Overview

The Human Resource Management (Top-Up) MA degree at the University of Northampton will build upon your existing qualification and top it up so that you obtain a qualification at Masters level.

Quick Facts:

This course offers you the opportunity to meet your continuing professional requirements as a human resource practitioner and enrich your career prospects.
The 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.
This course is designed to broaden your specialist knowledge gained at the professional level. The Research Methods and Dissertation module provides an introduction to research, types of research methodology, planning a research project, data collection and analysis and the presentation of research findings.

Programme Structure

Previous topics have included the following:

An analysis of measures to re-engage the workforce after a major restructuring and downsizing programme’

An investigation of the human effects of organisational change in a merger and the role of the HR Function in influencing and supporting culture change’

Alternative strategies for identifying and tackling major HR challenges in the decade ahead’

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Northampton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Management Studies Human Resource Management Public Law View 218 other Masters in Management Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

If you have successfully completed the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Postgraduate Diploma you will be eligible to apply for this course.

Tuition Fees

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2485 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

2485 GBP / year

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Funding

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