BA (Hons) Human Resource Management & Psychology at University of Strathclyde

A joint Honours BA combining Human Resource Management with Psychology, studying how people are managed at work alongside the science of behaviour and individual differences across the lifespan. The joint Honours degree is not accredited for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.

Faculty: Strathclyde Business School  |  Study mode: full-time (joint honours)  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 introduces how people are organised and managed at work; Years 2 and 3 cover HRM theory and technique, from workplace behaviour (organisational psychology) in Year 2 to sociological perspectives in Year 3, with options such as employee development and equality and diversity; Year 4 is specialist classes, with a dissertation at Honours. Psychology covers learning, memory, personality, social influences on behaviour and developmental psychology.

Career pathways

HRM graduates find jobs in insurance, retail, manufacturing, recruitment consultancy and the public sector as HR trainees, HR assistants and recruitment consultants. Psychology graduates can continue to professional psychology (clinical, educational, occupational) or work in research, teaching, careers guidance, social work, market research, counselling and management.

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