Course overview
The Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management (HRM) provides a structured educational opportunity for early-career human resource professionals or those seeking to enter the human resources profession.
Our HRM Higher Diploma provides comprehensive coverage of the main role span of the human resource (HR) professional in contemporary organisations and is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
On this course, you will gain a broad understanding of the factors to be considered when developing, implementing, and evaluating HR systems; approaches to recruitment and selection, learning and development, and performance and rewards management; the impact of labour legislation; and managing employment relations within different organisational contexts.
What you'll learn
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Critically discuss the spectrum of HR activity and the role of the HR function in organisations in a national and international context.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required by responsible, ethical, and effective HR professionals.
- Apply appropriate conceptual frameworks to address HR challenges.
- Analyse data using the appropriate procedures, formulas, and principles from the HR discipline.
- Identify a problem or issue appropriate for investigation through the HR discipline’s way of thinking.
- Generate well-supported, justified conclusions for effective and responsible people management.
- Demonstrate written and oral communication capacity to a professional standard.
- Demonstrate an ability to collaborate effectively to achieve a goal.
- Demonstrate a growth mindset and ownership of learning.
Recognition
Study method
- Blended
- In-class
- Online
Duration study load
- 1 Year Part-time
Entry requirements
Applicants must have at least an NFQ Level 7 qualification in any discipline and at least 2 years of professional work experience.
Consideration under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may be given to applicants who do not fully meet the above criteria but who have significant professional experience in a related field such as human resource management, training and development, employment relations, coaching, supervisory and management roles and at least an NFQ Level 6 qualification. In these circumstances, an interview may form part of the application decision.
For Applicants with Qualifications Completed Outside of Ireland
Applicants must meet the required entry academic grade, equivalent to Irish requirements. For more information, please submit an enquiry.
International/Non-EU Applicants
For full details of the non-EU application procedure, please submit an enquiry.
- In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools, and departments.
- Note that not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants; please check the fact file above. For more information, please submit an enquiry to find out more.
English Language Requirements
Applicants who are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the university-approved English language requirements.
Professional recognition
Accredited by CPD
Assessment
We use a hybrid approach to assessment. Assessment methods include, for example, online discussion forums, presentations, essays, a research proposal, case studies, and a continuous professional development plan. During the course, our students will work individually and in groups.
Delivery
This course runs from September to August and modules are timetabled on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm, along with a small number of Saturdays. We also use online tutorials and activities.
Subjects
The Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management is a 12-month part-time course comprising 60 credits:
About University College Cork
University College Cork is ranked in the top 1.1% of universities in the world. It is Ireland’s leading institution for the delivery of research impact and the top Irish institution for highly cited researchers. We are the leading global university for sustainability and the Irish university with the highest level of industry collaboration.
The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. It became University College, Cork, under the Irish Universities Act 1908. The Universities Act 1997 renamed the university as National University of Ireland, Cork, and a Ministerial Order of 1998 renamed the university as University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork, though it continues to be almost universally known as University College Cork.
