Human Resource Management (Top-Up) BA (Hons)

Why Human Resource Management? <br/>This top-up course lets you build on your existing knowledge and skills to understand the role human resource management plays in a business, and how you can play a part in the industry too. <br/><br/>If you’ve already studied a business subject to diploma level and you want to understand the world of HR, then this course could be ideal for you. <br/><br/>How will you learn? <br/>You will learn through practical application and delivered lectures, workshops, seminars and group work sessions. <br/><br/><br/>* This course will focus on the strategic elements of people resourcing and the contribution that these activities can make to organisational success and achieving a high performing workforce in a rapidly changing environment. <br/><br/><br/>* You’ll be given the opportunity to understand the professional skills needed in the HR industry including how to recruit and inspire staff. <br/><br/><br/>* You’ll have the chance to develop your potential as a Human Resource Management (HRM) professional while looking at wider industry issues too in order to help you develop your business acumen. <br/><br/><br/>* You’ll have the chance to build up a knowledge of how HRM can help to create a high performance workplace, all by attracting, retaining, developing, managing and rewarding staff. <br/><br/><br/>* Youll have the opportunity to learn broader range management theories (in relation to strategy and cross cultural management) which will help you to analyse and solve problems in a globally interconnected environment. <br/><br/><br/>What subjects will you cover? <br/>You’ll explore subjects such as People Resourcing, Human Resource Development, Employment Relations, Strategy in Context, The Future of Work and Managing Across Cultures. <br/><br/>Professional links and accreditation: <br/>Huddersfield Business School has strong links with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) (http://www.managers.org.uk/) and we hold a number of joint events, including workshops, guest lectures and an Annual Prestigious Lecture on campus.<br/><br/>We are a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) (http://www.cipd.co.uk/). Approved Centre and our links with the West Yorkshire CIPD branch offer additional networking, advice, mentoring and updates from the profession.<br/><br/>Huddersfield Business School is an accredited member of AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (https://www.aacsb.edu/learners/tools/why-accreditation-matters). Less than 6% of business schools worldwide have obtained this prestigious accreditation.<br/><br/>AACSB-accredited schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review process conducted by their peers in the business education community, ensuring that they have the resources, credentials, and commitment needed to provide students with a first-rate, future-focused business education. As a result, AACSB-accredited schools produce graduates who are highly skilled and more desirable to employers than other non-accredited schools.<br/><br/>These accreditations are reviewed on a regular basis.