Business & Human Resource Management BA (Hons)

Become a human resource management professional with our BA Business & Human Resource Management programme.

Underpinned by contemporary academic theory, the BA Business & Human Resource Management programme 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.

This programme 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

Year 1:  Applicants must have completed the Certificate of General Secondary Education plus a relevant Foundation programme or Diploma Year 2:  Community College Diploma

If you do not fall into any of the categories above you will need to provide proof of your English language ability through the International English Language Test System (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Duo Lingo

For 2022-23 entry, the University has approved the use of the online Duolingo English test as evidence of English language ability. UWS will accept an overall score between 90-115 with no component score below 90.

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 OPPORTUNITES

UWS offers various postgraduate qualifications which can help graduates further develop their knowledge and understanding of business and HRM. MSc HRM & Pathways, MSc International Management, and Master of Business Administration (MBA) are only a few of the options available to graduates of the BA(Hons) Business & HRM programme.

Graduates looking to pursue research or education may wish to consider an academic career and apply for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree.