BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management Bachelor's degree at the University of Portsmouth

Topics covered include an overview of accounting and financial reporting, basic numerical techniques for accounting, introduction to trading accounts and profit and loss accounts (income statements), understanding the cost of sales, balance sheets, and current assets and liabilities.

You'll recognise the legal aspects and requirements of companies, recall and define the basic principles of contract formation, and become familiar with the content of commercial and consumer contracts, including the use of exclusion clauses. The module will also enable you to define the law regarding the rights of individual employees.

Develop your understanding of key business management principles and the process of evaluating business ideas.

You'll gain an appreciation for the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage and operate a business. Topics covered include core concepts in business studies, understanding the business environment, different forms of business structures, business strategy and planning, enterprise, innovation, and entrepreneurship. You'll also delve into key principles and practices in human resource management and operations management.

Learn how to practically use key Microsoft applications and demonstrate this knowledge in their studies and future careers. You will also learn of the potential and risks of AI software and how to use it responsibly in the classroom, as well as in assessments.

Topics covered include the history and fundamental importance of economics, the demand and supply model, elasticity and its applications, different market structures such as perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly. Additionally, you'll explore the circular flow model involving households, firms, the financial sector, governments, and the foreign sector. The module also covers concepts like the business cycle, unemployment, economic growth, inflation, and international trade.

It also means you understand the value of scholarships, allowing you to move on to postgraduate programs at the University of Portsmouth.

These include approximation and substitution, estimation and percentages, applications of percentages in financial contexts, ratio and proportion, rules of indices, basic algebra, graphs, and quadratic equations.

This module introduces the core principles, functions and theoretical origins of human resource management (hrm). students will explore influential perspectives such as jeffrey pfeffer's seven practices, alongside key debates about the role and value of hrm, including tensions between rhetoric and reality. Students are encouraged to consider hrm within wider political, social, economic and cultural context. through topics such as the development of hrm, the importance of organisational context, and international hrm, students will develop an informed view of hr practice within local and global settings. the module also examines how hrm contributes to organisational performance and how people

In this module, you'll explore how organisations are structured and how operations, supply chains and people work together to create value. You'll learn about key operations management principles, including capacity planning, resource management and operations improvement, and how these support organisational goals. you'll also develop an understanding of organisational culture, structure and the business environment, alongside core human resource management concepts such as motivation, teamwork, leadership and communication. this will help you see how managing people effectively influences performance, productivity and innovation. Throughout the module, you‚'ll reflect on your own experienc

You'll learn how to collect, process, analyze, and visualize data to make informed decisions in finance. this module builds your quantitative literacy and practical skills using industry-relevant tools, primarily microsoft excel. By the end, you'll be able to turn data into actionable insights, strengthen your problem-solving skills, and apply analytical methods across business, finance, marketing, and management roles. you'll also explore ethical, governance, and global dimensions of financial analytics, preparing you for the realities of a data-driven economy. Employers value graduates who combine financial knowledge with analytical and digital skills-and this module equips you with both,

This module helps you think creatively and develop ideas for new value propositions based on real market insights-whether for products, services, or business models. You'll learn how to apply the marketing mix and bring your ideas to life by pitching them in a sales negotiation scenario. along the way, you'll strengthen your ability to innovate, communicate, and adapt-skills that employers value in today's competitive business environment. By the end, you'll understand how these interconnected functions drive success and be ready to apply your knowledge in practical, future-focused ways.

This module will develop employability skills for the placement year, summer internship or employment after graduation. The research section of a module is designed to cultivate and enhance intellectual and analytical skills by providing students with opportunities to engage in scholarly investigation and critical thinking. This is a bedrock for skills needed for completion of the final year 40 credit research based modules. The module also helps develop the student at a personal and professional level to achieve more in their studies and in life more broadly through the personal tutoring element.

Blending theory with real-world case studies, you’ll explore core activities like talent attraction, development, engagement and retention, and understand how to add value through evidence-based practices. With assessments that focus on applying concepts to workplace scenarios, you’ll strengthen your ability to critically evaluate policies, identify issues, and propose relevant solutions that uphold ethics and equality. When you finish this module, you’ll champion employee experience as an HR expert, and be ready to lead and collaborate effectively as a self-managing people leader who drives team and organisational success.

You’ll analyse how organisational purpose connects with strategy, governance and outcomes, and explore ways to consider stakeholder needs alongside profit. Evaluating concepts like corporate social responsibility and circular economics, you’ll recommend how leaders can account for community and environmental issues. By using real modern cases, you'll assess business models and strengthen critical faculties to balance complex imperatives. By the end of this module you’ll be ready to champion organisational development in an ethical, responsible and sustainable manner.

You'll critically analyse external trends alongside theories and practical techniques for enhancing employee skills, engagement and organisational adaptability. By examining real-world cases, you'll understand the role of learning and development activities in shaping HRM practices and explore innovations in areas such as e-learning and data-driven capability building. This module provides crucial context for advancing your HRD expertise.

