BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BSC HONS

Programme overview

Why choose this programme?

Are you ready to master the art and science of managing people? As a BSc Business and Human Resource Management student, you will explore how people are key to business strategy and success and learn how modern human resource professionals shape the culture, performance, and future of organisations. You will examine key Human Resources (HR) practices, including talent acquisition, performance management, employee engagement and more. You will also gain insights into the creation of innovative, inclusive and resilient workplaces.

Why study Business and Human Resource Management at Lancaster University?

We will provide you with a perfect blend of theory and practice, covering topics such as:

- Work and working lives
- People and HR practices
- Recruitment and selection
- Work in the digital age
- Performance management and data analytics
- Managing change
- International management
- Sustainability, ethics and responsible management

You will engage with critical questions surrounding the evolving nature of people management and workplace cultures in organisations today. You will explore the significant challenges shaping contemporary workplaces and affecting all of us, both at work and beyond. These include decent work, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and artificial intelligence. Through case studies, interactions with industry speakers, and academic resources, you will deepen your understanding of people management by studying current issues and challenges alongside a historical overview of approaches to and understandings of work.
Key facts

Features of the BSc Business and Human Resource Management course you should know about:

CIPD Accreditation
This degree is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development.

Careers support
Embedded specialist careers education and coaching throughout your degree to support you with careers advice and skills development.

Opportunities
Spend a year on an industry placement, or studying abroad as part of your degree.

Explore your subject
Explore human resources in a broader business and management context.

Supportive environment
You will learn in an inclusive and supportive environment designed to facilitate your development.

Research-led teaching
Your teaching will take a research-led approach shaped to stretch your skills.
You will graduate from the BSc Business and Human Resource Management with the qualities, skills and insights required to start your career. Our graduates enter a wide array of jobs and careers, from mainstream human resource management in both public organisations and private corporations to management consultancy, recruitment, project management and roles in marketing departments. Others have set up their own businesses.