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MSc Human Resource Management at Durham University

Durham University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MSc in Human Resource Management focuses on the importance of managing people in the workplace and helps prepare you for a rewarding career in this vital business function. Our MSc in Human Resource Management focuses on the importance of managing people in the workplace and explores how this function of management makes a major contribution to business success. This one-year full-time course provides you with the skills and knowledge to achieve a successful career in HR and does not require you to have any background experience in business or in management.

Faculty: Durham University Business School  |  Department: Business, Marketing and Management  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Durham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

As well as a compulsory  module in HR management, you will also cover a wide range of contemporary commercial subjects. These include business strategy, business analytics, organizational  behaviour, employee relations and themes in work and society. Compulsory modules include Strategy, Business Analytics, Organisational Behaviour, Work and Society, Employee Relations, Human Resource Management.

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Entry requirements

Entry requirements: Please note: The application process will open 1st October for entry the following academic year. There is a high demand for places on these programmes. To maximise your chances of being offered one of these places, we recommend that you submit your application to the University as early as possible. The University is under no obligation to make any offer of a place on the programme to any applicant, nor is the University obligated to fill all spaces available on the programme. Masters in Management programmes are intended for graduates in any subject or discipline; no previous study in business or management is necessary. For example, in the past we have had graduates from a diverse range of degrees such as Music, Anthropology, Medicine and Geography. Business and Management undergraduate students may find some content overlaps with their first degree.

Domestic applicants: GBP 16,500 a year (2027/28). Home/Island full-time tuition fee per year for September 2027 entry Source

International applicants: GBP 34,500 a year (2027/28). International/EU full-time tuition fee per year for September 2027 entry Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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