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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

Final

PART 1: COURSE SUMMARY INFORMATION

Course summary

Final award MSc Human Resource Management

Intermediate award Postgraduate Certificate Human Resource Management

Course status Validated

Awarding body University of Brighton

School Brighton Business School

Location of study/ campus Moulsecoomb

Partner institution(s)

Name of institution Host department Course status

1. SELECT

2.

3.

Admissions

Admissions agency Direct to School

Entry requirements Include any progression opportunities into the course.

Check the University's website for current entry requirements.

MSc Year 1

For entyr to MSc Year 1 candidates normally require a good UK degree, minimum 2.2 Hons (or overseas equivalent), in a people, business, humanities or social science subject. Candidates will also be considered with a CIPD qualification and HR experience who successfully complete a pre-entry assignment. Work experience in HR is desirable but not essential.

Requirements for non-native speakers of English: IELTS 6.5 overall; 6.0 in writing with a minimum of 5.5 on all components.

MScYear 3

Direct entry to MSc Year 2 is possible for candidates with equivalent qualifications to the first year of the MSc Human Resource Management. Normally this will be the CIPD 'core' modules of 'HRM in Context', 'Leading, Managing and Developing People', and the 'Developing Skills for Business Leadership' module.

MSc Year 3

Holders of the CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in 'Human Resource Management' or and persons holding membership at Chartered Member or ~Chartered Fellow will be considered for admission to MSc Year 3 with accreditation of prior learning (APL). Students enterign for year three will be expected to undertake Strategic and International Human Resource MAnagement in addition to the Business Research Methods for Professional Project. and the Professional Project.

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Direct entrants to the MSc Human Resource Management would be by exception to GEAR D4.1: AP(E) L. This exception enables students to AP(E)L up to 100 credits at Level 7. This therefore, takes into account the student's professional body qualification or membership rather than a relevant number of CATS points.

This programme has been validated to combine either a 12 or 8 week Extended Masters (EMA) English Language pathway route. Programme Specifications for the English Language component of the Extended Masters route can be found at https://www.brighton.ac.uk/international/study-with-us/courses-and-qualifications/brighton-language-institute/eap-programmes/extended-masters/index.aspx

Start date (mmm-yy) Normally September

Sept 2019

Mode of study

Mode of study Duration of study (standard) Maximum registration period

Full-time 12 months 3 years

Part-time 3 years 6 years

Sandwich Select Select

Distance Select Select

Course codes/categories

UCAS code n/a

Contacts

Course Leader (or Course Development Leader)

Dr Penny Simpson

Admissions Tutor Dr Penny Simpson

Examination and Assessment

External Examiner(s)

Name Place of work Date tenure expires

Lisa Clark

Dean Horsman

Newcastle University Business School

Leeds Beckett University

30/09/2023

31/12/2020

Examination Board(s) (AEB/CEB)

CEB

Approval and review

Approval date Review date

Validation Dec 20121 November 20182

Programme Specification June 20193 June 20204

1 Date of original validation. 2 Date of most recent periodic review (normally academic year of validation + 5 years). 3 Month and year this version of the programme specification was approved (normally September). 4 Date programme specification will be reviewed (normally approval date + 1 year). If programme specification is applicable to a particular cohort, please state here.

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Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body 1 (if applicable):

2012 5


June 2015


5 Date of most recent review by accrediting/ approving external body.

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PART 2: COURSE DETAILS

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Aims

The aims of the course are:

1. To provide a programme of study which educates students as specialists in HRM policy and practice within the context of general business and management within organisations (aim 1).

2. To provide students with the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of HRM and aspects of business and management to complex issues and situations, systematically and creatively, to improve the management of people in organisations (aim 2).

3. To enable students to prepare for and/or continue in their careers in HRM by developing skills and knowledge at a professional level, including developing a conceptual understanding that enables them to evaluate the rigour and validity of published research and assess its relevance to new situations, and to extrapolate from existing research and scholarship to identify new or revised approaches to practice (aim 3).

4. To equip students with lifelong learning and personal development skills so as to be able to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to the organisations within which they are employed (aim 4).

5. To provide students with the opportunity to carry out a substantial piece of extended research in a subject of their choice, through research design, data collection, analysis, synthesis and written communication. Such research will combine theory and practical application (aim 5).

