Overview
This course will prepare you for the workforce of today and the future. Navigate diverse and complex business environments. Show awareness of institutions and organisations. You’ll be able to manage people in any organisation, regardless of its size or characteristics.
Global human resource management enables organisations and professionals to:
- manage diverse workforces across national and geographic boundaries
- recognise local and global socio-economic interdependence and interconnectedness
The course gives you a heightened awareness of:
- different institutional environments
- diversity and cultural sensitivities
- ethical and moral imperatives
It provides you with a firm foundation in areas such as:
- knowledge
- conceptual understanding
- analytical ability
- practical human resource management skills
You’ll be able to pursue a career in this specialist field.
Once enrolled, you’ll join the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. You’ll develop into a socially adept and ethical graduate. You will be able to move globally in your career.
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Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.
View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2024-25.
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What you’ll learn
Through this HR Master’s degree you’ll:
- understand the nature and importance of ethical and socially responsible issues in human resource management
- apply your skills and knowledge to global HR problems through a variety of practical situations
- learn from internationally-renowned researchers and practitioners and benefit from their significant experience and knowledge
- experience conducting an independent HR resource project, choosing between a dissertation and practice-based project
- prepare for your professional career in human resources on our ‘The Reflexive Human Resource Practitioner’ module
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Course content changes
Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
Optional modules availability
Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
How you’ll learn
The course is modular, comprising:
- 180 credits of compulsory and optional modules
- full time over 12 months
This Master’s degree offers you a stimulating curriculum and a supportive teaching and learning environment.
Depending on your modules, you’ll be assessed through a combination of:
- Case study
- Dissertation
- Essay
- Professional skills assessments
- Oral presentation
- Performance
- Portfolio
- Problem-solving exercises
- Report
- Reflective log
- Research proposal
- Written examination
- Written exercise
Your teaching and learning is also supported by Canvas. Canvas is a Virtual Learning Environment. You’ll use Canvas to submit your assignments and access your:
- module handbooks
- course materials
- groups
- course announcements and notifications
- written feedback
Throughout your studies, you’ll have access to support from:
- peers
- academics
- personal tutors
- our University Student Services Team
- student representatives
You’ll also be assigned an academic member of staff. They will be your personal tutor throughout your time with us. They can help with academic and personal issues.
View profiles of the module leaders and teaching team for this course:
- Dr Emily Yarrow (Degree Programme Director)
- Dr David Lain
- Dr Susan Addison
- Dr Benjamin Bader
- Dr Clare Butler
- Mrs Jo Clark
- Dr Ana Lopes
- Dr Marti Lopez-Andreu
- Professor Steve Vincent
Your future
Graduate destinations
Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles including:
- HR business partner
- headhunter
- recruitment coordinator
- civil servant
- human resource consultant
- compensation and benefits manager
- human resource and training development manager
- human resource manager
- head of HR division
Careers
This course prepares you for a wide range of careers. Previous graduates have had careers with global employers such as:
- Microsoft
- Lloyds Banking Group Plc
- ITV Broadcasting Ltd
- Ericsson
- Accenture
- Babcock International Group Plc
- Aviva
- Network Rail
- Ocado
- Colt Technology Services
Our Careers Service
Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.
Quality and ranking
- 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- Global Top 130 University – QS World University Rankings 2025
- Global Top 170 University – Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
- Top 200 for Business and Management Studies – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024Â
Professional accreditation and recognition
Newcastle University Business School accreditation
Newcastle University Business School is accredited by the:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
- Association of MBAs (AMBA)
Only 1% of business schools worldwide hold this triple crown. Our accreditations reflect the investments we make for our students through providing a high quality teaching environment, innovative programming and active engagement with industry.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
The course is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Successful completion leads to graduate membership of this prestigious institute. Membership provides you with access to leading resources, training support and networks to advance your professional practice in human resource management.
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
The Global Human Resource Management MSc also aligns with the standards of the American based Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management.
All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body
Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK
From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK
Facilities
Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 3,500 students representing over 80 nationalities. This valuable network extends beyond our current students to include:
- regional, national and international leaders
- over 34,000 alumni in our network, spanning over 150 countries
- leading professionals and practitioners from industry
The Business School is the gateway to Newcastle Helix – an innovation hub and community that brings together industry leaders, businesses and top researchers.
Our facilities include:
- flexible conference room with panoramic views across the city
- Wi-Fi enabled connectivity throughout the building, including three computer clusters housing over 120 PCs
- four large lecture theatres and over 25 seminar and teaching spaces, providing comfortable teaching and group study space
- dedicated Student Hub and Quiet Space, providing a balanced mix of study space for group work or quiet, individual study
- contemporary café
- employability hub to support your career aspirations
- Bloomberg Room to give you a real feel for the trading room floor
- Experimental and Behavioural Economics Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility for conducting studies in experimental economics and economic psychology
The Frederick Douglass Centre at Newcastle Helix also offers further study and learning spaces. This includes a 750 seat auditorium – the largest in the University.
