BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management at University of East London

Programme overview

What is human resource management? A Human Resource Management degree equips you to strategically manage and develop an organisation's most valuable asset: its people. Skilled HR professionals are in high demand across industries so graduating with a human resources degree will ensure you are career-ready.

Faculty: Royal Docks School of Business and Law | Department: Department of Strategy and Leadership | Duration: 3/4 years full-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time (optional placement year) | Intake: September 2026, January 2027, September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Mental Wealth & Professional Fitness: Embarking on professional development, Data and AI, Essentials of Accounting and Finance, People, Organisation and Law, Marketing Essentials, Mental Wealth and Professional Fitness. Exploring Professional Development & Career Planning, Sustainability and Ethics, Managing and Coordinating HRM.

Career pathways

HR professionals are needed in every sector, and UEL graduates have gone on to work in organisations including Acas, East London NHS Foundation Trust, Hall Aitken and Tower Hamlets Council. Roles alumni have moved into include HR business partner, human resource and organisational development manager, recruiter, employee relations adviser, trainer and payroll administrator.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112 UCAS points (standard offer); 96 UCAS points (contextual offer); A Levels in at least two subjects; BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM (standard) / MMM (contextual); BTEC Diploma – D*D* (standard) / DD (contextual); Access to HE Diploma; T Levels; International Baccalaureate – 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level; GCSE English Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in English; GCSE Mathematics Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics. English: IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking (or recognised equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee per year; subject to change Source

International applicants: GBP 16,020 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee per year Source

Intake: September 2026, January 2027, September 2027

Duration: 3/4 years full-time

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