Business and Human Resource Management (HRM)
University of the West of Scotland
UCAS Code: N1N6 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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)
DDM in relevant subject required for Year 2 entry
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
For Year 2 entry, DDM required in relevant subject
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
in relevant subject
UCAS Tariff
including English
About this course
Become a human resource management professional with our BA (Hons) Business & Human Resource Management programme.
This is a highly specialised degree programme, designed to support and develop current and future professionals in People/Human Resource Management. The programme utilises a range of learning, teaching and assessment methods to enable learning outcomes to be achieved - fostered by the University’s contemporary learning and teaching approach.
Furthermore, the programme aims at providing a meaningful balance between academic knowledge and employability-focused skills within its assessment strategy. This includes the use of written assignments, presentations, facilitation workshops, assessment centres/ in-trays, and role plays, amongst others.
Programme Highlights
UWS was the first Scottish university to offer an undergraduate human resource programme accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) – which ensures that the educational experience we provide meets the highest professional standards.
Change to - On successful completion of the Honours programme, you’ll automatically qualify for the Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
*Requires student membership — additional costs occur.
Programme Details
The programme has been designed to deliver up-to-date practical and professional skills, underpinned by appropriate academic theory. This is fostered by a comprehensive learning journey, supported by a clear programme structure.
Year 1: Foundation of Business & Human Resource/People Management
Areas covered include – Introducing People Management; Marketing; Business Finance; and Academic and Professional Skills
Year 2: Generalist Human Resource/People Management
Areas covered include – Organisational Behaviour; Talent Management; and The Human Resource Function
Year 3: Professionalism in Human Resource/ People Management
Areas covered include – HR Systems & Analytics; Managing Performance & Reward; and Critical Employment Relations
Year 4: Specialism in Human Resource/ People Management
Areas covered include – Transformational HRM; HR Policy & Practice; Equality & Diversity; International HRM; as well as the Dissertation Project
Careers
Thanks to the mixture of business and human resource management content provided, graduates from this programme leave with the knowledge and professional skillset required to pursue careers in human resources and general management.
BA (Hons) Business & Human Resource Management graduates are employed across the public, private and third sectors, working for organisations including:
NHS
BP
IKEA
Modules
Year 1:
First year lays the groundwork for the successful completion of the degree programme in Human Resource Management by providing an overarching outline of key business- and HRM-related concepts,
covered by the following modules:
Introducing People Management
Introduction to Marketing
Business Finance
HRM in Business Context
Aspire 1
Year 2:
Second year of the programme focuses on the further development of a generalist understanding of Human Resource Management, the role it plays in organisations and its contribution to organisational success, addressed through the following modules:
Organisational Behaviour
People, Planet & Profits
The HR Function
Talent Management
Aspire 2
Year 3:
Third year places 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 — through the following modules:
Professional; Practice HRM
Research Design & Methods
In addition, third year outlines more contemporary issues in HRM, including the following:
Performance & Reward
Employment Relations
HR Systems & Analytics
Year 4:
In fourth year, students will explore a variety of more specialist areas within Human Resource Management, including the following:
Transformation HRM
HR Policy & Practice
Equality & Diversity
International HRM
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 Management in great depth.
Assessment methods
This includes the use of written assignments, presentations, assessment centres/in-trays, role plays, and vivas, among others.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Visit www.uws.ac.uk/scholarships
The Uni
Paisley Campus
Business and Creative Industries
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