6. To provide students with the conceptual understanding which will enable them to critically evaluate current research and literature in the discipline (aim 6).

7. To enable students to demonstrate relevant knowledge and understanding of organisations (including a strategic and international perspective), the external context in which they operate and how they can develop to respond to change both currently and in the future (aim 7).

Learning outcomes

The outcomes of the main award provide information about how the primary aims are demonstrated by students following the course. These are mapped to external reference points where appropriate6.

Knowledge and theory By the end of the course students will be able to

1. Demonstrate that they understand organisations (including a strategic and international perspective): their external context and how they are managed and reflect upon the work of these

organisations (aims 2, 7)

2. Demonstrate familiarity with and apply their relevant knowledge of Human Resource Management (HRM) activities to a range of complex situations (including strategic and international situations), taking account of the relationship and interaction of HRM with other areas of the business or organisation, i.e. demonstrate a ‘thinking performer’

approach (aim 1, 2, 3).

6 Please refer to Course Development and Review Handbook or QAA website for details.

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3. Demonstrate a critical awareness of current issues in HRM practice and understand their links with developments in business and management,

informed by leading edge practice and research in the field (aims 3, 5)

Skills Includes intellectual skills (i.e. generic skills relating to academic study, problem solving, evaluation, research etc.) and professional/ practical skills.

By the end of the course students will be able to

1. Demonstrate creativity in the application of their knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to develop and interpret knowledge in business and management (aim 4)

2. Show that they can acquire and analyse data and information, to evaluate their relevance and validity, and to synthesise a range of information in the context of new situations (aims 3, 6, 7)

3. Conduct substantial research into HRM issues of business and management, and therefore be familiar with a range of business data, research sources and appropriate methodologies (aims 1, 3, 5, 6, 7)

4. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing, using a range of media (aims 2, 4, 5)

5. Demonstrate a range of academic transferable skills in relation to problem definition, research and methodological awareness, presentation, time- management, effective writing and continuing professional development (aim 4) .

6. Demonstrate progress in the development of appropriate professional HR and Managerial skills (aims 1, 3)

QAA subject benchmark statement (where applicable)7

The QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England,

Wales and Northern Ireland (August 2008)

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Framework-Higher-

Education-Qualifications-08.pdf

and The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Subject

Benchmark Statement: Business and Management (2015)

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-business-

management-15.pdf

and The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Subject

Benchmark Statement for Masters Degrees in Business and

Management (2015) Type 1: Specialist master's degrees

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Business-and%20Management-15.pdf

PROFESSIONAL, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BODIES (where applicable)

Where a course is accredited by a PSRB, full details of how the course meets external requirements, and what students are required to undertake, are included.

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Students are required to successfully pass the Postgraduate Diploma in its entirety before they can apply for

Chartered membership (either Chartered MCIPD or Chartered FCIPD).

The CIPD (2010) Rules of Combination are cited below:

7 Please refer to the QAA website for details.

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Framework-Higher-Education-Qualifications-08.pdf

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Framework-Higher-Education-Qualifications-08.pdf

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-business-management-15.pdf

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-business-management-15.pdf



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Rules of combination for CIPD approved* Advanced** level qualifications

* CIPD approved qualifications are offered at centres with qualification awarding powers, e.g. university awards and university validated awards

** Equates to QCF Level 7, equivalent to Level 9 Ireland and Level 11 Scotland

“Advanced Level Diploma in Human Resource Management / Human Resource Development

Map to learning outcomes of 4 core modules and a minimum of 2 optional modules. Modules chosen must form a coherent programme, and any centre devised options included should be in a cognate discipline”.

This course maps to the learning outcomes of the four core modules. The University Module HRM95 Professional Project maps to the CIPD module Investigating a Business Issue from a Human Resources Perspective. The course also maps to the Learning outcomes of the optional modules: Organisational Design and Development, Managing Employment Relations and Employment Law.

