BA (Hons) Business Management (Human Resource Management)

• A Level: Including passes at A2 in at least one subject. 
• BTEC: Extended Diploma (QCF) or Diploma (QCF).
• International Baccalaureate: Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.
• Other equivalent qualifications recognised by the university.

Note: We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths.

English Language Requirements:

• Overall IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Writing and Speaking; minimum 5.5 in Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).

The course has a common first year with the other business management courses and is designed to give you a broad understanding of business fundamentals. In addition to HR, you’ll study organisational and financial management, economics, marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship.

In your final two years, you’ll explore a wide range of HR theories and practices, learning from academic staff who have practical, hands-on experience in HR management and consultancy and whose research into the latest trends and thinking will inform your studies.

The topics you will learn include:

• How companies recruit and retain the best staff 
• Best practice in employee relations
• Employment law
• How companies develop their staff and manage their talent
• Managing a diverse and global workforce
• Leadership
• Planning skills
• Ethics in the workplace.

Whatever your career goals, you’ll learn how to solve problems, communicate effectively, analyse data, manage a project and work as part of a team.