BA (Hons) Human Resource Management and Business at Manchester Metropolitan University

People management skills are key to leading organisations toward better work and working lives. This degree prepares you for a wide range of career opportunities – whether you choose to specialise in areas like people analytics, talent management, or learning and development, or take on a broader generalist role. You’ll develop into an effective people manager who’s digitally literate, connected, confident, and ready to lead with purpose in a changing world.

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law  |  Department: Department of People and Performance  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement; 4 years overseas study  |  Study mode: full-time, placement year available  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Human Resource Management and Business course is designed to prepare you for a successful career in shaping organisations and supporting people at work. In your first year, you'll build a strong foundation in the fundamentals of organisational behaviour, employment relations, workplace psychology, and business strategy. Year 1 core: Dynamics of Organisational Behaviour, Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Integrative Business Functions and Operations, Developing Academic and Professional Skills, Responsible Business for People Management. Year 2 core: Managing Employment Relations in a legal framework, Talent Resourcing and Analytics at Work, The Business of Performance, Reward and Culture, Enhancing Academic and Professional Skills; options: Learning And Coaching, Mediation At Work. Year 3 core: Decent Working and Leading in a Global context, Applied Professional Practice & Career Development, Evidence Based Research, Critical Insights into Engaging and Retaining People, Independent Project.

Career pathways

You graduate with a thorough understanding of how businesses function and how to effectively manage and develop people within organisations. Previous graduates have kick-started careers in a wide range of roles in: Management.

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