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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), offering the ability to fast track your career through professional membership. You can enhance your studies by taking additional CIPD components that prepare you for CIPD membership. To qualify for membership you need to attend a series of skills workshops, with presentations by guest speakers, and complete a range of activities enabling you to develop practical HR skills. With more and more people working for international corporations or global international supply chains, the study of international human resources and industrial relations is becoming ever more important. Gain understanding of the differences between the employment practices and industrial relations systems of varying countries and multinationals Learn how variations in practice and systems are influenced by social and economic factors.