BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management & Business Bachelor's degree at Leeds Beckett University

Focus on developing your academic scholarship and critical thinking, your professionalism and career skills, and your ability to conduct research.

Study human resources (HR) activity and its role in organisations, including its purpose and evolution. You will explore different ways of delivering HR objectives as well as developments in the management of employment relationships, and the methods that can be used to demonstrate the organisational value of HR departments.

Understand the importance of organisational marketing in human resource management. You will become familiar with key marketing principles and appreciate how contemporary marketing concepts are applied by organisations, and the potential challenges of doing so.

Examine the production and use of financial information in human resources management (HRM). You will study a variety of topics including how businesses are financed, budgeting, capital investment decisions and the use of financial reports to inform HRM decision making.

Learn about the people side of business. This module is structured into four main themes: motivation, management, leadership and teams. You will look at these within the context of culture, political environment, global working and intercultural competence.

Develop the essential tools you will need to understand the 'real-world' outcomes of economic decisions. The module will promote an understanding of wider macro-economic and policy issues relevant to human resource management.

Build on the skills developed in the Academic & Critical Thinking Skills module in year one, or study this module to begin developing your academic scholarship and critical thinking, your professionalism and career skills, and your ability to conduct research.

Gain an understanding of the range of people-related data and information available within organisations. You will learn how to recognise relevant data and information and identify where you might find it within an organisation, using case studies as examples. Your learning will also explore how to store, collate, analyse and evaluate data in order to make evidence-based decisions.

Understand the nature of managerial decision making and its complexities including the tensions between ethics and cost effectiveness. You will explore the role of cognition, perception and motivation in decision making as well as the negotiation skills essential in effective decision making.

Examine the role of learning and development, particularly in relation to organisational effectiveness. You will gain in-depth knowledge of how to identify training and development needs, and the design, delivery and evaluation of learning. Your learning will explore learning and development methods such as coaching, mentoring and e-learning.

Explore the strategic approaches that organisations take to establish themselves as employers in the labour market and to plan effectively so that they are able to meet their organisational skills needs. You will study the key operational practices that organisations use to resource their organisations effectively such as recruitment, selection, workforce planning, staff retention, succession planning, retirement and dismissal processes.

Examine employment relations and how to manage employees, the employment relationship and the application of complex employment law and regulation. You'll develop an understanding of the employer/employee relationship, as well as its social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, moral and cultural context.

Further develop your academic scholarship and critical thinking skills, in particular those skills that relate to carrying out research. Research is an important part of an HR professional's skillset. This module will enable you to develop the skills you'll need to understand research findings and how to validate them. You'll practise evaluating using research findings and applying conclusions to an organisational setting.

Develop your understanding of key contemporary developments in the business and external context within which HR operates. You will will consider how to provide practical and implementable organisational and HR solutions and you will examine the role that HR plays in business ethics, strategy formulation and implementation.

Gain a critical understanding of the strategic and operational requirements for the effective human resource management of staff. You'll consider the impact of and approaches to leadership and the ethical behaviour of leaders as they support their staff in a fast-changing environment. This module will enable you to evaluate the nature of the employment relationship and human resource management practices, with emphasis on effective leadership strategies.

Develop an understanding of key developments in the theory and practice of employment relations and engagement. You'll explore these both within and beyond the immediate organisational context. You'll build on your knowledge, experience and skills to make informed and effective judgements about existing and emerging models, processes and practices of employee relations and engagement.

Study the theory and application of reward management. You will explore and evaluate various solutions to reward issues within the broader contexts of HRM and corporate strategy.

Apply for a placement and undertake a period of paid employment to give you the opportunity to develop business contacts and gain understanding of the jobs and career market.