Human Resource Management & Business, BA (Hons), with industry placement

This course provides a comprehensive, accredited business degree with a focus on human resource management (HRM), helping students develop a profound understanding of human behaviour in business and optimise workplace performance. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), it equips learners with practical skills through an innovative curriculum, employer partnerships, guest lectures, and placement opportunities with companies like BP and Bentley Motors. Students benefit from high employability, with 95% in work or further study post-graduation, and gain access to professional qualifications and postgraduate pathways.Key modules span academic skills, fundamentals of HRM, data analytics, strategic HRM, and employment law, fostering expertise in talent planning, employee relations, and ethical issues. This programme, delivered at Leeds Beckett University, prepares graduates to excel in dynamic business environments through hands-on experience and industry insights.

Year 1 Core Modules:

• Academic & Critical Thinking Skills

• Fundamentals of HRM

• Marketing & Employer Branding for HRM

• Managing Organisations & People

• Accounting & Finance for HRM

• Global Economics for HR Managers

• Professional Skills

• Data Analytics for HRM

• Managerial Decision Making

• Learning & Development in Organisations

• People Resourcing & Talent Planning

• Employment Law for Managers

• Research Skills

• Contemporary Issues in HRM & Ethics

• Strategic HRM for Leaders

• Employee Relations & Engagement