MSc Strategic Human Resource Management

The new MSc Strategic Human Resource Management has been devised to prepare business professionals like you for today’s rapidly evolving human resource management sector, helping you take on your future senior-level role with confidence. This course offers dual accreditation from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Upon graduation, you'll gain Foundation Chartered Manager Status from CMI and the Assoc CIPD designation, enhancing your professional profile. The course is also aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Your course materials will cover all the essential emerging topics that are moving the human resources (HR) industry forward, including people analytics, globalisation, and disruptive technologies, providing you with the most up-to-date knowledge of contemporary HR operations and innovations, and the ability to apply this to leverage strategic people management. This critical application of your learning will help you develop the skills you need to respond creatively and effectively to the dynamic and global HR world of tomorrow, and to advance to the very highest levels of your profession. The course has a ‘real world’ focus, using live case studies and practical scenarios to ensure you graduate with the experience and knowledge employers need right now. We also work closely with expert industry partners so that your modules are all current and future-focused, covering the latest advancements, opportunities, and challenges in the field. That means that by the end of the course, you’ll have developed the real-world skills needed to strategically lead and manage in today’s agile HR environment. This, combined with your knowledge of how to utilise people, data analytics, and new technologies to create organisational value will give you a powerful, modern skillset sought after by leading employers in a range of exciting industries. Explore postgraduate Business degrees Video • 2 mins

IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)

International students: £17,500 per year (UK campus)

UK students: £9,950 total (UK campus)

UK/Home: £9,950 total (UK campus)

International: £17,500 per year (UK campus)

October 2026, November 2026, January 2027, February 2027, May 2027

Rolling admission — apply any time before your chosen intake start date; Arden runs several intakes a year and sets no fixed application deadline

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