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MSc HRM or CIPD Level 5?

Samia

Hello, 

New to the forum so please bear with me . I have nearly 10 years of experience in Resourcing / Recruitment In the UK and Dubai . I am currently qualified from abroad as Masters English Literature. 

Been recently looking into starting some form of specialist education in HR . Narrows down to CIPD level 5 and MSC HRM ( 1 year degree , CIPD Accredited ) . Cant decide which route to take . Partucularly want to keep PhD options open since I might just go down that route too eventually. 

Can you wonderful people please guide me and recommend to me which path is better to take ? CIPD level 5 and then Level 7 . Will it help me persue a PhD qualification eventually ? 

Or , a MSc in HRM would be a better option ? 

The time frame here is , CIPD will take about 4 years alltogether . But I dont know if that means i will be able to persue a PhD after wards . 

MSc HRM will take a year full time study . Both programmes cost the same . 

Ideas please . 

Much appreciated and thankful in advance :) 

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  • If a PhD is something that you really want to do, then I'd begin by checking with universities whether the masters that you've already got will allow you to do that, and if not, what you would need. That way you're in a better position to make an informed decision about the MSc HRM.

    If, on the other hand, a career in HR is your main goal then I'd start with the L5 CIPD as that's most likely to help you achieve that. I did my PhD because I wanted to, not because it was tied to career ambitions, and I don't think it helped me to get the job I'm in (as in, I would have got the job without the PhD). As Keith said, the L5 will give you the practical grounding in HR practice that will be far more beneficial in the short term.

    Hope that helps
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  • If a PhD is something that you really want to do, then I'd begin by checking with universities whether the masters that you've already got will allow you to do that, and if not, what you would need. That way you're in a better position to make an informed decision about the MSc HRM.

    If, on the other hand, a career in HR is your main goal then I'd start with the L5 CIPD as that's most likely to help you achieve that. I did my PhD because I wanted to, not because it was tied to career ambitions, and I don't think it helped me to get the job I'm in (as in, I would have got the job without the PhD). As Keith said, the L5 will give you the practical grounding in HR practice that will be far more beneficial in the short term.

    Hope that helps
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