have meaningful conversations with stakeholders; to design measures and develop insights that improve working lives and inform strategic decision-making in their organisations.

Employment Law
Year: 2

The importance of the employment relationship between employers, employees, unions and
other statutory bodies and agencies is such that a thorough knowledge of both the context and
the substantive law is necessary for those involved in this area in any capacity. The module
attempts to provide the basis for this knowledge and to put students in the position where they
may not only have an understanding of the law both conceptually and substantively, but also be
in a position to use that knowledge in the solution of problems.

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