International Human Resource Management and Development

Advance your career in Human Resource Management (HRM) or Human Resource Development (HRD) with our CIPD-accredited program. Build leadership skills, understand global HR trends, and access valuable online resources through a mix of theory and practice.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME
- Earn a CIPD-accredited degree, gaining access to the world’s largest collection of online HR learning and development resources. Enhance your professional credentials.

- Learn from expert HR practitioners and academics for a practical, research-driven education in HRM and HRD.

- Gain practical experience through real business challenges and industry projects.* Put theory into practice and build hands-on HR skills. Prepare for a successful career in HRM or HRD.

- Understand HRM and HRD in a global context, focusing on current international issues and challenges. Learn how HR can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

- Benefit from the Adam Smith Skills Award programme and a dedicated Career Development Coach. You will develop essential employability skills alongside academic study.

- Adam Smith Business School is triple accredited.

*Industry Projects are not guaranteed. All applications are subject to availability and review processes. We will support candidates with their applications before the deadline but if unsuccessful, they can opt for a research proposal for their dissertation. Students can also secure their own projects with approval from academic and/or professional services.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
You will take eight core and two optional courses, and complete a dissertation. Your dissertation will focus on an HRM/HRD issue which develops your organisational research skills and encourages the development of research informed solutions to real life work-based issues.

Core courses
Developing Skills for Business Leadership
Human Resource Development
Human Resource Management in Context: Understanding Organisations and External Environments
International Perspectives on Employment Relations
Managing and Leading People in International Contexts
Managing Diversity and Inclusion
Operational and Strategic HRM
Research Skills for Managers

Optional courses
Managing Careers in the 21st Century
Contemporary Issues in Work and Employment
Coaching in Organisations
Organisational Misbehaviour: Individual Deviance and Collective Resistance
Advanced JEDI: Glasgow-Radboud Virtual International Collaborative Consultancy