N07F Human Resource Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

Foundation degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Location

    Luton

Why study this course In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. The University of Bedfordshire Business School has a special, distinctive way to bring together real business practice, academic research and innovative approaches to learning. At the heart of your learning experience here is a rigorous approach to practice. That means that you will experience how academic learning informs and improves a managers business performance, and how practical experience informs and develops an understanding of theory. You will have numerous contacts with real business and HRM projects and real HR managers, making the links all the...

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

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Subjects

  • HRM
  • Resource Management

Course programme

Who’s this course for? Human Resources Management offers a wide range of exciting careers. It is developing fast as a key discipline in emerging economies such as China, India and Central Europe, and there are job opportunities worldwide. Our recent graduates have pursued careers in HRM both nationally and internationally. From stage one you will be introduced to our professional body – the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to learn about the opportunities available. You will also be supported throughout the course in your job search. Modular structure In stage one we will build up your awareness and you will study the full range of business subjects in our innovative Business Pods. In stage two your knowledge will be developed, and in stage three you will focus on application. You will cover every aspect of what the HRM professional needs to know in practice: leadership and motivation, pay and reward, business systems, selection and recruitment, employee relations and employment law. At stage three, you will study strategic HRM, work with a firm on solving people problems, and carry out an independent academic research project. If you don’t choose to work in HRM, the knowledge you have gained will be very useful for any management career.

Additional information

Skills and experience gained Models of work are constantly evolving, but one thing does not change – people still need to be recruited, trained, motivated and paid to meet the requirements of organisations. If your interests lie in the direction of effective people management, begin with a thorough grounding in business, before exploring the many aspects of HRM: professional practice, leadership and motivation, pay and reward, business systems, selection and recruitment, employee relations and employment law. Learn from expert tutors as you carry out practical projects that emulate working as a professional manager, and develop your practical experience with an optional year’s paid work placement in a HRM role. In your final year, study strategic HRM, examine real firms with a view to solving people problems, and carry out an independent research project. After the course You will be equipped for starting a career as an HR professional with all the knowledge and experience to hit the ground running in an HR practitioner role within a variety of organisational contexts. Equally, your skills would enable you to excel in a range of more generalist people management roles. Further study: Alternatively, you could decide that you wish to continue your studies in HRM by progressing to the MSc Human Resource Management or other business related degrees.

N07F Human Resource Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

Price on request