Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Strathclyde offers a BA Joint Honours degree in Human Resource Management and Psychology. This program combines the study of human behavior and psychology with the principles of human resource management, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of human behavior in organizational settings.

Program Structure

The program is structured over four years, with the first year providing a foundation in business and psychology. Students take a range of business disciplines across four subject modules, plus three core integrating modules in international business, business knowledge and skills, and academic skills. From the second year onwards, students take modules in the subjects in which they choose to specialize.

Human Resource Management

The Human Resource Management component of the program covers areas such as recruitment and selection, training and developing, and managing conflict at work. Students learn about the science of behavior and the reasons for differences between individuals, across the lifespan. The program also includes the study of organizational behavior, employment relations, and human resources in the global economy.

Psychology

The Psychology component of the program introduces students to the basic principles of learning and the biological bases of behavior, thinking, memory, personality, social influences on behavior, and changes in behavior throughout the lifespan. Students develop a greater understanding of human development and interaction, cognitive processes, individual differences, and biological influences on behavior.

Research Areas

The program includes research areas such as:

• Cognition and neuropsychology
• Social and health psychology
• Developmental psychology
• Psychobiology
• Social psychology
• Psychological assessment
• Psychology of physical activity
• Evolutionary approaches to human mate preferences
• Considering sleep through the behavioral lens
• Neuropsychology of aging and dementia
• Theory and practice of learning and cognition

Learning and Teaching

Teaching is over two semesters in blocks of 12 weeks. Classes are taught through lectures, tutorials, and seminars alongside team-based projects, online materials, and interactive sessions using personal response systems.

Assessment

The majority of classes involve a final unseen exam which is normally at the end of the semester. This is typically supplemented by individual and/or group coursework. Students normally have one opportunity to be re-assessed for a failed class.

Entry Requirements

The standard entry requirements for the program are:

• Highers: AAAA/AAABB (1st sitting), AAAABB (2nd sitting)
• A Levels: ABB-BBB
• International Baccalaureate: 32-30
• HNC/HND: Relevant HNC/HND, A in Graded Units
• International students: View the entry requirements for your country

Fees and Funding

The fees for the program are:

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £9,535
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status
• International: £21,550
• University preparation programme fees: International students can find out more about the costs and payments of studying a university preparation programme at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre

Careers

Your people-management skills and specialist knowledge will really broaden your career prospects. A degree in Human Resource Management from Strathclyde is valued by employers. Our HRM graduates find jobs in insurance, retail, manufacturing, recruitment consultancy, and in the public sector. Psychology graduates can continue their studies to become professional psychologists and work in areas such as clinical, educational, occupational psychology, or research. Among the range of other possible careers are teaching, human resource management, careers guidance, social work, market research, recruitment consultancy, counseling, management, and professional positions throughout the private and public sectors.