BSc Business Management and Human Resource Management with Placement Year
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level
About this course
Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Human Resource Management with Placement Year, a business management and human resource management and biosciences degree focused on organisational leadership and workforce administration. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Legal Analysis, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Teaching is mapped to the CIPD Profession Map at an Associate level, and students undertake a structured business placement year during their studies. The first year introduces fundamental concepts through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Introduction to Management, Introduction to Marketing for Business, and Management Analysis, with optional choices including Commercial Law. The second year develops core competencies via Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice, Critical Perspectives on Organisation and Management, and Human Resource Management, alongside options like Entrepreneurial Management and Management Ethics. The third year is dedicated to a structured Business Placement. The final year addresses advanced topics through Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business, Employment Relations, Leadership: A Diverse, Inclusive and Critical Approach, and Strategic Human Resource Management. Optional modules in the final year span areas such as International Business, Strategic Management, and Project Management, and students can also undertake an Applied Research Project.
Modules
- Business in Society
- Ideas that Shape the Contemporary World - Work, Change and Organisations
- Introduction to Accounting and Finance
- Introduction to Management
- Introduction to Marketing for Business
- Management Analysis
- Realising Success
- Commercial Law
- Digital Technologies in Business
- Financial Accounting 1
- Management Accounting 1
- Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice
- Critical Perspectives on Organisation and Management
- Human Resource Management
- Entrepreneurial Management
- Financial Accounting 2
- Innovation, Technology and the Environment
- Making Successful Decisions
- Management Accounting 2
- Management Ethics
- Operations Management
- Business Placement
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
- Employment Relations
- Leadership: A Diverse, Inclusive and Critical Approach
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Applied Research Project
- Financial Accounting 3
- Information, Organisation and Accountability from a Historical Perspective
- International Business
- Management Accounting 3
- Management of Information Systems
- Managing Careers and Employability
- Managing High-Growth Businesses
- Marketing in the Digital Age
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Strategic Management
- Strategic Operations Management
- Technological Innovation