Business & Management (Human Resource Management) BA (Hons)

Business & Management (Human Resource Management) BA (Hons)

All businesses need employees who understand people management, and this degree is designed to train you in HR for the professional environment.

People are the most important asset of any business. The effective management of Human Resources is key to an organisation’s success. Core Human Resource Management (HRM) functions, which include hiring, training and developing employees, are a component of all organisations. People are managed by line managers, and HRM specialists support and guide that management.

Accredited by the American Society of Management Consulting (ASMC), all our Business and Management degrees ensure you develop essential skills, knowledge and experience whilst completing a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management as part of your studies. This means potential employers will be confident that you are ‘career ready’ to do anything from working for a multinational corporation to starting and running your own business.

Study style

The following themes underpin our approach to teaching and learning through:

• authentic in-class challenges that engage you with real businesses and develop your ongoing personal and professional development
• active learning designed to engage you in a range of learning activities, in addition to lectures, tutorials, seminars, and group exercises, making full use of real-live case challenges, industry guest lectures, live projects, and business pitches.
• the use of a range of learning enhancement digital technologies; a blended online and face-to-face approach to teaching is designed to maximize your opportunities for learning.
• computer-based simulations that model real-life situations, enabling you to apply your knowledge, adapt to changing scenarios, and to think out-of-the-box in dealing with simulation examples.
• lecturers with business practitioner experience to add ‘colour’ to explaining business concepts in sessions.
• the “sustainability” theme that is embedded within modules across every level, that requires you to think about broader issues that relate to communities and the environment.
• assessments that are related to real work performed in business.