School of Environment, Education and Development

Human Resource Development (International Development) MSc

Year of entry: 2025

Course length: 12 Months Full-Time | 24 Months Part-Time

About the course

MSc Human Resource Development (International Development) will enable you to critically understand the role of human resource development in supporting economic and social advancement, through the improvement of public services and the education of individuals, organisations and communities. It aims to develop your critical appreciation of globalisation processes, policy initiatives and development management plans to support skills development, competitiveness and human capabilities.

Federica Russo, Italy

MSc Human Resource Development (International Development) student

“I am particularly enjoying the fact that lecturers encourage group discussions - I had to work on a group project for one of my modules and it has been amazing! I was able to meet people from different countries with different backgrounds, so we could learn a lot from each other.”

Find more about Federica: uom.link/gdi-pg-federica

Graduate Maria came to study Human Resource Development (International Development) at Manchester, as she was particularly interested in the mix of HR related and educational topics covered in the course. "More than helping me because of the degree itself, it helped me with the knowledge I gained. It helped me realise how we should act for staff development."

Read Maria’s story: uom.link/gdi-pg-maria