BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management (With Foundation Year)

This extended course is perfect if you want a degree in Business Management but you don’t have the standard entry requirements. We prepare you for your degree during the Foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. You can then go on to study for the full undergraduate degree. All businesses need employees who understand people management, and this degree is designed to train you in HR for the professional environment. It’s accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development to ensure your skills will be relevant and recognized by employers, and we incorporate as much hands-on experience and professional training as possible; you’ll network with professionals, learn from guest speakers, and have the chance to take a work placement module.

Foundation Year(If Required)

• Mental Wealth: Employability in a Changing World (Core)
• Developing Academic Skills for Business (Core)
• Developing Academic Literacy (Core)
• Inside Business (Core)
• Connecting to Business and Employment through Volunteering (Core)
• The Global Business Enterprise (Core)

Year 1

• Mental Wealth 1: Academic and Digital Proficiency (Core)
• Fundamentals of Economics (Core)
• Business Statistics and Data Analysis (Core)
• Foundations of Marketing (Core)
• People and Organizations (Core)
• Fundamentals of Business Accounting (Core)

Year 2

• Mental Wealth 2: Graduate Employment Competencies (Core)
• Managing and Coordinating the HR Function (Core)
• Resourcing and Talent Management (Core)
• Employment Law (Core)
• Reward Management (Core)
• Learning and Development (Optional)
• International HRM (Optional)
• HRM Work-Based Reflective Practice (Optional)

Optional Placement Year

This course offers the opportunity of placement between years two and three.

Year 3

• Mental Wealth 3: Global Enterprise and Consultancy Practice (Core)
• Applied HR project  (Core)
• Employee Engagement & Employment Relations  (Core)
• (HRIS) Human Resource Information systems  (Core)
• Strategy and Design in an International Context  (Core)
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics  (Core)

Employability

The course is ideal preparation for a career in HR – you will learn the specific, practical skills that employers need, while also learning about broader business topics that can be applied in a variety of roles and industries. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, demonstrating to employers that your knowledge of HR will be comprehensive and up-to-date. You will also have the option of studying an entrepreneurship module that will be valuable for students who want to start their own businesses – our very own Knowledge Dock is an on-campus resource that can help you incubate your business ideas and secure funding.