Business and Human Resource Management
Learn how to effectively manage the most important factor of any business – people –with our BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management degree in London.
The ability to recruit, motivate and manage employees effectively is considered one of the keys to success in business. Ensuring that those employees develop professionally is essential for achieving competitive advantage.
By studying Business and Human Resource Management at ARU London, you’ll focus on the contributions of people in a successful business. You’ll learn to understand the importance of the people behind the business and how they help it to prosper.
Designed to give you a thorough grounding in core business skills and concepts, the degree provides you with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of human resource management.
As a student in London, you’ll learn how organisations of all sizes and types can source, develop, reward and utilise employees to deliver strategic effect.
Careers
In today’s jobs market, graduates need to stand out from the crowd to secure that all important first job after university. We believe your degree from ARU London will enhance your employment prospects significantly.
This degree is ideal if you want to pursue a career in managing corporate human resources, management and skills training, management recruitment, and HRM consultancy. The course is also suitable for those looking for a rounded business qualification, with an emphasis on people management.
Teaching and modules
Learn about business structure and organisational purpose, corporate governance and ethics, and how they affect organisations internally and externally. Analyse models of behaviour of the three economic agents. Examine how economists go beyond individual units and analyse the overall economy. Understand economic concepts, accounting principles and mathematics through problem-solving and practical application.
Understand the English legal system through studying day-to-day business transactions and strengthening your abilities to apply and analyse management accounting techniques. Evaluate alternative approaches in marketing, looking at both the short- and long-term organisation and market demands.
Explore the role that HR management plays in the strategic planning and development of domestic and multinational organisations. Examine knowledge acquisition and its application in organisations. We’ll concentrate on training, design, and delivery within the changing nature of work.
You’ll evaluate an organisation’s situation, analysis, and selection of strategic alternatives, and implementation and evaluation of the strategic plan. Using case studies, you’ll analyse and critique the theoretical, empirical, and policy issues associated with developments in employee relations.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Sustainable Business in the Contemporary Environment
- Academic and Professional Skills
- Economics for Business
- Business Finance
- Sustainability in Career Development
- Legal Aspects of Business
- Managing Human Resources
- Resourcing the Organisation
- Principles and Practice of Marketing
- People Strategy
- Executing Business Strategy
- Employment Relationships in the Contemporary Workplace
- Undergraduate Major Project (Leadership in Practice)
To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.
- Research Skills 1
- Professional Communications
- Data Skills
- Personal Development in Professional Settings
- Research Skills 2
- Global Debates
- The Pitch Project
Facilities
As a student at ARU London you'll have access to:
- over 30 lecture theatres ranging in size from those that can accommodate up to 200 students in a theatre-style seating arrangement, to others that are perfect for highly interactive seminars
- two interconnected buildings with libraries containing core texts, wider reading materials, printers, and computer labs. There are also multiple study pods and booths for group work or personal study.
You’ll be supported by:
- our Employability Service, helping you develop skills, knowledge, and experience through a range of extra-curricular sessions and career-focused support
- experienced wellbeing advisors and counsellors, offering assistance with mental, physical, medical, and/or learning conditions
- a mobile app giving you 24/7 access to learning resources, the e-library, and your timetable.
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
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