Course description
Human 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