Human Resource Management - BA (Hons) at Birmingham City University

Our Human Resource Management (HRM) degree equips you with the tools you need to develop the high-performing personnel and innovative teams demanded by business.

This course teaches you about the importance of motivating and managing people within a business, showing you the link between successful performance and the people you employ.

Drawing upon all aspects of people management enables you not only to gain the building blocks of knowledge and understanding, but also a high degree of professional competence in the field of people management and development.

The course is approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), demonstrating the high quality provision of our course. You will keep up-to-date with the latest issues and innovations in human resources, supported by your lecturers who have experience of working with some of the biggest names in business, in manufacturing, retail, services, hospitality or management consultancy.

You will develop your skills through involvement in real projects, field trips, contemporary methods of teaching and interactive workshops. This work-integrated approach to learning means that graduates of this course leave with real, practical experience, working for companies such as CapGemini UK, VirginMedia, CrossCountry Trains and the NHS. This course draws upon all aspects of people management, enabling you not only to build knowledge and understanding, but also a high degree of professional competence in the field of people management and development.

You will have the option to undertake a work placement to gain practical work experience within a business, ensuring you are prepared for a successful career from the moment you graduate. Also, you will be given the opportunity to work on and research real business life problems and present your solutions to the companies who would share their issues with you.

We will develop your attributes, so you’ll graduate with the potential to become a full corporate member of the CIPD.

The international focus of the course is derived through a variety of means including the student body, the teaching team and the use of international teaching materials. Moreover, students can choose to spend a year or a full semester studying their modules overseas at a partner institution.