Global Human Resource Management

Northumbria University, Newcastle
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Business and management studies

About this course

**Join our Global Human Resource Management Masters and broaden your knowledge and enhance your career prospects. Globalisation has provided opportunities for companies to grow, be more competitive on an international scale resulting in larger, more diverse workforces that require effective people management.**

Discover contemporary challenges and issues facing human resource management practitioners in the world today. Learn how to apply concepts, theories, and techniques in cross-cultural organisations to aid strategic decision-making.

Learn how to apply HR concepts, theories, and techniques in cross-cultural organisations. Gain an enhanced knowledge of organisational behaviour using a wide range of research-based theories and practices including cross cultural psychology, organisational environments, and complexities in international business environments, employee motivation and managing a multicultural and bi-cultural workforce. You will also gain skills to work with statistics and data to problem solve and help make informed decisions.

This course is open to those from any undergraduate background with an interest in human resource management who want to apply their knowledge in a global context. Whether you’ve just graduated with an undergraduate degree or are someone who has been in work but wants to upskill or perhaps change direction, this course is suitable for a variety of people who want to become an HR professional. You will be part of a diverse student cohort working collaboratively through practice, learning from others as well as from academic staff.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1136 Human resource managers and directors
3571 Human resources and industrial relations officers
3582 Health and safety managers and officers
3574 Other vocational and industrial trainers
3573 Information technology trainers

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Business and management studies