The MA International Human Resource Management (IHRM) will enable you to build a body of practical skills and theoretical knowledge – from the operational through the tactical to the strategic – around the management of organisations within different international contexts and then to apply this knowledge to management problems and situations that affect professional practice.

You will be exposed to a wide range of contemporary perspectives on key developments in and around international human resource management and organisational analysis providing access to a range of alternative views. You will explore relevant IHRM issues and what these mean for different groups of individuals and organisations at local, national and international levels.

Course Content

Core modules

• Comparative International HRM and Employee Relations
• International Personnel Management
• Managing Human Resources
• Dissertation
• Research Methods
• Organisational Analysis
• Information for Business Decisions
• Managing Culture and Change

Option modules

• HR Strategies for the International Manager

OR

• Any other Level Seven 20 credit module running within the Westminster Business School postgraduate portfolio, subject to the approval of the course leader.

Career Paths

Those completing the course can be expected to find employment within IHRM, either in the UK or abroad, or to continue their studies in HR related fields.

Entry Requirements

Standard qualifications for admission to the course are:

• A UK Honours degree 2.2 or above (or overseas equivalent) in Business Studies, Public Administration, Sociology, Psychology, Social Science or in a discipline relevant to human resource management.

or

• A degree supplemented by a qualification or by qualifications from a course of study which includes a substantial business or management studies component. Examples would include a Management Diploma, HNC or HND

Applicants without Standard Qualifications

The University welcomes applications from persons with certificated learning, or who have had a significant amount of relevant working experience and who are able to demonstrate that they will be able to study effectively at Master's level.

Some applicants may be interviewed by the Course Leader or a member of the teaching team and/or be required to submit a 1000 word essay on a selected aspect of human resource management.

Language Proficiency

Postgraduate applicants who have not had their secondary or tertiary education through the medium of English should normally have attained the equivalent of an IELTS score of at least 6.5 with a minimum 6.0 score in each component.