Business with Human Resource Management (with Placement Year)

Learn how to improve performance, foster growth, and drive business success by effectively championing people in the workplace.

• Study on a course accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

• Experience practical learning with live projects, interdisciplinary team collaborations, and real-world exposure.

• Benefit from access to ARU’s industry collaborations, guest speakers, alumni, and study abroad options in Europe, Canada, the USA, or Asia.

• Gain a well-rounded business foundation and specialised HR management knowledge to thrive in today's dynamic business world.

• Learn how to collaborate effectively as a HR management professional with people throughout any organisation.

• Explore employment law and employee relations and get ready to support organisations and management regarding best practice.

Your interest in business and people makes you stand out. You’re an ambitious problem solver, an intuitive communicator, and a born leader.

Hone those skills with a Business with Human Resource Management (HRM) BSc (Hons) degree at ARU.

You’ll grasp fundamental business knowledge, including project and strategic management, sustainability, business law and more. With this knowledge, you’ll learn how to improve performance and foster growth.

From company culture, to direction and profit, people are an essential pillar of every business. As a human resources professional, you’ll truly celebrate people and be a driving force behind business success.

At ARU, we are helping to develop the next generation of business practitioners and thinkers.

We know that your future career is important and you want to build your CV. So we’ll encourage you to grab every opportunity for real-world experience: there’s even the chance to study abroad for a semester in Europe, Canada, the USA or Malaysia – with funding on offer to help cover the costs.

As a trusted partner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, our Business with Human Resource (HRM) Management BSc (Hons) degree course is CIPD accredited – this means that you’ll also be able to take advantage of an Associate CIPD membership during your time as a student with us at ARU.

This course will prepare you for working in a variety of HR roles, including recruitment and selection, employee relations or personnel, training and development and beyond – it’s up to you where your degree takes you.

The world of business never stands still - join us and see where your talents can take you.

Level 4 modules: Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management, Global Business Environment and International Strategy, Organisational Behaviour, The Entrepreneurial Journey, Introduction to Business Contracts and the Law. Level 5 modules: The Entrepreneurial Journey, Project Management and Implementation, Developing Professional Practice and Using Information in HR, Managing HR and Improving Organisational Performance, Ruskin Module. Level 6 modules: Strategic Management, HR Management in Context and Reward Management, Employment Law and Relations, Undergraduate Major Project.

You can expect an interesting mix of coursework, essays, exams and activity-based assignments. Your coursework could include problem-solving activities, consultancy projects, presentations and group or individual reports. You'll also be able to access support materials through our learning management system (Canvas).

All assessment is designed to allow you to demonstrate what you’ve learned from modules, and to make sure you’re developing the knowledge and skills you need to complete the course.