International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management

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The emergence of major regional governments, such as the European Union, and the progressive internationalisation of private firms is transforming company level employment relations. Traditionally, these would have been considered at the company and the industry level and mainly within the national context. Nowadays, even public sector organisations operate increasingly in international labour markets, which means that those entering careers in employment relations and human resource management need a good grasp of theory and practice that spans several countries.

This MSc programme provides a mixture of disciplinary rigour and international evidence to prepare students for future work in a variety of areas including management, trade unions, government, consultancy, and academic and policy research. It is taught by an outstanding group of comparative scholars.

In contrast to the MSc in Human Resource Management, this MSc offers you a wider range of disciplinary options and it has a strong emphasis on international and comparative work. The comparative employment relations course primarily embraces the European Union, East Asia and the United States, but some courses allow scope to consider other countries as well. Other courses available offer discipline based teaching in labour economics, industrial psychology, organisational behaviour, sociology, and law.

You also can extend your studies beyond the end of the MSc through the European master's in Labour Studies that allows you entry to a dozen other participating universities.

You select options from the list below. Your choice includes a number of half units as well as full units. Whatever combination you choose must add up to four full units for the whole course.

Compulsory courses

(* half unit)

* Comparative Employment Relations*
* Comparative Human Resource Management*
* Dissertation

Options

Choose a total of two full units from:

* Management of Human Resources: Strategies and Policy*
* International and Comparative Human Resource Management*
* Cross Cultural Management*
* Leadership in Organisations: Theory and Practice*
* Organisational Behaviour*
* Organisational Change*
* Negotiation Analysis*
* Managing Diversity in Organisations*
* Corporate Social Responsibility and International Labour Standards*
* Organisational Theory*
* Reward Systems: Key Models and Practices*
* Sociology of Employment I: Social Relations at Work*
* Sociology of Employment II: Contemporary Management and Globalisation*
* The Dark Side of the Organisation*
* Personal Economics*
* An optional course from the others offered at MSc level within the School (subject to approval)

You will normally need a first or upper second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent to be considered for a place. Appropriate work experience is a help, but not necessary. Also, if appropriate, you will need a language test score at the higher LSE level.English requirement: * TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 627 in the paper test or 107 in the internet based test * IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7.0 English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 80 (Grade A) TOEFL paper-based test score : 627 TOEFL iBT® test: 107 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

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Graduate Support Scheme

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Awards

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