Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management professionals who can motivate employees, drive performance and ensure organisational compliance are highly sought after.

This course is designed to equip you with an understanding of organisational processes and people management practices that play a pivotal role in organisational performance and success. Throughout this course, you will develop key skills such as communication, leadership, emotional intelligence and teamwork. You will also gain critical knowledge of areas such as employment law, talent management and organisational behaviour.

• Have the opportunity to gain professional accreditation with the CIPD at level 5 (currently subject to approval), enhancing your professional credibility and job opportunities

• Develop essential HR skills to lead, manage and support people effectively

• Gain hands-on experience through engaging simulations and live projects

• Develop your ability to apply ethical and sustainable practices in organisations

Develop your skills
You’ll look ahead to the technologies that will affect the work of business professionals in the future and gain essential digitals skills that will help you go further in the industry, such as:

/ Body swap technology
/ iDea Bronze Award
/ Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word and 365
/ Power BI

A degree you can trust
Our BA (Hons) Human Resource Management course is accredited by the CIPD, so you know that what you learn is aligned with industry standards (subject to reaccreditation.

All our undergraduate business courses are available with:
• Placement Year - on the placement year option, you will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.
• Study Abroad – study with one of our partner Universities for a semester or a year.
• Foundation Year – start with the fundamental areas of business and the key skill you need to study at University level.

Find out more on www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/human-resource-management.

This course gives you the knowledge, skills and experience needed for a graduate career in human resource management.

In your first year, you will build a strong foundation in HRM and explore its role across different organisations. You will focus on core HR skills such as emotional intelligence, professionalism and ethical decision making, while learning about the stages of the employee lifecycle and embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles into practice.

In your second year, you will deepen your understanding of organisational structures and discover how HR skills, processes and practices can be applied to improve organisational effectiveness. This stage of the course helps you connect theory with practice, preparing you to take on more advanced HR responsibilities.

In your final year, you will bring together everything you have learned to develop a complete understanding of human resources. You will design strategic HR plans for different functions across a range of organisations, giving you the confidence and expertise to step into professional HR roles or progress into postgraduate study.

/ Year One: Introduction to Human Resources; Digital and Business Skills; Understanding Organisations; HR Business Skills; Data Analysis for Business; The Future of Business

/ Year Two: Professional Development; Managing and Coordinating Human Resources; Analysis for HRM; Project Management; Employment Law for Business; Live Project in HRM; The Digital Workplace; Employee Relations; Internship

/ Year Three: Business Ethics and Sustainability; Employee Engagement and Reward; Leadership and Management in HRM; Resourcing and Talent Management; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Strategic Management; Enhancing Professional Practice

We use different assessment techniques in different modules and try to ensure all assessments reflect the types of work you will do after graduating. This may include portfolio work, multiple choice questions, group reports and problem-solving questions.