Masters (MSc) in International Human Resource Management and Comparative Industrial Relations

Learn about the differences in employment practices and industrial relations systems around the world.

Put your HR career on the global stage with a degree that focuses on managing people across borders and putting human resources into an international context. With more and more people working for multinational corporations or in global supply chains, the study of international human resources and comparative industrial relations is becoming ever more important.

The course is approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) to the new equivalent advanced level postgraduate standard.

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MSc International Human Resource Management and Comparative Industrial Relations / Careers

Year of entry: 2025

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Career opportunities

This course is ideal for those intending to pursue careers within multinational companies based in the UK or elsewhere and broaden the international understanding of HR professionals who wish to work in a global context .

Recent recruiters

Accenture, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, Bentley, Deloitte, Department for Education, EY, European Central Bank, Hewlett-Packard, Nestlé, Proctor and Gamble, RBS Insurance, Saudi Aramco, Shell International and Ultramar Group.

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Accrediting organisations

The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) offering the ability to fast track your career through professional membership. All students attend a series of compulsory workshops which focus on your personal skills capacity building as a future HR specialist. The workshops are non-credit bearing. When you graduate, you can become CIPD Associate Member and use the designation Assoc CIPD. You may also be eligible to become a CIPD Chartered Member or CIPD Charted Fellow, depending on your experience. You join CIPD as a student member and once you have passed all course units (including the HR skills development workshops and the dissertation), you can update your CIPD membership to Assoc Member. To obtain Associate Member status you will need to have joined the CIPD as a student member and remain in membership throughout your programme. These costs are an individual responsibility. Further information about CIPD qualifications >>

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Age range: 21-32 Nationalities: 7