BA (Hons) Business Management with Human Resource Management at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) Business Management with Human Resource Management is a CMI-accredited route providing the expertise to align organisational goals with people, values and culture.

What you will study

Years One and Two are shared across the business management routes: Introduction to Management and Leadership, Development of Professional Skills, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Introduction to Finance and Accounting, Digital Business and Innovation, Data Management; then Human Resource Management, Operations Management, Economics, Financial Institutions and Markets, Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Management, Business Law, Ethics, Social Justice and Sustainability. Year Three: Project Management, Employment Law, Selection, Assessment and Career Coaching, Research Methods (Online) and an experience semester. Year Four: Strategy, Negotiation Theory and Practice, Organisational Behaviour, Leading and Managing Change, and a Dissertation or Consultancy Project.

Career pathways

Graduates move into human resource management and general management roles, or start their own businesses. Postgraduate options include MSc International Management and Leadership at QMU.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Scottish Higher: standard BBBB, minimum BCCC. A-level: BCC. Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H3 H3. International Baccalaureate: 28 points. T-Level: Management and Administration, passing grade A*-C or above. Required subjects: English required and Maths preferred at National 5/GCSE grade C/4 or above (National 5 Application of Maths or Lifeskills accepted). International applicants: IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5. Direct entry to Year Two: HNC in a related subject with B in the graded unit, or Advanced Higher BC in relevant subjects plus Higher BB, or A-level BBB in relevant subjects. Direct entry to Year Three: HND in a related subject with CB in the graded units. Mature applicants with relevant qualifications or experience are welcome; minimum entry criteria apply to applicants meeting contextual factors.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2027/28). Scottish-domiciled students (tuition fee normally paid by SAAS). Full-time tuition per year (fee table lists Business Management BA (Hons) all routes) Source

International applicants: GBP 13,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition per year (fee table lists Business Management BA (Hons) all routes) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full time

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