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Master of Science
MSc International Human Resource Management and Leadership
Our MSc International Human Resource Management and Leadership course explores human resource development, people analytics and leadership decision making. Build practical skills in international employment relations, strategic change management and diversity frameworks.
98 days until application deadline for February 2027 domestic students
Course length
1 year
Study mode
Full-time
Method
On Campus
Overview
Why choose our MSc International Human Resource Management and Leadership course?
- Master strategic HR and people analytics – Elevate your global career by mastering strategic human resource development, AI and people analytics. By aligning workforce strategies to corporate objectives and financial performance, you’ll gain the skills and foresight needed to lead organisational change.
- Build cross-functional business expertise – Develop broad business capabilities across strategy, finance, marketing, operations and HR. This cross-functional view helps you understand how people management impacts every level of an enterprise. It equips you to solve complex organisational challenges in global markets.
- Engage in applied simulations and interactive classes – Sharpen your decision-making through hands-on business simulations and practical workshops rather than heavy lectures. Our approach to teaching and learning allows you collaborate in teams, tackle realistic commercial scenarios and receive direct expert feedback.
- Accelerate personal leadership and resilience – Advance your professional growth through dedicated modules like ‘Leading Self for Success’ and a ‘Professional Development Plan’. You’ll cultivate the self-awareness, emotional intelligence and communication skills required to lead diverse global workforces through rapid transformation.
- Gain real-world experience and industry impact – Open doors to roles like senior HR professionals, management consultants or operations managers. You’ll benefit from engaging with lecturers and professionals, who bring real world industry experience into your studies, helping you build practical skills and connections for your CV.
About our MSc International Human Resource Management and Leadership course
Lead and inspire global workforces with a degree built for the evolving business landscape. This master’s programme empowers you to strategically align people management with organisational goals in a complex, digital world.
You'll develop critical skills in leadership decision making, strategic change management, diversity and inclusion and international employment relations. Crucially, you'll master how AI and people analytics are reshaping the future of work. Graduate as a globally aware, digitally literate practitioner, ready to drive organisational performance. Step into high-impact roles like management consulting, HR leadership or strategic operations.
This course is also offered as a 2-year full-time Professional Practice programme which is aimed at fostering the employment opportunities of students. Offering greater flexibility than a traditional Placement Year, our Professional Practice Year allows you to decide how to put your skills into practice. Choose between a business project or a paid placement in industry, depending on the option that is best suited to your future career path.
Possible study locations and start dates
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Course Content
Modules
Please note that certain modules run sequentially across semesters, while others are fixed on an annual timetable. Depending on your start date, the specific order in which you take these scheduled modules may vary.
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Leading Self for Success (15 credits)Develop essential leadership and practical career skills to thrive in today’s dynamic global business environment. This module guides you through creating a Professional Development Plan (PDP) to enhance your job search and career advancement. Through interactive workshops, dedicated leadership coaching sessions and a digital PebblePad portfolio, you'll gain hands-on experience in core leadership competencies.
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People, Organisations and Professional Practice – Concepts and Frameworks (15 credits)This module provides an essential foundation in strategic Human Resource Management, leadership frameworks and key management theories for your postgraduate studies. You'll examine international HRM models across private, public and hybrid organisations, while exploring core leadership styles, ethics and decision-making. The module equips you with critical tools to navigate digital transformation, focusing on how HR technologies and artificial intelligence impact global communication, human capital management and ethical practice. Through self-reflection on hard and soft skills, you'll build the academic rigour, professional self-awareness and strategic insight required to succeed across your degree.
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Human Resource Development (30 credits)This module provides a critical, comprehensive understanding of Human Resource Development at individual, team and organisational levels. You'll explore how strategic learning and development builds capability, drives competitive advantage and fosters continuous improvement. Drawing on key learning theories, you'll master talent management and learn to design, implement and evaluate high-impact learning and development (L&D) interventions using frameworks like Kirkpatrick and Phillips ROI. The module develops your professional practice in coaching, mentoring, motivation and performance development while addressing contemporary issues like digital AI-driven learning and EDIB (equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging).
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International Perspectives on Employment Relations (30 credits)This module provides a critical, comparative understanding of international employment relations within a global context. You'll examine how national institutions, multinational enterprises and political, legal and economic forces shape cross-border employment policies. Exploring pluralist, unitarist and radical frameworks alongside national models (Anglo-Saxon, European and emerging economies), you'll analyse the impact of international institutions, digitalisation and geopolitical change on employment standards. Crucially, the module addresses cross-national equality and diversity, workplace conflict resolution, supply chain ethics and modern slavery.
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The Future of Work (30 credits)This module critically examines the evolving landscape of work and its implications for organisations, employees and people management. You'll explore key drivers of change - including artificial intelligence, automation, demographic shifts and flexible or hybrid working models - alongside non-standard employment like the gig economy. The module equips you with advanced skills in strategic workforce planning and people analytics to address reskilling needs, generational diversity, mental health and the psychological contract.
