Those who are based locally and who are:

• current or aspiring HR practitioners
• seeking personal and career development
• able to study in Bradford one afternoon/evening per week
  

Students on the programme are drawn from a wide range of organisations across West Yorkshire, including both private and public sector and large, medium and small firms. The programme will thus also allow you to develop professional networks that will benefit you across your entire career.

Year 1
The programme has a broadly based first year and comprises three 20 credit modules:

• Managing the Employment Relationship
  
• HRM as a Strategic Business partner
  
• Employment Law

Year 2
More strategic and specialist modules are offered in the second year, including compulsory modules and electives. This differs depending on whether you choose to study the MSc or PG Diploma.

* Those wishing to exit with a post graduate diploma award will complete a management research report in year 2 (a requirement of CIPD accreditation) and will receive some research methods tuition within this module as it leads to a 7,500 word report on research that a student has carried out, usually within their place of work.

In addition, the Professional Performer training will develop and accredit students' skills in professional areas such as recruitment and selection and training. This is a requirement of CIPD accreditation and will sit outside of the award credits and be charged for as a short course (see above). In year 1 this training will take place over 2 days and in year 3 over 3 days.

Whilst many applicants will have a first degree from an approved university (not necessarily in business and management), this is not always essential. We will consider applicants who do not have a first degree if they have substantial relevant work experience (normally a minimum of 5 years). Please contact us should you wish to discuss your individual circumstances further.

Proficiency in English - a 6.5 score on IELTS test of English, 580 in written TOEFL or 240 in computer-based TOEFL needed from non-native speakers. From 1 May 2006, those applicants using the Internet-based TOEFL test are required to obtain a score of 94 or better.

It may also be possible, on occasion, to admit students onto the programme who do not have the necessary academic qualifications but who demonstrate a significant amount of work experience at a professional level.

Related link: Pre-Masters English language course - for international students wishing to improve their English.

The Directors of Study and School of Management programme team provide guidance and support throughout your time with us. In particular, you are allocated a personal tutor who can help with any academic or personal problems that may arise.

You can also benefit from the services of:

• the School's dedicated Effective Learning Advisor (http://www.bradford.ac.uk/management/els)
• the University of Bradford Language Unit (http://www.bradford.ac.uk/sled/lang)
• the University of Bradford Careers Service (http://www.careers.brad.ac.uk) and
• the School of Management careers advisor (http://www.bradford.ac.uk/management/careers)

The pursuit and celebration of diversity are a central part of our mission statement. In The Guardian newspaper's 2005 league table of UK undergraduate business-studies courses, we equalled the top score for inclusiveness - a measure of our ability to attract under-represented groups such as disabled, mature and ethnic-minority students to our undergraduate courses. If you are from one of these groups, you can be certain that you will be offered appropriate specialist support and guidance during your time with us. For example, the University of Bradford has a well established Disability Office, while international students can take advantage of the support and advice offered by the University's International Office. The International Office was ranked top in its category in a recent international survey of student-support services and the Counselling Service second best among its peers.

For questions about the application process, please contact our Recruitment Office
Tel: +44 (0) 1274 234 321
E-mail: msc.mgt@bradford.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the academic programme, please e-mail Dr Carol Atkinson, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management C.Atkinson5@bradford.ac.uk