Human resource management course

Explore our human resource management focused masters course.

Human Resource Management with CIPD pathway MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2026 start
  • 1 year Full-time
  • Accredited

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), this course will allow you to develop an expert understanding of the role human resource management plays in contemporary modern organisations.

You will learn about human resource issues such as; recruitment and retention, pay and remuneration, management styles and practice, corporate social responsibility, and diversity, performance management and wellbeing, along with a range of other topics.

Student and alumni profiles

A headshot of Claudia Bullock.

Staying in Sheffield for your masters

Claudia Bullock

Postgraduate student,
Human Resource Management with CIPD pathway

A photo of Zarmeen Fatima.

My masters journey at Sheffield University Management School

Zarmeen Fatima

Postgraduate student,
Human Resource Management with CIPD pathway

Matt Neal standing outside the shop Harrods.

Learning to think critically and about the application of what we were learning has really helped in my career

Matt Neal

Postgraduate alumnus,
Human Resource Management with CIPD pathway MSc