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Business with Human Resource Management
BSc(Hons)

  • Course summary and entry requirements

    Course duration Help

    Full-time: 3 years

    UCAS code NN16

    Professional accreditation

    This course is accredited by the Association of International Accountants (AIA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). Graduates will be exempt from some of the foundation level exams set by these professional bodies.

    About the course

    As well as providing you with a broad range of business skills and knowledge, Business with Human Resources Management BSc(Hons) enables you to develop highly valued human resource management expertise. It will help you to apply the principles and processes of HRM to help organisations to meet the challenges of managing and developing staff.

    Practical and personal skills development is central to this course. You will develop expertise in project management, report writing, time management, presenting, budgeting, team working, flexibility and leadership.

    Classes are interactive with a wide variety of activities, such as presentations, decision making scenarios and lively discussions. Up-to-date case studies are used to illustrate the application of business theory to real-world events.

    This three-year degree has almost the same syllabus as the four-year Business Management with Human Resources Management BSc(Hons),but runs without the 12 month job placement.

    Typical entry requirements Help

    The entry requirements listed here are for students starting their course in 2013. Individual offers may vary

    A-levels:
    BBB. Applicants with only two full A-levels or a double award will be considered on an individual basis. Excludes General Studies.

    ND/C (Level 3):
    DDM.

    International Baccalaureate:
    32 points including 16 at Higher level

    QAA-approved access course:
    acceptable, subject-specific units.

    GCSE (minimum grade C):
    at least three subjects including English language and mathematics.

    Foundation degree/HND
    direct entry to year 2 may be possible with relevant subjects. HNC may also count towards direct entry.

    For non-native speakers of English:
    IELTS 6.0, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements.

  • Course content

    Syllabus

    Year 1
    - Global Business Environment
    - Organisational Behaviour and HRM
    - Principles of Marketing
    - Financial Knowledge and Skills
    - Business Project
    - Developing Academic and Employability Skills

    Year 2
    - International Business Analysis
    - Managing Systems and Processes
    - Business Law
    - Operations and Enterprise Resource Planning
    - Working Across Cultures
    Options include:
    - Environmental Sustainability
    - Creativity in Enterprise
    - Design and Innovation
    - Purchasing and Supply

    Year 3
    - Managing and Developing People
    - Corporate Strategy
    - Researching Contemporary Issues in HRM or Understanding Organisational Behaviour
    Plus up to four options from a wide range, including:
    - Understanding Employee Relations
    - Employee Selection and Development
    - International Human Resource Management
    - Human Resource Management and Organisational Change
    - Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
    - Project and Event Management

    Options and projects give you scope to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations.

    You can view the programme specification for this course as a PDF file by clicking on the link below:

    Programme Specification

  • Fees and costs

    The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

    The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

    What's included in the fee?

    When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.

    You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.

    Our website www.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.

    BSc(Hons) Business with Human Resource Management  [J1EG015]
    UK/EU (Full Time)9,000 GBP
    Island Students (Full Time)9,000 GBP
    International (Full Time)10,500 GBP

  • Location

    Location Help Moulsecoomb

    Located to the north of Brighton city centre, the Moulsecoomb campus offers students an excellent learning environment and a wide range of facilities. It is the largest of our five campuses with over 8,000 students.

    View campus maps and directions

    Living in Brighton

    Brighton’s rich mix of historic architecture, lively arts scene, varied shopping and cosmopolitan community make it a vibrant, enjoyable place to live. It is no wonder that many Brighton graduates choose to stay here.

    Social scene

    Alongside the traditional seaside attractions, Brighton is famed for its exciting social scene with a wide choice of pubs, clubs and restaurants.

    Music event on the beach

    Arts

    The highlight of the city’s cultural year is the Brighton Festival. The event is held each May and is England’s biggest arts festival, which showcases arts and performance from around the world. Brighton is also home to the UK’s oldest working cinema, the Duke of York’s, which shows alternative and mainstream films. The city is also well known for its exciting music scene and hosts The Great Escape music festival.

