About the Courses
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This Business Management and Human Resource Management bachelor's (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 and human resource 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 rec
More about this course
This Business Management and Human Resource Management bachelor's (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 and human resource 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.
Assessment
You’ll be assessed via a range of methods such as essays, coursework, group presentations, business reports, portfolio work, problem-based activities, game-based assessment (LSP and PSP) and practical projects.
Modules
Year 1 modules include:
Digital Business Management and Emerging Technology (core, 15 credits)
Financial Accounting (core, 15 credits)
Learning Through Organisations (core, 15 credits)
Managing People in Organisations (core, 15 credits)
Principles of Management (core, 15 credits)
Principles of Marketing (core, 15 credits)
Understanding and Managing Data (core, 15 credits)
Understanding the Business and Economic Environment (core, 15 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
Developing Inclusive Organisations (core, 15 credits)
Fundamentals of Project Management (core, 15 credits)
Organisation Design and Management (core, 15 credits)
Theory & Practice of Selling (core, 15 credits)
Creating a Winning Business 1 (alternative core, 15 credits)
Learning through Work (alternative core, 15 credits)
Problem Solving: Methods and Analysis (alternative core, 15 credits)
The Practice of Consultancy (alternative core, 15 credits)
Artist Management (option, 15 credits)
Company and Business Law (option, 15 credits)
Field Trip (option, 15 credits)
International Selling and Negotiation (option, 15 credits)
Principles of Finance (option, 15 credits)
Risk and Crisis Management (option, 15 credits)
Sustainability, Business and Responsibility (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
Issues in Labour Markets (core, 15 credits)
Organising and Managing Across Cultures (core, 15 credits)
Practising Business Strategy (with simulation) (core, 15 credits)
The Practice of Management (core, 15 credits)
Consultancy Project (alternative core, 30 credits)
Dissertation (alternative core, 30 credits)
Creative Media Practice and Music Business Models (option, 15 credits)
Leading Innovation (option, 15 credits)
Marketing Communications in Practice (Context Fashion) (option, 15 credits)
Personal Finance (option, 15 credits)
Service Excellence for Creative industries (option, 15 credits)
Social Marketing (option, 15 credits)
Strategy in Tourism and Travel (option, 15 credits)