BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management
Bachelor's degree
In Wolverhampton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Wolverhampton
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Duration
3 Years
This course provides you with a contemporary business education that offers a solid foundation for success in a business career or in human resource management. The course is designed for students who want to embark on a study of human resource management together with the broader business subject to develop analytical and evaluation skills that can be applied to international real-world situations. The vocational aspects of the course are underpinned by current and future developments in industry and commerce. The course prepares you for a professional career in business with an inclination towards human resource management by developing knowledge and understanding of business disciplines, encouraging critical investigation in business related topics and developing independent personal development skills.
The course recognises that people management is a key force for successful economic growth and thus the course emphasises the development of knowledge and understanding of a range of people management and business practices and the ability to apply them effectively in an innovative manner.
The course provides an interdisciplinary approach to global citizenship and will help you develop your own understandings of complex and contested notions in the business environment. You will also develop digital literacy through the use of applications software used by contemporary organisations and gain understanding of managerial systems and their impact upon organisations. Digital Literacy skills are also developed through the engagement with the ‘e’ aspects of the learning process through the process of engagement with ‘e’ materials, tasks, personal development planning and collaborative learning.
The course will provide students with the opportunity to develop Digital Literacy skills through the use of applications software used by contemporary organisations. Additionally, students will gain understanding of managerial systems and their impact upon organisations.
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At the end of this course you, the student, will be able to:
Critically assess and evaluate organisations, their management and the changing external environment in which they operate
Apply skills relevant to a career in business and management
Appraise relevant knowledge and understanding to demonstrate a flexible and enquiring intellectual stance that contributes to lifelong learning and personal development
Apply a range of contemporary and appropriate technologies in a global context.
Examine and debate contemporary HR issues
The course is designed to prepare you for career opportunities generally in business or in a variety of people management related areas including training & people development, resourcing organisations, reward practice and personnel strategy.
The course will provide the underpinning for postgraduate study in business or management such as an MA Management or MA Human Resource Management leading to full membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points
A Levels - grades CCC / BCD
BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM
BTEC L3 Diploma - grades DD
Access to HE Diploma: 45 L3 credits at Merit
Semester 1 Starters:
UNDERGRADUATE
Year 1
4BU006 Learning for Business Success (20 Credits)
4HR002 Introduction to People at Work (20 Credits)
4HR018 Organisational Structures for Effective Management (20 Credits)
4IB004 Business in a Global Context (20 Credits)
4HR003 People, Work and Society (20 Credits)
4MK002 Marketing Principles (20 Credits)
Year 2
5BE001 Entrepreneurial Creativity and Innovation (20 Credits)
5HR004 Managing the Employment Cycle (20 Credits)
5HR002 Leading and Managing in Organisations (20 Credits)
5IB004 Economics of Managerial Decision-making (20 Credits)
5HR005 People Development in Organisations (20 Credits)
5MK011 Customer Acquisition and Retention or 5BU012 Operations and Supply Management (20 Credits)
Year 3
6HR003 Strategies for People Management (20 Credits)
6BU010 Designing Organisations for the Future (20 Credits)
6BU011 Business Research Methods (20 Credits)
6BU013 Independent Project (20 Credits)
6BE002 Strategies for Building Business Success (20 Credits)
6BE003 Strategic Management (20 Credits)
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Subjects
- Literacy
- International
- Systems
- Resource Management
- People Management
- Inclusive
- Business
- Digital business
- Professional
- Leadership
Course programme
YEAR 1
- The Digital Business
- The Inclusive Business
- The Innovative Business
- The Responsible Business
- Customer Acquistion & Retention
- The International HR Professional
- The Professional Manager and Leadership
- People Profession - Transforming Organisations
- Strategic People Management
- The Business communicator
- The Professional Project
Additional information
BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management