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Human resource management is both a craft and a strategic system. This MSc equips you to design talent acquisition, performance, reward, learning and employee relations systems that create organisational capability while meeting legal and ethical standards. You will practise evidence-based HR, workforce analytics and inclusive design, and complete a consultancy-style capstone with a live or simulated organisational client. Ideal for aspiring HR business partners, people operations leaders and line managers taking strategic people responsibility.
Curriculum informed by CIPD professional standards and contemporary research on high-performance work systems. Stacks upward from the Graduate Certificate in Human Resources for career switchers.
Faculty spotlight
CIPD-qualified Professor Daniel Osei leads employment relations; Dr. Emma Laurent covers inclusion systems and bias-aware assessment design.
Study online
Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| HRM501 | Strategic Human Resource Management Aligning people systems with strategy and context.
| 3 |
| HRM502 | Organisational Behaviour & Workplace Psychology Individual and group behaviour for people practitioners.
| 3 |
| HRM503 | Talent Acquisition, Assessment & Employer Brand Evidence-based hiring and employer brand systems.
| 3 |
| HRM504 | Employment Law & Employee Relations UK-focused employment relations with comparative notes.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| HRM505 | Learning, Development & Leadership Capability L&D strategy and leadership pipeline design.
| 3 |
| HRM506 | Performance, Reward & Total Rewards Design Performance systems and compensation architecture.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| HRM601 | Change Management & Organisational Development Diagnosis and intervention for organisational change.
| 3 |
| HRM602 | Ethics, Wellbeing & Sustainable Work Decent work, wellbeing systems and ethical dilemmas in HR.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Arab Leadership University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@aleaderuni.com.
Recognised & Accredited
| 3 |
| HRM507 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Building fair systems and inclusive cultures.
| 3 |
| HRM508 | People Analytics, HRIS & Evidence-Based HR Workforce data, dashboards and causal thinking for HR.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| HRM603 | MSc HRM Capstone Consultancy Project Client diagnosis, intervention design and executive report.
| 6 |