MSc in Human Resource Management and Training/MSc in Performance Management and Workplace Learning/MSc in Industrial Relations and Workplace Learning

For each of these programmes, students must complete 4 modules and a dissertation:

1. MSc in Human Resource Management and Training
   1. Module 1: Employee Development and Workplace Learning
   2. Module 2: Managing Human Resources
   3. Module 3: Option Module
   4. Module 4: Research Methods
   5. Dissertation
2. MSc in Performance Management and and Workplace Learning
   1. Module 1: Employee Development and Workplace Learning
   2. Module 2: The Organisation of Work and Organisational Performance
   3. Module 3: Option Module
   4. Module 4: Research Methods
   5. Dissertation
3. MSc in Industrial Relations and Workplace Learning
   1. Module 1: Employee Development and Workplace Learning
   2. Module 2: Industrial Relations
   3. Module 3: Option Module
   4. Module 4: Research Methods
   5. Dissertation

Module 3 Options (choose one)

• The Global Context of HRD & HRM
• The Changing Nature of Skills, Production, Performance and Competitiveness
• Comparing National Systems of VET
• Implementing Improvements in Organisational Performance

 Assessment

The programme is assessed by written assignments. You will complete a 4,000–5,000 word assignment for each module.

Each course starts with the Academic Writing Skills (AWS) module, which is designed to prepare you for studying at Masters level at CLMS. The AWS gives you an opportunity to develop your academic writing skills and receive detailed feedback before starting your assessed work. It also helps familiarize you with the distance learning format and aspects such as how to prepare and write assignments.

Dissertation

Students who successfully complete the four module assignments to the required standard may proceed to write a dissertation of between 16,000 and 20,000 words. Students are encouraged to use their own experience when deciding topics for their dissertation. An academic who has knowledge of the student’s chosen field of interest supervises the dissertation. Students who successfully complete all four assignments but do not proceed to the dissertation can be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma. 

The programmes have 3 intakes (February, May & October) a year:

• February intake - The closing date for application: Early-January
• May intake - The closing date for application: Early-April
• October intake - The closing date for application: Early-September