Human Resource Management & Business

Develop a deep understanding of human behaviour in business and learn how to get the best out of people in the workplace.

Study an accredited and comprehensive business degree with the added advantage of gaining specialist knowledge of human resource management (HRM).

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Build a skillset that will stand out from the crowd through practising an innovative, academically rigorous and vocationally relevant approach to business

• Benefit from our links with employers which will enrich your experience through guest lectures and placement opportunities

• Gain valuable industry experience and demonstrate to employers that you are a work-ready graduate through networking and extracurricular opportunities

ACCREDITATION
This course is accredited by the CIPD (the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development).

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Raise your profile
Our BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management course will enable you to gain Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. This professional qualification will help to raise your profile and demonstrate that you have the people skills to deliver in today’s business world. In addition, you’ll have direct access to two of our postgraduate business courses – the MSc Human Resource Management (CIPD) and the MSc Corporate Governance (Chartered Secretaries/Governance Professional).

Hands-on experience
If you take a paid work placement in your third year, you’ll develop and enhance your employability skills. Previous students have completed placements with companies including BP, Panasonic, GE Capital and Bentley Motors.

Industry insights
Our guest lecture series will help support your development. Past speakers include the CEO of the London Stock Exchange, the Chief Executive of the British Bankers Association and the Chief Economist of Yorkshire Bank.

Why study the BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management & Business course at Leeds Beckett University?

• 100% of students on BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management & Business were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*

• 100% of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation* *

• We are a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Accredited Programme Provider - When you graduate from this course, you can become a CIPD Associate Member and use the designation Assoc CIPD

• Undertake a work placement based in the heart of Leeds, the northern powerhouse of the region's businesses and economy

• Enjoy guest lectures by industry leaders through the Leeds Business School guest lecture series

*National Student Survey 2026

*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 23-24

Course Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:

• Academic & Critical Thinking Skills

• Fundamentals of HRM

• Marketing & Employer Branding for HRM

• Accounting & Finance for HRM

• Managing Organisations & People

• Global Economics for HR Managers

Year 2 Core Modules:

• Professional Skills

• Data Analytics for HRM

• Managerial Decision Making

• Learning & Development in Organisations

• People Resourcing & Talent Planning

• Employment Law for Managers

Year 3 Core Modules:

• Research Skills

• Contemporary Issues in HRM & Ethics

• Strategic HRM for Leaders

• Employee Relations & Engagement

• Reward Management OR Work Placement

In addition, choose from a list of Year 3 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list.

https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/courses/human-resource-management-business-bsc//?modules=true