BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management
Southsea, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students/EU residents | £16,200/year: international students
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Introduction
People are a vital business asset, and getting the human side of a business right leads to a competitive advantage. Human resource management is the strategic approach to the employment, development, training, retention and well-being of people.
As a human resource manager, you'll be vital to your company. You'll formulate policies that address key modern workplace issues such as flexible working, remote working and equality and diversity. You'll lead on a strategy to recruit and retain the right workforce.
With this degree, you'll get a head start on employability as you'll be able to apply for Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) when you graduate, something that's often only available after postgraduate study.
Course highlights
- Develop a holistic understanding of how businesses operate as you explore operations, business finance, marketing and data analysis alongside your human resource management modules
- Gain the confidence to lead as you apply your learning to real-world situations and take part in our Business Consultancy Project
- Practise your skills by setting up recruitment campaigns and getting involved in simulated interviews, selection panels and employment tribunals
- Learn the human resource management skills you need in a post-Covid world, focusing on workforce retention and talent management, managing equality and diversity and developing creativity and business improvement
- Be taught by a team of practitioners with entrepreneurial, academic and industry experience who are part of a dedicated Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management research group.
- Benefit from an active programme of specialist and industry talks
- Increase your employability with an optional paid placement year at a company such as IBM
Accredited by
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
This means you’ll be able to join the CIPD as a student member for the duration of your studies, and once you've completed your degree, you'll be entitled to apply for Associate Membership.
This professional membership is highly valued by employers, and it, therefore, provides a valuable employability advantage when looking for your first job. Please note membership is subject to the payment of a membership fee.
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Modules
Year 1
Core modules this year include:
- Business Accounting – 20 credits
- Business Operations and Systems Management – 20 credits
- Introduction to Business Analytics – 20 credits
- Introduction to Human Resource Management – 20 credits
- Managing People in Organisations – 20 credits
- Marketing Principles and Practice – 20 credits
There are no optional modules this year.
Year 2
Core modules this year include:
- Business and Law Undergraduate Work Placement Event Group A – 0 credits
- Employability, Research and Professional Development – 20 credits
- Human Resources for the Professional – 20 credits
- Human Resource Development – 20 credits
- Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainability – 20 credits
- People Resourcing and Talent Management – 20 credits
Optional modules this year currently include:
- Business Analysis and Decision Making – 20 credits
- Business and Employment Law – 20 credits
- Modern Foreign Languages – 20 credits
Placement year (optional)
After your second year, you can do an optional work placement year to get valuable longer-term work experience in the industry.
Students have completed work placements at companies such as:
- Honda
- Bosch Home Appliances
- Oracle Corporation
- IBM
We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your aspirations. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.
Year 3
Core modules this year include:
- Contemporary Employment Relations – 20 credits
- Dissertation - Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management – 40 credits
- Strategic and Comparative Human Resource Management – 20 credits
Optional modules this year currently include:
- Business Consultancy Project – 20 credits
- Business Improvement and Creativity – 20 credits
- Cross Cultural Awareness for Business – 20 credits
- Discrimination and Conflict in Employment Law – 20 credits
- Managing Equality and Diversity at work – 20 credits
- Positive and Social Psychology in Organisations – 20 credits
- Responsible and Sustainable Business – 20 credits
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.
Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry, and some optional modules may not run yearly. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
Career Opportunities
As a human resource manager, you can work in any sector you're passionate about, whether that's a sport, charities, manufacturing, or maybe the arts; all sorts of businesses need effective workforce management. It's also a role that could take you overseas.
Your CIPD accreditation means you're likely to earn more money and have more job options than your non-accredited peers (Reed UK).
Best of all is that this qualification opens up many possible career routes. You might want to specialise in workplace training and development, become an expert in employment law, or lead on business development. As you progress, you'll be able to map a career to your interests.
Previous graduates of this course have secured jobs at companies such as:
- Peninsula Group Ltd HR Consultancy
- Santander
- Ministry of Defence
- Aldingbourne Trust
- JRL Construction
- Wartsila (Marine and Energy) UK Ltd
- Henkel
- UK Atomic Energy Authority
- Finsbury Foods
Graduates of this course have secured jobs as:
- HR Executive
- learning and development coordinator
- human resources business partner
- HR and employment law consultant
- internal auditor
- project manager
- police officer
- buyer
Ongoing career support – up to 5 years after you graduate
Get work experience while you study with support to find part-time jobs and volunteering opportunities. Towards the end of your degree and after graduation, you'll get 1-to-1 support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to find your perfect role. On top of this, you'll get bespoke careers to support through our faculty 'career-ready' programme.