Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year) (Accredited)

This course equips you with the knowledge, skills, behaviours and graduate competencies that employers value and need, in line with the CIPD professional accreditation. You explore key areas of human resource management (HRM) such as talent management; operational management; leadership and motivation; data management and interpretation; selection and recruitment; and employee relations. You may also take up opportunities to engage with real-life HRM problems, allowing you to carry out practical projects that emulate working as a professional manager.

Foundation Year
In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. It provides a balance between content related to your chosen subject and the range of wider skills required for undergraduate study. This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will be required to pass the foundation year in order to progress to the first year of your degree. This course is ideal for those who do not meet our standard entry requirements or those with a non-standard educational background. It will allow you to graduate with a full undergraduate degree in your chosen subject in four years.

Course Accreditation/Industry Endorsement

• We are an accredited Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) centre. This means all of our HRM courses are professional-body accredited, giving you access to Level 5 accreditation and increasing your employability in the HRM profession, on successful graduation.

Your Student Experience

• Learn from expert tutors, active within the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and in both consultancy and research.

• Develop your understanding of how HRM works with other business disciplines, enabling you to fit into numerous organisation roles.

• Apply what you have learnt to real-life situations experienced by companies and organisations globally.

• Build the confidence and problem-solving skills needed to be an effective manager across a range of organisations and settings.

• Benefit from HRM-focused employability events throughout the academic year, including careers fairs and immersive CV events.

• Learn from employer site visits and visits to the University by employers and local HR managers, who to share their HRM stories - a great way to network and ask questions relating to HRM career development.

• Gain from having regular engagement and support from CIPD members and branch officials, helping you make a smooth transition into the world of HRM employment.