Core Modules CIPD Credit Value

University credit

value

(FHEQ) (FHEQ)

Human Resource Management in Context 15 20

Leading, Managing and Developing People 15 20

Developing Skills for Business Leadership 15 20

Investigating a Business Issue from a Human Resources

Perspective

15 50

(HRM95

Professional

Project)

Optional modules CIPD

Credit value

(FHEQ)

University

Credit value

(FHEQ)

Organisational Design and Development 15 20

Managing the Employment Relationship 15 10

Employment Law 15 10

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management (CMI). Students are required to meet the learning outcomes of, and successfully pass, the following specified modules to be awarded the CMI L7 Diploma in Management and Leadership (7D1V1).

Human Resource Management in Context (HRC)

Developing Skills for Business Leadership (DSBL)

Professional Project (PP)

Organisational Design and Development (ODD)

These modules are mapped as follows with a total of 39 CMI credits:

CMI unit numbers

CMI unit names CMI Credits

HRMC DSBL ODD PP

7001V1 Personal leadership development as a strategic manager

6

7003V1 Financial management 7

7004V1 Strategic information management 9

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7005 Conducting a strategic management project

10

7010V1 Implementing organisational change strategies

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LEARNING AND TEACHING

Learning and teaching methods

This section sets out the primary learning and teaching methods, including total learning hours and any specific requirements in terms of practical/ clinical-based learning. The indicative list of learning and teaching methods includes information on the proportion of the course delivered by each method and details where a particular method relates to a particular element of the course.

This course begins with an induction designed to assist students make the transition to a postgraduate Masters that is professionally accredited.

The course aims to encourage the development of self-directed learners. The initial module ‘Developing Skills for Business Leadership’ is designed to begin the process of becoming a self-directed learner and a thinking performer from the professional perspective. A range of learning and teaching methods support the aims of the course including tutor facilitated class discussions, group and individual activities, case study analysis, lectures, practice exam questions and answers, role plays, presentations, and guest speakers. As best practice, formative feedback is embedded in all modules. This formative assessment includes (but is not limited to): formative discussions focused upon summative written group assessment (approach, presentation and key stages), workbooks, and research project proposal, one-to-one with tutor, quizzes, and presentation feedback. Depending upon the module, formative feedback is typically tutor-led and provided in class, in person, or online.

The Professional Project is the final module for the MSc HRM. This module is research based and has application of theory to practice as a key approach. For this module the student has research methods teaching and is then supported by their supervisor.

This Masters will be delivered through a combination of taught sessions and guided independent study encouraging students to be self-directed learners. Approximately one fifth of the learning hours comprise taught sessions and the remainder is independent study (which includes all work for assessment, e.g. coursework and examination preparation). There are 1,800 notional learning hours in this course.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment methods

This section sets out the summative assessment methods on the course and includes details on where to find further information on the criteria used in assessing coursework. It also provides an assessment matrix which reflects the variety of modes of assessment, and the volume of assessment in the course.

The general guidance for assessment of modules on the MSc Human Resource Management will be that 10M is equivalent to up to a two hour examination which is the equivalent of up to two and a half thousand words of coursework.

However, with particular modules the summative assessments do not exactly fit with the general principles as outlined above and, therefore, the reasoning will be explained:

LWM14 Employment Law: a 3 hour examination is specified due to the time-requirement needed

for students to engage with the presented examination materials. This also compared favourably with CIPD National Examinations.

HRM95 Professional Project: While this is a 50M credit module, the 12,000 word assessment length is set to align with CIPD requirements.

The summative assessments for the MSc HRM are set out in the table below. In order to support our learning and teaching approach, modules will also include formative assessment.

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Further details on the assessments for each module can be found in the individual module specifications and in individual module assignment briefs.

The table of assessments provides details of the range of assessments by method with example course level learning outcomes.

Learning Outcome Assessment method Module Number of credits

Skill 6: demonstrate progress in the development of appropriate professional skills in accordance with the new CIPD Professional

qualification

Individual portfolio HRM92 Developing Skills for Business Leadership

20

Skills4: communicate effectively both orally and in writing, using a

range of media

Group written assignment HRM73 HRM in Context

10

Knowledge and theory1: demonstrate that they

understand organisations: their external context and how they are managed and reflect upon the work of these organisations

