Integrated MSci Human Resource Management at Leeds Beckett University

Fast-track your journey into people management. Build strategic and empowering leadership skills on our integrated master's degree in human resource management. People sit at the heart of every organisation.

Faculty: Leeds Business School  |  Duration: 4 years full-time (5 years with placement)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time (integrated master's) (optional placement year)  |  Intake: 20 Sep 2027  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Academic & Critical Thinking Skills, Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Marketing & Employer Branding for Human Resource Management, Accounting & Finance for Human Resource Management, Managing Organisations & People, Global Economics for Human Resource Managers. Year 2 core modules: Professional Skills, Data Analytics for Human Resource Management, Managerial Decision Making, Learning & Development for Organisations, People Resourcing & Talent Planning, Employment Law for Managers. Year 3 core modules: Research Skills, Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management & Ethics, Employee Relations & Engagement, Strategic Human Resource Management for Leaders. Year 3 options include Reward Management (non-placement year students), OR Work Placement (placement year students). Year 4 core modules: Strategic People Management & Development, Work and Working Lives in Dynamic Business Contexts, Skills for Ethical & Agile People Practice, Strategic Employment Relations, Resourcing, Rewarding & Sustaining Talent. Year 4 options include Advanced Employment Law, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace, Learning and Development for Sustainable Organisations, Wellbeing and the Working Life.

Career pathways

People management plays a vital role in every organisation, creating a demand for skilled HR professionals who can support employees, shape workplace culture, and contribute to business success. Roles include HR manager, HR business partner, Talent acquisition specialist, Learning and development manager, Employee relations adviser, People and culture manager, Organisational development consultant.

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