Business and Human Resource Management (HRM)
University of the West of Scotland
UCAS Code: N1N6 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Year 2 entry with A Level grades of BBB.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
For year 2 entry, 28 points required.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
DMM in relevant subject required for Year 2 entry
Scottish Advanced Higher
For Year 2 entry.
Scottish HNC
Entry to Year 1 with HNC Business and HNC Leadership & Management without relevant modules for advanced entry Entry to Year 2 is with a HNC in one of the following: HRM; Business (including Managing People & Organisations and HRM Core Activities/HRM: An Introduction); Leadership & Management (including Managing People and Managing People & Organisations);
Scottish HND
Entry to Year 2 with HND Business and HNC Leadership & Management without relevant modules for advanced entry Entry to Year 3 with HND HRM; HND Business (including Managing People & Organisations; HRM Core Activities/HRM: An Introduction; Behavioural Skills for Business; Business Culture & Strategy); HND Management & Leadership (including Managing People AND Managing People & Organisations, OR HRM: An Introduction AND Behavioural Skills for Business)
Scottish Higher
including English
T Level
UCAS Tariff
About this course
**OVERVIEW**
Underpinned by contemporary academic theory, the BA Business & Human Resource Management will equip you with the practical skills and critical thinking required to make a positive impact in this professional area or to continue on to postgraduate study.
The course is designed to support and develop current and future professionals in human resource and people management.
This degree covers a variety of key human resource management topics, including:
// Talent management
// Critical employment relations
// Managing performance and reward
// Human resource strategy
// Human resource management research design
// Equality and diversity
// International human resource management
With the BA Business & Human Resource Management, you will gain a mix of specialist and transferable skills essential for a career in business and HRM.
This degree is part of a suite of degree pathways which centre around our BA (Hons) Business. Each pathway offers its own distinct core modules which differentiate them from each other. Other degree pathways are:
BA (Hons) Business (UCAS: N100)
BA (Hons) Business & Finance (UCAS: N1N3)
BA (Hons) Business & HRM (UCAS: N1N6)
BA (Hons) Business & Marketing (UCAS: N1N5)
**ADVANCED ENTRY OPTIONS**
Direct entry to Year 2 (with an appropriate HNC) and Year 3 (with an appropriate HND) may be possible.
**PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION**
On successful completion of the Honours degree, you’ll obtain a Level 5 (Intermediate) qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
**CAREER PROSPECTS**
**Jobs**
Upon completion of the programme, our graduates are equipped with the professional knowledge, skills and understanding to pursue careers within human resources. The business modules arm our graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to explore careers in general organisation management.
Recent Business & Human resource management graduates are employed across the public, private and third sector in industries such as recruitment, NHS, BP, IKEA and local authority.
**Further Study**
Some graduates choose further study, leading to a Master of Science (MSc), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Research (MRes), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA).
Modules
Year 1: Foundation of Business, Human Resource & People Management - lay the foundation for your studies in Business and HRM by providing an overarching outline of key business- and HRM-related concepts. These include a fundamental understanding of people management, marketing, accounting and finance.
Year 2 focuses on devlopment of generalist knowledge and skills in Human Resource & People Management - you will focus on the role HRM plays in organisations and its contribution to organisational success. This also includes areas such as organisational behaviour, employee health and well-being and talent management.
Year 3 will focus on developing professionalism in Human Resource & People Management - you will develop a strong emphasis on the understanding and alignment of skills, knowledge and behaviours to the CIPD CPD Profession Map, as well as helping students to develop key research skills, preparing them for their Honours Project in fourth year. In addition, third year outlines contemporary issues in HRM, such as technology and sustainability, employee performance and reward, and the employment relationship.
Year 4 will focus of developing specialism in Human Resource & People Management - will explore a variety of more specialist areas within human resource & people management, including HR Strategy & Change, HR Policy & Practice, international HRM and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. This is further nurtured by the completion of the Honours Project, where students will conduct their own research project, exploring a contemporary issue in human resource & people management in great depth.
Assessment methods
The BA Business & HRM incorporates a range of teaching, learning and assessment methods in order to enable the learning outcomes to be achieved. Individual modules use different mixes of teaching, learning and assessment methods as appropriate to the learning outcomes of that module.
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, and practical workshops.
There will also be group work and independent learning to ensure you develop transferable skills such as research, presentation, communication, and working as part of a team.
Our degree is mainly assessed using a variety of assessment methods including:
// Written examinations // Multiple-choice tests // Coursework // Practical assessment // Reflective case study reports // Role-play assessments // Poster presentations
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