Questions

Hi Fanni, I came across your profile and thought it would be best to reach out to you. I'm wanting to pursue my MSc in HRM from the UK and the University of Birmingham is one of my options. Do you mind telling me how you found the course and what are the opportunities like in the UK in terms of international students? Thanks!

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out!

I found the course very relevant to the actual HR field in the job marker mainly because if you choose the CIPD pathway it will give you hands on experience as you’ll learn from professionals from the industry. This means that you’ll need to solve real life HR problems based in the UK. The CIPD pathway is strongly related to the UK and its labour law. Consequently, if your plan is to secure a job in the UK on the long term, then I would definitely recommend to choose this course. You’ll also have the chance to go for the normal MSC in Human Resources course which won’t be that country specific as the CIPD pathway. In that case I would recommend to check the following link to see which modules the course will incorporate.https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/taught/business/human-resource-management.aspx

I hope this helps!

Fanni

Hi, I am from India and I am currently pursuing a bachelors in Business Administration. I am intrigued by the course details of the MSc Human Resource Management and I would like to know about the potential career opportunities or career paths to take after finishing this program?

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in the course! I believe it’s always better to demonstrate it with real life examples. I started my career after this course at a HR tech start-up based in the UAE as a People Analytics intern followed by being a Research Intern (HR category) in a HR tech company, then being a Project Management intern at Amazon. Currently, I am doing a HR Transformation Project Management role in the aviation industry based in Budapest, Hungary.

I hope this helps!

Fanni

Hi, I am interested in studying the MSc HRM (with CIPD pathway) and was just wondering how many contact hours and how much independent work is involved on the course? Also what are the career links like? Thanks for your help:)

Hi

Thank you for your interest in the course!
It is a full time course in theory but I myself managed to work next to my studies part-time in the hospitality industry in order to finance my daily life! I would say that it totally depends on oneself determination. Regarding carrier opportunities after the course it is very wide range from the consultancy industry to HR specific roles. Just to give a real life example, I started my career after this course at a HR tech start-up based in the UAE as a People Analytics intern followed by being a Research Intern in a HR tech company, then being a Project Management intern at Amazon. Currently, I am doing a HR Transformation Project Management role in the aviation industry based in Budapest, Hungary.

I hope my answer was helpful and please feel free to reach me if you have any other question regarding the course!

Kind regards,

Fanni

Hi Fanni, I'm a Business Management student pursuing my undergraduate degree in a British university in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I would like to know if the University of Birmingham accepts students who have done 3-year undergraduate courses for their postgrad degree. I was going through the entry requirements and it only mentioned entry for students who have done 4 years hence why I was curious about this. Thanks for your help!

Hi, I myself came to do this course with a 3 years BA (hons) Background so you shouldn’t have a problem with applying or being accepted to the course solely on the basis of how many years of undergraduate years you have.