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Opleiding: MA Human Resource Management and Employment Law

Learning purpose

Based in London, Middlesex University combines one of the best environments in the UK for human resource management education with top staff expertise in employment law. The Human Resource Management and Employment Law masters provides a vital understanding of the legal and regulatory framework surrounding employment - making it a critical study choice for professionals who need a sophisticated understanding of the legal aspects of human resource management. You can exit after two modules if you wish to focus only on employment law.

 

Programme

Core modules cover two crucial topical areas - recruitment and termination law - and after completing these you can exit with a stand-alone award, the PGCert Employment Law.

Continuing with the course you will take a leadership module that assists in developing your own personal management effectiveness, as well as an optional module from a wide choice within both our HRM and Law provision.

 

Business Obligations (30 Credits) - Optional

To identify how business organisations can function most effectively within the framework of the English law of obligations.

Corporate Governance and Corporate Responsibility (30 Credits) - Optional

This module will examine the major theories concerning the nature of corporations, their role and function in society, the major concerns surrounding corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, and the laws and regulations governing directorial conduct and company operation in selected countries. It will also examine the roles of, and relationship between, key players in corporate activities directors, shareholders and employees and will consider the evidence for the convergence of corporate governance practices. Finally, it will explore the various factors which may impact on the convergence of these practices.

Creating and Sustaining an Organisational Learning Culture (30 Credits) - Optional

To create and sustain an organisational culture and environment that is driven by a strategic Human Resource Development agenda and within which individuals potential, creativity and diversity is harnessed in such a way as to create value in terms of intellectual capital, learning capability and the achievement of organisational goals.

Discrimination and the Law (30 Credits) - Compulsory

This module aims to provide a basic knowledge and understanding of anti-discrimination law in relation to gender, race, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age. The relevant laws and regulations will be introduced, as will the practical, social and philosophical context in which these operate. Attention will be given to the limitations of laws in these areas. Students should gain an overview of this field of law and an in-depth knowledge of a specific aspect, chosen by the student in consultation with the tutor.

Dissertation (60 Credits) - Compulsory

Provide students with advanced knowledge and understanding of research methods in law; Develop further students capacity for research, analysis and evaluation; Develop further students ability to undertake sustained writing at postgraduate level in an appropriate style and at an appropriate level; Enable students to acquire deep knowledge and understanding in their chosen area of study.

Effective Leadership and Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory

Working alongside Strategic People Management and Development this module forms part of the Post Graduate Certificate level of the Masters in Human Resources. It aims to provide grounding in the core competencies related to management and leadership in the organisation enabling students to apply theory to practice in management. Alongside this, it will provide opportunities to develop personal skills through workshops and a residential event in leadership and team building.

Facilitating Learning, Development and Change (30 Credits) - Optional

To provide specialist Human Resource Development practitioner/specialist with a framework for Facilitating Learning and Development Interventions that takes a critical and strategic view of theory and practice in respect of the development of people and organisations.

Globalisation and Trade (30 Credits) - Optional

To provide students with specialised knowledge and understanding of: The history and theory of globalisation; The regulation of international trade through the World Trade Organisation; The relationship between international trade, harmonisation of the law and related disciplines such as business organisations and economics. The module aims to deepen students understanding of legal processes, methods and concepts. Its objective is to enable students to demonstrate their knowledge, analytical skills and understanding through extended writing in a cogent and appropriate writing style.

Globalisation and Work (30 Credits) - Optional

This module aims to examine new ways of working and new production paradigms in an internationalised economy, expressed through country and sectoral case studies. Changes in the international division of labour will be studied and government, employer, NGO, international financial institutions and trade union responses recorded. Particular attention will be focused on debates and controversies surrounding corporate social responsibility and international labour standards.

International Human Rights (30 Credits) - Optional

To provide the student with an overview of the human rights related structures and functions of the international and regional systems for the promotion and protection of human rights and of how they interact with interdependent international law areas such as development, and security.The module will also provide students with a conceptual understanding of the international legal issues involved in the promotion and protection of human rights at international, regional and domestic level. It will enable students to critically analyse the political, cultural, philosophical context underpinning the international human rights discourse.

International Migration and the Law (30 Credits) - Optional

To provide students with a general knowledge and understanding of how international migration may be regulated; To enable students to understand the practical, political, social and other contexts which influence regulation; To examine UK immigration control as a case-study; to enable students to acquire an in-depth understanding of an aspect of migration law.

International Organisations International Dispute Resolution (30 Credits) - Optional

This module is aimed at providing students with an understanding of the rules and principles of International Law and International Relations to the extent that these are relevant towards explaining the legal personality and activities of International Organisations and defining their role in the settlement of international disputes and armed conflicts. The course will provide advanced conceptual insights into the legal, political and structural issues that underpin dispute resolutions at international level within International Organisation through a thematic focus on issues such as labour, trade, title to territory, and international peace and security.The module will enable students to think strategically about different means of settlement of disputes and their applicability to existing or potential conflicts.

Issues in EU Law (30 Credits) - Optional

To provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the legal basis of EU law; To provide an opportunity for students to specialise in an area of EU law of particular interest; To enhance the student s understanding of the legal, economic and political context of EU law; To encourage critical evaluation of developing policies and strategies in relation to EU law.

Recruitment and Termination Law (30 Credits) - Compulsory

Provides an understanding of the way in which the law of contract is applied to the employment relationship and assesses the practical impact of statutory rights on the operation of the contract of employment. Provides an understanding of the manner in which the employment relationship can be terminated and creates awareness of how the law affects workplace rules and procedures relating to the termination of employment. Encourages a critical approach to legal regulation by examining the social and political context in which contracts of employment are formed and terminated.

Recruitment Selection and Assessment (30 Credits) - Optional

To equip those studying the programme with the knowledge and operating skills in all the principal aspects of People Resourcing

The Organisation in International Context (30 Credits) - Optional

This core module develops a critical appreciation of how the behaviour of groups and individuals within organisations has shaped and been re-shaped by global changes in product and service markets. Special reference will also be made to the difficulties and ethical considerations encountered when managing organisations within differing political, economic and social contexts.

Total Reward (30 Credits) - Optional

Total Reward is a strategy that organisations adopt to motivate staff by financial and non-financial means, whilst aiming for high performance. All the usual pay and benefits subjects will be covered, together with a substantial input on performance management. The latter part of the programme will cover subjects such as recognition, effective leadership, learning and development, and the working environment which can strongly influence satisfaction at work.

 

Entry Requirements

We welcome applications from graduates with a good honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject. We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with a minimum of three years' work experience. Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.

English language requirements

You must have competence in English language and we normally require Grade C GCSE or an equivalent qualification. The most common English Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL (paper based) 575 or TOEFL (internet based) 90 with specified minimum scores for each component.

 

 

Professional perspective and employment market

Our MA HRM and Employment Law graduates are highly successful in obtaining well-paid employment and many receive several job offers. As a graduate you will have excellent career prospects and the range of potential employers will be vast including within the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

 

Where do our graduates go?
Based on data from the respondents of the 2007 Destination of Leavers in Higher Education survey, six months after graduating

• 93% of Middlesex HRM graduates were in employment
• 3.5% were assumed to be unemployed
• 3.5% were doing something else, such as travelling

 

 

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