Time-controlled Examination HRM73 HRM in Context

10

Knowledge and theory3: demonstrate a critical awareness of current issues in HRM practice

and understand their links with developments in business and

management, informed by leading edge practice and

research in the field

Time-controlled Examination HRM74 Leading, Managing and Developing People

10

Skills2:show that they can acquire and analyse data and information, to evaluate their relevance and validity, and to

synthesise a range of information in the context of

new situations

Time-controlled Examination LWM14 Employment Law

10

Skills2:show that they can acquire and analyse data and information, to evaluate their relevance and validity, and to

synthesise a range of information in the context of

new situations

Time-controlled Examination HRM93 Strategic and International HR

10

Skills4: communicate effectively both orally and in writing, using a

range of media

Presentation HRM77 Organisational Design and Development

5

Knowledge and theory2: demonstrate familiarity with

and apply their relevant knowledge of Human

Resource Management (HRM) activities to a range of complex

situations, taking account of

the relationship and interaction

of HRM with other areas of the business or organisation

Individual written coursework HRM93 Strategic and International HR

10

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SUPPORT AND INFORMATION

Institutional/ University All students benefit from:

University induction week

Student Handbook: the University and you

Course Handbook

Extensive library facilities

Computer pool rooms

E-mail address, studentcentral (virtual learning environment), UniCard and free access to Microsoft Office for the duration of studies

Student Services

Careers Service

Personal tutor for advice and guidance

Student Contract

Course-specific Additional support, specifically where courses have non-traditional patterns of delivery (e.g. distance learning and work-based learning) include:

In addition, students on this course benefit from:

Please refer to information held in studentcentral.

Course specific induction to integrate students into the course and to clarify course objectives and expectations

The Brighton Business School Referencing Handbook

The Studentcentral intranet providing learning support materials Access to

on-line business resources e.g. 'XpertHR’ and IES publications

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PART 3: COURSE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

COURSE STRUCTURE

This section includes an outline of the structure of the programme, including stages of study and progression points. Course Leaders may choose to include a structure diagram here.

The MSc HRM part time course structure is as follows. For students undertaking the full-time delivery mode of the course, years two and three will be delivered within the same academic year with the year three modules being the latter modules of the course.

Semester 1 / Semester 2 Total

Credits

Awards if exceptionally exiting after successful completion of the year

MSc Year 1

Developing Skills for Business Leadership (20) 60 *Postgraduate Certificate HRM in Context (20)

Leading, Managing, and Developing People (20)

MSc Year 2

Managing and Employment Relationship (10) 60 *Postgraduate Diploma

Employment Law (10)

Organisational Design and Development (20)

Strategic and International HRM (20)

MSc Year 3

Business Research Methods for Professional Project (10)

60

MSc Human Resource Management

Professional Project (50)

Total 180

The MSc exit awards of Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate do not fully meet the CIPD requirements for recognition of the knowledge associated towards a level of CIPD professional membership nor the requirements for the CMI L7 Diploma in Management and Leadership (7D1V1). For the purposes of referrals and progression for the MSc HRM part -time the following will apply:

1st

year (MSc) will be considered to be stage 1a

2nd

year (MSc) will be considered to be stage 1b

3rd

year (MSc) will be considered to be stage 2

Modules

Status:

M = Mandatory (modules which must be taken and passed to be eligible for the award)

C = Compulsory (modules which must be taken to be eligible for the award)

O = Optional (optional modules)*

A = Additional (modules which must be taken to be eligible for an award accredited by a professional, statutory or regulatory body, including any non-credit bearing modules)

* Optional modules listed are indicative only and may be subject to change, depending on timetabling and staff availability

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Level8

Module code

Status Module title Credit

7 HRM92 M Developing Skills for Business Leadership 20

7 HRM73 M HRM in Context 20

7 HRM74 M Leading, Managing and Developing People 20

7 HRM77 M Organisational Design and Development 20

7 HRM80 M Managing the Employment Relationship 10

7 LWM14 M Employment Law 10

7 HRM93 M Strategic and International HR 20

7 HRM94 M Business Research Methods for Professional Project 10

7 HRM95 M Professional Project 50

Total 180M

8 All modules have learning outcomes commensurate with the FHEQ levels 0, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. List the level which corresponds with the learning outcomes of each module.

