BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management Degree

Program Overview

The curriculum combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills development through industry projects and optional work placements. Graduates develop expertise in recruiting, managing, and developing talented staff to support organizational success. Accredited by professional bodies like CMI and CIPD, the program equips students with industry-recognized credentials for career advancement.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Our BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management programme develops your knowledge of the crucial factors within the business sector and the skills you will need to recruit, manage, and develop the most talented staff to compete in an ever-changing business environment.

Why study Business at Chichester:

• Gain the knowledge and skills employers need
• Explore a range of topics such as:
• Human resource management (HRM)
• Leadership
• Management
• Marketing
• Finance
• Operations management
• Entrepreneurship
• Market research
• Work on live projects
• Dedicated work placement options
• Small and interactive classes
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI) accredited
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) accredited

Outline:

• Year One:
• Focus on understanding the fundamentals of business management, how decisions are made, how they and affect other business areas.
• Develop your employability, enterprise awareness and build a foundation of business knowledge for the rest of your degree through key subject areas such as HRM, employee development/relations, management, operations, and leadership.
• Year Two:
• Further develop your knowledge in human resource management and start to build your own specialism through optional modules.
• Consider whether to go on a one-year placement or study exchange at the end of year two; or continue straight to year three.
• Year Three:
• Focus on your research dissertation which acts as the culmination of your learning throughout your degree.
• Continue to study more advanced aspects of business and human resource management that fit in with your interests.
• Opportunity to complete a 20-week part-time work placement.
• Freedom to move over to a single honours course:

Indicative modules:

• Year One:
• Management and Organisations
• Technology for Business
• Introductory Law for Managers
• Academic & Professional Skills
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Marketing Principles & Practice
• Introduction to Sustainability
• Perspectives on Psychology
• Year Two:
• Project Management (Optional)
• Operations Management (Optional)
• Key HR Practices
• Digital Marketing (Optional)
• A Sustainable Economy (Optional)
• Employee Development
• Leadership
• Finance for Managers (Optional)
• The Professional Graduate
• Data Driven Decision Making
• Economics for Business (Optional)
• Social Media Marketing
• Year Three:
• Research Project
• Strategic and International HRM
• Professional Practice
• Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (Optional)
• Strategic Management (Optional)
• Contemporary Issues in HRM
• Global Business Today (Optional)
• Psychology in Context: Cultural Psychology (Optional)

Assessment:

• Year One:
• Management and Organisations: Individual 3,000-word report
• Technology for Business: 3,000-word Report
• Introductory Law for Managers: 1.5 Hour Exam
• Academic & Professional Skills: 3,000-word Portfolio
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: 15-minute Presentation, 1,800-word Report
• Marketing Principles & Practice: 3,000-word Report
• Introduction to Sustainability: Poster and 10-minute poster presentation with Q&A.
• Perspectives on Psychology: 3,000-word Essay
• Year Two:
• Project Management: 3,000-word Report
• Operations Management: 20-minute Presentation with 10-minute Q&A
• Key HR Practices: 1,500-word Portfolio, 1.15-hour Examination
• Digital Marketing: 3,000-word Briefing
• A Sustainable Economy: 3,000-word report
• Employee Development: 1,200-word essay, 1,800-word Report or 1,800-word equivalent presentation
• Leadership: 10-minute Presentation, 2,100-word Written Submission
• Finance for Managers: 3,000-word Coursework
• The Professional Graduate: 3,000-word Assessment Portfolio
• Data Driven Decision Making: 2,250-word Leaflet, Brochure, Poster, 750-word Explanation Document
• Economics for Business: 3,000-word Report
• Social Media Marketing: Individual Report
• Year Three:
• Research Project: Completed dissertation (industry route) or consultancy report (consultancy route) which is structured and presented according to the module guidelines (9,000 words), Entrepreneurship 2 year growth strategy and professional discussion around key findings on the viability of the business idea from the experience of starting up the business (6,000-word report and 3,000-word equivalent presentation)
• Strategic and International HRM: 1,800-word report, 1.15-hour Examination
• Professional Practice: 1,800-word Personal Portfolio, 3,000-word Learning Logs, 10 minute Personal Presentation
• Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility: 3,000-word Portfolio
• Strategic Management: 10-minute presentation, 2,000 word Assignment
• Contemporary Issues in HRM: Paper of 3,000 words on a topic of interest to the student.
• Global Business Today: 20-minute conference presentation + 10-minute Q&A
• Psychology in Context: Cultural Psychology: 3,000-word Essay

Teaching:

• Small interactive workshops
• Practical tasks which apply theory and involve problem solving, developing ideas and implementing some of them.

Careers:

• The multi-disciplinary BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management degree gives you the skills needed to succeed across a range of business industries and job roles.
• Employers will value the breadth of your knowledge gained through the degree and your specific understanding of HRM and people management.
• Previous graduates have secured jobs at companies including:
• Google Europe
• Shangri La Hotels
• West Sussex Country Council
• Vent Axia
• R21 Media
• St Martins in the Fields
• Grange Hotels
• Hays
• The Goodwood Group
• You may decide to further your HR specialism by progressing in HR and obtaining CIPD status.
• The Business School has a diverse range of postgraduate courses including:
• MSc Digital Marketing
• MSc Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour
• MBA
• PGCE
• PhD Research

Other:

• Business trips
• Guest speakers
• Study abroad