Entry requirementsEntry requirements School entry requirements apply 3 GCSEs at grade C or above (including English and mathematics) or equivalent Applications from mature students are also welcome
Academic titleHuman Resource Management, BA Hons
Course descriptionHuman resource management is an area that has been undergoing significant changes in recent years. The increased realisation that human resources is a vital organisational capability has given human resource management a critical role in the achievement of organisational effectiveness. In order to achieve competitive advantage, organisations are increasingly looking at human resource management at the operational and strategic levels. A specialist degree is of considerable benefit to anyone who is currently working in, or expects to work in, the area of human resource management.
Year 1
-Personal and Professional Development 1 (Study Skills)
-Context and Regulatory Frameworks of Business
-Organisation Behaviour - Motivation and Performance
-Business Planning (Quantitative and Financial Techniques)
-Management Skills
-Business Functions
Year 2
-Personal and Professional Development 2 (Communications and Research)
-Business Ethics
-Managing Across Cultures
-Strategic Human Resource Management
-Employee Resourcing and Development
-Management Skills
-Organisational Behaviour (Teamwork)
Optional Sandwich Year (Work Placement)
Final Year
-Personal and Professional Development 3 (Career Development)
-Dissertation (Management Report)
-Business Strategy
-Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
-Employee Reward and Relations
-Organisational Behaviour (Leadership)
Career options
Employment in training and development, personnel/human resource management, employee and industrial relations, and general management. Past students have obtained jobs in all sectors of business, including ‘household name’ companies