School of Environment, Education and Development

Human Resource Management (International Development) MSc

Year of entry: 2025

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

About the course

This MSc is a practical yet critical introduction to the philosophy, values, policies and practices of human resource management in the context of Low- or Middle-Income Countries. It is an ideal choice if you are interested in human resources at organisations in transitional and developing countries, for example as a HR practitioner/manager. The course shall help to develop a range of skills and understanding associated with human resource management in public, private and non-profit organisations.

Grishma Kumari, India

MSc Human Resource Management (International Development) student

“I became interested in human resource while I was pursuing my undergraduate degree and wanted to learn more about the field. One of my highlights of this course was when, for one of my modules, I decided to conduct interviews of millennials about their work experience – I learned a lot from them.”

Find out more about Grishma: uom.link/gdi-pg-grishma

Norfarizal bin Othman is currently heading up the Public Service Department in Brunei Darussalam, which involves planning, managing and developing human resource in the public sector towards achieving competent human resource. Norfarizal is now leading his organisation towards the improvement of the performance, productivity and the quality of leadership in the Civil Service.

Read Norfarizal’s story: uom.link/gdi-pg-norfarizal