BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management at University of Essex

The BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management combines core business subjects (strategy, marketing, accounting, operations and supply chain) with specialist HRM. It is CIPD accredited, and graduates can gain Associate CIPD Membership.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Essex Business School  |  Duration: 3 years; 4 years with optional placement year or year abroad  |  Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 includes Introduction to Management, Introduction to Marketing, Introduction to Accounting and Finance and Business Economics; Year 2 includes Foundations of HRM, Organisational Behaviour and Business Strategy; the final year includes Critical Issues in HRM, Strategic HRM and Equality and Difference at Work.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue HR, business management, consultancy and leadership roles, including business analyst and consultant posts at DXC Technology, Red Global and IBM.

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