Program Overview

Human Resource Management (Top-up) BA(Hons)

Overview

This top-up course allows students to build on their existing knowledge and skills to understand the role human resource management plays in a business, and how they can play a part in the industry. The course is ideal for those who have already studied a business subject to diploma level and want to understand the world of HR.

How to Learn

Students will learn through practical application and delivered lectures, workshops, seminars, and group work sessions. The course will focus on the strategic elements of people resourcing and the contribution that these activities can make to organisational success and achieving a high-performing workforce in a rapidly changing environment.

Course Details

• People Resourcing: Covers a wide range of people management issues from pre-employment to release from employment.
• Human Resource Development: Explores how training and developing employees can add value to an organisation.
• The Future of Work: Examines the dynamics, complexities, and uncertainties of a modern world of work.
• Employment Relations: Focuses on the theory and practical application of employment relations in the workplace.
• Managing Across Cultures: Explores how culture affects business and management.
• Strategy in Context: Helps students understand how organisations develop their strategies in relation to different aspects of their environment.

Key Information

Entry Requirements

• Higher National Diploma or equivalent (e.g., two-year advanced diploma level or comparable qualifications, or European equivalent to 120 ECTS points).
• Foundation degree or 120 ECTS.
• If the first language is not English, students will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.

Start Dates

• 22 September 2025

Duration

• 1 year full-time
• 2 years part-time

Fees and Finance

Tuition Fees - Full-time

• The maximum fees for UK-based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £9,535 per year for full-time students (subject to parliamentary approval).

Tuition Fees - Part-time

• The maximum fees for UK-based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £1,589 per 20 credit module and £2,384 per 30 credit module per year for part-time students (subject to parliamentary approval).

Career Support

The University of Huddersfield offers professional help, support, and guidance, including industry-supported workshops, careers fairs, and one-to-one guidance sessions.

Accreditations and Professional Links

• Huddersfield Business School has strong links with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
• The University is an accredited member of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Research Excellence

• The University of Huddersfield is in the top 50 UK universities for Research Power.
• Three-quarters of all research is world-leading and internationally excellent.

Student Support

The University offers support networks and services to help students get ahead in their studies and social life, including dedicated staff and resources to navigate through their personal student journey.