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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.
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A levels
ABB
Access to HE Diploma
30 Level 3 credits at Distinction plus 15 Level 3 credits at Merit
Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
We accept the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in place of one A level, or equivalent qualification, as long as any subject requirements are met.
BTEC Extended Diploma
DDM
BTEC in combination with A levels
A level at grade B plus BTEC(s) at DD, or A levels at grade BB plus BTEC at D
International Baccalaureate
32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
Apply for partial scholarships
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.
Year 1
In your first year, you will take five core modules and choose one optional module.
Core
- Economics for Business
- Foundations in Management Theory and Practice
- Key Issues and Debates in Organisations, Work and Technologies
- Principles of Marketing
- Professional Development for Study and Your Future Career
Optional
- Foundations of Accounting and Finance
- Foundations of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Year 2
In your second year, you will take five core modules and choose one optional module.
Core
- Ethics and Responsibility in a Global Context
- Human Resource Management in Practice
- Human Resource Management: Managing Our Working Lives
- Research Methods for Business and Management
- Understanding People and Management
Optional
- Global Business Knowledge and Mindset (Study Abroad)
- Management in International Businesses and Organisations
- Organising in the Digital Age
Year 3
In your third year, you will take five core modules and choose one optional module.
Core
- Capstone Project
- Contemporary Perspectives on Work and Human Resources
- Managing People and Change
- Managing People Globally
- Work and Employment Relations in the Global Economy
Optional
- Global Sustainable Development
- Power, Technology and Society
- Technological Futures
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