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AWARD AND CLASSIFICATION

Award type Award* Title Level Eligibility for award Classification of award

Total credits9 Minimum credits10 Ratio of marks11: Class of award

Final MSc Human Resource Management

7 Total credit 180 Minimum credit at level of award Other: 180

Level 7 marks Postgraduate degree

Intermediate PGDip Human Resource Managemen 7 Total credit 120 Minimum credit at level of award Other: 120

Level 7 marks Postgraduate (taught) degree

Intermediate PGCert Human Resource Managemen 7 Total credit 60 Minimum credit at level of award Other: 60

Level 7 marks Postgraduate (taught) degree

Select Select Total credit Select Minimum credit at level of award Select

Select Select

Select Select Total credit Select Minimum credit at level of award Select

Select Select

*Foundation degrees only

Progression routes from award:

Award classifications Mark/ band % Foundation degree Honours degree Postgraduate12 degree (excludes PGCE and BM BS)

70% - 100% Distinction First (1) Distinction

60% - 69.99% Merit Upper second (2:1) Merit

50% - 59.99% Pass

Lower second (2:2) Pass

40% - 49.99% Third (3)

9 Total number of credits required to be eligible for the award. 10 Minimum number of credits required, at level of award, to be eligible for the award. 11 Algorithm used to determine the classification of the final award (all marks are credit-weighted). For a Masters degree, the mark for the final element (e.g, dissertation) must be in the corresponding class of award. 12 Refers to taught provision: PG Cert, PG Dip, Masters.

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EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS

Please refer to the Course Approval and Review Handbook when completing this section.

The examination and assessment regulations for the course should be in accordance with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses (available from staffcentral or studentcentral).

Specific regulations which materially affect assessment, progression and award on the course e.g. Where referrals or repeat of modules are not permitted in line with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses.

Normally, students on the part-time mode will not be allowed to progress

without passing all of the required assessed work of the previous year.

Students studying for a Master’s degree may normally be referred in a maximum of 50% of the total taught number of credits in a stage. In such circumstances a stage is normally 120M credits.

At stages 1a, 1b or 2, part-time students may not normally be referred in more than 40M credits. However, a student may, at the discretion of the examination board, be referred in the completion element (the Professional Project). If a student gets a non-pass on the proposal but passes the Professional Project, the proposal is deemed to have been passed.

For part-time students the maximum number of referrals for the whole of the first stage (stage 1a and 1b) of the award is 60 credits (i.e. 50% of the total taught number of credits in the whole stage). Students undertaking the Masters may only be referred up to a maximum of 90M credits (i.e. 50% of the total taught number of credits in the whole Masters).

As an exception to GEAR C6: Compensation, students on this course may not be considered for compensation in respect to any module on this course in accordance with the requirements of the professional body (CIPD). All modules are mandatory and are required to be passed.

Direct part-time entrants to the MSc Human Resource Management would be by exception to GEAR D4.1: AP(E)L .This exception enables students to AP(E)L up to 100 credits at level 7. This, therefore, takes into account the student’s professional body qualification or membership rather than a relevant number of CATS points.

Exceptions required by PSRB These require the approval of the Chair of the Academic Board

Please see above re GEAR C6: Compensation

It is noted that students must complete the MSc Human Resource Management in its entirety (including the Professional Project) to bank the knowledge requirements for CIPD Chartered Membership. Students are also required to have successfully completed the four modules Human Resource Management in Context, Developing Skills for Business Leadership, Organisational Design and Development, Professional Project for the CMI L7 Diploma in Management and Leadership (7D1V1).

Therefore for:

1) Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management as an exit

award which is normally the first 12 months of the part-time Masters (60M CATS) students can only bank knowledge as far as the CIPD and CMI are concerned. The exit Postgraduate Certificate award of the MSc Human Resource Management does not fully meet the CIPD

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requirements for recognition of the knowledge associated towards a level of CIPD professional membership nor the requirements for the CMI L7 Diploma in Management and Leadership (7D1V1)

2) Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management as an exit award only (120 M CATS) – if students have completed the year two of the part-time Masters but have not completed their Professional Project. As the research project has not been completed, students will not have met the full knowledge requirements of CIPD Chartered Membership nor the CMI requirements. The exit Postgraduate Diploma award of the MSc Human Resource Management does not fully meet CIPD requirements for recognition of knowledge associated towards a level of CIPD professional membership nor the requirements for the CMI L7 Diploma in Management and Leadership (7D1V1)

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