WESTMINSTER BUSINESS SCHOOL POSTGRADUATE COURSES ...

Human Resource ManagementHuman ResourceDevelopment MACecilie BinghamCourse Leader forHuman ResourceDevelopment MALength of courseOne-year, full-time or two-year, part-timestarting in September or JanuaryLocationCentral London (Marylebone)Course feesSee westminster.ac.uk/feesWestminster Business School (WBS) isa Chartered Institute of Personnel andDevelopment approved Centre of Excellence.This course is designed for people whoare interested in developing employees,managers, leaders and organisations.It combines academic, professional andpersonal development, and aims to equipyou with the knowledge and skills to pursueand develop careers in Human ResourceDevelopment. Stimulating conceptualunderstanding, the course encouragesoriginality in the application of knowledge,promotes creative and innovative thinking,and enables comprehensive analysis ofdifferent approaches to the practice of HRD.Core modulesManaging Human ResourcesExplores different approaches to themanagement of human resources and theimplications for organisational success.Learning and DevelopmentProvides you with the theoreticalunderpinning necessary to understandthe learning and development (L&D)process within an organisational context.Management DevelopmentProvides you with with the ability to criticallyappreciate the philosophies, theories,models and techniques underpinning themanagement development processes atboth the corporate and individual levels.Organisational AnalysisYou will gain an understanding of howorganisations work effectively, and howpeople behave in organisations.Managing Culture and ChangeExamines the ways in which corporatecultures impact on the management oforganisational change. Through a criticalanalysis of relevant concepts, modelsand methods, you will develop the skillsto manage change within differentorganisational environments.Designing and Delivering TrainingProvides you with theoretical underpinningnecessary to understand the processes ofdesigning and delivering training effectivelywithin an organisational context.Research MethodsThis module aims to develop yourknowledge and competence of theresearch process, and the applicationof research methods in the area ofHuman Resource Development.DissertationThe aim of the dissertation is to enablestudents to develop or evaluate, on thebasis of empirical or conceptual researchand analytic rigour, a specific area ofhuman resource knowledge.Option modulesChoose one from the following:Human Resource ManagementKnowledge ManagementProvides you with theoretical underpinningnecessary to understand that generating,sustaining and making knowledge widelyavailable is crucial for organisationalchange and development.Any other appropriate Level 7module running within the WBSpostgraduate portfolio, subject to theapproval of the course leader.54westminster.ac.uk/wbswestminster.ac.uk/wbs55