Management with Human Resources

Our School of Business and Management has a fresh and intellectually challenging approach to management research and education. Studying Management with Human Resources at Royal Holloway means that you will learn from internationally renowned experts who will share their research and experience so that you gain current and relevant management skills and knowledge. Your specialist knowledge in human resources, combined with the interpersonal and transferable skills, will lead to excellent career prospects in management.

You will build on your skills and abilities in all the key areas of management, including strategy, international business, marketing and consumption. You will also explore the unique blend of hard and soft skills needed for success in human resources, within the context of modern management skills and issues.

Our balanced approach to research and teaching guarantees high-quality teaching from subject leaders, cutting-edge materials and intellectually challenging debates. You will receive individual attention and flexibility to acquire, if desired, expertise within a specialist field.

This course will allow you to develop a creative approach to problem-solving that produces effective management results along with how to provide direction, assess progress, and adapt your approach to changing circumstances.

• Excellent career prospects in management, by specialising in human resources and studying real life case studies with input from business stakeholders.

• Innovative and effective Management School; 82% student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2017) and Marketing ranked 10th (Complete University Guide 2019).

Course Modules

Core Modules

Year 1

• Professional Skills

• Quantitative Skills and Ideas for Decision Making

• Foundations for Enterprise Internationalisation

• Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance

• Foundations for Sustainable Business

• People and Organisations

• Fundamentals of Digital Enterprise

• Principles of Marketing

Year 2

• Communications for business

• The Global Economy

• Responsible Business and Management

• Work and Employment Relations

• Data Visualisation and Analytics

• Managing Organisational Change

• Human Resource Management

Year 3

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Business and Management Impact Project I

• Business and Management Impact Project II

One or both of (if taking both, no options in autumn term):

• International Human Resource Management

• The Individual at Work

• Career management and employability skills

Optional Modules

Below is a taster of some of the exciting optional modules that students on the course could choose from during this academic year. Please be aware these do change over time, and optional modules may be withdrawn or new ones added.

Year 2

You will take one of the following:

• Strategic Management

• Digital Marketing and Customer Experience

• Practical management accounting

• Digital Innovation and Circular Economy

• Operations Management

• Career Management in a Changing World

• Business Law for Accounting and Finance

• Financial Literacy and Personal Financial Planning

• Management, Music and Creativity

Year 3

• Asia Pacific Business

• Strategic Finance

• Social Media, Networks and Business

• Corporate Entrepreneurship

• Responsible Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Organisational Ethics and Decision Making

• Business and Professional Ethics

• European Business

• Strategic Management Accounting

• Business Data Analytics

• Marketing, People and the Planet

• Leading and Leadership in Organisations

• Innovation, Strategy and the Corporation

• Management and the Arts

• Organisation and Accountability

• Motivation and Performance

• International Human Resource Management

https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/undergraduate/business-school/management-with-human-resources/

Your course will be assessed by a combination of examinations and in-course assignments in the form of essays or presentations. Your understanding of the key management subjects will be achieved by the following learning methods:

• Lectures introduce the key subject areas, themes and frameworks through a larger teaching group format

• Group work will provide you with the opportunity to meet and learn to work with other people. This is important for your development when considering a management role in your future career.

• Case-studies will be integrated throughout your course. This will reflect the reality of decision-making and problem-solving activities in today’s business environment

• Independent Learning is a key skill that will benefit you in the workplace and life in general, as well as study. You will need to conduct your own research to find out more about the subject areas you are interested in.

• Seminars and Workshops are an opportunity to explore the themes raised in lectures in more detail. Seminars are comprised of small interactive groups, with discussions between staff and students.

• Formal examinations take place in May / June