MSc Human Resource Management and Development — Study from Helsinki, Finland

Imagine earning a career-transforming HR qualification without ever leaving Helsinki. The MSc Human Resource Management and Development empowers you to elevate your expertise from wherever you call home, while gaining the confidence and credibility to lead people strategy in any organisation. Delivered 100% online in exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College, this is a modern master’s designed for ambitious professionals who want impact without compromise.

Helsinki’s innovative spirit, thriving tech scene, and high quality of life make it the perfect launchpad for your next step in HR. With flexible study designed to fit your schedule, you can continue growing your career in Finland while building the strategic capabilities, leadership acumen, and evidence-based HR insights that travel across borders and industries.

Earn a British Degree Recognised Internationally

Awarded by a British institution, your master’s degree will carry international recognition — a compelling signal of academic rigour, practical relevance, and global outlook. Whether you plan to advance within Finland, across the Nordics, or on a broader European or worldwide stage, your award confers credibility that hiring managers and senior leaders understand and respect.

This recognition matters in the HR field, where consultation, transformation, and cross-border collaboration are increasingly the norm. A British master’s allows you to present your capabilities with confidence, open doors to international roles, and participate in the global community of strategic HR professionals driving inclusive growth and organisational performance.

Complete the Programme 100% Online in as Little as 1 Year

Your time is valuable. This programme is structured for efficiency without compromising depth, enabling highly motivated professionals to complete it in as little as 1 year. You will move through a coherent sequence of modules that build strategic competence, sharpen analytical thinking, and strengthen your voice as a people leader.

Because everything is delivered online, you can pace your progress to align with your work cycles and personal commitments in Helsinki. The result is a focused, streamlined path that lets you move from learning to application quickly, amplifying your impact at work while you study.

No Fixed Lecture Times — Study When It Suits You

Your learning adapts to your life, not the other way around. The programme does not require online presence at specific times and dates, so you can engage with content, participate in discussions, and complete assessments at the times that fit your schedule. Early mornings, late evenings, or quiet time on weekends — it’s up to you.

This flexibility is especially powerful for professionals managing demanding roles, family responsibilities, or travel. You’ll have the autonomy to create a rhythm that’s sustainable and energising, while staying fully connected to faculty guidance and peer collaboration.

Study Anywhere — Even on the Move with Our Mobile App

Whether you’re commuting on the Metro, heading to a client meeting in Espoo, or travelling between Helsinki and other Nordic hubs, you can take your classroom with you. Our mobile app allows you to download study materials and watch lectures offline, so your momentum never depends on your Wi-Fi connection.

With the ability to study from anywhere in the world, you remain continuously engaged. This portability turns pauses into progress and helps you maintain a steady cadence of learning that fits naturally into your life across the Helsinki metropolitan area and beyond.

Open Books Assessments That Reflect Real Work

We use open books assessments instead of classical question/answer exams, so you can demonstrate mastery the way HR professionals operate in reality: by synthesising information, evaluating options, and applying frameworks thoughtfully to complex scenarios.

Open-book, applied assessments invite you to bring your professional experience into the learning process and take evidence-based insights back to your role. You’ll produce work that aligns with authentic HR challenges — from workforce planning to change management and leadership development — building a portfolio of thinking you can immediately use.

Learn from Faculty with World-Renowned Backgrounds

Your tutors bring academic excellence and practitioner insight, with graduates among them from globally respected institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel, and Washington University in St. Louis. Their teaching bridges cutting-edge research with the pragmatic realities of organisational life.

Expect engaged guidance, constructive challenge, and mentoring that accelerates your professional growth. You’ll benefit from feedback that sharpens your strategic perspective and elevates your confidence in boardroom conversations and cross-functional initiatives.

Join a Truly Global Student and Alumni Network

Study alongside peers from over 130 countries, learning from diverse perspectives that expand your cultural fluency and enrich your approach to people strategy. Our alumni work for international organisations like DHL, Dell, Disney, Orange, Bosch, CK-HUTCHISON, BASF, Nestle, Unilever, Daimler, United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens, Sony.

As part of this community, you’ll build relationships that stretch across sectors and geographies, offering you insight, collaboration, and opportunity. For HR professionals, this global lens is an advantage when designing policies, leading transformation, and enabling talent mobility at scale.

Manageable Costs with Flexible Payments

Invest in your future with a payment structure designed for working professionals. Our fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments, making it easier to plan and sustain your education without pausing your career.

This flexibility helps you align your study investment with your income and cash flow, while keeping your focus on learning. It’s a practical approach that recognises your professional commitments and supports your long-term goals.

Why This Programme Works So Well for Professionals in Helsinki

Helsinki’s world-class tech ecosystem — spanning software, gaming, AI, and data-driven services — requires HR leaders who can attract scarce talent, design engaging hybrid work experiences, and build learning cultures that keep teams at the forefront of innovation. This programme strengthens your ability to develop strategic workforce plans, partner credibly with product and engineering leaders, and lead change in fast-scaling environments.

Finland’s leadership in sustainability, circular economy, and clean technologies creates demand for HR professionals who can align people strategy with purpose. You’ll explore how to translate organisational values into practices that drive engagement, inclusion, and responsible growth — from capability building and ethical leadership to performance systems that reward long-term impact.

As an international gateway for the Nordics and home to regional HQs, Helsinki prizes cross-cultural collaboration and evidence-based HR. The master’s will help you elevate your strategic advisory role, become a trusted partner to senior leadership, and mobilise teams across borders while navigating complex organisational structures with confidence and clarity.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Your journey to strategic HR leadership can start today — from home, from your office in Helsinki, or from anywhere life takes you. Learn at your pace, apply insights immediately, and graduate with an internationally recognised British master’s that signals your readiness to lead.

Request our course catalogue to explore modules, entry requirements, and upcoming start dates, and discover how this online MSc can accelerate your career in Helsinki and beyond.