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Human Resource Management PgCert

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Full time | Sir Tom Cowie Campus | 4 months | 14-OCT-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

4 months

Start date

14-OCT-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate

Subject areas

Human Resources Management

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

The Certificate and Diploma in Human Resources Management, Level 7 stand-alone courses have been designed to develop relevant and essential knowledge and skills in People Management and Learning and Development and are a route into professional membership of the CIPD.

At Sunderland, we focus on problem-solving ability and linking theory to real-world challenges. As part of this, you will visit UK companies and also learn from guest speakers who share their practical business experience. HR practitioners work with our academic team to deliver events and workshops that will help prepare you to become a part of the HRM professional community. The networks you develop will become invaluable to you when you graduate and embark on your career in a senior role in human resource management.

Why us?

  • The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) in the UK and by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) in the USA
  • 'World-leading' research in Business, according to the Latest Research Excellence Framework (REF)
  • During our special skills weeks you will work on both academic and workplace skills you will need to succeed on the course and in your future in people management
  • The course provides a pathway to the MSc in Human Resource Management should you wish to take this route

Career ready

Previous HRM postgraduate degree students now work at senior HR manager level in a number of organisations, including Caterpillar, BT and Nissan.

Modules

A key component of the MSc HRM degree and the CIPD Continuous Professional Development framework is for students to develop, reflect and enhance the work they undertake and in this instance the research conducted while completing ?Investigating a Business Problem from a Human Resource Perspective?. This module will facilitate your understanding of a Human Resource Organisational based issues within an academic and professional community context. It will then allow you to reflect on and critique your role as a researcher and as a future HR Professional using multiple ethnographic practices. You will create a Digital Reflection on your professional identity as a HR Professional and as a Researching Professional consisting of a written piece and a short video or audio reflection. This is a research based module where the focus is on developing routines (habits) of critical reflection as future ?researching professionals?. This module has been designed to develop critically reflective HR professionals and Managers.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£2,500

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£5,000

Entry requirements

We welcome applications from a range of academic and professional backgrounds.