Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (CHRM) - 2012 entry
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Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Overview
The Postgraduate Centre at our Business School
The Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (CHRM) is the first year of study leading to the award of either a Postgraduate Diploma or MA in Human Resource Management. These programmes are aligned to the new (2010) Professional Qualification Framework of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). You can view the course structure here.
The CHRM programme is accredited by the CIPD to meet the requirements for its Advanced Certificate in HRM and access to Associate Membership of the Institute. On successful completion of the CHRM students can progress to either the Diploma or MA in HRM. Both awards provide the academic knowledge, skills and evidence to support applications for candidates to gain Chartered Membership of CIPD.
The CHRM programme is suitable for graduates and more experienced participants returning to study and provides the specialist HR skills and knowledge to support HR leaders and managers.
For more information about postgraduate study at the Business School visit our web pages
Why Brookes?
Brookes has offered development programmes for working managers for many years. The programmes are well proven for providing the springboard for managers to progress in their careers. The programmes enjoy a high completion rate, are popular with participants and are supported by a tutorial team comprising research active and experienced HR practitioners.
In detail
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Course content
The CHRM contains two modules as follows:
Developing Personal and Managerial Effectiveness
This module creates a bridge into postgraduate study for working adults returning to study, often after a long break. It aims to make postgraduate study accessible, immediately relevant in the workplace and at the same time academically challenging. It embeds a programme of personal and managerial skills development within a rigorous framework of knowledge and understanding in relation to people management and development in today’s global work environment. Also embedded in the academic study of contemporary debates and research in relation to HRM and HRD is the development of academic study competences.
Human Resources in its Business and Legal Context
Human resource (HR) professionals and managers operate within increasingly complex and changing organisational and contextual circumstances. This module:
- provides learners with an understanding of the principal internal and external environmental contexts of contemporary organisations and examines how organisations respond to these dynamic contexts and and how this affects people working in HR, and line managers with HR responsibilities
- shows how managers and HR professionals in different types of organisation (small, large, national, global, public, private and third sectors) have opportunities and choices when taking organisational and HR decisions but also face constraints
- gives consideration to the impact of different cultures on managerial decision making.
From the point of view of the HR professional a principal link between these environments and the individual employee and the employer is employment law: therefore this module explores this specific context in some detail.
As our courses are reviewed regularly, the modules you choose from may vary from those listed here.
Teaching, learning and assessment
The course is principally delivered through 12 weekly half-day and evening workshops. Workshops can involve tutor input, analysis of case studies, problem-solving activities, computer-based business simulations, presentations, analysis of data for decision making, and directed reading and research. Some skills development is best addressed in more intensive workshop modes outside the weekly session, and one full weekend plus two single day events are also provided. These will focus principally on:
- team building
- problem solving and time management
- people management skill sets (eg interviewing, managing disciplinaries)
- leadership and influencing skills
- data handling and presentation skills using IT applications and statistical techniques.
Each module is assessed individually with a range of assessment methods used. These include individual assignments, group work, peer and self-assessment, and examinations.
Teaching staff are drawn primarily from the Department of Business and Management within the Business School. There are some contributions from specialists in other departments. Visiting speakers from business and industry, local government, consultancies and research bodies provide further input.
Quality
The reputation of the Faculty of Business is underpinned through course accreditations awarded by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and EPAS, and through memberships of the Association of Business Schools and professional associations such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the European Foundation for Management Development. The Faculty is, therefore, widely regarded as one of the best within its peer group.
Our courses benefit from rigorous quality assurance procedures and regularly receive excellent feedback from external examiners, employers, students and professional bodies.
Free language courses for students - the Open Module
Free language courses are available to all full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying any course on our Headington (including Marston Road), Harcourt Hill or Wheatley Campuses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.
Key facts
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Faculty
Faculty of Business
Department
Course length
Part-time: PG Cert: 10 months
Teaching location
Wheatley Campus
Start date
September 2012
UKPASS code
P045919
Apply / Entry reqs
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Entry requirements
Applicants will normally have at least one year's experience in a full-time HR role, or 3 years' experience if not a graduate.
English language requirements
- IELTS minimum level 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in the reading and writing components
- TOEFL score of 90 or above (internet-based), plus 4.5 in TWE.
Please also see the university's standard English language requirements.
This course is not available to non-EEA students unless you have an immigration status which allows you to study part-time in the UK.
How to apply
You apply for this course through UKPASS.
Conditions of acceptance
When you accept our offer you agree to the conditions of acceptance. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Credit transfer
Oxford Brookes operates the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All postgraduate single modules are equivalent to 10 ECTS credits, double modules to 20 ECTS credits, and treble modules to 30 ECTS credits. A full master's course will carry 90 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.
Fees / funding
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TUITION FEES
UK/EU
Part-time: £3,550
Fees (part-time and full-time) are for the academic year starting in 2012 only, unless otherwise stated. Fees increase annually by approximately 4%.
Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
+44 (0)1865 483088
finance-fees@brookes.ac.uk
Scholarships and funding
For general sources of financial support, see funding for Postgraduate students from the UK and EU.
Oxford
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Why Oxford is a great place to study Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (CHRM)
As a student in Oxford you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region and in a centre for leading industries which provides you with a host of learning opportunities. As a business student you'll have easy access to London and the 'M4 Corridor' - a hub for technology and financial services - as well as the numerous businesses and hi-tech firms located in the Oxford area.
Because Oxford is one of the world's great academic cities, it is a key centre of debate, with conferences, seminars and forums taking place across education, science, the arts and many other subjects.
In addition to our own excellent libraries and resource centres, our postgraduate students have access to the world-renowned Bodleian Library, the Bodleian Law Library and the Radcliffe Science Library.
Support
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How Brookes supports postgraduate students
Supporting your learning
From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.
Personal support services
We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.
Research
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Research areas and clusters
Many Business graduates realise significant career progression and go on to achieve high status in the industry of their choice. The Faculty of Business has an active programme of research based around six key research areas:
- accounting, governance and information management
- economics and strategy
- hospitality, leisure and tourism management
- human resource management and organisational behaviour
- marketing and operations management
- pedagogy.
The faculty maintains a rigorous and dynamic doctoral programme leading to the higher degrees of MPhil and PhD. Postgraduate students join a supportive, friendly and multicultural research environment.
