Applicants are normally required to hold at least a second-class honours degree (2.1 or 2.2) or equivalent. Students who have appropriate professional qualifications or relevant work experience may also be considered.
The Masters courses are delivered through a taught part consisting of six 20 credit modules (totalling 120 credits) and a research part consisting of one 10 credit research module and one 60 credit dissertation. Students who successfully complete only the taught modules will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma.
Course Modules
Taught Modules (120 credits)
All students take these modules:
•Understanding and Researching the Employment Relationship
•The Employment Relationship
•Workers and their Organisations
•Collective Bargaining and the State
Students an then select a specific pathway for their studies:
Industrial Relations
•Comparative European Industrial Relations
•Industrial Action
•Pay Determination
Industrial Relations and HRM
•Employment Law
•Discrimination and Equal Opportunities at Work
•Pay Determination
European HRM and Industrial Relations
•Comparative European Industrial Relations
•Industrial Action
•European Union Social Policy and Law
Industrial Relations and Employment Law
•Employment Law
•Discrimination and Equal Opportunities at Work
•European Union Social Policy and Law
Research part (70 credits)
Researching the Employment Relationship
Dissertation
The dissertation is 15,000-20,000 words. Where applicable, students are encouraged to undertake research connected with their current or previous industrial relations or HRM experience. Students are required to produce a written research proposal, material is supplied on research methods, and all students are allocated a supervisor.
