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Human Resource Management (Top-Up) MA at University of Northampton

University of Northampton, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This top-up degree offers HR practitioners the opportunity to meet continuing professional development requirements while enriching their career prospects. You'll deepen your understanding of people management at a strategic level.

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law  |  Department: Human Resource Management  |  Duration: Distance Learning: 1 Year  |  Study mode: full-time (top-up)  |  Intake: February  |  Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The top up human resources management MA is designed for those who have completed their Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Postgraduate Diploma and aims to provide a means by which the continuing professional and personal needs of human resource practitioners may be met. This course aims to extend your understanding and competence whilst enhancing your ability to think strategically about management and organisational change.

Career pathways

Whether you are a recent graduate, or have not studied for some years, our distance learning MA HRM Top-Up will provide you with a recognised qualification that employers look for in people management professionals. Your ability to think critically and strategically, to form ethical and evidence-based decisions, and to positively influence the world of work as a result of your research will be a distinct advantage.

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Entry requirements

If you have successfully completed the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Postgraduate Diploma, you will be eligible to apply for this top up human resource management course. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other skills Equivalent qualifications are considered, for further information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our English Language Requirements page. If you are planning to study this course outside the UK, please check your in-country regulations about recognition of distance learning courses from the United Kingdom.

Domestic applicants: GBP 2,750 a year (2026/27). Distance learning Source

Intake: February

Duration: Distance Learning: 1 Year

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