Business Management with Human Resources

People are central to business success. Discover how modern businesses function and effectively manage their workforce in a fast-changing world with our Business Management with Human Resources BA. You’ll understand the business world, develop people management expertise, learn through real-world experiences and further your professional growth.

Why choose this course?

• Study abroad opportunities

• Gain a competitive edge with our Professional and Academic Development Programme

• Option to spend a year working in industry, or undertake an entrepreneurship year

• Keele Business School is an approved Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development centre

• Human Resources at Keele is 1st in the UK for student positivity* NSS 2024 (Broad-based universities) *based on overall student satisfaction, which is an average score across 27 questions asked in the NSS.

Our Business Management with Human Resources degree offers the potential for you to gain a thorough understanding of how businesses operate and manage their best asset – their employees.

The contemporary business world is complex, and our curriculum reflects this. We will provide you with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of business management by focusing on key areas such as marketing, strategy, and business operations. You will evaluate different leadership styles and management practices that impact organisational culture and operations, employee experience and performance. To develop your human resource management expertise and prepare you for employment, you will explore topics including talent management, employee relations, reward management, strategic human resources practices, and learn to use industry-standard tools and techniques.

Practical, career-focused teaching and learning ensures that you can apply the theory you’re learning to real-world scenarios that will build your expertise and confidence. We will also get you thinking about sustainability and business ethics so when you begin work or start your own business you can be a force for good in the world.

Our built-in Professional and Academic Development Programme spans your entire degree. Designed to fully prepare you for securing a great job or starting a business, you will develop your professional skills, creativity, confidence, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Our aim? To ensure you graduate with clear goals and impressive experiences to show future employers or investors. You’ll benefit from Keele Business School’s strong industry connections, placement or entrepreneurship opportunities, hands-on practical experiences, and invaluable real-world insights such as through our Global Challenge Pathways.

About Keele
Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.