MSc Learning and People Development
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Learn how to perform effectively as a specialist learning and development practitioner across a diverse range of business environments and sectors
- Develop knowledge and understanding of strategic learning and development, people management, managerial and business practices
- Critically evaluate and apply theory and techniques to a range of complex issues, problems, and situations
- Gain a strategic perspective on learning and people development practice in external and internal business contexts
- Practise making ethical and informed quantitative and qualitative professional judgements
- Develop creativity and transferable skills to use in organisational and professional settings with awareness of inclusivity, sensitivity to equality, diversity, and culture
This course will enable you to study for a master’s degree and enhance your academic capabilities and management aspirations. It has been developed to the advanced diploma standards of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for learning and development and human resource management practitioners. On completion, you’ll have the expertise to develop your career in learning and people development.
Research-informed teaching
Our teaching is informed by research and professional practice and guest speakers provide specialist input on modules. Using genuine case examples, you’ll critically analyse differing approaches to learning and people development, and people management. Your dissertation project will enable you to focus on policy and practice within a professional context, with the aim of adding to established research in this field.
The academic community
You’ll join a diverse and inclusive close-knit community of students and academics who work communally, but you’ll also receive individual support from our course team.
Employability
Your learning will have a strong focus on employability. Our mentoring scheme offers the opportunity to receive support and advice from an experienced practitioner. You’ll be encouraged to attend academic conferences, CIPD conferences and events, and the Leeds Business School Guest Lecture programme.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Learn how to perform effectively as a specialist learning and development practitioner across a diverse range of business environments and sectors
- Develop knowledge and understanding of strategic learning and development, people management, managerial and business practices
- Critically evaluate and apply theory and techniques to a range of complex issues, problems, and situations
- Gain a strategic perspective on learning and people development practice in external and internal business contexts
- Practise making ethical and informed quantitative and qualitative professional judgements
- Develop creativity and transferable skills to use in organisational and professional settings with awareness of inclusivity, sensitivity to equality, diversity, and culture
This course will enable you to study for a master’s degree and enhance your academic capabilities and management aspirations. It has been developed to the advanced diploma standards of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for learning and development and human resource management practitioners. On completion, you’ll have the expertise to develop your career in learning and people development.
Research-informed teaching
Our teaching is informed by research and professional practice and guest speakers provide specialist input on modules. Using genuine case examples, you’ll critically analyse differing approaches to learning and people development, and people management. Your dissertation project will enable you to focus on policy and practice within a professional context, with the aim of adding to established research in this field.
The academic community
You’ll join a diverse and inclusive close-knit community of students and academics who work communally, but you’ll also receive individual support from our course team.
Employability
Your learning will have a strong focus on employability. Our mentoring scheme offers the opportunity to receive support and advice from an experienced practitioner. You’ll be encouraged to attend academic conferences, CIPD conferences and events, and the Leeds Business School Guest Lecture programme.
