MSc Human Resource Management at Nottingham Trent University

A CIPD-approved MSc for graduates from any discipline who want to build a career in HR, taught on-campus at City Campus. Successful completion leads to Associate Membership of the CIPD, and Nottingham Business School pays student membership for the duration of the course.

Faculty: Nottingham Business School  |  Duration: One year full-time / two years with a placement  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules are delivered over four-week blocks and include HRM in the Changing Business Context, Workforce Planning and Resourcing, and Organisational Culture and Change Management. The course culminates in a Consultancy Experience Project (or an Applied Dissertation on the two-year route) in which students make costed recommendations to senior managers of a real organisation.

Career pathways

Graduates work as Human Resource Advisor, Human Resource Executive, Training and Development Officer, Senior HR Business Partner and People and Culture Advisor, at employers such as Samworth Brothers, Amazon, Boots UK, the NHS and Access Group.

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