About

Introduction:

There’s no single secret to business success — but strong, ethical leadership is a non-negotiable. An organisation’s biggest asset is its people, and those people need the right culture in which to shine. They need nurturing, training, and sometimes even challenging; they need understandable strategies, achievable objectives, and shared, exciting goals.

That’s why human resource management (HRM) is so vital. If you think it’s just about payroll and attendance monitoring, think again.

On this business and HR degree, you’ll learn how the right leadership turns good businesses into great ones, inspiring productivity, performance, and profitability. From recruitment and reward to wellbeing, conflict resolution, and talent management, explore the anatomy of great business — the everyday things companies do to ensure their people are motivated, focused, capable, and confident. With roleplaying, employer-facing opportunities, live consultancy projects, and the chance to study abroad with one of our international partners, this is more than just the theory of HRM and management: this is its hands-on, everyday reality.

Learn from the experts — this course is approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Our students get great jobs — we’ve been ranked 1st in the UK for employability (Uni Compare 2025).
Complete a placement — our students have secured experience with organisations like JCP and PCC Aerostructures.
Study in the heart of Nottingham — one of Europe’s top 25 student cities, and home to over 75,000 learners.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications.

International qualifications

We accept qualifications from all over the world – check yours here:

Entry requirements by country

Undergraduate preparation courses (Foundation)

If you don’t yet meet our entry requirements, we offer Foundation courses through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), based on our City Campus:

Foundation courses leading to undergraduate study at NTU

English language entry requirements

You can meet our language requirements by successfully completing our pre-sessional English course for an agreed length of time, or by submitting the required grade in one of our accepted English language tests, such as IELTS:

Advanced standing (starting your undergraduate degree in year 2 or 3)

You may be able to start your undergraduate course in year 2 or 3 based on what you have studied before. This decision would be made in accordance with our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy.

Would you like some advice on your study plans?

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

Complete this simple form to keep in touch with the International Office.

English Program Requirements

You can meet our language requirements by successfully completing our pre-sessional English course for an agreed length of time, or by submitting the required grade in one of our accepted English language tests, such as IELTS:

Career

Careers and employability

Our graduates get great jobs

From day one, we’ll teach you how to think like a leader in human resource management — but once you’ve graduated, you’ll be effective in every area of business. Rather than being dedicated to a single discipline, you’ll be a true ‘business decathlete’: a versatile, collaborative strategist who’s at home in every operational environment, from marketing to accounting.

Our business and HR students have secured roles on graduate schemes with blue-chip nationals and multinationals, with recruitment specialists, and in prominent roles with local SMEs. Some have even set up HR departments from scratch! Today, our graduates are employed by prestigious organisations like Vauxhall, Jaeger, and British Airways — working around the world as HR advisers, consultants, talent managers, and more.

Personalisation at Nottingham Business School (NBS) — what it means for you

We’re a close-knit course, with unparalleled standards of support. You’ll receive pastoral care from the same people who are teaching you, on a joined-up, week-by-week basis. More than just a course, this is a community.

At NBS, we’re proud to provide our learners with a very personal experience. Each student’s experience is uniquely theirs, built around their own specific needs, interests, and ambitions. It’ll be the same for you: whether choosing your own specialist modules or picking your preferred means of hands-on, experiential learning, we’re here to help you gather the skills, knowledge and experience to gain that vital competitive edge. Your future and employability comes first, and everything you’ll experience at NBS has a purpose — from industry networking events and prestigious guest speakers, to the personal and professional development modules that’ll support each step of your university journey. Book onto an NTU open day to find out more.

Get accredited

Our course is approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). As part of our commitment to your professional development, we’ll register you as a student member of the CIPD and pay your membership fees from the start of Year Two through to graduation. Once you’ve completed your course, you’ll gain Associate Member status of the CIPD (AssocCIPD)!

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

24,544 / year

Business Management and Human Resources BA (Hons)