In:

Industrial Relations
or
Industrial Relations & HRM
or
Industrial Relations & Employment Law
or
European Industrial Relations & HRM

Keele Management School has been delivering high quality part-time distance-learning courses for over 20 years.  We continue to offer lifelong learning opportunities to trade unionists, managers, and anyone else involved, or interested, in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management (HRM).

Staff are active teachers and researchers within their specialist fields and are experienced adult educators.  Most of our students have a practical knowledge of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management.  Our part-time courses are suitable for those in full-time employment and are flexible enough to allow completion by students from anywhere in the UK.

Our courses explore key issues such as:

  • Theoretical approaches to the employment relationship
  • Collective bargaining and trade union organisation
  • Performance and reward management systems
  • HRM and approaches to labour management

Part-time courses take 18 months for the PgD, and a further 6 months for the MA. Direct enrolment on to the MA normally requires a second class honours degree. However, applicants with professional qualifications or equivalent experience may also be accepted, subject to interview.

There are three core modules that are taught on all the Keele PgD and MA industrial relations courses:

  • The Employment Relationship
  • Workers and their Organisations
  • Collective Bargaining and the State

Students can then select a specific pathway for their studies

Industrial Relations & HRM Industrial Relations European HRM & Industrial Relations Industrial Relations & Employment Law
Managing Employee Resources Industrial Action Managing Employee Resources Individual Labour Law
Discrimination and Equal Opportunities at Work Comparative European Industrial Relations Comparative European Industrial Relations Collective Labour Law
Pay Determination Pay Determination European Union Social Policy and Law European Union Social Policy and Law

The Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) course is delivered through six residentials at Keele over both years of study supported by distance learning study packs, electronic resources and a dedicated personal tutor for the core part of the course. Each student does six essay assignments.

Students who register for the MA (or progress from the PgD to the MA) attend two further residentials in year 2 and write a dissertation of between 12,000 and 15,000 words. Where applicable, students are encouraged to undertake research connected with their current or previous industrial relations or HRM experience. Material is supplied on research methods, and all students are allocated a supervisor.

Residentials are held in September, January, April and June of each academic year.

A leaflet containing key information can be downloaded here. 

 

For further details please contact:

Dr Kim Mather, Course Director:

Telephone (01782) 734524

Email k.mather@keele.ac.uk

or 

Claire Butters, Administrative Lead:

Telephone (01782) 734367

Email c.l.butters@keele.ac.uk

 

Further details on the application procedure can be found here. 

If you have any queries regarding the application procedure please contact:

For UK/EU admission enquiries:

UK/EU Admissions Office
Tawney Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
UK 

Tel: +44 (0) 1782 7334472
Email: ukeuadmissions@paa.keele.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0) 1782 632343

Please note that we may require that students attend an interview prior to offering a place on these courses. 

For students with an interest in industrial relations, but without a formal academic education or limited practical experience, we also offer a Certificate in Industrial Relations. Details of this course can be found here.