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Business Management with People Management

Entry requirements


A level

C,C,C

To include a literate subject Entry into Year 2 with BBB to include Business Studies plus one other literate subject

HNC (BTEC)

D

Entry into Year 2 with HNC (BTEC) Business

HND (BTEC)

D

Entry into Year 3 with HND (BTEC) Business

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

27

To include a literate subject at S5 or H4 Entry into Year 2 with 34 Points to include Business Management plus 1 other Higher Literate subject and any other Higher subject

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H3,H3,H3,H3

To include a literate subject

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMM

Business (All pathways) Enterprise and Entrepreneurship IT (Business) Travel and Tourism Entry into Year 2 with DDD in one of the following:- Business Business (Management) Business (Marketing)

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,B,B

Entry into Year 2 to include Business Management plus one other literate subject

Scottish HNC

Pass

Entry into Year 2 with an HNC in one of the following:- Accounting - Graded Unit B Administration & IT - Graded Unit B Advertising & PR - Graded Unit B Business - Graded Unit B Business: Administration & IT - Graded Unit B Business: Management & Leadership - Graded Unit B Business: Marketing & Public Relations - Graded Unit B Events Management - Graded Unit B Fashion Business - Graded Unit B Hospitality Operations - Graded Unit B Human Resource Management - Graded Unit B Management & Leadership - Graded Unit B Marketing - Graded Unit B Marketing Communications - Graded Unit B Supply Chain Management - Graded Unit B Travel & Tourism - Graded Unit B Entry into Year 1 with an HNC in one of the following:- Music Business - Graded Unit B Social Science - Graded Unit B

Scottish HND

Pass

Entry into Year 3 with an HND in one of the following:- Business - Graded Unit B Business: Administration & IT - Graded Unit B Business: Management & Leadership - Graded Unit B Business: Marketing & Public Relations - Graded Unit B Supply Chain Management - Graded Unit B Entry into Year 2 with an HND in one of the following:- Accounting - Graded Units BB Administration & IT - Graded Units BB Advertising & PR - Graded Unit B Hospitality Management - Graded Unit B Hospitality Operations - Graded Unit B Marketing - Graded Unit B Music Business - Graded Unit B Retail Management - Graded Unit B Travel & Tourism - Graded Unit B Entry into Year 1 with an HND in one of the following:- Social Science - Graded Unit B Next Gen Social Science - Graded Unit M

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,C

To include a literate subject at B

Accepted/considered on an individual basis

UCAS Tariff

96-144

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About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Business and management

Human resource management

Businesses face an ever-changing landscape of shifting markets, business models and emerging technologies. Highly developed business management skills are integral to successful and sustainable organisational performance.

The BA (Hons) Business Management with People Management is delivered within the School of Business, Law and Social Sciences. It is designed to develop your knowledge of complex business and organisational practices in an increasingly internationalised and digital business world. The degree builds the key management skills necessary to deliver financially and environmentally sustainable organisational performance intertwined with HRM learning for people performance.

HRM is all about the management of people within the working environment. You will learn about the role HR plays in contemporary business such as recruitment and talent management and will develop the soft skills essential to extract the best performance from people.

This is a highly practical programme with employment at its heart. You will learn how businesses operate in the real world through expert guest speakers, projects tackling real-life business problems and off-site visits. You will work on projects with nationwide organisations such as the IBM Business Challenge and be encouraged to undertake a work placement and overseas study opportunity to broaden your horizons.

Business degrees at Abertay are inherently flexible and provide you with the ability to tailor what you study to your own interests and career aspirations. The first two years of study cover a common curriculum including the basics of business management, accounting and marketing. As you progress, you can remain on Business Management or add a subject specialism. Aside from People Management, there are subject specialisms in Events Management, Law or Analytics.

Abertay is ranked:
• UK University of the Year 2021 - Teaching Quality (The Times/ Sunday Times Good University Guide)
• UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching (Guardian Good University Guide 2021)
• UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2020)

Modules

Year 1 core modules (subject to change over time) - ANF101 Introduction to Accounting; BMT103 Managing People & Ideas; BMT106 Introduction to HR; BMT108 Business Economics. You will also be required to select elective/option modules. For detailed module information please check our website.

Assessment methods

Assessment varies substantially across modules. Some modules, particularly where there is professional accreditation, have more traditional assessments such as exams. However, where we can, we like to vary the types of assessment. Therefore students can expect to create presentations, videos, posters, reports, research outputs, practical exercises, strategic papers, design processes or products and so on. As the programme has multiple options, students will be able to experience a wide range of assessments.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
EU
£15,000
per year
International
£15,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Abertay Campus

Department:

School of Business, Law and Social Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

81%
Business and management
91%
Human resource management

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Business and management (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

73%
Staff make the subject interesting
89%
Staff are good at explaining things
81%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
62%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

83%
Library resources
86%
IT resources
81%
Course specific equipment and facilities
76%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

86%
UK students
14%
International students
48%
Male students
52%
Female students
89%
2:1 or above
17%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
C
C

Human resource management

Teaching and learning

91%
Staff make the subject interesting
100%
Staff are good at explaining things
73%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
55%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

91%
Library resources
82%
IT resources
90%
Course specific equipment and facilities
82%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

85%
UK students
15%
International students
27%
Male students
73%
Female students
81%
2:1 or above
14%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Business and management (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£20,000
med
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

17%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
15%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
8%
Business, research and administrative professionals

As only a small number of students take courses in this subject area, there isn't much information on what graduates do when they finish, so bear that in mind when you review any stats. Management, finance and business roles are common, but it's a good idea to ask tutors what previous graduates taking specific courses went on to do when you're at an open day.

Human resource management

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£20,000
med
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

17%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
15%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
8%
Business, research and administrative professionals

This subject is much more common at postgraduate level, and so be aware that many of the good jobs in HR and personnel management go to graduates with Masters or other postgraduate qualifications in this subject. Work experience for first degree graduates can help to get around the lack of postgraduate qualifications, but if you want to go into management you might find that Masters to be an advantage. Although human resource roles are much the most common outcome for graduates from these courses, they take those jobs in an impressive array of industries so there are plenty of options for the kind of employer you can work for. If you would like to know about graduate prospects for your chosen course more specifically, head to an open day to talk to tutors about what previous graduates went on to do.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Business and management (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£20k

£20k

£22k

£22k

£25k

£25k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

Human resource management

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£20k

£20k

£22k

£22k

£25k

£25k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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