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Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management provides specialist skills, knowledge and capabilities in human resource management. It examines the research and theory behind the work of HR professionals and the contexts in which HR strategies and policies are developed, and builds academic and research skills for further study. It is the first stage of a pathway leading to the postgraduate diploma and the MSc in Human Resource Management.

Duration: Part-time distance learning, 60 credits; to be completed within four years  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

60 credits made up of two compulsory 30-credit modules: The role of the human resource professional (B810) and Human resource management in context (B811).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelors degree awarded by a recognised UK university, or equivalent. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS overall 6.5 recommended.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,150 for the whole programme. Total module fees for the qualification (England). Source

Duration: Part-time distance learning, 60 credits; to be completed within four years

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