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Awarding Institution

University of Huddersfield

Final Award

MSc Master of Science

Teaching Institution

University of Huddersfield

School

Huddersfield Business School

Department

Department of Management

Subject Benchmark Statement

PG Business and Management (2015)

Date of Programme Specification Approval

2025-04-02

Version Number

2024.02

Educational Aims of the Course

an outstanding contemporary educational experience in the fields of Human Resource Management (HRM) and Human Resource Development (HRD), based on the teaching and research strengths of the Huddersfield Business School’s highly qualified and research active staff students with the opportunity to achieve their academic potential by mastering core knowledge behaviours … For more content click the Read More button below. students with a learning community that allows them to interact with peers, tutors and professionals support to students in reaching their personal potential and developing a range of transferable skills and behaviours applicable to their present and future careers encouragement to students to become professionally and ethically responsible and demonstrate intercultural awareness in support of social, organisational, environmental and personal well-being.

Course Offering(s)

Full Time

Full Time - January

Full Time - September

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
demonstrate a conceptual and critical understanding of core knowledge relating to theories, principles and practices of strategic people management and strategic learning & development
2.
demonstrate a critical awareness of techniques and and/or methods used in managing and developing people and apply them to real or theoretical issues to propose evidence-based solutions to complex business issues
3.
demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of methods and techniques used in the field required to systematically develop a research or practice-based project that adds value to organisations and people
4.
demonstrate critical awareness of ethics, sustainability and responsibility in relation to a research or practice-based solution that addresses the needs of multiple stakeholders and interests
5.
develop and enact a programme of professional self-development relevant to a career in human resource management, demonstrating self direction, personal awareness of intercultural dimensions and diversity, sound judgement, insight-driven decision-making and personal responsibility
6.
work inclusively and collaboratively in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level while demonstrating the capacity for independence and conviction of thought in situations of uncertainty
7.
communicate complex information effectively, in writing and orally
8.
Develop a critical awareness of core theory, concepts and techniques of employment relations, resourcing and talent management and reward management.
9.
Critically apply theory and techniques to investigate and develop evidence-based solutions to real-world people management challenges.
10.
Apply knowledge of the profession to an assessment of their own professional and employability skills and behaviours.

Course Structure

Masters Level

Interim Award

Postgraduate Certificate

Postgraduate Diploma

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

The course will be delivered mainly face-to-face, supported by some online/virtual delivery.  Teaching, learning and assessment are designed to offer a varied learning and assessment opportunities that align with module Learning Outcomes and offer realistic and effective preparation for progression. Teaching will be inclusive and accessible allowing all students to … For more content click the Read More button below. An induction programme will be held at the beginning of the course to orientate students towards studying in a postgraduate HE context, to introduce students to the people profession and the CIPD profession map. Students will be exposed to a range of teaching, learning and assessment approaches, combined in ways thought to be most appropriate by the subject specialists to achieve the Outcomes specified in Section 12. These will include, for example, lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, computer-aided learning packages, research, case study analysis and directed study. Use will be made use of the University’s VLE and other e-learning methods where appropriate.  Students will have the opportunity to develop their IT skills through the use of specialist software packages.  The VLE provides students with guidance for extended study and links to library resources through MyReading and Summon. Assessment aims to support learning and to measure achievement.  Assessment methods are described in each module specification. Appropriate formative assessment will be provided in all modules to allow students to gain tutor feedback on their work before formal summative assessment takes place. All Learning Outcomes in a module are assessed and the mode of assessment is specified for each Outcome.  The assessment methods used are varied and indicative of current practice in assessing students at Masters level.  Where appropriate, they are consistent with developing intercultural awareness amongst students from varied backgrounds.  Some assessment may take place online. Typical methods include: Real world case studies Group presentation and reports Poster presentations Individual management reports Database manipulation Seen and unseen examinations and in-class tests Literature reviews Details of module assessment are provided in the module specification documents available on the School’s Module Guide on the University’s Intranet site. http://halo.hud.ac.uk/moduleguides/   

Support for Students and their Learning

Each course has a named course leader, normally based on the subject area, who has responsibility for the smooth operation of the course. The course leaders are also available for academic support, as are module leaders and other teaching staff. All members of staff have clearly advertised office hours when students are encouraged to seek any help they need.

Details of academic and personal support within the School and University are listed in the Student handbook.

Criteria for Admission

The University’s policy for Admissions is outlined in Section D of the regulations of Awards Handbook http://www.hud.ac.uk/registry/regulationsandpolicies/.

In addition to the standard University requirements, the minimum criteria for admission for each course is:

A 2:2 Bachelors qualification or equivalent in any discipline

Advanced entry onto the courses in the Suite would be possible for suitably qualified applicants. In such cases the University’s standard regulations and processes for accreditation of prior learning (APL) will apply.

All applicants will be invited to interview as part of the application process.

Overseas applicants will be required to demonstrate proficiency in English prescribed by the standard University requirements.

Methods for evaluating and improving the quality and standards of teaching and learning

Quality assurance procedures at University level include:

  • internal independent moderation
  • external examiner system
  • annual evaluation system

Quality assurance procedures at School level include:

  • course and module evaluation,
  • questionnaires,
  • regular student panels
  • student representation on committees

Full details of the methods for evaluating and improving the quality and standards of learning and teaching can be found in the University of Huddersfield’s Quality Assurance Procedures for Taught Courses handbook.  This can be viewed online at https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/qa-procedures/

The School is committed to comprehensive student engagement and works actively with the University of Huddersfield Student Union to support this through the student representative system

Within the School students are represented at committee level from Student Panels to the School Board. Individual feedback on the quality and standards of teaching and learning is received through module and course evaluations.

An effective external examination system is managed by Registry and all reports are viewed at University, School and course levels.  External examiner and student feedback, as well as all statistical data about the course, is reported through the course committee structure and scrutinised through the University wide annual evaluation process.

Please note

University awards are regulated by the Regulations for Awards (Taught Courses) on the University website.

Quick links to the Regulations for Taught Students, procedures and forms can be accessed on the University website.

Regulation of Assessment

University awards are regulated by the ‘Regulations for Awards’ on the Registry website as follows:

https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/awards-taught/

Indicators of Quality and Standards

Full details of the methods of evaluating and improving the quality and standards of learning and teaching can be found in the University of Huddersfield’s Quality Assurance Procedures for Taught Courses Handbook:

https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/qa-procedures/

Further information about the University of Huddersfield can be found on the website: www.hud.ac.uk