Our BSc Business Management with Human Resource Management programme combines the core foundations of business principles with a focused exploration of people management and organisational behaviour. You’ll develop expertise across key areas such as finance, marketing, operations, and strategy, while gaining specialist knowledge across human resources.
By integrating strategic thinking, leadership, and effective communication, our programme prepares you to lead teams, manage talent, and drive organisational success in a wide range of industries. Why study Business Management with Human Resource Management?
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You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of business management while specialising in human resources, covering areas from business strategy to employment relations. Whether you're looking to lead teams, shape workplace culture, or drive organisational change, you'll be prepared for an exciting and dynamic career.
- Blend core business principles with specialist human resource management expertise to develop people strategies, lead teams, and motivate talent effectively. - Tailor your degree to your interests and career goals, with exciting module choices across the second and final year. - Choose Business, Employment and Economic Policy to explore how labour markets, government policies, and business strategies interact to shape the world of work, or study International Human Resource Management to discover how global organisations manage people across cultures and countries. - Integrate your knowledge with practical HR experience by transferring to the Business Management with Human Resource Management and Year in Industry to gain valuable hands-on experience. - You'll have the option to study abroad to enhance your degree, build global networks, and explore international career opportunities, while gaining confidence, independence, and a deeper understanding of new cultures.
Modality
ON-CAMPUS: BIRMINGHAM
UCAS entry grades
AAB
UCAS Tariff points
136 points
Tuition fee
£9,790
Entry requirements
A Level AAB - A Level subjects excluded for entry include: General Studies, Critical Thinking, and Use of Maths.
IB 6,6,5 32 points overall
BTEC DDD in Business, Applied Science, or Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Dates and duration
3 Years
SYLLABUS
Year 1
- Introduction to Marketing and Communications - Organisations, Management and Entrepreneurship - Accounting, Accountability and Financial Decision-making - Economics for Business - Discover Management Education and Learning - Quantitative Skills for Business
Year 2
- Business Strategy - Research Methods - Responsible Business: Theory and Practice - Management and Organisation - Human Resource Management
Year 3
- Dissertation - Employment Relations - International Human Resource Management
Optional Modules
- Accounting, Decision-Making and Governance - Business Strategies in Emerging Economies - Change Management - Critical Perspectives on Leadership - Data Visualization and Consumer Insights - Economics of strategy, risk and globalisation - Globalisation, Innovation and Competitiveness - International Business - Britain and the EU - Business, Employment and Economic Policy - Crisis Management - Organisation Studies: Past, Present and Future - Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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