Pre-Masters in Business and Management - Continue to Master of Science - Human Resource Management

At the postgraduate level, Brunel University London Pathway College provides the highly acclaimed Pre-Master's programme leading to an excellent range of Brunel University London Master programmes in business and management, computing, engineering & design and arts. After successfully completing the programme students will advance to their chosen progression degree. A postgraduate pathway will give students valuable insight into postgraduate-level studies in the UK. Most importantly, It will equip students with the appropriate knowledge and skills they need to excel in their chosen taught master's degree.

The educational aims of the programme element are to:

• Develop in students fundamental knowledge and understanding of business and its internal and external operating processes, inclusive of planning and strategy, growth, marketing, products/services, finance and accounting systems, information systems, and the management and development of human resource within organisations. • Develop in students an appreciation and desire to learn based on competent intellectual and practical skills that build to a set of transferable skills that will support them in all aspects of their onward academic studies/careers and support their decision making in an informed manner. • Ensure that students have attained the prescribed level of inter-disciplinary language competence. • Prepare students for postgraduate study to meet the required academic standards.

Human Resource Management MSc

Managing teams of people while recognising the needs of individuals in the workplace is a growing area of interest for corporations who want to ensure employee wellbeing and good productivity levels. With the introduction of concepts such as flexi-hours and remote working, and rights around parental leave, human resource management is taking centre stage. The Human Resource Management MSc offers the opportunity to explore the issues of managing people both in theory and in practice and how this can contribute to organisational success. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which students and graduates are encouraged to join. The CIPD is the world’s largest Chartered HR and development professional body and by becoming a member, graduates become part of a global network of HR professionals. The compulsory modules look at areas such as talent search, selection and recruitment, leadership recruitment, reward management, performance management, and creating an environment of learning and development. International human resource management is also covered, looking at expatriation, management across cultures, and HR systems and processes from an international perspective.