Business Management and Human Resource Management
London Metropolitan University
UCAS Code: MT68 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
About this course
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**Why study this course?**
This Business Management and Human Resource Management course is perfect if you want to study business but you’re also a people person who wants to help others reach their full potential.
You’ll learn how to deal with issues and challenges facing the world of business while also developing the skills needed to attract and retain the right people, at the right time. If you want to, you’ll also have the opportunity to explore employment law.
**More about this course**
This Business Management and Human Resource Management BA (Hons) degree focuses on understanding businesses, the business environment and how to manage the people within them.
Human resource management (HRM) is a key driving force for successful businesses. Because we recognise this element is so important to business strategy, we’ve developed a course that doesn’t just teach you about core business principles, but also incorporates the people side of things too.
In your first year, you’ll develop a solid foundation of business management principles that you’ll build on in your second and third year. You’ll also learn how to apply business theory to practical scenarios and learn how to acquire, motivate, develop and retain talent.
As the business landscape has changed in recent years, more people are needed to work flexibly across roles. This course is designed to educate you on change management and how to embrace this, aiming to make you more employable when you graduate.
Modules
Example Year 1 modules include: Principles of Management; Financial Accounting; Understanding and Managing Data; Digital Business Management and Emerging Technology; Principles of Marketing; Understanding the Business and Economic Environment;
Learning Through Organisations; Managing People in Organisations.
Example Year 2 modules include: Leadership in Practice; Problem Solving Methods and Analysis; The Practice of Consultancy; Creating a Winning Business; Learning through Work; Developing Inclusive Organisations; Organisation Design and Management; Fundamentals of Project Management; Sustainability, Business and Responsibility; Company and Employment Law; Field Trip; International Selling and Negotiation; Risk and Crisis Management; Principles of Finance; Artist Management; Language 1; Language 2.
Year 3 modules include: Dissertation; Consultancy Project; Practising Business Strategy; The Practice of Management; Issues in Labour Markets; Organising and Managing Across Cultures; Leading Innovation; Personal Finance; Social Marketing; Delivering Service Excellence; Creative Media Practice and Music Business Models; Strategy in Tourism and Travel; Marketing Communications in Practice; Language 1; Language 2.
Assessment methods
You’ll be assessed via a range of methods such as essays, coursework, group presentations, business reports, portfolio work, problem-based activities and practical projects.
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