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Leading Change in Organisations (30 credits)This module provides a critical, applied understanding of organisational change and the strategic role professionals play in leading, facilitating and sustaining transformation. You'll explore established change theories and frameworks - including Lewin, Kotter, ADKAR, and McKinsey 7S - alongside organisational development principles to diagnose, design and manage effective change interventions. The module emphasises leadership styles, change communication, culture and the psychological impact of change on employees. By leveraging HR practices such as coaching, workforce transitions and people analytics, you'll learn to navigate stakeholder engagement and manage resistance ethically.
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Contemporary Issues in HRM (30 credits)This module examines contemporary Human Resource Management and leadership challenges through critical, case-based analysis. Exploring real-world scenarios, you’ll evaluate key themes including international HRM, digital disruption, change management, sustainability and EDIB (equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging). Interactive, facilitator-led workshops focus on people-centred issues such as decision-maker bias, ethical considerations and stakeholder impact, allowing you to bridge theory and practice. The module emphasises collaborative problem-solving, negotiation and oral communication, helping you refine your ability to influence organisational decisions.
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Professional Development Plan (0 credits)This compulsory module enables you to review your professional skills and competency evolution throughout your year of study. You’ll engage in interactive workshops and a final one-to-one coaching session to revise your growth priorities, fine-tune your executive skills and cultivate a lifelong growth mindset. By evaluating your developed competencies in critical thinking, cultural intelligence and innovation, you’ll independently construct a mandatory, forward-looking Professional Development Plan to accelerate your long-term career trajectory and confidently secure leadership roles.
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If you have chosen the Professional Practice year, you can undertake a work placement or business project in your second year.
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Teaching and Assessment
How you'll learn
The course is delivered in an interactive way with a real-world focus and learning takes place both inside and outside the classroom environment. Workshop contact hours are used to facilitate class case discussions and practical activities, including simulations and the use of other business tools. Face-to-face learning is supported by online resources, including business journals, case studies, simulations, learning videos, reading materials, online testing and feedback.
Assessment
Assessments are designed to meet the programme and module learning outcomes and are both formative and summative. The formative assessments include the preparation and feedback from teaching sessions such as seminars, workshops, tests and presentations. The summative assessments may include written assignment, presentations and portfolios.
Full-time students: Your one-year course will be divided into three semesters of 13 weeks, and you’ll study 60 credits of taught modules per semester. You’ll be timetabled for teaching on campus up to three days a week.
Full-time with Professional Practice students: The first year will be identical to the one-year course variation. The second year consists of a work placement or a business project.
Our Student Journey Advisors at The University of Law will support and advise you throughout your studies with us, ensuring you have the best possible experience.
Our Academic Coaches will offer guidance throughout your course as well as assistance and advice as required during your time with us. They'll also be on hand to help you develop your plans for your future career.
Course dates
Application and booking deadlines vary by intake - take a look at our key application and enrolment deadline dates for more information.
Fees and Applying
Course fees
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| 2026/27 Course Fees (for courses starting between 1 July 2026 - 31 May 2027) | |
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London |
£12,650 |
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Outside London |
£12,100 |
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2-year programme with Professional Practice |
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London |
£13,950 |
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Outside London |
£13,350 |
| 2027/28 Course Fees (for courses starting between 1 June 2027 - 31 May 2028) | |
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London |
£12,950 |
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Outside London |
£12,400 |
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2-year programme with Professional Practice |
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London |
£14,300 |
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Outside London |
£13,700 |
All fees above include a deposit of £250.
The University of Law offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries which makes studying more affordable than ever. You could also be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan.
If you're an alumnus of the University, you may be eligible to receive our £1,000 General Alumni Discount.
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2026/27 Course Fees (for courses starting between 1 July 2026 - 31 May 2027) |
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London |
£19,050 (or £16,050 including a £3,000 International Bursary*) |
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Outside London |
£17,500 (or £15,000 including a £2,500 International Bursary*) |
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2-year programme with Professional Practice |
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London |
£20,950 (or £17,950 including a £3,000 International Bursary*) |
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Outside London |
£19,250 (or £16,750 including a £2,500 International Bursary*) |
| 2027/28 Course Fees (for courses starting between 1 June 2027 - 31 May 2028) | |
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London |
£19,600 |
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Outside London |
£18,050 |
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2-year programme with Professional Practice |
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London |
£21,600 |
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Outside London |
£19,850 |
All fees above include a deposit of £250.
*Terms and conditions apply. Visit our International Scholarships and Bursaries page for more details.
Entry Requirements
2:2
Undergraduate DegreeUK entry requirements
2:2 or above from a UK Bachelor's degree, or equivalent qualifications.
International entry requirements
An English Language level equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or above with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.
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