BA (Hons)
Why choose
this course?
This course provides you with a contemporary business education that offers a solid foundation for success in a business career or in human resource management. The course is designed for students who want to embark on a study of human resource management together with the broader business subject to develop analytical and evaluation skills that can be applied to international real-world situations. The vocational aspects of the course are underpinned by current and future developments in industry and commerce. The course prepares you for a professional career in business with an inclination towards human resource management by developing knowledge and understanding of business disciplines, encouraging critical investigation in business related topics and developing independent personal development skills.
The course recognises that people management is a key force for successful economic growth and thus the course emphasises the development of knowledge and understanding of a range of people management and business practices and the ability to apply them effectively in an innovative manner.
The course provides an interdisciplinary approach to global citizenship and will help you develop your own understandings of complex and contested notions in the business environment. You will also develop digital literacy through the use of applications software used by contemporary organisations and gain understanding of managerial systems and their impact upon organisations. Digital Literacy skills are also developed through the engagement with the ‘e’ aspects of the learning process through the process of engagement with ‘e’ materials, tasks, personal development planning and collaborative learning.
The course will provide students with the opportunity to develop Digital Literacy skills through the use of applications software used by contemporary organisations. Additionally, students will gain understanding of managerial systems and their impact upon organisations. Digital Literacy skills are also developed through the engagement with the ‘e’ aspects of the learning process through the process of engagement with ‘e’ materials, tasks, Personal Development Planning and collaborative learning.
Potential
Career Paths
The course is designed to prepare you for career opportunities generally in business or in a variety of people management related areas including training & people development, resourcing organisations, reward practice and personnel strategy.
The course will provide the underpinning for postgraduate study in business or management such as an MA Management or MA Human Resource Management leading to full membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
What skills
will you gain?
At the end of this course you, the student, will be able to:
- Critically assess and evaluate organisations, their management and the changing external environment in which they operate
- Apply skills relevant to a career in business and management
- Appraise relevant knowledge and understanding to demonstrate a flexible and enquiring intellectual stance that contributes to lifelong learning and personal development
- Apply a range of contemporary and appropriate technologies in a global context.
- Examine and debate contemporary HR issues
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