. This module follows on from HRMP (M23765) and aims to build on and develop further students' knowledge and understanding of Human Resource Management (HRM). PRTM explores and analyses the range of techniques and methodologies available to enable the organisation to be effectively resourced with the right people, at the right time, in the right place at the right cost. This module incorporates HR Planning, Talent Acquisition and Talent Management within a legal, ethical and business focused framework.

The module will be delivered by means of lecture, independent work, analysis, group and individual problem solving, case studies and discussion. All the identified skills in the LO's will be developed through seminar activities and will be utilised in tackling the assessments for this module.

Develop core skills in financial and non-financial analysis, and learn how to critique everything from financial statements to market reports. You’ll interpret intricate data sets and learn to identify meaningful insights to inform strategy and planning. By blending lectures with seminars and completing coursework focused on real companies, you’ll evaluate data, identify issues and improve decision quality. With regular feedback, you’ll bridge the gap between theory and practice. You'll finish this module ready to tackle problems with an analytical eye.

It emphasizes critical analysis of relevant literature, thoughtful selection of research methods, and the application of these methods to produce an independent research project. Students will be guided through a combination of lectures and seminars, with access to a supervisor and personal tutor, to support them in developing a research idea, transforming it into a scholarly writing, and applying the research findings to a relevant business context. The module also fosters an understanding of research ethics, encouraging students to minimise bias, maintain integrity, and ensure a balanced view, while safeguarding the welfare of all participants potentially affected by the research.

Employment relations focus on the nature of the relationship between employers and employees, and how the rules that govern employment relationships are devised, experienced and contested. You'll gain knowledge of the key parties and processes in employment relations by evaluating theoretical, analytical and environmental contexts. You'll finish this module equipped to handle employment relations matters effectively, and be ready to seize opportunities in this rapidly changing landscape.

You'll critically compare approaches for aligning people management with organisational objectives and consider the ethical dimensions involved. By using real-world cases you'll evaluate the evolving role of HR leaders across sectors and borders, equipping you with adaptable mindsets and techniques. By the end of this module you'll have essential knowledge and perspective for making judicious HR decisions within modern opportunities and constraints, whether in domestic or multinational contexts.

Examples of past projects are: developing options for a bank for use of their banking halls for community financial education; creating a strategy for a facilities management firm to improve their marketing; helping a social enterprise to find ways to grow their user base with new service offerings. You'll develop skills in teamwork, project management, design thinking and consultancy, and learn to practically apply business concepts from across your degree studies. After an introduction to the organisation, your client will provide ongoing direction and guidance, and you'll be giving them regular progress updates. For most of the time, you'll be part of an independent, diverse team, managin

Build on your prior knowledge by exploring how macro and micro cultural forces shape workplace behaviour, competence needs and communication approaches. You'll use both creativity and critical thinking to actively apply perspectives from sociology and psychology to real-world case studies. From this, you'll learn to identify nuances across diverse settings and to make effective workplace recommendations. By the end of this module you’ll have essential skills in cross-cultural analysis that are crucial for thriving in our increasingly interconnected world of business.

The module will be delivered by means of lecture, debate, analysis, group and individual problem solving, case studies and discussion and independent work. All the identified skills in the LO's will be developed through seminar activities and will be utilised in tackling the assessments for this module.

The Module makes use of case examples to review applicable theory and frameworks to illustrate the combined roles of Continuous Improvement (CI), Organisational Learning (OL), Change Management, and the importance of a Creative Environment (CE) as a springboard for innovation. This module will develop your knowledge and understanding in the application of ideas, methodologies, processes, and techniques for improving and sustaining organisational performance. The module emphasises the operationalising of business and functional strategy and focuses on how to facilitate and sustain successful change. The module evaluates the cultural, behavioural and human elements, and considers the role peop

You'll critically examine the factors driving discrimination while evaluating methods to reduce imbalance. With social justice as a cornerstone, you'll actively apply perspectives from psychology and sociology to examine workplace cultures and identify meaningful change opportunities. Using real-world cases, you'll explore nuances in power dynamics and discuss the barriers facing disadvantaged groups. You'll finish this module with a heightened awareness of inclusion issues, both systemically and interpersonally, and be prepared to positively shape your future organisation and drive towards equitable participation and belonging.

It explores the responsibilities and boundaries of businesses in a range of contemporary environmental and social issues and in the context of differing ethical frameworks. In this module we will also investigate how areas ranging from business ethics, law, politics, economics, strategy and management affect our understanding and practice related to responsible and sustainable business. Topics addressed in this module include, but will not be restricted to: foundation in business ethics, stakeholder theory, definitions and conceptions and practical applications of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability.

You'll spend your working industry, with support from our Placement Office. You'll complete a placement portfolio for the duration of the placement, which will outline your key learning activities, and attend a Placement Student Day at the University to discuss your placement experience with the Placement Officer or your course leader. When you successfully complete your placement it will be recognised in your degree transcript of achievement, and your degree certificate will state `in the sandwich mode'. You may also choose to receive a Certificate of Professional Practice from the Faculty of Business and Law.