Topics include employee voice and representation, managing and developing people, and managing performance and reward. The course will equip you with the knowledge and experience needed to thrive in the fast-paced world of HR.
You’ll explore everything from a real-world perspective, with live industry briefs and the chance to create your own consultancy to work with existing companies. There will also be business simulations, where you’ll make financial decisions and experience key areas such as operations and marketing.
The BSc (Hons) in Business Management (Human Resource Management) also covers the fundamentals of business and the careers of the future.
You will be taught via a combination of lectures, tutorials, industry visits and independent study over the course of 2 x 15-week semesters. A typical 20 credit module will include 12 weeks of compulsory class attendance along with one independent reading week and 2 weeks for assessment revision and submission. You will study 60 credits per each 15 weeks. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at levels 5 and 6. The full-time course has one start point in September.
As Business Management student, you will develop knowledge and understanding of the factors that impact on all types of business from larger corporations to small private limited companies.With a Foundation Year option, the first year (year 0 - Level 3) will prepare you for your year 1 - Level 4 study. The year is designed to develop your academic writing, referencing, research and critical thinking skills whilst also introducing you to various business topics laying the foundations for further study.
In your first year, you will study six modules which are core across the Business Management portfolio. Studying within a multi-disciplinary context, you’ll learn in a collaborative manner and develop a deeper insight into the wider business environment. You’ll develop a firm foundation of the necessary knowledge, academic and professional skills which you’ll build upon in your second and third years.
In the second year, you will study a further four core modules with the option of two specialist modules depending on your named award. In the third and final year of your studies, you will develop further specialist knowledge through an additional three core modules, one specialist module and a final year consultancy project within your chosen specialism.
At Staffordshire University we place great emphasis on preparing you for the careers of the future, and as a student at Staffordshire Business School you will study the full spectrum of contemporary management and finance. You will use resources including books, journals and digital databases, social media resource banks and more to immerse yourself in each discipline and you will be challenged to picture what the business landscape of the future will be.