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BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management

UCAS CODE: NN61 (Full-time) or NN64 (Foundation Year)
TARIFF: 88 - 112 (Full-time) and 32 - 56 (Foundation Year)
  • Study Mode: Full Time
  • Location: High Wycombe
  • Duration: Three or Four Years
  • Start Date: September 2024

Do you have a passion for helping people achieve their full potential? Looking to create an inspiring work environment? Interested in matching people to their perfect job? Then a career in human resource management could be the perfect choice for you.

At BNU our practical BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management course is accredited by the leading professional body The Chartered Management Institute (CMI). We can give you the skills to thrive.

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Why study BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management at BNU?

With BNU, you can benefit from CMI accreditation, proven to boost employability by providing learners with the management and leadership skills needed to succeed. On completion of your degree, you will gain a CMI qualification developed in consultation with employers.

Buckinghamshire New University gives you the opportunity to choose your specialism for your future career after your experience of the core curriculum in year one. Rather than having to make your big decision before you join us, we introduce you to various specialisms and offer you the flexibility to choose the specialism which leads to your chosen career area. You can choose between BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management or BA (Hons) Business Management.

These specialisms are also offered as four-year programmes, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate programme.

Our industry-experienced academic staff have developed this degree with the latest industry insights and can help you gain real-life human resource management experience while you study. They are here to support you in developing the knowledge and understanding of best practices in resourcing and talent planning and help you grow your personal skills and prepare you for your first roles in recruitment and business development.

You will also have the opportunity to learn to apply practical and realistic solutions to complex business recruitment and management scenarios. Studying employer-focused subject areas including: managing and engaging people, international human resource management, as well as human resource strategy. All of which will help you to develop the intellectual and personal skills needed to become a successful people manager. 

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What will I study?

During your time studying BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management at BNU you will cover diverse subject areas including managing and engaging people, strategic marketing and global business sustainability. Studying such varied topics will help you understand the changing nature of how organisations need to adapt and change to engage more purposefully with the workforce.

You’ll gain all the building blocks you need to create a solid understanding of the business environment. Because of this, your first year will be integrated with the BA (Hons) Business Management course. You will be taught a range of modules that cover both courses allowing you to collaborate with fellow students.

During your second year you will study resourcing and talent planning, responsible enterprise, ethical research and international human resource management. Provided with live project briefs from real-life business clients. You will learn how to operate internationally and have a thorough grounding in cross-cultural management, comparative human resource management systems and importantly human resource management in the multinational context.

In your final year, you will focus on preparing yourself for your future and career after graduation. In addition to learning about macro and diverse business issues and human resource strategy, you will undertake an independent professional project. Allowing you to examine a contemporary business and human resource management issue, whilst using your time management, professionalism and personal discipline skills.

Opportunity modules are a key part of the BNU curriculum. You will choose modules in your first year from a broad selection. This includes areas such as: sustainability, entrepreneurship, creativity, digital skills, personal growth, civic engagement, health & wellbeing, and employment. Opportunity modules are designed to enable you to develop outside the traditional boundaries of your discipline and help you to further stand out from the crowd to future employers.

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To be honest, I believe the entire experience will be remembered fondly for the rest of my life. I met wonderful people and formed lifelong connections while studying there. The teachers were amazing, compassionate, and supportive.
Sabina Choudhry 3rd Year Student

How will I be taught and assessed?

Teaching is interactive and student-focused. We blend lectures, workshops, independent study, case studies, live briefs and guest speakers, to enhance the learning experience. Our approach is to put you in the shoes of a resourcing adviser and ask ‘what would you do? We want you to have a blend of knowledge, skills and abilities, that will allow you to be day-one-ready graduates. Who can seamlessly fit into any organisation you choose to join or start as an entrepreneur.

Our assessments are heavily real-world-centric, with live briefs and cases that challenge you to produce a result and not simply demonstrate knowledge of a subject. We ask for management reports, business plans, people management strategies as well as marketing campaigns and digital advertising activities. Assessed through a mixture of presentations, short films, as well as management reports, memos and briefings, preparing you for work.  

In your final year you will undertake an independent professional project. You will carry out a major piece of independent research, focused on strategic business issues chosen by you. During this project, you will be supported by an academic supervisor with regular meetings throughout the academic year.

We organise industry visits so you can see how theory is applied in the real world. Our active alumni network provides guest speakers, live briefs, careers talks and job application advice across all three years of your degree. Discuss with business profressionals the challenges and solutions they use. Network and gain value contacts. Feel prepared for your future career.

BA (Hons) Business Management Programme Specification

What are the course entry requirements?

A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 88 - 112 (Full-time) and 32 - 56 (Foundation Year)

UCAS points can be obtained through qualifications such as A levels, T levels, BTEC or an Access to Higher Education course in a relevant subject. Please list all your qualifications on the application form as you will be asked to provide copies when we receive your application.

A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis.

For further details of our international English entry requirements, please visit our international pages.

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a degree course, can apply for a four-year programme including a Foundation Year. 

 

Modules

This provides a guide of the modules that make up your course. You can find more information about how your course is structured on our Academic Advice section.

This course has Opportunity modules.

Opportunity modules are a key part of the BNU curriculum. You’ll choose modules in your first year from a broad selection in areas such as sustainability, entrepreneurship, creativity, digital skills, personal growth, civic engagement, health & wellbeing and employment. Opportunity modules are designed to enable you to develop outside the traditional boundaries of your discipline and help you to further stand out from the crowd to future employers. Find out more.

What are the tuition fees

Home

Home, Academic Year 2024 - 2025

£9,250 per year

International

Overseas/International, Academic Year 2024 - 2025

£15,150 per year

Additional course costs and financial support

Most courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees.
You could benefit from financial support through a bursary or scholarship during your time as a student. For more details visit our financial support, bursaries and scholarships section.

Questions about fees?

If you have any questions about the fees above, contact our Enquiries team by calling 0330 123 2023 or emailing advice@bnu.ac.uk.

What are my career prospects? 

We see your journey with us as much more than a degree. We are committed to supporting you to carve out the route to your chosen career and life beyond university. We’ll help you develop crucial skills; encouraging you to become enterprising, employable and good business leaders.

Once you have completed your degree, you will be fully equipped to begin a career in a range of industries, in general management, or to develop your own business. Working closely with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) means that you are well-placed to become a Chartered Manager once you start work.

You will have gained a wide range of knowledge and skills, so that you can pursue a career in any profession or business role, such as:

  • Operations and Service Management
  • Customer Management
  • Recruitment and Business Development Officer
  • Resourcing Adviser
  • Graduate Academy Executive
  • HR Generalist
  • HR Coordinator
  • Client Liaison Executive.

This programme offers the opportunity to go on to postgraduate study, either on a full-time basis or part-time whilst working. You may choose to study for the International MBA offered by the University.

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