International Human Resource Management

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree (minimum of 55% overall) or equivalent international qualification.

Months of entry

January, October

Course content

Looking to play your part in shaping and influencing human resource management across borders? Join us to gain the solid HR and business foundation you need, with a particular emphasis on supporting companies that manage people and teams in different countries.

International human resource management is especially relevant in a world where flows of people, information, goods and services across borders continue to grow.

This MSc will get you up to speed on all the relevant theories and latest HRM practices – so you can confidently support international organisations to manage their activities, and people, in a way that balances employee wellbeing with business transformation and growth.

Learn in the context of real-world issues

How do models of best practice around work organisation and HRM differ across national borders? What’s the relationship between HRM strategy, broader business strategy and the organisational environment – and how do regulations and laws in different countries affect how organisations need to structure their work and teams?

We’ll explore multi-faceted questions such as these, looking at organisations in different countries, including those in the Global South.

Debating best practice for people management, we’ll unpick what organisations need to do to better balance the interplay between global competitive pressures, national politics and business strategy.

Set yourself up with the skills to succeed

Drawing on a mix of disciplines, including management theory, sociology, political science and comparative political economy, you’ll gain a deep insight into current economic and institutional trends, with a particular focus on helping organisations build effective and efficient teams across borders.

Why you should study this degree

• Explore human resource management best practice and the multi-faceted challenges facing companies managing people across borders.
• Draw on insights from diverse disciplines including the sociology of work, and work organisation.
• Compare political economies to understand national business systems and their impact on HRM and work organisation.
• Support organisations to structure their work, and manage their people and teams, across borders.
• Study at the heart of London’s business community.
• Learn from Loughborough London’s expert business practitioners and researchers.
• Full immersion in each topic area through block teaching.

Information for international students

All applicants for admission to Loughborough University must have a qualification in English Language before they can be admitted to any course or programme, whether their first language is English or not. Further information is available on the Loughborough University website.

Fees and funding

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