University of Wolverhampton Business School

MA Strategic People Management and Human Resources (Top Up)

MA Part-time Day and Evening 12 months

This Top Up allows students who already hold a CIPD Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent to gain a Masters level qualification. 

This Top Up allows students who already hold a CIPD Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent to gain a Masters level qualification. 

Award
MA
Start date(s)
September 2025, January 2025
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Course specifications
Course length
Part-time Day and Evening (12 months)
Campus location
University: City Campus
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Why choose this course?

6th in the UK for Business and Management courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

This Top Up allows students who already hold a CIPD Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent to gain a Masters level qualification. 

The course is designed for those professionals looking to enhance and develop their postgraduate level strategic level knowledge and behaviours to provide the necessary skills, competencies and knowledge to achieve a Masters in the area of People Management (including Human Resources, Learning and Development and Organisational Development). 

What's unique about this course?

6th in the UK for Business and Management courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

What happens on the course?

The course provides input for study skills at Masters level and the completion of a Masters Professional Project Module is an independent study unit which provides an opportunity to identify a People Management related issue and develop the critical thinking skills to analyse and recommend approaches to address the issue.

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Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Location Mode Fee Year
Home Part-time Day and Evening £3077 per year 2022-23
Home Part-time Day and Evening £3230 per year 2023-24
Home Part-time Day and Evening £3392 per year 2024-25

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

The entry requirement for the part time MA Strategic People Management & Human Resources (Top-up) is a CIPD postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management or equivalent CIPD approved postgraduate diploma qualification

''The University of Wolverhampton provided an excellent, accessible opportunity to enhance and consolidate my professional development in Human Resources. The course required a large amount of independent and self-directed study and I was well supported throughout - with resources and supervision sessions - to ensure I could manage the demands of this successfully. The opportunity to research a priority topic in my organisation enabled me to develop a deep understanding of established concepts and a critical awareness of broad perspectives, in turn enabling me to identify new insights into a strategically important topic within Human Resource management.''

Liz Hardwick-Smith, MA Strategic People Management and HR (Top Up) graduate

Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.


Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.


Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts; please see the following websites Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Action. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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