MBA Specialism in Human Resource Management

Programme Overview

This module equips you with a thorough understanding of the advantages and challenges presented by workplace diversity, suggesting techniques to manage effectively and maximise the benefits of diversity. You will be guided through a comprehensive understanding of effectively managing diversity on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, ability, national origin, and intersectionality in organisations and about issues various groups face, including discrimination. 

In addition, you will analyse data in ways that facilitate the development and evaluation of human resource (HR) policies, practices, and strategies. Having an engaged workforce improves organisational productivity, because engaged employees are involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work and workplace. It is critical for managers to understand the human resource management practices that facilitate employee engagement as well as how to conduct a competent workforce survey and use the data to assess and maintain/improve employee engagement. 

Programme Overview

You will examine methods to improve organisational effectiveness. You will study organisational change, including the concept of planning change, the basic roles and styles of the change manager, and resistance to organisational change and how to overcome it. All aspects of dealing with the people aspects of organisational change from the perspective of a change leader or consultant are discussed in this course. Topics cover personal change, models and frameworks for change, methods for changing corporate culture and mindsets, approaches to strategy execution, and techniques for implementing new organisational designs and technologies.

Programme Overview

This module is designed to assist managers and entrepreneurs to enhance an organisation’s performance by adopting a strategic approach to the management of its human resources. The overall module aim is to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to align individual and team-based activities with the organisation’s mission and vision and to thus optimise the contribution made by the workforce to the achievement of its long-term ambitions. The module takes a balanced approach to the study of strategic human resource management by synthesising a combination of academic theory and practitioner experiences, drawn from a broad range of operating environments. As such, you will be able to review and evaluate the organisation’s current operating environment; develop frameworks to diagnose workforce-related problems and propose solutions; and anticipate and prepare for uncertain organisational challenges.