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UCAS code: N1N6

Duration: 4 years

Delivery: Full-time

School: Business School

College: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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Introducing MA Business with Human Resource Management

Business with Human Resource Management encompasses the study of public, private and not-for-profit organisations, both small and large, their management practices and processes, and the changing external environment in which they operate.

Studies in Human Resource Management will enhance your understanding of the intricacies and complexities of managing people in the modern workplace, taking a critical perspective on the implications of HR policies and practice for all stakeholders; how technology has changed the meaning of work, what new forms of work and employment relations have emerged as a consequence and the economic, social and ethical implications.

Accreditation

This programme holds double accreditation from international ranking bodies:

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)

What you will study

Year 1

You will study Global Challenges for Business and The Business of Edinburgh which introduce key concepts of management and business including strategy, finance, marketing and the management of people. You will also study an accounting course.

You may also choose up to three option courses in other subject areas of your choice, subject to availability and timetabling constraints. Sociology 1A and 1B are recommended.

Year 2

You will study Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis and Organisational Behaviour.

You will choose one or more options from the following business courses:

Marketing 2
Business Economics
Principles of Finance
Applications of Finance
HR Management 2
International Business
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Business Analytics and Information Systems
Fundamentals of Programming for Business Applications
Business Simulation
Organising for Social Change: Creating Value and Impact

You may also choose option courses in other subject areas of your choice, subject to availability and timetabling constraints.

Year 3

You will study Strategic Management; Applications of Human Resource Management; and Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis, Research in Management, and a choice of Managing Employment Law or The Future of Work.

In addition, you will choose two more specialist honours courses in business or option courses in other subject areas of your choice, subject to availability and timetabling constraints.

Year 4

You will study further specialist courses in business including, for example, Negotiation; Managing Employment Law, The Future of Work, or Business Ethics and you will complete a dissertation on a topic closely linked to human resource management.

In addition, you will choose two more specialist honours courses in business or option courses in other subject areas of your choice, subject to availability and timetabling constraints.

Programme structure

Find out more about the compulsory and optional courses in this degree programme.

To give you an idea of what you will study on this programme, we publish the latest available information. However, please note this may not be for your year of entry, but for a different academic year.

Programme structure (2020/21)

Where you will study

Our facilities

Teaching takes place in the Central Area of the University.

Study abroad

The University's Business School exchange programme offers exciting opportunities to study abroad in Year 3. Available partner universities in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Canada or the USA vary from one year to the next. We publish an up-to-date list to our students each year.

To participate in our study abroad programme, you will need to achieve an average mark of at least 55 per cent in Year 1 to be eligible to study abroad in Year 3.

What are my options for going abroad?

Learning and assessment

How will I learn?

Courses are taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical exercises and computer-based learning.

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed on presentations, reports, essays, exams and individual and group projects.

Programme details

Find out more about this programme's aims, what you will learn, how you will be assessed and what skills and knowledge you will develop.

To give you an idea of what to expect from this programme, we publish the latest available information. However, please note this may not be for your year of entry, but for a different academic year.

Programme details (2020/21)

Career opportunities

A key aim of our programmes is to combine academic knowledge with transferable skills in order to enhance employability.

Business graduates are highly valued by employers across the world. Our business-related programmes will help you develop the necessary personal and professional competences required to work across a range of roles central to contemporary business.

You will have a choice of careers open to you, including management, consulting, finance, marketing and human resources.

Entry requirements

Standard entry requirement

The standard entry requirement is:

SQA Highers: AAAAA-AAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S5.
A Levels: AAA - ABB.
IB: 43 points with 776 at HL - 39 points with 666 at HL.

Minimum entry requirement

The minimum entry requirement for widening access applicants is:

SQA Highers: ABBB by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S5.
A Levels: ABB.
IB: 34 points with 655 at HL.

More information for widening access applicants

Required subjects

The grades used to meet our entry requirements must include:

SQA: Highers: no specific Higher subjects required. National 5s: Mathematics at B and English at C.
A Levels: no specific A Level subjects required. GCSEs: Mathematics at B or 6 and English at C or 4.
IB: HL: no specific subjects required. SL: English at 5 and either Mathematics at 5 or Mathematical Studies at 6.

Find out more about entry requirements

International applicants

We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.

Entry requirements by country

International Foundation Programme

If you are an international student and your school qualifications are not accepted for direct entry to the University you may be eligible for admission to this degree programme through our International Foundation Programme.

International Foundation Programme

Mature applicants

We welcome applications from mature students and accept a range of qualifications.

Mature applicant qualifications

English language requirements

You must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies, regardless of your nationality or country of residence.

SQA, GCSE and IB

For SQA, GCSE and IB students, unless a higher level is specified in the stated entry requirements, a pass is required in English at the following grades or higher:

SQA National 5 at C
SQA Standard Grade at 3
SQA Intermediate 1 at A
SQA Intermediate 2 at C
GCSE/IGSCE at C or 4
Level 2 Certificate Grade C
IB Standard Level at 5 (English ab initio is not accepted for entry)

English language tests

We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified*:

IELTS Academic module overall 7.0 with 6.0 in each component
TOEFL-iBT (including Special Home Edition) 100 or above with 20 in each section. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
Cambridge English: Advanced or Proficiency overall 185 with 169 in each component
Trinity ISE: ISE III with a pass in all four components

We also accept a wider range of international qualifications and tests.

English language qualifications must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the degree you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS, TOEFL, or Trinity ISE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.

English language requirements

*(Revised 27 April 2020 to include TOEFL-iBT Special Home Edition.)

Applying

As this degree is very popular, we strongly recommend that international students apply by 15 January 2021 as we can't guarantee to consider all applications after this date.

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Fees, costs and funding

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees for MA Business with Human Resource Management

Additional costs

If studying abroad in Year 3, your costs will vary by country. In Year 4 you will undertake a dissertation and, depending on the field of study you choose, there may be costs associated with undertaking surveys and conducting interviews.