How long is the MSc in Human Resource Management?

One year full-time or two years part-time via online / distance routes. The MSc in Human Resource Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Human Resource Management be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Human Resource Management runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning, all assessed against the same sponsor consulting project.

Is the MSc in Human Resource Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Human Resource Management is reviewed against the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management and CIPD Profession Map at Chartered depth.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Human Resource Management?

A UK 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent), or three years of substantive HR experience on a portfolio route, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants.

What does the MSc in Human Resource Management cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the MSc in Human Resource Management.

MSc in Human Resource Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Human Resource Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a one-year postgraduate degree for senior HR business partners, reward specialists and talent leaders moving into HR-director-track roles inside UK listed groups, PE-backed portfolios and the public sector. Sitting in the Human Resources & Leadership faculty, the MSc combines CIPD Chartered-aligned strategic content with a live sponsor consulting project.

Studied over one year full-time or two years part-time, on-campus in central London, fully online or by distance learning, the MSc is designed around the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management and the CIPD Profession Map at Chartered Member depth. Graduates step into HR director trajectory across UK sectors.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management and the CIPD Profession Map (Chartered).
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Sponsor consulting project with a UK HR Director or CHRO.
Dissertation supervisor allocation from a CIPD-chartered senior practitioner.
People-analytics strand — predictive workforce modelling and HRIS strategy.
Applied capstone defended in front of a working practitioner panel.

What You Will Learn

The MSc is anchored on the senior workforce problems that reach a CHRO's desk — the org-design review, the pay-transparency exercise, the DE&I metric under pressure, the tribunal-adjacent grievance, the workforce plan the audit committee is reading.

Strategic HRM and workforce architecture.
Executive reward — LTIPs, share schemes, DRR compliance.
People analytics — predictive workforce modelling.
Change management, TUPE and collective consultation.
Talent management, succession and 9-box grids.
Diversity, equity and inclusion at strategic level.
Employee-relations casework and tribunal defence.
Organisation development and culture programmes.
Sponsor consulting project on a live UK workforce question.
Dissertation — research on a UK HR-leadership question.

Who This Course Is For

Senior HR business partners moving into HR-director trajectory.
Reward specialists moving into HR-manager leadership.
Talent leaders adding a strategic HR remit.
CIPD Associate members progressing to Chartered Member.
Public-sector senior HR practitioners moving to workforce-strategy roles.

Career Pathways

Senior UK HR is a permanent recruitment area across listed groups, PE-backed portfolios and public sector. Typical destinations include:

HR Director (junior)
Head of HR (senior)
Reward Director (junior)
Talent Director (junior)
Head of People Analytics
People Operations Director (junior)

The MSc in Human Resource Management is the natural companion to CIPD Chartered Member / Chartered Fellow status.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive professional HR experience may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body).

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in Human Resource Management

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Human Resource Management. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.