MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MSc (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £15,400
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £32,000

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .

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International student CAS deposit

Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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• Graduates of The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University can receive a 10% discount on their master's degree tuition fees as part of our Manchester Alumni Loyalty Discount scheme.

The course unit provides you with academic and practical understanding of Human Resource Practice. You will follow a curriculum which is based on employee life-cycle starting from resourcing through to human resource development, performance and reward management. You will also acquaint yourself with the HR policies that guide the implementation of HR activities

The course aims to provide the students with a theoretical and practical overview of the key areas of Human Resource (HR) practices in organisations. The course focuses on developing a critical/ academic awareness of the conceptualization and implementation of HR policy and practice, especially in the context of international development. Lectures and Tutorials explore the possibilities and problems of using HR techniques and, where possible identifying good practice in organisations in different countries. It also expects to widen students’ understanding of HRM and HRD Practices in developing countries.  Studying this unit will broaden knowledge of the relationship amongst HRM concepts, policies and practices in various sectors in the society; especially in international development related contexts. 

• Explain the conceptualization of HR policy and practice, especially in the context of international development. (Theoretical concepts)
• Critically evaluate theory and practice in relation to the implementation of HR in the context of international development. (Case study analysis)
• Work collaboratively with others to create a HR practice based presentation for a Tutorial based project (Group work).
• Capacity to think critically, exhibit self-awareness and take responsibility for their own learning.
• Effectively manage complex information sources, and to review, evaluate and analyse different form of literature and evidence
• Effectively present arguments in both oral and written formats [Employability]

Week 1: Human Resource planning (3hrs Lecture)

Week 2: Recruitment and selection (3hrs Lecture)

Week 3: Talent Management (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

Week 4: Strategic HRD  (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

Week 5: Learning and Development (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

Week 6: Organizational Learning (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

Week 7: Performance Management (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

Week 8: Reward Management (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

Week 9: HR policies (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

Week 10: Competency-based HRM  (3hrs Lecture/tutorials)

• One assignment, written on a topic of the student's choice from a list of topics provided by the convenor/instructor (3,000 words)

There will be many opportunities for formative feedback during questions and answer session in lectures and tutorials. Summative feedback will be provided on assessed coursework based on 3500 word assignment.

Armstrong, M. (2017) Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of People Management. By Michael Armstrong (Author), Stephen Taylor. (2023) Kogan Page: London. 16th Edition.

Briscoe, D. Tarique, I. and  Schuler, R.S (2016) International Human Resource Management (5th Ed.) , Taylor and Francis. 

Edwards, T. & Rees, C. (2017) International Human Resource Management: Globalisation, National Systems and Multinational Companies ( 3rd Ed.) , Essex, UK, Pearson Education Limited.

Stahl, G. K., Björkman, I., & Morris, S. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of research in international human resource management. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Torrington, D. Hall, L. and Taylor, S, (2014) Human Resource Management, 8th Ed. London: FT Prentice Hall.

Wilkinson, A. and Redman, T. (2017). Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases, (5th Ed.)  Essex, England, Pearson Education Limited.

Recommended Journals

Below is a list of scholarly peer-reviewed journals. These can provide you with in depth debate and analysis of issues we consider in HRP1.  This is not an exhaustive list. You may find other suitable journals and resources through the library e-journal database.

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources,

Human Resource Management Journal (UK),

Human Resource Management (USA)

Human Resource Management Review,

Human Relations;

International Journal of Human Resource Management,

Employee Relations;

Human Resource Development International;

Human Resource Development Quarterly;

Human Resource Development Review;

Journal of Management Studies, 

Journal of World Business,

Academy of Management Review;  

Academy of Management Journal;

Harvard Business Review;

Work, Employment and Society