Business and Management

Foundation Degree in Business Management with HRM

Introduction

This course is suitable if you have a keen interest in business and human resource management and how it is operated and want to move on to a career which may lead to exemptions from professional examinations in order to obtain industry-standard professional qualifications.

Our Foundation degree programmes are run in partnership with, and validated by, the University of Hertfordshire.

You can view the programme specification and course fact sheet on the University of Hertfordshire website HERE

• Entry Criteria

  Typically 48 or more UCAS points which must be made up of at least one full GCE A level (A2), a BTEC National Diploma/Certificate or equivalent. You will also need GCSE C/4 in English and D/3 maths, or L2 Functional Skills or equivalent.

  Applications to be made via UCAS using the following codes:

  UCAS Code: N1N6

  Institution code:H36

  Campus code: W

• What will I study?

  If you’re interested in a career in HR, this two-year course is the perfect choice, as it will give you a good general understanding of business organisations and their main processes.

  You will acquire an excellent grounding in general business practices before going on to look in more detail at the human resources function within business organisations.

  Course content

  First year

  • Developing professional and employability skills

  • Understanding and promoting a business

  • Finance and accounting for business

  • Managing people

  • Business applications

  • Business law

  Second year

  • Business environment

  • E-business

  • Enterprise

  • Global business

  • A project in your chosen area

  You will also study the following specialist modules:

  • Recruitment, selection and induction

  • Performance management and employee involvement

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  For the full programme specification, click HERE

• What can I do next?

  Your Foundation degree is a standalone qualification that allows you to enter the world of work. Past students have specialised in an academic or professional career, or taken jobs in finance, law, IT and other areas. If you’d like to continue your studies, the majority of our students progress to the second or final year at university to achieve a BA(Hons).

  This course opens up a host of career opportunities. To find out more visit the National Careers Service.

• Fee Info

  Course Fee, per year: £6,165.00

How to Apply