    Burning the Clocks winter solstice festival

    Sports

    Whether you take your sport seriously or just want to keep fit, Brighton offers all kinds of sports opportunities and facilities, on and off campus. You can also make the most of the location, and play volleyball, basketball and windsurfing down by the beach. The seafront is also the finishing point for the famous London – Brighton bicycle ride and the quirky veteran car run.

    Playing volleyball on the seafront

  • Staff profiles

    Business with Human Resource Management

    Julie Fowlie, Course Leader

    Julie's professional background is in management development within the financial services sector, which involved facilitating change through objective analysis, team building and leadership.

    She joined the University of Brighton in 1999 and is the Director of Business Programmes for undergraduate courses. Julie co-ordinates the Professional and Academic Skills Modules as well as teaching Managing People and Human Resource Management.

    Her main academic interests are the emotional dimension of leadership including emotional intelligence and most recently combining this construct with social marketing.

    In 2009 she co-authored How to Succeed at University, an essential guide to academic skills and personal development at university.

  • Career opportunities

    This degree is excellent preparation for working in areas such as employee relations, employment legislation, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, pay and benefits, consultancy, health and safety, training and development.

    As companies become more aware of the importance of human resource (HR) functions and the need to recruit and retain the best workforce, graduates with HR skills are becoming increasingly sought after.

    Visit the careers service website.

  • More...

    Why study at Brighton Business School?

    Tackle real life business problems, ready for your career. We approach the academic theory of business from a practical perspective that closely reflects true-to-life issues and scenarios, giving you a real entrepreneurial edge.

    Benefit from excellent teaching and learning support. We have 40 years' experience of running business courses. You will be allocated a personal tutor who will help support and guide you through your first year.

    Gain the knowledge and the skills that industry want. Our partners in industry and the professions contribute to course development and teaching.

    Be part of an institution that is innovative and relevant. The Research Assessment Exercise (2008) ranked us in the top 15 UK business schools in terms of world-leading research outputs.

    Live and study in an outstanding location. Brighton is a city with an extremely lively cultural and social life. It is no wonder that many Brighton graduates choose to stay here.

    More reasons to study at Brighton Business School

     

    Helping develop your career

    We provide career support from the first year. This is the only way to ensure our students are employable in the highly competitive job market. We do this by:

    The university's Careers Service offers guidance relating to any aspect of your career planning and development. The service is in regular contact with over 1,800 employers who post vacancies and attend our careers fairs.

    Beepurple is the university’s entrepreneurship network. Taking part in beepurple activities, you will meet like-minded people, hear how other recent graduates have set up their own ventures and gain key enterprise skills that will help you stand out from the crowd.

    Momentum is our award-winning mentoring scheme. It pairs students with professionals who wish to share their experience. Students and their mentors meet regularly to exchange ideas, allowing the student to develop new skills and enhance their career prospects.

     

    International students

    Brighton Business School is a truly international place to study.

    As an international student, you will be supported from the moment you start with us. This includes:
    - a free orientation programme
    - a free pickup from Heathrow or Gatwick airport
    - free English language tuition (throughout your first year)
    - guaranteed accommodation in your first year
    - a range of scholarships and bursaries
    - a team of support staff to assist you, including a personal tutor.

    More details on support for international students

    Your level of English

    The level of English you need depends on the course. The details are included in the course information, but for more general information read our information on English language requirements.

    However, we provide a number of ways to improve your English before you start your course, and free English language support you while you are studying.

    Meeting entry requirements

    We can help you meet our academic entry requirements if your qualifications are not the correct level to study at university in the UK. The preparation courses at the University of Brighton’s International College have been specially designed to help international students to progress to an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at the university.

    More about our university preparation courses

Business with Human Resource Management

Develop HRM expertise

Application process
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Find out more

01273 642151
Email undergrad.business@brighton.ac.uk

International students:
+44 (0)207 250 6749
international@brighton.ac.uk

 

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